Web Links

Sheila's choice links on the web
This is a selective and ad hoc collection of the best sites
We've tried to choose only the most useful and informative, and shun those which only want to sell you things.

	Find a hypnotherapist dealing with Childbirth. Hypnotherapy for childbirth can be a useful tool to help mothers prepare for the birth by addressing any concerns and fears they may have as well as reducing the pain and length of labour and any chances of intervention.

	Matrika works to preserve traditional Indian childbirth knowledge and to promote the elderly dais who hold these traditions. Cultural and medical resources are fast disappearing. The obstetricians of Ayurveda, dais are often illiterate, but they read the fertile female body.
	An education based community supporting student midwives.
	OneMother One Midwife - sign their petition.
	Breastfeeding is now protected in Scottish law - lets make it protected in English law.
	B e a u t i f u l
	Radical Midwives
	Natural and Hypno birthing
	The Maternity Center Association is dedicated to improving maternity care in the United States. Its mission is to promote safe, effective, and satisfying maternity care for all women and their families through research, education, and advocacy. The site contains reports on research that you can download free of charge.
	A remarkable web site which will be of real help of women in making choices about birth anywhere in Britain.
	Main childbirth education association in Britain. With local groups all over the country. A large site with loads of articles and information on research results.
	Large and easy to navigate British website on pregnancy, childbirth and babies.
	Good US Magazine on parenting Well referenced articles and many articles on line.

	The British Medical Journal Highly respected refereed journal with vast store of online articles including pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
	Meta analysis of worldwide randomized control trials to promote evidence based medicine aimed at health professionals.
www.cochraneconsumer.com	A much clearer Cochrane site aimed at providing synopsis of information to the health service user. Once on the site click on `Browsing by topic` and then select `Pregnancy & Childbirth`.
	Well organised summaries of which treatments work, and which don't, for hundreds of medical conditions.
	Midwives Information and Resource Service Produces the excellent Informed Choice Leaflets for patients and health professionals. British based but highly relevant everywhere.
www.nelh.nhs.uk/maternity
	Keeps a watchful eye on the worldwide malpractices of the milk marketing companies
	Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
	Thoughtful, large well referenced and accessible site with comprehensive list of UK home birth support groups.
	La Leche League- Everything about breastfeeding
	An organisation providing accreditation and information about Doulas in the UK. Supporting women through childbirth and early parenthood.
	Doula services based in Bath
	If you are interested in Acupuncture visit this beautiful site.
	GROUP B STREP SUPPORT preventing GBS infection in newborn babies. Visit this excellent site if you are pregnant and strep has been found in your urine, or if you have had a baby infected with Strep B.
	The Hungarian childbirth movement speaks strongly for women. It presents its case beautifully on this web site.
	Bestbear is an independent service, vetting and listing recommended childcare and nanny agencies in London and throughout the UK. They offer researched information on parenting and childcare, a comprehensive database of nurseries, plus parenting forums and an 'ask the experts' service. Best Bear also offers a parents classified ads service and a searchable database of childcarers' CVs, together with a nanny reference checking service.