Midwifery Resources

Online Resources

Midwifery

Waterbirth

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

Homebirth Research

Newborn Issues

Due Date Calculator

Nutrition

Postpartum


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