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Birth at Home - Useful Links

Here are some links we hope you will find useful:

(Note that Birth at Home is not responsible for the content of external web sites! Whilst we believe that these are good and useful sites, it should be appreciated that opinions vary in midwifery as in every branch of life, and it should not be assumed that we would agree with every word on these sites!)

Independent Midwives Association:

http://www.independentmidwives.org.uk/

Organisation that supports independent midwives in the UK; provides a database of members.

Association of Radical Midwives:

http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/

Pro-midwifery skills site, has many interesting articles.

Birth Choice UK:

http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/

This site, which is fairly easy to use (!), shows you the latest available statistics for the type of births in your local units, i.e. what proportion of women who enter this unit end up with a caesarean section.......if the figure is around 25% that means that you have a 1 in 4 chance of a section in this unit......Also check out the instrumental delivery rate.......with the greater majority of instrumental deliveries you will also have an episiotomy (cut to the perineum). (If you have any questions please feel free to ring and ask us..........)

AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services):

http://www.aims.org.uk/

Information and campaigning site.

Homebirth Reference Site:

http://www.homebirth.org.uk/

A wonderful resource for those considering homebirth.

National Childbirth Trust:

http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/

General information about pregnancy and birth, organises breast-feeding support groups.

Birthworks:

http://www.birthworks.co.uk/

Birthing pool hire.