Useful
Links
Maternity and Birth
Ace
Associates in Childbirth Education
(ACE) is an independent educational consultancy, formed in 1985
to develop and promote quality training and presentation in
the field of childbirth education.
The
Active Birth Centre
Discover how you can make
informed choices, and gain the confidence to be actively in
charge of your pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
www.aims.org.uk
Association for Improvements
in the MaternityServices. Supportingparents and professionals
in the UK and Ireland.
Antenatal
Results & Choices
ARC is the only national charity
which provides non-directive support and information to parents
throughout the antenatal testing process. Our role is to help
parents arrive at the most appropriate decision for them in
the context of their family life.
BabyCentre
BabyCentre.co.uk is the UK's
hands-on guide to pregnancy, birth and life! We're dedicated
to helping you find information, support, and guidance during
your pregnancy and as you bring up your baby or toddler.
www.babylist.co.uk
Babylist is an independent
advisory and supply service for pregnant ladies. A private appointment
is made to sit with an experienced advisor in our well stocked
showroom and discuss all your requirements.
Baby
Milk Action
Baby Milk Action is a non-profit
organisation which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable
suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk
Action works within a global network to strengthen independent,
transparent and effective controls on the marketing of the baby
feeding industry.
www.babyworld.com
We've been serving midwives,
birth enthusiasts and your community since 1986 with heart felt
interest and enthusiastic customer service. Through networking
and education, Midwifery Today's mission is to return midwifery
care to its rightful position in the family; to make midwifery
care the norm throughout the world; and to redefine midwifery
as a vital partnership with women.
The
Baby Place
Welcome to the Baby Place,
the starting point for information on pregnancy, birth, and
babies since 1995. Over 12,000 pages of baby-related content
plus over 2,500 links to other sites that we have personally
reviewed before adding to ours.
The
Baby Registry
The Baby Registry is a new
and independent information service providing free help to parents
in the UK. This site is designed and maintained by a group of
new parents and filled with the kind of information we found
helpful when we were starting out.
Home
Birth Reference Page
The aim of this site is not
to persuade you to choose home birth. What I would like to do
instead is to provide information about home birth, for parents
who think that it might be the right choice for them, and for
health professionals looking for facts and ideas.
www.birthcenters.org
The National Association
of Childbearing Centers.
www.birthjourney.com
Committed to offering
women the choice of personalised care which is focussed on their
individual needs and family structure.
www.bubbatubs.com
We supply portable
birthing pools for use both at home or in hospital at a very
reasonable charge in comparison to similar companies. We also
provide information on waterbirths and pool rental in general.
The
Compleat Mother
The Magazine of Pregnancy,
Childbirth and breast feeding.
Eden
Nannies
Eden
Nannies is one of London's leading domestic placement agencies
for Nannies and Maternity Nurses. We are a very international
agency and place Nannies and Maternity Nurses throughout the
Uk and Overseas.
www.gentlebirth.org
http://www.hypnobabies.co.uk
Hypnobirthing is a technique which was developed 13 years ago
in America. The use of hypnosis can greatly alleviate pain or
anxiety during pregnancy, labour and the actual birth.
La
Leche League
Our aim is to help mothers
to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement,
information and education, and to promote a better understanding
of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development
of the baby and the mother.
Maternity
Alliance
The organisation which looks
beyond birth at all aspects of pregnancy and new parenthood.
We believe that babies are our future and work to ensure that
all babies have the best possible start in life. And that means
supporting pregnant women and parents to be.
Midwifery Today
Your best resource for birth
and midwifery information.
Midwives
Information Resource Service
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest is
a quarterly journal. The material in the digest comes from a
wide range of sources. MIDIRS scans over 550 journals in the
search for new information. The articles which are most interesting
and relevant are selected for inclusion in the Digest, along
with our own commissioned work.
Nascita
Dolche
L' Ostetrica Antonella Marchi
e da altri operatori professionali si propongono di fornire
un servizio di assistenza alla nascita nuovo e all'avanguardia,
con carattere di continuità, che mira alla qualità
dell'assistenza e dell'esperienza e alla naturalità nel
rispetto dei "tempi" della donna e del bambino.
The
National Childbirth Trust
The National Childbirth Trust
(NCT) offers support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.
We aim to give every parent the chance to make informed choices.
We try to make sure that all our services, activities and membership
are fully accessible to everyone. For membership enquiries please
call our dedicated phone number 08709 908040.
NHS
Direct Online
We aim to put a variety of
reliable health information resources at your fingertips, helping
you to make informed choices about your health and lifestyles.
Parents
at Work
Our name defines two of the
most important parts of life: parenthood and employment. These
are often in conflict. We feel passionately that this is unnecessary,
counter-productive and must change.
www.parentsneedpampering.com
Day spas, residential
breaks, workshops, and information for pregnant women, mothers
and babies / under 5's and families.
Pregnancy,
Birth & Beyond Midwife Childbirth Educator
An up-to-date and extensive
source of information and support for pregnancy, birth and parenting,
from an Australian perspective.
Pregnancy
Guide at about.com
Search engine of Midwives and
Doulas
A place where you can find
some answers to your burning questions and, hopefully, the childbirth
options you deserve.
The
Sheila Kitzinger Homepage
Here you can explore aspects
of birth, drawing on things that Sheila has learned from women
around the world and her research as a social anthropologist
into women's experiences of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
Health
Professionals and Centres of Excellence
American
College of Nurse-Midwives
With roots dating to 1929,
the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest
women's health care organization in the U.S. ACNM provides research,
accredits midwifery education programs, administers and promotes
continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice
standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies
and members of Congress.
www.asbah.org
Association Spina Bifida and
Hydrocephalus.
www.cftrust.org.uk
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust
www.dsa.uk.com
Down's Syndrome
Association UK.
www.independentmidwives.org.uk
For
a list of all independent midwives in the UK.
www.radmid.demon.co.uk
Association of Radical
Midwives website.
Royal
College of Midwives
The RCM is the only trade
union and professional organisation run by midwives for midwives.
It is the voice of midwifery, providing excellence in professional
leadership, education, influence and representation for and
on behalf of midwives.
www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/in/netting
Netting the Evidence.
www.postnatalexercise.co.uk
The Guild of Postnatal Exercise Teachers is a non profit making
organisation
which trains new teachers and supports existing ones. Their
website also has
advice on safe exercise for new mothers. There is also a list
of qualified
teachers so you can see if there is one in your area.
Books
Sensitive Midwifery
by Caroline Flint
published by Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 0-7506-0419-0 £17.99
Community Midwifery - a Practical Guide
by Mary Cronk & Caroline Flint
published by Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 0-7506-0121-3 £14.99
Midwifery Teams & Caseloads
by Caroline Flint
published by Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 0-7506-0987-7 £13.99
Communicating Midwifery
by Caroline Flint
published by Books for Midwives Press
ISBN 1-898507-19-8 £12.95
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Book by Antonella Marchi
Instruments of pregnancy
assistance for Midwives
This book is the result of author's experience,
developed in pregnant women care with cooperation of collegues
and specialists to provide an educational instrument for students
in midwifery and a substantial contribution for midwives. The
work focuses on procedures during the pregnancy, giving practical
guide-lines for the development of professional activity and promotes
modern Maternity Assistance Centers.
