Online Resources
Resources for Midwifery Advocacy and Support for Midwives
www.cfmidwifery.org Citizens for Midwifery
www.motherfriendly.org The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
www.maternitywise.org The Maternity Center Association
www.mana.org The Midwives Alliance of North America
www.safemotherhood.org The Safe Motherhood Initiatives
The Childbirth Connection website- great resources for expectant families, evidence based research, and The Rights of Childbearing Women.
International Childbirth Education Association - Resources to find or become a doula or childbirth educator
North American Registry of Midwives - Find a midwife online
Birthpartners.com - Find a midwife in your area or a midwife who will travel to you
The College of Midwives list of studies on Homebirth
Recommended Reading
Ina Mae's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina Mae Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery, by Ina Mae Gaskin
The Thinking Woman's Guide to A Better Birth, by Henci Goer
The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin
The VBAC Companion, by Diana Korte
Birth Your Way: Choosing to Birth at Home or in a Birth Center by Sheila Kitzinger