Resources
Research about Midwives and Home Birth
"Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state report cards"
February 21, 2018. Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a new US-wide 'report card' that ranks all 50 states on the quality of their maternity care.
Home births as safe as hospital births: International study suggests
August 7, 2019 Source: McMaster University "This research clearly demonstrates the risk is no different when the birth is intended to be at home or in hospital."
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America."
Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager.
BMJ 2005;330:1416 (18 June).
A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies
Feb. 22, 2018. This article from ProPublica uses recent research to show that giving midwives a greater role in patient care achieves better results on key measures of maternal and neonatal health.
"Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state report cards"
February 21, 2018. Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a new US-wide 'report card' that ranks all 50 states on the quality of their maternity care.
Home births as safe as hospital births: International study suggests
August 7, 2019 Source: McMaster University "This research clearly demonstrates the risk is no different when the birth is intended to be at home or in hospital."
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America."
Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager.
BMJ 2005;330:1416 (18 June).
A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies
Feb. 22, 2018. This article from ProPublica uses recent research to show that giving midwives a greater role in patient care achieves better results on key measures of maternal and neonatal health.
Breastfeeding
Vermont La Leche League
Vermont La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement...
La Leche League International
The La Leche League International mission is: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
CDC Statement on Breastfeeding
CDC is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting optimal breastfeeding practices.
Vermont La Leche League
Vermont La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement...
La Leche League International
The La Leche League International mission is: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
CDC Statement on Breastfeeding
CDC is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting optimal breastfeeding practices.
VBAC
International Cesarean Awareness Network
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
VBAC.com
This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).
International Cesarean Awareness Network
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
VBAC.com
This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).
Immunizations
Centers for Disease Control - National Immunization Program
The CDC site has the most recent immunization schedule, details about each vaccine and illness, state requirements, and a link for reporting vaccine injuries.
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA oversees testing and approval of all drugs in the U.S. including vaccines.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
VAERS is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
Institute for Vaccine Safety
The Institute for Vaccine Safety exists to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines.
Common ingredients in vaccines. From the Food and Drug Administration.
Information about Thimerosal from the CDC. Thimerosal has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001, but is still found in some flu vaccines.
Centers for Disease Control - National Immunization Program
The CDC site has the most recent immunization schedule, details about each vaccine and illness, state requirements, and a link for reporting vaccine injuries.
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA oversees testing and approval of all drugs in the U.S. including vaccines.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
VAERS is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
Institute for Vaccine Safety
The Institute for Vaccine Safety exists to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines.
Common ingredients in vaccines. From the Food and Drug Administration.
Information about Thimerosal from the CDC. Thimerosal has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001, but is still found in some flu vaccines.
Nursing Supplies
Bravado Designs
Bravado makes a variety of fantastic and fun nursing bras. Several styles, patterns, and designs are available, many with matching underpants!
Medela
Medela makes high quality breast pumps and other nursing supplies.
Title Nine Sports
Clothing for active women...including active nursing women. They have designed a nursing bra that has received rave reviews from my clients.
Bravado Designs
Bravado makes a variety of fantastic and fun nursing bras. Several styles, patterns, and designs are available, many with matching underpants!
Medela
Medela makes high quality breast pumps and other nursing supplies.
Title Nine Sports
Clothing for active women...including active nursing women. They have designed a nursing bra that has received rave reviews from my clients.
Circumcision
Jewish Circumcision Resource Center
This site is full of resources for Jewish families considering circumcision or other ways to celebrate and mark the birth of a baby boy.
Brit Shalom Celebrants
Brit Shalom is a non-cutting naming ceremony which replaces Brit Milah (ritual circumcision) for newborn Jewish boys.
Care of the uncircumcised penis
Information for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Physicians
This is a link to the AAFP's position statement on circumcision.
Contraception and Sexuality
https://www.bedsider.org/
Information about sexual health, fertility awareness and contraceptive options
Planned Parenthood
Offers information and resources about abortion, birth control, cancer screening, emergency contraception, sex, relationships, sexual Orientation and gender
Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom
Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom is a grassroots organization that works to ensure women have the right to control what happens to their health and bodies. Vermont Access provides critical support services for women across Vermont.
https://www.bedsider.org/
Information about sexual health, fertility awareness and contraceptive options
Planned Parenthood
Offers information and resources about abortion, birth control, cancer screening, emergency contraception, sex, relationships, sexual Orientation and gender
Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom
Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom is a grassroots organization that works to ensure women have the right to control what happens to their health and bodies. Vermont Access provides critical support services for women across Vermont.
