Additional Information Resources

Financial Resources:    

Baby your Baby (Utah):  www.babyyourbaby.org

 

National Midwifery Associations:

American College of Nurse Midwifery   http://myMidwife.org

Midwives Alliance of North America :  http://mana.org/

Citizens for Midwifery:  http://cfmidwifery.org/index.aspx

Midwifery Today:  http://www.midwiferytoday.com/

 

Childbirth Education:

Lamaze:  http://www.lamaze.org/

International Childbirth Education Association:  http://www.icea.org/

The Bradley Method:  http://www.bradleybirth.com/

Birthing from within:  http://www.birthingfromwithin.com/

Hypnobirthing:  http://www.hypnobirthing.com/

Hypnobabies:  http://www.hypnobabies.com/

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC):  http://www.vbac.com/

 

Breastfeeding:

Got Mom:  http://www.gotmom.org/

Le Leche League:  http://www.llli.org/

Le Leche League of Utah:  http://www.lllusa.org/UT/Utah.html

International Lactation Consultation Association:  http://www.ilca.org/

Breastfeeding website:  http://www.breastfeeding.com/

 

Newborn and Infant care:

Got Mom:  http://www.gotmom.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics:  http://www.aap.org/

Family Doctor.com:  http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/pregnancy.html

 

Become a midwife:

American College of Nurse Midwifery Programs for CNMs:   http://www.midwife.org/map.cfm

University of Utah Midwifery Education: http://nursing.utah.edu/programs/graduate/dnp/bs-dnp/specialties/nmw/index.html

 

Domestic Violence:

National Domestic Violence Hotline:  http://www.ndvh.org/

 

Doulas

Find a doula:  www.dona.org

Doula World:  http://www.doulaworld.com/doula/cfml/main/index.cfm 

 

Birth Control:

General Information:  http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control

Birth Control for Nursing Mothers: http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/rhp/pregnancy/preged/afterpreg/breastfeeding_and_contraception.htm

Breastfeeding as birth control: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/breastfeeding-4219.htm#disadvantages

Ortho Evra Patch: http://orthoevra.com/

Paragard IUD:  http://www.paragard.com/

Mirena IUD:   http://www.mirena-us.com/index.jsp

 

Sexually Transmitted Infections:

Up to date information about STI:  http://www.cdc.gov/STD/

 

Products for pregnancy:

BioBands for Nausea relief:  http://www.biobands.com/

Pregnancy Cradle for back pain   http://www.ItsYouBabe.com

Babybellyband   http://babybellyband.com

 

Breastfeeding Products:  

Lansinoh Cream   http://www.lansinoh.com/

 

Books About Birth, Breastfeeding and Parenting:

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (2003)*

Birthing From Within by Pam England & Rob Horowitz (1998)*

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger (2004)*

Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper (1994)*

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer (1999)

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin (2001)*

Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by Janet Balaskas (1992)*

The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won’t Tell You by Vicki Lovine (1995)*

The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence by Judith Lothian & Charlotte DeVries (2005)

The Dr. Sears Parenting Library series *

                                  *Available at Salt Lake City Public Libraries