Vermont Resources:
Vermont Midwives Alliance (www.vermontmidwivesalliance.org)
Vermont Birth Network (www.vermontbirthnetwork.org)
National Resources:
Citizens for Midifery (www.cfmidwifery.org)
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (www.motherfriendly.org)
Midwives Alliance of North America (www.mana.org)
North American Registry of Midwives (www.narm.org)
Pregnancy and Birth:
Gentle Birth Website (www.gentlebirth.org)
La Leche League (http://www.llleus.org/state/Vermont.html)
Birthing The Future (www.birthingthefuture.com)
Childbirth Connection (www.childbirthconnection.org)
Waterbirth International (www.waterbirth.org)
The Birth Ecology Project (http://birthecology.squarespace.com/)
Unassisted Homebirth (www.unassistedhomebirth.com)
Breech Babies Information (www.breechbabies.com)
VBAC:
International Cesarean Awareness Network (www.ican-online.org)
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (www.vbac.com)
Online Mothering Publications:
Compleat Mother Magazine Online (www.compleatmother.com)
Mothering Magazine Online (www.mothering.com)
Books We Recommend:
Birthing From Within by Pamela England
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susan Weed
Home Birth by Sheila Kitzinger
Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin
Women Giving Birth by Beatrij Smulders (Birth storied in the voices of parents)
Transformation Through Birth by Claudia Panuthos (A wonderful book to prepare you emotionally and spiritually for birth. A lot of exercise for clearing out past negative associations so you can come to the experience of labor and birth with strength and confidence)
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin (Birth stories and information from The Farm in Tennessee)
The Nursing Mother’s Companion
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding La Leche League’s official book
After the Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to Wellness by RobinLim (The most extensive book on healing postpartum)
Choosing Waterbirth by Lakshmi
The Baby Book By Sears and Sears
Publicity:
Vermont Woman December 2007 Article
Jakarta (Indonesia) Post Newspaper Article
Vermont Public Radio Interview (http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/79215/)
WCAX Interview
Businesses and People We Like to Support:
The Vermont Diaper Company (www.vermontdiapercompany.com)
Hypnobirthing Instructor-Carolyn Lewis (www.wellspringhypno.com)
Perinatal Massage-Suzy Finnefrock (www.bodhiwellnessstudio.com)
Postpartum Doula-Jill Frink (Jillfrink@gmail.com)
Birth Doula, Hypnobirthing, Prenatal Massage-Jessilyn Dolan (www.themountainwell.com)
Inner Wolf Trading-Beautiful batik clothing for men, women and children (www.innerwolfbatik.com)
The Purple Shutter Herbs (http://www.purpleshutter.com/herbarium_pregnancy.php)
Paying It Forward:
Yayasan Bumi Sehat (www.bumisehatbali.org)
A Million Mothers for YBS (www.amillionmothers.com)
Misc. Websites:
Doula Network Online (www.doulanetwork.com)
Dr Moz (http://www.DrMOZ.com)
Car Seat Checkpoint Info (www.seatcheck.org)
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