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The Birth Page

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Articles - Informative articles on topics such as Electronic Fetal Monitoring and labor.
Birth Alternatives - The links are still limited, but they can help you get started on your search for birthing alternatives.updated.gif (168 bytes)
Birth Plans - I have a total of thirteen links right now. Hopefully these will help if you are working on one.
Cesarean Sections - Information gathered in the interest of prevention. Includes several ICAN links.
Complications of Labor and Birth - Page covering issues such as breech birth, Group B Strep, and preterm labor.
Further Reading - Links you to the book and journal resources I've gathered on my Bibliography Page.
General Information Pages - All sorts of useful links that don't have a separate page. Includes general information sites and discussion forums.
Home Birth - This is an important alternative to hospital birth. If you're interested, these links are a good place to start.
Interventions in Labor and Birth - Covers interventions such as labor induction and episiotomies.
Labor - This page covers many aspects of labor, including signs and stages of labor.
Link Lists - A collection of link lists.
OB/GYN Links - There is good info at some of these sites, so here they are.
Pain in Labor - General Links (why is it there and how can I deal with it), links for Coping without Intervention, and links for information on coping via various types of intervention (such as epidurals and TENS).
Regional Resources - Links to alternative birth resources that can be found in the real world! Most are U.S. If you're interested look and see, perhaps you'll find someone close by....
Stories - All kinds of births, some of which are highly inspirational.

 

Commercial sites, or pages focusing on commercial sites.
Professional sites. Information of interest to childbirth professionals, and people interested in becoming childbirth professionals.

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