Directory of Homebirth Resources

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This category is for childbirth topics relating to birthing at home only. The parent Childbirth category is about childbirth health issues which means this category should contain health related websites. That could encompass topics such as benefits of homebirth, homebirth statistics, risk factors, stories containing health information, homebirth midwifery, etc. This category also will be heavily weighted in favor of assisted homebirth (birth assisted by a health professional). Unassisted homebirth information needs to be submitted to the Childbirth/Unassisted Birth subcategory.

Resources in This Category

• Bad Medicine: AMA Seeks To Outlaw Home Births

  http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2008/06/16/bad-medicine-ama-seeks-to-outlaw-home-births
  In an unmistakably insecure and aggressive move, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution at its annual meeting last weekend to introduce legislation outlawing home birth.

• Citizens for Midwifery Home Birth Fact Sheet

  http://www.cfmidwifery.org/pdf/safety.pdf
  Gives empirical evidence for the safety of a planned home birth with a qualified midwife, as well as outlining the benefits.

• Considering a Home Birth

  http://www.pregnancy-info.net/homebirths.html
  This pregnancyinfo.net article gives a brief overview of considerations, including emergencies and preparation.

• Home birth

  http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1276
  An editorial in the British Medical Journal by Nachiel Springer and Chris Van Weel.

• Home Birth Reference Page

  http://www.homebirth.org.uk/
  Contains summaries of research, references, links, and recommended books.

• Home Birth—Why It's Necessary

  http://www.inamay.com/?page_id=74
  Article by the midwife Ina May Gaskin.

• Home versus hospital deliveries: follow up study of matched pairs for procedures and outcome

  http://www.bmj.com/content/313/7068/1313.abstract?ijkey=1bcd0598283859b00e44ed0e1b4506d929e6874c&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
  This is a published study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which examines and compares the outcomes of planned home births versus planned hospital births.

• Homebirth - Safety and Benefits

  http://falcao.best.vwh.net/ronnie/index.html
  Collection of articles and source material about homebirth.

• Homebirth Birth Stories

  http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/blhomestory.htm
  Provides stories from around the world, including accounts of twins and water births.

• Homebirth: A midwife Mutiny

  http://www.homebirth.net.au/
  Homebirth information, opinion and discussion with British-Australian Independent Midwife. Includes videos, photos and journals of women achieving a natural birth.

• Indie Birth

  http://indiebirth.com/
  Magazine about natural parenting topics.

• Is Hospital Birth Better?

  http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/add695/newbornhos.html
  Essay commenting on the hospital treatment of women and newborns in the United States.

• Outcome of planned home and planned hospital births in low risk pregnancies: prospective study in midwifery practices in the Netherlands

  http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1309
  This is a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which investigates the relation between home and hospital births and perinatal outcomes.

• Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America

  http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/1416?rss
  British Medical Journal research paper evaluating the safety of home births in involving direct entry (non-nurse) midwives.

• Planned Home Birth

  http://www.babycenter.com/0_planned-home-birth_168.bc
  This BabyCenter article covers multiple topics on home birth including safety, cost, and finding an attendant.

• Safety Of Home Birth (McMaster Study)

  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/164804.php
  Article by Stephanie Brunner in Medical News Today, summarizing the research.

• Science-Based Medicine: The Tragic Death Toll of Homebirth

  http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2392
  Article by an obstetrician gynecologist looking at mortality statistics for homebirth in the USA.

• Siblings and the Homebirth Setting

  http://www.compleatmother.com/homebirth/hb_siblings.htm
  Article discussing the advantages and problems of having siblings present for a home birth, including guidelines, experiences, and study references.

• StorkNet Birth Stories

  http://www.storknet.com/stories/homebirth.htm
  Several stories from home birth moms and their families.

• The effect of birth experience on postpartum depression

  http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/59.asp
  This is a study on postpartum depression published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) comparing the outcomes of women who have had home births to women who have had hospital deliveries.

• The influence of birth experience on postpartum depression: a follow-up study

  http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/118.asp
  This is a follow-up study published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) website of the incidence and severity of postpartum depression comparing home birth and hospital deliveries.

• UnassistedHomebirth.com

  http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/
  Has a top 10 list of reasons to birth at home. Also has information on unassisted miscarriage and contains book reviews and book ordering information.

 

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