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Doulas of North America (DONA), an international association of doulas who are trained to provide the highest quality emotional, physical and educational support to women and their families during childbirth and postpartum. Evidence based certification programs are offered for both birth doulas and postpartum doulas. www.dona.org
CAPPA is a nonprofit international organization that was founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of professional membership and training to childbirth educators, lactation educators, labor doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas. www.cappa.net
Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators www.alace.org
Doula & Childbirth Educator Certification www.childbirthinternational.com
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) www.mana.org
Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council (MEAC) www.meacschools.org
Indiana Birth Choices The C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Group http://www.indianabirthchoices.com/
La Leche League of Greater Lafayette www.freewebs.com/llloflafayette
Bloomington Area Birth Services www.bloomingtonbirth.com
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). www.ican-online.org
This web site provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). www.vbac.com/
Giving Birth In Water -A Gentle Birth Choice - Waterbirth International Web site www.waterbirth.org/spa/index.php
Maternity Center Association (MCA) - Maternity Wise - Helping Women make Informed Decisions. www.maternitywise.org
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services www.motherfriendly.org
BirthLove find everything the empowered, enlightened woman needs to know about pregnancy, birth and beyond www.birthlove.com
Interactive Birth Plan www.childbirth.org/interactive/ibirthplan.html
National Women’s Health Information Center - Information in Chinese & Spanish is also available on their site. 1-800-994-WOMAN www.4woman.gov
The Future of Birth www.thefutureofbirth.org
A good dictionary of baby sign language www.mybabycantalk.com/index.aspx
What Babies Want www.whatbabieswant.com
Color of Women Journals http://www.wisdomhousecatalog.com/page/page/3059060.htm
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