Birth Choices
Active birth:
www.activebirthcentre.com
Birthrights - protecting human rights in childbirth:
Home birth choices:
National Childbirth Trust:
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence):
Water birth:
www.waterbirth.org
Which Guide to birth choices:
Postnatal
Breastfeeding support:
Cry-sis: support for families with excessively crying, sleepless and demanding babies.
www.cry-sis.org.uk
For Dads
Support for fathers:
www.fatherstobe.org
Book - Men, Love & Birth by Mark Harris
For families
Information for working families:
Tamba (Twins and Multiple Birth Association):
Midwifery Websites
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS): Have some fabulous publications for specific issues.
The Association of Radical Midwives (ARM): Support group for people having difficulty in getting or giving good sympathetic, personalised midwifery care
www.midwifery.org.uk
Ina May Gaskin:
Ina May Gaskin is a wonderful midwife, I recommend reading her book 'Ina May's Guide to Childbirth' and having a look at her website here:
www.inamay.com
Independent maternity care:
www.independentmidwives.org.uk
Mental Health
Support for Difficult Birth Experiences
Birth Trauma Association: www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
Sheila Kitzinger's Birth Crisis Network: www.sheilakitzinger.com/BirthCrisis.htm
Babyloss: www.babyloss.com
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS): www.aims.org.uk
Bliss - for babies born too soon, too small, too sick - Bliss provides vital support and care for premature and sick babies in the UK. Founded nearly 30 years. Bliss offers guidance and information: www.bliss.org.uk
Improving Birth - Advocating for Respectful, Evidence Based Care: www.improvingbirth.org
Postpartum Support International: www.postpartum.net