Resources

Inspirational Videos and Resources

• GW Midwifery

• Yes We Can

• The Business of Being Born

• The Rodham Institute Mission Video

• Mama Sherpas Video Cesarean Prevention

• NPR: Why Maternal Morality in the US is so High and Rising

• Giving Birth in America

• MamaToto National Geographic Video

• VOX ProPublica The Culture War between Doctors and Midwives Explained

• The Fierce Urgency of NOW: What we can and need to do

• Charles Johnson shares the tragic story of his wife Kira's death hours after giving birth.

• The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin

• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn - Penny Simkin 

• Birthing from Within - Pam England

• Pushed - Jennifer Block

• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin 

• Birth:  The Surprising History of How We Are Born - Tina Cassidy

• Deliver This - Marisa Cohen 

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Tori Weschler

• Our Bodies, Ourselves; and Our Bodies, Ourselves:  Pregnancy and Birth - Boston Women's Health Book Collective

• Baby Catcher - Peggy Vincent 

• Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer

• Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper 

• Birth Without Violence - Frederick Leboyer 

• Homebirth - Shiela Kitzenger 

• Birth Reborn - Michel Odent

•  Nurturing Your Unborn Child - Thomas Verny and Pamela Weintraub  

•  Expecting Better – Emily Oster

Websites

• Evidence-Based Birth

• Childbirth Connection - Helping Women and Health Professionals Make Informed Maternity Care Decisions 

• International Cesarean Awareness Network
  American Pregnancy Association

• Our Bodies Ourselves - Pregnancy and Birth Page
  Science and Sensibility:  A Research Blog About Healthy Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond

• The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health 

• WomensHealth.gov -- The Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information 

• Girltrek