Online Resources

Midwifery

• Alberta Association of Midwives
• Canadian Association of Midwives
• A resource for information

Waterbirth

• A resource for information and waterbirth products

Breastfeeding

• Newman Breastfeeding Clinic & Institute offers a wealth of free online resources for breastfeeding mothers as well as health care professionals.
  www.drjacknewman.com
• Breastfeedingonline.com hopes to help empower women to choose to breastfeed and to educate society at large about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding.
  www.breastfeedingonline.com
• Breastfeeding Basics Guide
  www.motherwear.com/br/bfguide.cfm

Cord Blood Banking

• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking.

  www.sogc.org/health/pregnancy-cord-blood_e.asp

Homebirth Research

• BMJ Homebirth & Midwives Study 2005 (PDF)
• CPM 2000 Summary (PDF)
• Choosing where to have your baby - ACNM (PDF)
• CMAJ Aug 2009 Safety of Homebirth (PDF)
• Homebirth JMWH 2007 S. Vedam (PDF)
• Homebirth safety study Netherlands 2009 (PDF)
• Ontario Home Birth 2009 (PDF)
• Outcomes of planned home birth - JMWH review July 2007 (PDF)

Waterbirth

• Waterbirth statement RCOG (PDF)
• 2006 european journal of O&G - safety of waterbirth (PDF)
• BC midwives waterbirth doc (PDF)
• MIDIRS waterbirth IC doc (PDF)

Newborn Issues

• Canadian Pediatric Society
• Co-Sleeping

Due Date Calculator

• Not sure when your baby is due? Baby Center's handy calculator will help predict your most likely due date: www.babycenter.com/pregnancy-due-date-calculator

Nutrition

• Nutrition guidelines for pregnancy

Postpartum

• Calgary Doula Association
• Arbour Birth Centre

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Recommended Reading

The Baby Book by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN.

The Midwifery Option: A Canadian Guide to the Birth Experience by Miranda Hawkins & Sarah Knox

Pregnancy & Birth: The Best Evidence by Theresa Pittman & Joyce Barrett

Birthing From Within by Pam England

Ina May's Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper

Active Birth by Janet Balaskas

Rediscovering Birth by Sheila Kitzinger

The New Pregnancy & Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

A Good Birth, A Safe Birth By Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer

Dr Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding By Newman, Jack

The Breastfeeding Answer Book by the La Leche League

The Pregnancy Book by William & Martha Sears

The Breastfeeding Book by William & Martha Sears