"If I don't know my options, I don't have any." ~ Diana Korte

Links and Handouts

Here are some useful links and handouts for pregnancy, birth, babycare and parenting. This list is by no means all inclusive. If you have a good resource site to share, let me know and I'll check it out.

Handouts

Infant Needs
Essential Supplies for the Baby

Newborn Care
Infant Massage
Preventing Eye Infection in the Newborn
Prophylactic Administration of Vitamin K

Labour and Birth
Affirmations for Labour and Birth
Management of the Third Stage of Labour
Pushing During the Second Stage of Labour
What To Pack

Postpartum
Mother-Baby Sleeping doorhanger

Pregnancy
Perineal Massage

Well Woman
Breast Awareness

STIs
Chlamydia
Gonorrhoea
Herpes I & II
HIV
Human Papilloma Virus
Prevention of STIs

Links

Babywearing
Ask Dr. Sears - Babywearing
Wear Your Baby
The Baby Wearer

Birth Plans
BEST Doula's Birth Preference/Plan Guidelines
Pregnancy Today - Create a Birth Plan
Childbirth dot org - Interactive Birth Plan
BabyCenter - Create your own birth plan
Earth Mama Angel Baby - Free Birth Plan

Breast Health
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Self-Awareness (BSA)

Breastfeeding
Adoptive Breastfeeding
Ameda - Breasfeeding Basics
Ask Lenore
belly belly - Baby Formula: What They Won't Tell You About Baby Formula
Breastfeeding.com - Everything for the New Mom
Breastfeeding Made Simple
Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation
kellymom - Breastfeeding and Parenting
La Leche League
La Leche League Canada
Low Milk Supply - Providing Information and Support to Breastfeeding Mothers
International Breastfeeding Centre/Newman Breastfeeding Clinic & Institute
What should I know about infant formula?

Caesarean and VBAC
International Cesarean Awareness Network
The Unnecesarean - pulling back the curtain on the unnecessary cesarean epidemic
VBAC.com - a woman-centered, evidence based, resource
VBAC Facts
The VBAC Pages 

Pregnancy Calendar/Due Date Calculator
BBC-Health: Pregnancy Calendar

Circumcision
An appeal to new fathers
Circumcision Information and Resource Pages
Circumcision Resource Center
Doctors Opposing Circumcision
The Male Infant Circumcision Information Site
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers
The Unkindest Cut? - Documentary discussing infant circumcision.
Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision - The critically acclaimed documentary on male circumcision by Chicago filmmaker Eli Ungar-Sargon
10 Reasons Not To Circumcise (.pdf)

Cloth Diapering
bynature - cloth diapering tutorial
Cloth Diaper Canada
Very Baby - Frequently Asked Questions about Cloth Diapering
Learn about Cloth Diapers at New & Green Baby Co. in Vancouver, BC
diaper pin - Cloth diapering tips, reviews, and more
The Cloth Diaper Shop

Delayed Cord Clamping
Nicholas Fogelson Videos in 4 parts:
    ►  Part 1
    ►  Part 2
    ►  Part 3
    ►  Part 4

Diet and Nutrition
Canada Food Guide
Calcium and Vitamin D
Folic Acid
Iron
Nutrition for Pregnant and Nursing Moms 
The Brewer Diet
The Brewer Vegetarian Pregnancy Diet
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy
Vegetarian Starter Kit

Doula Information
DONA International
Doula Services Association of BC
Fraser Valley Birth Network
Hypnobabies hypnosis for child birth that really works - Doulas  

Epidural Anaesthesia
Medical Risks of Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth
Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural
Epidural Analgesia—a delicate dance between its positive role and unwanted side effects:
     ►Part One      ►Part Two      ►Part Three 

Fertility Awareness/Natural Family Planning
Justisse Healthworks for Women
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Breastfeeding and Fertility

General
baby gooroo
Birthing Magazine
Birthing Naturally
Canadian Women's Health Network
The Compleat Mother Magazine
Childbirth Connection - helping women and families make informed decisions
Giving Birth Naturally
Giving Birth With Confidence - real women supporting each other
Healthy Pregnancy BC
Mindful Mama - connecting mom, baby, and the planet
mothering - Inspiring Natural Families Since 1976
Motherisk
Natural Family Online

Group B Strep
Group B Strep Infection - March of Dimes

Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Gestational Diabetes~from Ronnie Falcao's Midwife Archives

Homebirth
Homebirth Reference Site
CMBC, Home Birth Statement
Home Birth Demonstration Project

Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Help HER - Hyperemesis Education Research

Infant Care
Baby's Best Chance
Purple Crying

Infant Sleep/Cosleeping
Elizabeth Pantley
Sleeping Through the Night
Studies on Normal Infant Sleep
Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Labratory
James McKenna Library - The Natural Child Project

Just for Dads
24 Hour Cribside Assistance - A Manual for New Dads
DadLabs - Advice for the modern day dad by dads and daddys on parenting, parenthood, fatherhood, children, and wives.
DIYFather.com - It's great to be a dad!
Fathers To Be - Learning to ride the waves of pregnancy, birth, and early fatherhood
Pacing the Panic Room

Medication Information
Breastfeeding and Maternal Medication(.pdf file)~World Health Organization, 2002
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) 
Infant Risk Center
Motherisk~Drugs in Pregnancy 

Midwifery
Canadian Association of Midwives
College of Midwives of British Columbia
Midwives Association of BC

Optimal Foetal Positioning
Spinning Babies
OFP - Home Birth Reference Site

Parenting
Ask Dr. Sears - What Attachment Parenting Is
Attachment Parenting Canada
Attachment Parenting International
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre
Parents in BC

Placenta Encapsulation 
International Placenta Encapsulation Network
Placenta Benefits.info

Postpartum
Homemade Natural Postpartum Care Kit
Pacific Postpartum Support Society

Pregnancy Loss/Neonatal Death
Daily Strength - Online Support Groups
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Pregnancy Loss


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