Resources
Online Resources
Advocacy
Organizations supporting the interests of childbearing women and infants
- Childbirth Connection www.childbirthconnection.org
- International Center for Traditional Childbearing www.blackmidwives.org
- The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services www.motherfriendly.org
- International Cesarean Awareness Network www.ican-online.org
- National Advocates for Pregnant Women www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org
- National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition www.hmhb.org
Doulas/Labor Support
- Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators www.alace.org
- DONA International www.dona.org
- Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association www.cappa.net
Childbirth Education
- Association of Childbirth Educators and Labor Assistants www.alace.org
- Birthing From Within www.4025yoga.com/birthing.htm
- Bradley Method www.bradleybirth.com
- International Childbirth Education Association www.icea.org
- Lamaze International www.lamaze.org
Pregnancy Complications/Early Intervention
- Sidelines: National High Risk Pregnancy Support Network www.sidelines.org
- Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia www.infantva.org
Stillbirth
- Hygeia Foundation www.hygeia.org
- The MISS Foundation www.missfoundation.org
Breastfeeding
- La Leche League www.lalecheleague.org
- Breastfeeding.com www.breastfeeding.com
Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net
- Depression After Delivery, Inc. www.depressionafterdelivery.com
- National Institute of Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
“What Every Woman Should Know About Depression” Booklet:
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm
Inspiration
Websites to tickle your fancy and tweak your braincells
- Literary Mama: A Literary Magazine for the Maternally Inclined www.literarymama.com
- Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers www.brainchildmag.com