- The
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
- The goal of the ICM
is to advance worldwide the aims and aspirations of midwives
in the attainment of improved outcomes for women in their
childbearing years, their newborn, and their families wherever
they reside.
- The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- Provides research, accredits nurse-midwifery education programs, administers
and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state
and federal agencies and members of Congress.
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- Abounding Joy Birth
Services
- Vickie Hall, CPM and Dallas Area Midwife, Answers Your Questions about
Midwifery and Homebirth
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- ARNP CARE
- Back issues of the Official Newsletter of Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners
United.
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- AWHONN
- Website of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
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- Baylor Midwifery Section
- Midwifery information from Baylor College of Medicine.
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- Birth With Love Midwifery
Supplies
- One stop shop for all your midwifery needs. Commercial site.
Chinese Medicine for Dysfunctional
Labor
- Citizens for Midwifery
- Citizens for Midwifery is a non- profit, volunteer, grassroots organization.
Founded by mothers in 1996, it is the only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwifery Model of Care
Our goal is to see the Midwifery Model of Care universally recognized as the optimal kind of care for pregnancy
and birth, and available to all childbearing women and their families.
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- The Farm Midwives
- This site contains the study which compares the outcomes of a cohort of 1707
planned lay midwife-attended home births from the Farm midwifery service in rural Tennessee with the outcomes of
a sample of physician-attended hospital births derived from the 1980 US National Natality/National Fetal Mortality
Survey (NNS/NFMS).
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- Georgia Friends of Midwives
- We are a consumer group that advocates the preservation and expansion of safe,
accessible and affordable childbirth alternatives, including the informed choice of a midwife-attended birth in
the home setting.
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- La Leche League International
- An international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing
education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
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- Labor and Birth Resources
- Much information from Childbirth.org on labor and birth options.
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- March of Dimes
- The March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health
of babies by reducing birth defects and infant mortality.
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- Midwife Archives
- This site is maintained as a free public service to provide information
and support regarding Pregnancy, Birth and Well-Woman Care.
Midwifery
Schools
- MidwifeSearch.Com
- Looking for a Midwife or Doula? You've come to the right place. Check
out our search engine of Midwives and Doulas! Search by geographic location, name, phone number and name of practice.
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- Midwifery Today
- Midwifery Today's mission is to return midwifery care to its rightful position
in the family; to make midwifery care the norm throughout the world; and to redefine midwifery as a vital partnership
with women.
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- Motherisk
- The Motherisk Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, was created
in 1985 to provide evidence-based information and guidance concerning the potential risks to the developing fetus
or infant, from exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents.
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- North American Registry of Midwives
- The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification
agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional
Midwife" (CPM).
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The Online Birth Center
- Midwifery, Pregnancy. Birth, Childbirth, Breastfeeding
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Perinatal
Nursing Discussion List
- This list was created in October 1995 for global networking among perinatal nursing
colleagues, and has become a friendly forum for the discussion of perinatal nursing practice, education, and research.
This is a place to ask questions, share information, propose ideas and offer support. While the list was created
for nurses, membership is open to other interested perinatal caregivers or industry colleagues.
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- Planned Parenthood
- Your online source for sexual and reproductive health information.
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- Prenatal Psychology
- In these pages you'll be able to explore the many mental and emotional dimensions
of pregnancy and birth in everything from scholarly articles to personal stories and late-breaking headlines.
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- ProMoM
- Promotion of Mother's Milk - ProMoM was founded on the belief that by promoting
the image of breastfeeding in the public eye, and providing accurate information about its health benefits and
ease, we can change national attitudes. ProMoM is dedicated to seeing breastfeeding become the number one choice
of infant nourishment in the U.S.
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- Risk Factor
Guidelines
- Suggested plan for client care should any risk factor occur. From the MoonDragon
Birthing Services
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sci.med.midwifery
- Frequently asked questions index.
- The Virtual Birth Center
- State-by-state listings for care providers, online classes, midwife archives,
and multi-media presentations about pregnancy, birth and beyond.
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- Women's Health Interactive
- An interactive learning environment that facilitates the exchange of information among all participants, promotes
learning, and motivates individual proactive response.
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