Links

I often link to a variety of news, blogs and more on my Facebook page so feel free to come join the conversation. If you know of other resources that could be added, please let me know!

Local Resources

• Three of my favorite practices: my OB/GYN, Paragon and Twin Springs
• Excellent options for local childbirth classes include Navigating Birth and Confident Childbirth.
• Aultman Orrville Hospital (formerly known as Dunlap Hospital) - offers VBACs, water birth and a wonderfully supportive nursing staff
• Summa Akron City Hospital is certified baby-friendly and offers lots of freedom and support for birthing mothers
• The Breastfeeding Center

Articles and Blogs

• ACOG Approaches to Limit Intervention During Labor and Birth released February 2017
• ACOG Safe Prevention of Cesareans: revised guidelines for labor released March 2014
• Consumer Reports on Birth - May 2012
• Giving Birth With Confidence
• Positive Birth Stories
• Birth Without Fear
• The Unnecesarean

PDF and Print Resources

• Having a Baby? 10 Questions to Ask from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
• Rights of Childbearing Women from Childbirth Connection
• 10 Steps to Optimal MotherBaby Maternity Services from the IMBCI
• What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section from Childbirth Connection
• Mother-Friendly Childbirth - Highlights of the Evidence from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

VBAC and Other Special Circumstances

• VBAC or Repeat Cesarean?
• VBAC Facts
• Turning a Breech
• The "Natural" Cesarean

Websites

• Free online childbirth classes from Baby Center
• Plumtree Baby (the best resources available for childbirth education and preparation)
• Evidence Based Birth
• One World Birth (a vast collection of short videos containing information on a variety of birth-related topics)
• Childbirth Connection
• Breastfeeding Videos from International Breastfeeding Centre
• Transforming Maternity Care
• Spinning Babies: Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning
• Mapping Health: Maternity Care and Birth Outcomes
• Ohio Hospital Compare (use to see birth and other health statistics at area hospitals)
• International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization
• Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
• Choices in Childbirth
• International Cesarean Awareness Network
• Waterbirth International