PREGNANCY, BIRTHING & PARENTING LINKS
	Please note the opinions expressed in these links below are not necessarily those of 1st Choice Midwives and inclusion does not indicate endorsement or recommendation.  Links are intended for education and informational purposes only in order to provide a variety of information to assist when researching your birthing options.    Please choose a category or scroll down to view all links:
	Alternative & Complementary Medicine Birth /Midwifery & Medical Supplies/Books etc Breastfeeding - NZ Breastfeeding - Worldwide Breech Birth Caesarean Birth & VBAC Circumcision Gestational Diabetes Homebirth - NZ Homebirth - Worldwide Interventions & Birth Lotus Birthing Medical Conditions / Support Groups Medical Info & Organisations - NZ Medical Info & Organisations - Worldwide Midwifery - New Zealand Midwifery - Worldwide Natural Family Planning	Obstetrics Pain Management Parenting Information - NZ Parenting Information - Worldwide Placenta / Whenua Preconception Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss Premature Newborns Postnatal & Prenatal Depression Pregnancy and Birth Information - NZ Pregnancy and Birth Information - Worldwide Sexual Abuse & Pregnancy Student Midwifery Substance Abuse Ultrasound Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Vaccination Vitamin K Waterbirth Women's Health
	Alternative & Complementary Medicine Herbal Materia Medica HerbMed - an interactive, electronic herbal database Miranda Castro - Homeopathy   Naturo Pharm Homoeopathic Remedies NZ Homoeopathic Society Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy Susun Weed (author of Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year) The Society of Homeopaths Waikato Centre for Herbal Medicine Birth / Midwifery & Medical Supplies / Books etc Anne Frye - Midwifery Books (USA) Babyshop.co.nz - NZ agent for ACE graphics / Birth International Birthspirit Books (Maggie Banks Books) Capers Bookstore (Australia) Capes Medical - Hamilton & Tauranga La Leche League International Med Direct Medical Books NZ Limited Pathfinder Books  Sensortronic Scales The 'Pink Kit' (Video / tape Kit to prepare for birth) Breastfeeding - NZ Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces Breastfeeding & Returning to Work Humans Rights Commission:  Your rights as a Breastfeeding Mother NZ Lactation Consultants Association La Leche League New Zealand Breastfeeding - Worldwide Breast or Bottle?  Why you should breastfeed Breastfeedingbasics.com Dr. Jack Newman's articles on Breastfeeding International Baby Food Action Network Jane's Breastfeeding Resources (www.breastfeeding.co.uk) Raynaud’s Phenomenon of the Nipple: A Treatable Cause of Painful Breastfeeding Tongue Tie & Breastfeeding Tongue Tie: Helping a baby with Tongue Tie Treatment of Sore, Cracked or Bleeding Nipples World Health Organisation  International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes Breech Birth Breech Birth - NZ Ministry of Health Information for Pregnant Women Breech Birth - UK Midwifery Archives Commentary on the Term Breech Trial - Article by Maggie Banks (Midwife) Heads Up!  All about Breech Babies Spinning Babies - Flip a Breech Caesarean Birth & Vaginal Birth after Caesarean (VBAC) Birthrites - Healing after Caesarian Caesarean Birth.com NZCOM VBAC Consensus Statement Circumcision Australasian College of Physicians - parents brochure & information Circumcision Information (Australia) Circumcision Information & Resource Pages Circumstitions.com Kids Health NZ - Circumcision National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource (USA) The case against circumcision - Paul Fleiss M.D Gestational Diabetes Diabetes of Pregnancy:  Diabetes NZ Gestational Diabetes: The Emperor Has No Clothes by Henci Goer Gestational Diabetes :  "A major public health problem" or a " diagnosis looking for a disease"? by Sharron Cole (Parents Centre NZ) Homebirth - New Zealand Homebirth Aotearoa (NZ) at www.homebirth.org.nz Canterbury Home Birth Association Active Birth Taranaki Homebirth - Worldwide About.com:  Homebirth Information Home Birth - Find out about its Safety & Benefits Home Birth - what are the issues? by Sara Wickham? Is Homebirth for you?  6 Myths about childbirth exposed Midwifery Magazine - The Homebirth Choice Midwives Archives - A Collection of Info gathered from lists and newsgroups Preparing Siblings for a Homebirth by Sheryl Wright  The Safety of Home Birth The Safety of Homebirth UK Homebirth Reference Site Intervention & Birth The Cascade of Interventions Vaginal Examinations and Labour Lotus Birthing Lotus Birth - A Ritual for our Times Medical Conditions / Support Groups Action on Pre-eclampsia (APEC) Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand   Coffee Group.org  - Virtual Support Group for NZers   Diabetes New Zealand Fetal Alcohol Support Trust   Hepatitis B Guidelines & Understanding laboratory results Itchy Moms - Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand Miscarriage Support  New Zealand AIDS Foundation SIDS & Kids New Zealand Herpes Foundation NUMB:  Neonatal Unity for Mothers and Babies Pregnancy & HIV SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society Sexually Transmitted Diseases TABS (Trauma and Birth Stress) - PTSD after Childbirth Thyroid Problems & Pregnancy Women and HIV / AIDS Medical Info & Organisations - New Zealand Health & Disability Commissioner (New Zealand) Maternity Services Consumer Council NZ Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Medsafe - NZ Medicines & Medical Devices Safety Authority Ministry of Health, New Zealand National Council of Women of New Zealand Nursing Council of New Zealand The New Zealand Hepatitis Foundation Womens Health Action Group Medical Info & Organisations - Worldwide American Academy of Paediatrics British Medical Journal Online History of Neonatology - articles from early this century March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation MedicineNet.com Medline