WE RECOMMEND

LINKS LIBRARY

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH:

Penny Simkin’s YouTube Channel

• Delayed Cord Clamping-Penny Simkin

• Pain versus Suffering in birth- Penny Simkin

• The Essence of Coping with Labor

• Slow Dancing in Labor

Singing to the baby

Spinning Babies
Baby Grower Blog
Essential Oil Usage in Labor: a doula’s guide to using aromatherapy during labor.

BREASTFEEDING:

Breastfeeding Resources-Stanford University

• Successful Breastfeeding Begins Right at Birth

• Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

• ABCs of Breastfeeding

• Maximizing Milk Production

• The Well Fed Baby Checklist: Use this handy checklist to assess your breastfeeding

Breast Milk and Medications: Resources on safety of medications while breastfeeding
A Perfect Latch
Hand Expressing Milk
Babies at Risk: Additional information about mothers and babies who may be at risk of lactation failure
Breast Milk Storage and Shipping

MORE RESOURCES:

Nevada’s Breastfeeding Website
Pumping Essentials: a great resource for moms wanting to choose a breastpump through their insurance program. Have numerous supplies available for purchase. Check out their FAQ for many answers.

American College of Nurse-Midwives

EVIDENCE BASED BIRTH

A resource that is highly recommended for answering your questions and especially for helping you explain your decisions to family and concerned friends

• Evidenced Based Birth -Water Birth

• The Evidence on Advanced Maternal Age

• Breech Babies

• What is the Evidence for Vitamin K

• What is the Evidence if your Water Breaks before Labor

• What is the Evidence on Eye Ointment

• The Evidence for Doulas

• Evidence on the Safety of Waterbirth

WOMEN’S HEALTH TOPICS:

• Aviva Romm: Integrative medicine for women and children

• Dr. Tieraona Low Dog: Transformational Health for women

• stayteen.org: great resource for answering teen questions