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Evidence Based Birth
Evidence Based Birth® is an online childbirth resource that informs, empowers and inspires expecting parents and birth-care practitioners globally, to understand the latest, proven, evidence based care practices.
VBACfacts
The original source for facts and research on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). VBACfacts® provides evidence-based information about VBAC and making VBAC more accessible.
Optimal Cord Clamping
Optimal Cord Clamping is a forum where info about OCC is freely shared between researchers, parents and clinicians. Anybody can share relevant articles of interest especially their experiences in OCC.
Study:
Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth
As published on the National Library of Medicine:
Historically, women have generally been attended and supported by other women during labor. However, in hospitals worldwide, continuous support during labor has often become the exception rather than the routine.
The United States National Library of Medicine, operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library.
The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties provided by Cochrane and other organizations. At its core is the collection of Cochrane Reviews, a database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarize and interpret the results of medical research.
Dr. Sarah Buckley
Dr. Sarah Buckley’s commitment is that mothers, babies, fathers,and families everywhere have the best possible start. Her work informs and empowers parents, parents-to-be, maternity-care professionals and all interested in the health and well-being of families globally.
Choices in Childbirth
Choices in Childbirth was founded by Victoria Macioce-Stumpf, a reknowned childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, and birth activist. It is Victoria’s profound belief that childbirth is a normal, natural and amazing process. . . one that can be experienced as a joyous, positive and life-enhancing event when an expectant parent has educated themself on all of the choices available for this extraordinary time in life.
Childbirth Connection
Childbirth Connection’s mission is to improve the quality and value of maternity care through consumer engagement and health system transformation. Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care and is a voice for the needs and interests of childbearing families.
Ina May Gaskin:
Reducing Fear of Birth in U.S. Culture
Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, PhD (Hon) has been described as ”the mother of authentic midwifery.” Gaskin is founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee. The 41-year-old midwifery service is noted for its women-centered care.
Watch Ina’s TEDxTalk on youtube
Spinning Babies®
Pregnancy is a Partnership! You and your baby are working together. Your job is to dilate, baby’s job is to rotate. Empower both of you for easier childbirth with Spinning Babies® program of daily activities, body balancing techniques, and smarter birth positions. You, too, may have a more comfortable, confident birth.
Statistics
*Current contracted birth clients will also have access to a comprehensive spreadsheet that summarizes all of the statistics found on this site, free of charge. Stats include C-Section rates, VBAC rates, Episiotomy rates, Epidural rates, Forceps rates, Induction rates, and more, from the 32 major hospitals in the NYC metropolitan area.
Interested in receiving the spreadsheet but not a current client?
Contact me to inquire about pricing.
Articles & Media
Newborn Sleep
Newborn Sleep Patterns: A Survival Guide - Gwen Dewar, Ph.D
Chestfeeding Positions
Positions for Breastfeeding - Global Health Media
Laid-Back Breastfeeding - Breastfeeding Success
Laid-Back Breastfeeding: Benefits and Uses - National Childbirth Trust
A Gentle ECV
Books
Before & During Pregnancy
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Dr Sarah Buckley
Your Birth Plan - Megan Davidson
Birth as an American Right of Passage - Robbie Davis Floyd
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds - Cynthia Gabriel
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery - Ina May Gaskin
Optimal Care in Childbirth: the Case for the Physiologic Approach - Henci Goer and Amy Romano
Baby Making for Everybody – Fertility and Family Building for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents - by Marea Goodman
Expecting Better - Emily Oster
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn - Penny Simkin
The New Rules of Pregnancy: What to Eat, Do, Think About, and Let Go Of While Your Body Is Making a Baby - by Adrienne L. Simone, Jaqueline Worth, Danielle Claro
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife - Peggy Vincent
To Prepare Siblings
Mama Talk About When Max Was Born - Toni Olson
Hello Baby - Jenni Overend
The New Baby - Mister Rogers
For Partners
The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
Chestfeeding / Newborn Care
The Happiest Baby on the Block - Dr. Harvey Karp
Breastfeeding Made Simple: 7 Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers - Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
The Baby Book - William and Martha Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman
Children and Gender Identity
Podcasts
Covering a Variety of Pregnancy, Birth and Post-Delivery Health and Wellness Topics
birthmattersnyc.com/podcast - Lisa Greaves Taylor
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