Websites
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
International Cesarean Awareness Network
Treating for Two: Medicine and Pregnancy
International Breastfeeding Centre
Recommended Reading
Pregnancy and Birth:
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Birthing from Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
The Birth Partner and Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simpkin
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Your Complete Guide to a Safe, Organic Pregnancy and Childbirth with Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices by Aviva Jill Romm
Optimal Care in Childbirth by Henci Goer and Amy Romano.
Babies are not Pizzas: They’re Born, Not Delivered by Rebecca Dekker
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Birth and Breastfeeding by Michel Odent
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by Janet Balaskas
The Sacred Gift of Child Birth: Making Empowered Choices for You and Your Baby by Marie-Ange Bigelow
HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method by Marie F. Mongan
Breastfeeding:
Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher and Suzanne Arms
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Jack Newman
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological Breastfeeding Spaces Babies by Sheila Kippley
Parenting:
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting and No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame by Janet Lansbury. Also see her website, blog, and podcast for great parenting advice
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus
Fertility and Birth Control:
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler
Podcasts
The Birthful Podcast by Adriana
Videos
Birth in the Squatting Position
Why Not Home? The Surprising Birth Choices of Doctors and Nurses
Research Articles
Cheyney M et al. Outcomes of care for 16,924 planned home births in the United States: the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014 Jan-Feb;59(1):17-27. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12172. Epub 2014 Jan 30.
Hutton EK et al. Outcomes associated with planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies. CMAJ. 2016 Mar 15;188(5):E80-E90. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150564. Epub 2015 Dec 22.
de Jonge A et al. Perinatal mortality and morbidity in a nationwide cohort of 529,688 low-risk planned home and hospital births. BJOG. 2009 Aug;116(9):1177-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02175.x.
Doulas
Childbirth Education
Confident Birthing – Kyndal May
Intuitive Birth – Holly Lammer
BIRTHFIT Boise – Bria Sommer and Katie Powell
Boise Birth Services – Soraya Mazloomi
Bradley Method – Candice Partin
http://www.bradleybirth.com/candicepartin
Simply Birth & Baby – Carrie Anstrand
St. Luke’s childbirth preparation
St. Alphonsus childbirth preparation
Community Resources
The following links are resources in our community helpful for expecting and new families:
Idaho WIC– Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Building Villages– New parent groups, parenting education, pregnancy, birth, and parenting resources
Treasure Valley Grief Connection– List resources for families experiencing the loss of a loved one.
Terry Reilly Health Services- community health center
Family Medicine Health Center– community health center
