Resources

Home & Water Birth Safety

Planned Home Birth with Skilled Midwives is Safe for Low-Risk Pregnancies—Citizens for Midwifery

Outcomes of planned homebirths with CPMs: large prospective study in North America—British Medical Journal

Outcomes of Care for 16,924 Planned Home Births in the United States: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009—Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

Outcomes of planned homebirth after regulation in British Columbia—Canadian Medical Association Journal

Safe at Home (or Birth Center)!Henci Goer (author of Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities)

Birth Can Safely Take Place at Home and in Birthing CentersJournal of Perinatal Education

Planned Home Birth: Benefits, Risks, and OpportunitiesInternational Journal of Women’s Health

Home Birth: What You Need to Know Before Considering a Home Birth—National Center for Health Research

The Evidence on: WaterbirthEvidence Based Birth


Pregnancy & Birth

Aviva Romm, MD: Pregnancy, Birth + Mama Archives

Birth Network of Santa Cruz County

California Association of Licensed Midwives

Evidence Based Birth

Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE: Real Food for Pregnancy & Gestational Diabetes

Spinning Babies: Daily Activities for Pregnancy

Understanding Research

Waterbirth International



New Parents

Ask Dr Sears (General Parenting)

Aviva Romm’s Colic Survival Guide

Baby-Wearing and Baby Carriers

Cloth Diapering

How to Choose a Baby Carrier

Info on Car Seats and Booster Seats

Postpartum Support International—Get Help

Positive Discipline Parenting Classes


Fertility & IUI

Fertility Friday: Fertility Awareness Podcast

The Sperm Bank of California