Plus Pregnancy & Reproduction Topics Medscape.com Pub Med - medical database / research search US Centre for Disease Control World Health Organisation Midwifery - New Zealand Birthcare - Huntly & Auckland (Parnell) Birthspirit Midwifery:  Maggie Banks Nga Maia O Aotearoa:  National Collective of Maori Midwives Nursing Council of New Zealand NZ College of Midwives Ministry of Health - Primary Maternity Services Notice 2007 River Ridge East Birth Centre Hamilton Waterford Birth Centre Hamilton   Midwifery - Worldwide American College of Domiciliary Midwives British Journal of Midwifery Online Diane Brownson's Midwifery Links (USA) History of Midwives & Midwifery June's Midwifery & Health Information Website (USA) Marilyn's Midwifery Page Midirs Midwifery Digest Midwifery Today  Midwives Archives  Sara Wickham - midwife, author, researcher The Farm Midwives - (Ina May Gaskin) - Tennessee USA  UK Association of Radical Midwives Homepage  Natural Family Planning Charting Your Basal Body Temperature Information and FAQ Natural Fertility (formerly known as Natural Family Planning NZ) Fertility UK - Fertility Awareness Obstetrics Family Practice Obstetrics Notebook OBGYN.net Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pain Management All about Epidurals Common Side Effects of Epidurals: Minimizing the Risks Drugs in Labour - by Beverley Beech Epidurals - Dead from the Waist Down Medical Risks of Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth Pain Relief & Home Births Photos of the Epidural Insertion Procedure Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural Parenting Information - New Zealand Baby Web NZ Centre for Attachment Coffee Group.org  - Virtual Support Group for New Zealanders   Parents Centre New Zealand Royal NZ Plunket Society Parenting Information - Worldwide Baby Place Elizabeth Pantley - No cry Parenting Solutions Mothering Magazine Online Birth Centre: The Parent's Page The Compleat Mother  Preconception Childbirth Solutions - Articles relating to preconception Foresight - Association for the promotion of pre-conceptual care March of Dimes:  Pre-pregnancy planning Planning for Pregnancy - Preconception care Pregnancy and Birth Information - New Zealand Baby Web NZ Birth Wise - promoting natural birth (Wellington) Coffee Group.org  - Virtual Support Group for NZers    Maternity Services Consumer Council Miscarriage Support    Pregnancy and Birth Information -  Worldwide Am I in Labour? Babynames.com Birth Humour Birth Story Diaries - Real Stories, Real Pictures Birthchoice UK Birthing the Future - Suzanne Arms Childbirth.org - Birth is a Natural Process not a Medical Procedure Choices in Childbirth Midwives Archives - lots of info and not just for midwives! Motherisk - Info on safety / risk of drugs during pregnancy / lactation Robbie Davis Floyd - Articles on birth from a cultural anthropology viewpoint Sabrina Cuddy's Pregnancy Page Sheila Kitzinger's Home Page The Compleat Mother - Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding The Labor of Love The Visible Embryo - the weeks of pregnancy Why have a natural birth? World Health Organisation - Care in Normal Birth  World Health Organisation - Managing Complications in Pregnancy & Birth Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss Empty Cradles - Grief Support  Miscarriage Support  SIDS & Kids New Zealand SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society Placenta / Whenua Clinical Examination of the Placenta (American Academy Family Physicians) Placental Pathology Premature Newborns NUMB:  Neonatal Unity for Mothers and Babies Premature Infant.com Postnatal & Prenatal Depression Perinatal Maternal Health Service (Waikato District Health Board) Postnatal psychosis Marce Society - Mental Illness in Childbearing Mental Health Foundation PANDA - Post and Antenatal Depression Assn (Australia) Postpartum Support International Prenatal Depression TABS (Trauma and Birth Stress) - PTSD after Childbirth The Online PPD Support Group Sexual Abuse & Pregnancy Pregnancy, Birth & Mothering Information for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Student Midwifery Waikato Institute of Technology - Midwifery Programme Information Substance Abuse Alcohol & Drug Association of New Zealand Alcohol.org.nz Fetal Alcohol Support Trust National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome New Zealand Drug Foundation Ultrasound American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine:  Clinical Safety Statement FDA cautions against 'keepsake' images How Stuff Works:  Ultrasound Library of Ultrasound Pictures Obstetric Ultrasound:  A Comprehensive Guide Obstetric Ultrasound: The Best Way to Terrify a Pregnant Woman Ultrasound: More Harm than Good? by Marsden Wagner Weighing the Propaganda Against the Facts by Beverley Lawrence Beech   Umbilical Cord Banking Cord Bank Maternity Services Consumer Council:  Informed Consent Lacking for Cord Blood Banking NZORD:  Private Umbilical Cord Blood Banking is not the way to go   Vaccination Australia Skeptics - Immunisation Facts Australian Vaccination Network Global Vaccine Awareness League Immunisation Advisory Centre Immunisation Awareness Society NZ Ministry of Health - Immunisation Info (including schedule & handbook) Quackwatch.com - Misconceptions about Immunization Tips for Evaluating Immunisation Information on the Internet   Vitamin K KidsHealth:  Vitamin K Maternity Services Consumer Council:  Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB) - Does it Really Exist? NZ College of Midwives:  Vitamin K Consensus Statement Parents Centre Vitamin K article from Kiwi Parent Magazine Vitamin K:  A literature review by Karin Rothville Waterbirth H2 Oh Baby - Birth Pool Hire The Waterbirth Website Waterbirth International:  Global Maternal/Child Health Association Why have a Waterbirth by Lakshmi Bertram Women's Health Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health

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