Resources

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Online Resources

Advocacy

Organizations supporting the interests of childbearing women and infants

• Childbirth Connection www.childbirthconnection.org
• International Center for Traditional Childbearing www.blackmidwives.org
• The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services www.motherfriendly.org
• International Cesarean Awareness Network www.ican-online.org
• National Advocates for Pregnant Women www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org
• National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition www.hmhb.org

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Doulas/Labor Support

• Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators www.alace.org
• DONA International www.dona.org
• Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association www.cappa.net

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Childbirth Education

• Association of Childbirth Educators and Labor Assistants www.alace.org
• Birthing From Within www.4025yoga.com/birthing.htm
• Bradley Method www.bradleybirth.com
• International Childbirth Education Association www.icea.org
• Lamaze International www.lamaze.org

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Pregnancy Complications/Early Intervention

• Sidelines: National High Risk Pregnancy Support Network www.sidelines.org
• Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia www.infantva.org

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Stillbirth

• Hygeia Foundation www.hygeia.org
• The MISS Foundation www.missfoundation.org

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Breastfeeding

• Biological Nurturing www.biologicalnurturing.com
• Breastfeeding.com www.breastfeeding.com
• La Leche League www.lalecheleague.org

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Postpartum Depression

• Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net
• Depression After Delivery, Inc. www.depressionafterdelivery.com
• National Institute of Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  “What Every Woman Should Know About Depression” Booklet:
  www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm

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Inspiration

Websites to tickle your fancy and tweak your braincells

• Literary Mama: A Literary Magazine for the Maternally Inclined www.literarymama.com
• Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers www.brainchildmag.com