Professional Organizations
Citizens for Midwifery
Citizens for Midwifery is a non-profit, volunteer, grassroots organization. Founded by several mothers in 1996, it is the only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care.
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals and organizations. Their mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. They have created the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative and developed guidelines for designated sites as such.
Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery
FAM aims to improve the health status of women, babies and families by increasing awareness of and access to the midwifery model of care. This mission is accomplished through the funding of education, research and public policy initiatives.
Midwives Alliance of North America
The mission of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation among midwives. Through our collective strength, we can ensure midwifery care for all mothers and their babies throughout North America.
Vermont Midwives Alliance
You will be able to find links to local Vermont pregnancy resources, midwives in your area, wonderful reading materials to help you make informed choices in your pregnancy, and so much more.
North American Registry of Midwives
The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional Midwife" (CPM).
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
NACPM aims to empower and care for women as they make choices about their pregnancies and births, through the development and growth of the profession of midwifery as practiced by Certified Professional Midwives
Vermont chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives
VT ACNM seeks to improve the health of women and infants by providing information and resources for women and their families, and furthering the availability of midwifery services. It is the philosophy of the profession that every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.
American College of Nurse Midwives
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM provides resources for midwifery education and practice in the United States and strengthens the capacity of midwives in developing countries. Members are primary care providers for women throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health.
Citizens for Midwifery
Citizens for Midwifery is a non-profit, volunteer, grassroots organization. Founded by several mothers in 1996, it is the only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care.
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals and organizations. Their mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. They have created the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative and developed guidelines for designated sites as such.
Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery
FAM aims to improve the health status of women, babies and families by increasing awareness of and access to the midwifery model of care. This mission is accomplished through the funding of education, research and public policy initiatives.
Midwives Alliance of North America
The mission of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation among midwives. Through our collective strength, we can ensure midwifery care for all mothers and their babies throughout North America.
Vermont Midwives Alliance
You will be able to find links to local Vermont pregnancy resources, midwives in your area, wonderful reading materials to help you make informed choices in your pregnancy, and so much more.
North American Registry of Midwives
The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional Midwife" (CPM).
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
NACPM aims to empower and care for women as they make choices about their pregnancies and births, through the development and growth of the profession of midwifery as practiced by Certified Professional Midwives
Vermont chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives
VT ACNM seeks to improve the health of women and infants by providing information and resources for women and their families, and furthering the availability of midwifery services. It is the philosophy of the profession that every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.
American College of Nurse Midwives
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM provides resources for midwifery education and practice in the United States and strengthens the capacity of midwives in developing countries. Members are primary care providers for women throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health.
Midwifery Education
Birthwise Midwifery School
Birthwise Midwifery School is a three-year direct-entry midwifery education program, which is located in southwestern Maine. The school was founded in 1994 and has been accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council since 1999.
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
The Midwifery Education Accreditation Council’s mission is to promote quality education in midwifery through accreditation. It creates standards and criteria for the education of midwives that reflect the nationally recognized core competencies and guiding principles of midwifery care set by the Midwives Alliance of North America.
Bastyr University/Seattle Midwifery School
Seattle Midwifery School has been educating childbirth professionals for more than 30 years. Our well-known, rigorous midwifery training program, founded in 1978, is the oldest direct-entry midwifery program in the country.
Birthwise Midwifery School
Birthwise Midwifery School is a three-year direct-entry midwifery education program, which is located in southwestern Maine. The school was founded in 1994 and has been accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council since 1999.
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
The Midwifery Education Accreditation Council’s mission is to promote quality education in midwifery through accreditation. It creates standards and criteria for the education of midwives that reflect the nationally recognized core competencies and guiding principles of midwifery care set by the Midwives Alliance of North America.
Bastyr University/Seattle Midwifery School
Seattle Midwifery School has been educating childbirth professionals for more than 30 years. Our well-known, rigorous midwifery training program, founded in 1978, is the oldest direct-entry midwifery program in the country.