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Birthing Centers and Hospital Maternity Services
There are plenty of decisions to consider during pregnancy. Opting for prenatal testing, selecting a doctor for your baby, and deciding who will be present during your baby's birth are among the more ...
www.kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/birth_centers_hospitals.html
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Upside: Easy to use site with detailed article on deciding between a hospital and birth center
Downside: Lots of scrolling
Birthing Centers and Hospital Maternity Services
There are plenty of decisions to consider during pregnancy. Opting for prenatal testing, selecting a doctor for your baby, and deciding who will be present during your baby's birth are among the more ...
kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/birth_centers_hospitals.html
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Upside: Good article on choosing a birthing location
Downside: Lots of scrolling
Midwife for Homebirth
* Looking for homebirth midwife for first baby * Less expensive midwife for homebirth * Blue Cross and Homebirth Midwife * Homebirth midwife in San Francisco
parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/medical/midwife_homebirth.html
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Upside: Summary of user advice on finding a midwife for a homebirth
Downside: Some information is Berkeley-area specific
Planning & Preparing - BabyCenter
Planning & Preparing Lamaze childbirth method This method, developed by the French obstetrician Ferdinand Lamaze, has been used in the United States since the late '50s and...
www.babycenter.com/childbirth-planning-and-preparing
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Upside: Various articles to help plan you birth including doulas and alternative birth methods
Downside: Articles not well organized
American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Overview
The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) is a nonprofit organization devoted to developing quality services for families interested in giving birth at a facility other than a hospital. The ...
www.babycenter.com/0_american-association-of-birth-centers-aabc_3823.bc
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Upside: Resource information on finding a birth center
Downside: Busy page
Birth Center or Hospital Birth
More and more hospitals, obstetricians, and midwives are providing women with the option of a traditional hospital birth or a birth center birth. For women who are having a low risk pregnancy and ...
www.pregnancyandchildren.com/pregnancy/pregnancy_birth_center.htm
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Upside: Article with specific discussion about deciding between a birth center and hospital
Downside: None
Planning A Home Birth
Women today are increasingly opting to birth their baby the "old fashioned way" in the comforts of their own home.
www.treehuggermums.co.uk/articles/pregnancy/article.php?article=157
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Upside: Detailed information on planning a home birth
Downside: Text heavy page
Bradley method of natural childbirth - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia The Bradley Method of natural childbirth (also known as "husband-coached childbirth") is a method of natural childbirth created by Dr. Robert A. Bradley (1917–1998) and popularized by ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_method_of_natural_childbirth
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Upside: Basic user-compiled detail about the Bradley Method of childbirth
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These birth stories have been graciously sent by our readers so
that you may share their experiences, and gain knowledge of alternatives and practices.
pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/bldoulastory.htm
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Upside: Personal birth stories with keywords
in titles
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This book is an excellent resource for women of all ages who
have or will experience motherhood.
healing.about.com/cs/yoga_pregnancy/gr/waterbirth_bk.htm
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Upside: Book review on waterbirth
Downside: Busy site
