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Here are some pregnancy and childbirth related links you may find useful. This list will be updated from time to time, so please contact us if you have suggestions to add.

HOME BIRTH

Beautiful Home Birth Montage

Home Birth Reference Site

Homebirth in the UK

Birth Choice UK – rates your local maternity care

England and Wales, Birth Statistics

Joint RCOG/RCM Statement on Home Birth

Waterbirth at Home

GENERAL PREGNANCY AND BIRTH PAGES

Breakdancing ‘Pregnant’ Women in London

Womb Ecology, by Michel Odent

MyBirth TV

Mothers over 35

Spinning Babies

Andrea Robertson’s Diary

Towards Better Birth

Childbirth Song

MATERNITY & YOUR RIGHTS

Citizens Advice Bureau – info on maternity leave

Statutory Maternity Pay

VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CAESAREAN

A UK caesarean site

An Australian caesarean site

BIRTHING THE PLACENTA

Homebirth site

Birthrites

With Woman

BREASTFEEDING

Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative

La Leche League UK

The Breastfeeding Network

Jane’s Breastfeeding Resources

International Baby Food Action Network

Baby Milk Action

CLOTH NAPPIES

Women’s Environmental Network

The Nappy Lady

Real Nappies for London

Camden Real Nappy Info

Essex Real Nappy Info

Real Nappy Week

HELP AND IMPROVEMENT GROUPS

Birth Crisis Network

Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services

One Mother One Midwife Campaign

Save Independent Midwifery Campaign

PARENTING

Intermix – parenting in a mixed race family

One Space – for single parents

Netmums

Parentline Plus

MIDWIFERY

The Independent Midwives Association

Midwives Information and Resource Service

Association of Radical Midwives

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

Expectancy

Shiatsu and Massage

Positioning the Baby

Homeopathy

FUN SITES

What happened on your birth day?

Midwife Fairy Tales