Pregnancy and Childbirth (Subscribe)
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Aquabirths
Offer pools for hire for home births and baptisms. Delivery throughout UK.
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
ABM is a UK based charity that provides support for nursing mothers and information for students and healthcare professionals.
Baby Bunting Parenting
http://www.babybuntingparenting.co.uk/
Details of the health visiting and parent coaching techniques offered by a network across the country.
Birth Choice UK
Assists women choosing where to give birth. Offers a checklist regarding options, information about maternity care, maternity statistics and research-based information about childbirth.
Diagnostic Ultrasound
http://www.diagnosticultrasound.org.uk/
Information about scans undertaken during pregnancy including to measure nuchal translucency.
Dorking National Childbirth Trust
http://www.dorking-nct.freewire.co.uk/
Local branch offering information and support.
Gentle Water Birthing Pools
Information on pools for hire and franchise opportunities.
Home Birth Article
http://www.backspace.org/defunct/BirthArticle.html
A personal experience of choosing to stay at home and how this is seen by the medical profession.
Home Birth Reference Page
http://www.homebirth.org.uk/index.htm
Contains summaries of research into homebirth, references, links, and recommended books.
HypnoBirthing UK
http://www.hypnobirthing.co.uk/
Information about self hypnosis for labour and natural childbirth, discussion boards and where to find your nearest classes.
Independent Midwife Sue Rose
http://www.midwifesuerose.co.uk/
[Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire] Information about the services she offers, plus bio and clients comments.
Jane's Breastfeeding and Childbirth Resources
http://www.breastfeeding.co.uk/
Large collection of links to related information.
Miscarriage and Infant Loss Memorial Book
http://beehive.thisisplymouth.co.uk/miscarriagememorialbook/
Memorial book and prayer request facility for all parents who have lost a child from conception to 1-year-old.
Mothersbliss
http://www.mothersbliss.co.uk/
Pregnancy and being-a-mother information from the UK. From planning to the baby's first year.
Netdoctor.co.uk
http://pregnancy.netdoctor.co.uk
Information on conception, pregnancy and birth. Focusing on health and medical issues relevant to having a baby from pre-eclampsia to postnatal depression.
Nicky Menzies' UK Homebirth Website
http://www.homebirth.net/index.html
A British midwife looks at homebirth in the United Kingdom.
Post Natal Depression
Information, stories and support forum.
Postnatal Depression Training
Provides skills-based training, to identify Postnatal Depression (PND) by appropriate use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and to provide planned, structured, focussed intervention using techniques derived from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
Radical Midwives Homepage
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/
Midwives committed to improving maternity care within the NHS - a support group for midwives, and for women who cannot find the care they need. Articles on many aspects of midwifery.
Sheila Kitzinger
http://www.sheilakitzinger.com
Author of woman-centered childbirth books. Includes up-to-date information on her work, both academic and activist.
Surrey PND
[Surrey] Local organisation providing information, several stories, support and a means of contacting other mothers who have experienced or suffered from post natal depression.
The Birth Company
http://www.thebirthcompany.co.uk/
[St John's Wood, London] A clinic that offers a combination of a more holistic approach and a medicalised one. Also specialises in general gynaecological and fertility assessments.
The Miscarriage Association
http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Support and understanding offered from the perspective of having been through miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy through a network of local volunteers. Includes introductory information and some telephone support details.
The National Childbirth Trust
http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/
Useful resources and support throughout the country.
Twins and Multiple Births Association
Registered charity for all parents with twins, triplets, quads, quins, or sextuplets. Events, books, list of UK Twins Clubs, holidays with other members, and helpline information.
