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Nanny’s Place Home Nanny's Notes Breastfeeding Corner For Parents Health and Safety Articles Pregnancy Links More Links for Parents Pregnancy and Birth Links What are the Facts? Birth AlternativesFinding a Practitioner Birth Stories Other Pregnancy Information Be sure to visit the Online Birth Center more for links and information about pregnancy and birth. Nanny’s Notes is no longer being published. Please visit my blog for more parenting and breastfeeding articles. What are the Facts? Articles from Midwifery Today Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm by Marsden Wagner. M.D. Drugs in Labour: What Effects Do They Have Twenty Years Hence? by Beverley Lawrence Beech Ultrasound--Weighing the Propaganda Against the Facts by Beverley Lawrence Beech. The use of ultrasound in antenatal care is big business, and in any big business marketing is all-important. As a result of decades of enthusiastic marketing, women believe they can ensure the well being of their babies by reporting for an early ultrasound scan and that early detection of a problem is beneficial for these babies. That is not necessarily so, and a number of studies show that early detection can be harmful Keeping Childbearing Normal Through Nutrition by Marion Toepke McLean, CNM Normal Birth by Valerie El Halta More Midwifery Today articles Return to top of page Birth alternatives Learn about homebirth and midwifery and why some people believe this is a better way to bring a child into the world than a doctor-attended hospital birth. Don't Be Afraid!--Practical advice on planning for your homebirth; also help on overcoming birth fears. Cesarean Section: The Anatomy of a Choice--Know the full ramifications of the hospital birth choice. The Homebirth Choice by Jill Cohen and Marti Dorsey is about homebirth in the United States, and includes a list of questions to ask when choosing a midwife. This is from Midwifery Today. Information about homebirth in England from the Brighton Homebirth Support Group (about 46 K) If you want a midwife... What midwives want from their clients (about 18 K). Must reading for anyone considering a midwife! More questions to ask your midwife (from "The Homebirth Choice") FAQs for sci.med.midwifery. A birth assistant can help you have a better birth, no matter where you decide to have your baby: home, birth center or hospital. The Professional Birth Assistant: Your Partner in Achieving the Birth You Desire (about 20 k), from Special Delivery, a publication of ALACE (The Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators) Waterbirth resources Women and Obstetrics: The Loss of Childbirth to Male Physicians is an interesting article about the history of obstetrics. Return to top of page Finding a Practitioner Find a Midwife Today Find a Doula Today Midwife Search The Midwifery Link Gentle Birth Midwife Archives If you live in New York and are looking for a midwife , you might try C.B.S.Midwifery Inc., a private practice in New York City which has been owned and run by midwives since 1982. Homefirst birth services offers the advantages of both a traditional home environment and modern childbirth technology. Return to top of page Birth Stories Rape of the Twentieth Century--The birth stories of a mother with six children- first five hospital-borne; sixth born at home with a midwife. Includes a crucial discourse on the perils of medicalized childbirth. Gracious Births by Judy Edmunds is an article from Midwifery Today No. 32, Winter 1994, comparing two very different births. Experience with a Hospital Birth Read about what can happen to your healthy newborn after a hospital birth Return to top of page Other Pregnancy Information Interesting Birth Related Sites Jewish Pregnancy Online-- Learn from the wisdom of traditional Judaism and the experience of other Jewish women to revitalize your pregnancy. Spiritual Birth Counseling Friends of the Birth Centre -- a non profit organisation established by parents who have birthed at the Royal Women's Hospital Birth Centre in Brisbane. The Pregnancy Centre Website -- provides valuable information and practical advice to help you come to terms with your changing body. Specfic Topics The Interactive Pregnancy Calendar is a great site! It takes the the relevant dates and generates a calendar that explains what is happening in a pregnancy from day-to-day Pregnant Bellymasks: A creative, fun, and unique way to make a memo of your pregnancy! Had a Cesarean? Readthis information about ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) Pregnant And Looking Good! Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Links The AIM eligibility criteria has been expanded to include a higher income bracket, so now even more women who are uninsured can afford California-sponsored health insurance during their pregnancy. Comfort measures Belly oil, aromatherapy and other homeopathic items that can make your pregnancy and labor more comfortable. Loving Pregnancy with Partner Massage Magickal Pregnancy Tea The Sacro Wedgy is a simple, inexpensive, and drug free alternative for sciatica, piriformis syndrome, lumbago, and all kinds of back, hip, leg and heel pain. It can also help with back and leg pain associated with pregnancy. Sites with a Wide Variety of Information Ask NOAH About: Pregnancy is a wonderful site just packed with good information and links. Gopher Library on Pregnancy is a list of various pregnancy-related topics. misc.kids.pregnancy Usenet group Read Familyweb's pregnancy and parenting faqs. Sabrina Cuddy has produced several birth and pregnancy FAQ's, including information on the Bradley method, epidurals and nutrition Return to top of page Pregnancy Links More Links for Parents Nanny’s Place Home Nanny's Notes Breastfeeding Corner For Parents Health and Safety Articles Last updated Sun, Jun 4, 2006 Items for the Chariot: [email protected] Items for Spirit Speaks: [email protected] Items for Magical Journeys: [email protected] Items for Online Birth Center or questions about birth: [email protected] Contact Nanny: [email protected] All other questions: [email protected] © 1999-2006 by Donna Zelzer. All rights reserved. MoonLily Home Read Articles Shop Nanny’s Place Online Birth Center Herbs The Chariot Spirit Speaks Magical Journeys Science and Science Fiction Free Stuff