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Movies & Guides

• Born in the USA - the first public television documentary to provide an in-depth look at childbirth in America. It offers a fascinating overview of birthing, beginning with the early days of our country when almost everyone knew of mothers or babies who died in childbirth. Watch the videoclip.
• Community Action Guide - contains information and materials to help community leaders build a dialogue about birth and women's health.
• Viewers Guide - an eight-page printer-friendly guide that takes a look at childbirth facts, alternatives, and ten questions to ask your care provider.

Articles

• The Language of Birth
• Ina May Gaskin and the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project
• Language About Labor
• Best Birth Videos
• Medical Marijuana: A Surprising Solution to Severe Morning Sickness
• The Watermelon Effect
• A Touching Look At Touching
• Pamper Your Pregnant Self
• Honoring Our Cycles: Using Fertility Awareness to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy
• Treating Group B Strep: Are Antibiotics Necessary?
• Prenatal Testing and Informed Consent: Base Your Choices on the Evidence
• Labor Union: The Story of a Bradley Dad
• Revealing the Real Risks: Obstetrical Interventions and Maternal Mortality
• Natural Childbirth in the Hospital: Is it possible?
• Gratitude
• Beads and Blessings
• Ecstatic Birth: The Hormonal Blueprint of Labor
• Saying No to Episiotomy: Getting through Labor and Delivery in One Piece
• What Is Ultrasound?: A Definition of Its Use and Practice
• Weighing the Risks: What You Should Know about Ultrasound
• Herbal Allies for Pregnancy
• Let the Baby Decide: The Case against Inducing Labor
• Comfort Measures for Labor
• Induced and Seduced: The Dangers of Cytotec
• Epidural Epidemic

Ask The Experts

• Sarah J. Buckly, GP/MD
  -pregnancy, birth and family planning
• Gurmukh Khar Khalsa
  -pre and postnatal yoga
• Sheila Kitzinger
  -homebirth, childbirth education, postpartum depression
• Michel Odent, MD
  -labor, birth, waterbirth
• Jeanne Ohm
  -chiropractic care during pregnancy
• Linda Folden Palmer, DC
  -nutrition during pregnancy
• Karen Salt
  -doula, holistic pregnancy
• Elaine Stillerman
  -pre and postnatal massage

Discussion Boards

• Fertility
• I'm Pregnant
• Birth and Beyond
• Postpartum Depression
• Pregnancy and Birth Loss