Resources

Pregnancy & Childbirth Resources

Websites

  • Spinning Babies has tons of information on Breech Babies along with recommended Daily Activities and Weekly Activities to help increase chances of baby being in an optimal position, along with a plethora of other information related to pregnancy.

  • The Miles Circuit is a series of positions that help to move your baby into a favorable position.

  • Evidence Based Birth puts evidence based information into the hands of communities, so they can make empowered choices.

Books

Documentaries & Podcasts

  • The Business of Being Born is a documentary that explores the contemporary experience of childbirth in the United States. It compares various childbirth methods, including midwives, natural births, epidurals, and cesarean sections.

    *This documentary can be hard to come by. If you are local, I do have a DVD copy that can be borrowed.

  • The Down to Birth podcast provides weekly episodes on evidence-based talks about having a safe and informed birth. Listen to the birth stories of their clients, listeners and celebrities, catch their expert-interviews, and join the monthly Q&As. Become informed, empowered, and have a great time in the process.

  • Birthing Instincts is a podcast hosted by Dr. Stuart Fischbein and Midwife Blyss Young. They have weekly conversations as they blend wisdom and humor in discussing recent births, the latest research, traditional healing, and instinctual birth.

  • The Birth Hour is a podcast dedicated to women sharing their birth stories.

Taboo Topic Resources

Vaccines

Rho(D) Immune Globulin

Circumcision

  • Various studies have been done on the effects of circumcision. This Psychology Today article does a great job with summarizing the studies and providing citation for the studies discussed.

  • Your Whole Baby is a website dedicated to providing information related to circumcision, along with information on how to care for an intact baby.

    Saving Our Sons is another advocacy website providing information on circumcision and intact care.

    CIRP (Circumcision Information and Resource Pages) provides an extensive reference library and informational pages on all topics related to circumcision.

  • Curious about the actual circumcision rate? Click Here

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