Home Birth
www.homebirth.org.uk
www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/
www.homebirthuk.asp
Water birth
All of the organisations above are invaluable for information regarding water birth, the ones listed below are also of particular interest in hiring pools:
www.thegoodbirth.co.uk
www.aquabirths.co.uk
www.birthworks.co.uk
Doulas
Scottish Doula Network
An organisation that provides peer support for local doulas and their contact details for parents.
www.scottishdoulanetwork.co.uk
An organisation promoting and training doulas all over the country.
www.doula.org.uk
Nurturing BirthAgain, promoting and training doulas and brimming with wise-women!
www.nurturingbirth.co.uk
Of general interest...
Birth Resource Centre - a wonderful centre providing support both post and pre-natally for Edinburgh parents.
www.birthresourcecentre.org.uk
Michel Odent. www.wombecology.com
National Childbirth Trust. Childbirth and pregnancy charity. Provides information on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and parenthood. www.nct.org.uk
La Leche League. Local La Leche League Groups provide mother-to-mother support by holding regular discussion meetings on various aspects of mothering and breastfeeding. www.laleche.org.uk
Evidence based Informed Choice Information MIDIRS Informed Choice provides you with an objective appraisal of the best available scientific evidence relating to 21 titles about pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. www.infochoice.org
The HypnoBirthing Institute in the UK www.hypnobirthing.co.uk