American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) http://
Great site! Comprehensive information on midwifery and Birth Centers.
Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. In Texas, accreditation for birth centers is voluntary. The process is rigorous, ensuring high standards and quality of service.
Severe Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP) occurs in an estimated 80% of pregnancies, yet many are unaware of the full impact and effect NVP can have on a woman’s daily life.
La Leche League http://
Valuable resource for breastfeeding women.
Resource for searching medical journals and databases.
Valuable medical research tool for both consumers and physicians.
Mommie Enduring Neonatal Death
A non-profit Christian group that reaches out to families who have lost a child to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Stuart C. Marmorstein, D.C. http://www.drstuart.net/
("Head to Foot" Chiropractic Health Care)
Study: Elective Inducement, Early Inducement, Early Admission Boost Caesarean Rates
Excellent YouTube video on contraception -
Certain vaccines are harvested in tissues of monkeys infused with calf's blood, then are extracted and mixed with solutions containing extremely high levels of metals such as aluminum, etc. Make educated choices for your child AFTER reading The Vaccine Book by Dr. Bob Sears
Study: Elective Inducement, Early Admission Boost Caesarean Rates
A study of 41,000 births at 20 hospitals over three years concludes that Caesarean birth rates soar when first time mothers with "normal" pregnancies were either electively induced or admitted too soon to the hospital at the start of labor. "This study is the first of its considerable size to clearly show how two very common hospital practices are important contributors to Caesarean birth risk," one obstetrics expert said.
Recent studies reaffirm earlier World Health Organization recommendations about optimal cesarean section rates. The best outcomes for mothers and babies appear to occur with cesarean section rates of 5% to 10%. Rates above 15% seem to do more harm than good (Althabe and Belizan 2006). The national U.S. cesarean section rate was 4.5% and near this optimal range in 1965 when it was first measured (Taffel et al. 1987). In more recent years, large groups of healthy, low-risk American women who have received care that enhanced their bodies' innate capacity for giving birth have achieved 4% cesarean section rates and good overall birth outcomes (Johnson and Daviss 2005, Rooks et al. 1989). However, the national cesarean section rate is much higher and has been increasing steadily for more than a decade. With the 2007 rate at 31.8%, about one mother in three now gives birth by cesarean section, a record level for the United States....click to read more