This is a great, short film about doulas: Doulas Of North America, DONA International: Doulas Association of Southern California, DASC: UNICEF overview of the program US Baby-Friendly Hospitals: Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, CIMS: The Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health, APPPAH: This website focuses on the life period with the highest adaptability and vulnerability to environmental factors - the period inside the womb by Michel Odent: Information on birth and waterbirth: The movie about the Business of Maternity Care in the US: This is Ricki Lake's community for people to share experiences and options about pregnancy, natural birth and holistic parenting: International Cesarean Awareness Network: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Healing After Cesarean: This is a unique, step-by-step approach to optimal fetal positioning: Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles: Breastfeeding after breast surgery: This is a Los Angeles based breast milk bank for donations and purchasing: Ana Paula Markel Ellie Shea Judy Chapman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmB96cRnaU
www.dona.org
www.dascdoulas.org
Baby Friendly Hospitals:
www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.htm
www.babyfriendlyusa.org/eng/03.html
www.motherfriendly.org
Pregnancy and Birth related resource:
www.birthpsychology.com
www.wombecology.com
www.waterbirth.org
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com
www.mybestbirth.com
www.ican.org
www.vbac.com
www.birthrites.org
www.spinningbabies.com
Breastfeeding Related Resources:
www.breasfeedingtaskforla.org
www.lalecheleague.org
www.breastfeeding.com
www.kellymom.com
www.drjacknewman.com
www.bfar.org
www.milkinmamas.com
Postpartum Related Resources:
www.drjaygordon.com
www.drfeder.com
Postpartum Mood Disorders related resources:
www.depressionalafterdelivery.com
DONA International approved birth doula trainers in Los Angeles:
www.binibirth.com
www.doulabirthpartners.com
www.chapmanfamilycenter.com