Web Directory

» Citizens for Midwifery Home Birth Fact Sheet
   Gives empirical evidence for the safety of a planned home birth with a qualified midwife, as well as outlining the benefits.
   http://www.cfmidwifery.org/pdf/safety.pdf

» Considering a Home Birth
   This pregnancyinfo.net article gives a brief overview of considerations, including emergencies and preparation.
   http://www.pregnancy-info.net/homebirths.html

» Fish Can't See Water: The Need to Humanize Birth
   This is the full text of a paper by Dr. M. Wagner that appeared in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. It discusses the problems with a medical, hospital birth, the safety of home birth, and the need to shift the care of normal pregnan
   http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/wagner03.html

» Giving birth: home can be better than hospital
   This is a British Medical Journal (BMJ) page that comments on the safety and experience of home birth as opposed to hospital birth for low-risk pregnancies.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/0-a

» Home Birth Reference Page
   Contains summaries of research, references, links, and recommended books.
   http://www.homebirth.org.uk/

» Home Birth—Why It's Necessary
   Article by the midwife Ina May Gaskin.
   http://www.inamay.com/?page_id=74

» Home birth
   An editorial in the British Medical Journal by Nachiel Springer and Chris Van Weel.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1276

» Home versus hospital deliveries: follow up study of matched pairs for procedures and outcome
   This is a published study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which examines and compares the outcomes of planned home births versus planned hospital births.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/313/7068/1313?ijkey=1bcd0598283859b00e44ed0e1b4506d929e6874c&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

» Homebirth
   Mothering Magazine provides articles, movies, discussion boards, and an "ask the experts" feature.
   http://mothering.com/homebirth

» Homebirth - Safety and Benefits
   Collection of articles and source material about homebirth.
   http://falcao.best.vwh.net/ronnie/index.html

» Homebirth Birth Stories
   Provides stories from around the world, including accounts of twins and water births.
   http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/blhomestory.htm

» Homebirth: A midwife Mutiny
   Homebirth information, opinion and discussion with British-Australian Independent Midwife. Includes videos, photos and journals of women achieving a natural birth.
   http://www.homebirth.net.au

» Indie Birth
   Magazine about natural parenting topics.
   http://indiebirth.com

» Is Hospital Birth Better?
   Essay commenting on the hospital treatment of women and newborns in the United States.
   http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/add695/newbornhos.html

» Outcome of planned home and planned hospital births in low risk pregnancies: prospective study in midwifery practices in the Netherlands
   This is a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which investigates the relation between home and hospital births and perinatal outcomes.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1309

» Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America
   British Medical Journal research paper evaluating the safety of home births in involving direct entry (non-nurse) midwives.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/1416?rss

» Planned Home Birth
   This BabyCenter article covers multiple topics on home birth including safety, cost, and finding an attendant.
   http://www.babycenter.com/0_planned-home-birth_168.bc

» Safety Of Home Birth (McMaster Study)
   Article by Stephanie Brunner in Medical News Today, summarizing the research.
   http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/164804.php

» Science-Based Medicine: The Tragic Death Toll of Homebirth
   Article by an obstetrician gynecologist looking at mortality statistics for homebirth in the USA.
   http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2392

» Siblings and the Homebirth Setting
   Article discussing the advantages and problems of having siblings present for a home birth, including guidelines, experiences, and study references.
   http://www.compleatmother.com/homebirth/hb_siblings.htm

» StorkNet Birth Stories
   Several stories from home birth moms and their families.
   http://www.storknet.com/stories/homebirth.htm

» The effect of birth experience on postpartum depression
   This is a study on postpartum depression published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) comparing the outcomes of women who have had home births to women who have had hospital deliveries.
   http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/59.asp

» The influence of birth experience on postpartum depression: a follow-up study
   This is a follow-up study published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) website of the incidence and severity of postpartum depression comparing home birth and hospital deliveries.
   http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/118.asp

» UnassistedHomebirth.com
   Has a top 10 list of reasons to birth at home. Also has information on unassisted miscarriage and contains book reviews and book ordering information.
   http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/