RESOURCES & LINKS:
Lamaze International https://www.lamaze.org/
DONA International https://www.dona.org/
HypnoBirthing International https://us.hypnobirthing.com
HypnoBirthing Australia https://au.hypnobirthing.com
NZ Council of Homeopaths https://homeopathy.co.nz
NZ Natural Fertility https://www.naturalfertility.co.nz/
Bach Flower Essences http://www.bachflower.com
Traumatic Birth Recovery https://www.traumaticbirthrecovery.com
Stillbirthday https://stillbirthday.com
“Remind Yourself That You Cannot Fail at Being Yourself”
RESOURCES I TRUST AND LOVE:
Dr Sara Wickham https://www.sarawickham.com
Evidence Based Birth https://evidencebasedbirth.com
Midwife Thinking https://midwifethinking.com
Dr Sarah Buckley https://sarahbuckley.com
Hannah Dahlen http://hannahdahlen.com.au
Kathy Fray https://www.kathyfray.com
Homebirth Aotearoa http://homebirth.org.nz
Jenny Blyth - Birthwork https://birthwork.com/
Penny Simkin https://www.pennysimkin.com/
Zoe Clarke-Coates (Baby loss) https://www.zoeadelle.co.uk/books/
Milli Hill (Positive Birth Movement) https://www.positivebirthmovement.org/author/milli-hill/
Birth Without Fear (January Harshe) https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/
Dr Jack Newman (aka Breastfeeding Guru) https://ibconline.ca/
NZCOM https://www.midwife.org.nz
Find your Midwife https://www.findyourmidwife.co.nz
Plunket NZ https://www.plunket.org.nz
PADA https://pada.nz
SANDS http://www.sands.org.nz
HRI https://www.hri-research.org
Cochrane Library https://www.cochranelibrary.com
Kathy Fray (Maternity Consultant) https://www.kathyfray.com/
Dr Aviva Romm, M.D https://avivaromm.com/
“You Are The Single Biggest Influence In Your Life”
RESOURCES: THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND NZ COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS:
Information on Caesarean section (VIDEO): https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/patient-information-guides/patient-information-videos/caesarean-section-video
Information on Caesarean section (Pamphlet): https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/patient-information-guides/patient-information-pamphlets/caesarean-section
Information on Vaginal birth after Caesarean section: https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/patient-information-guides/patient-information-pamphlets/vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-section
Information on Birth after Caesarean section (statement): https://ranzcog.edu.au/RANZCOG_SITE/media/RANZCOG-MEDIA/Women%27s%20Health/Statement%20and%20guidelines/Clinical-Obstetrics/Birth-after-previous-Caesarean-Section-(C-Obs-38)Review-March-2019.pdf?ext=.pdf
Information on “Vaginal Seeding”of infants born by Caesarean section (BMJ Talk medicine): https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i227
Breech presentation at the end of your pregnancy: https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/patient-information-resources/breech-presentation-at-the-end-of-your-pregnancy
VARIOUS INFORMATION PAMPHLETS - Pain relief, common questions, exercise during pregnancy, gestational diabetes etc. https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/patient-information-guides/patient-information-pamphlets
BOOKS: Pregnancy & Birth
Giving Birth With Confidence - Judith Lothian
Dr Jack Newman’s Guide To Breastfeeding - Dr. Jack Newman & Teresa Pitman
Birth In Focus: Stories And Photos To Inform, Educate And Inspire - Becky Read
And Baby Makes Three - John Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
Mothering The New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth - Sally Placksin
Helping Baby Sleep: The Science & Practice Of Gentle Bedtime Parenting - Anni Gethin & Beth Macgregor
Touchpoints (2nd Edition): Your Child’s Emotional & Behavioural Development - T. Berry Brazelton, M.D
The Baby Book: Everything You Need To Know About Your Baby From Birth To Age Two - William Sears, Martha Sears
Having Twins & More: A Parent’s Guide To Multiple Pregnancy, Birth & Early Childhood - Elizabeth Noble
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Dr Sarah Buckley
Informed Is Best - Amy Brown
Give Birth Like A Feminist - Milli Hill
The Positive Birth Book: A New Approach To Pregnancy, Birth & The Early Weeks - Milli Hill
Birth Skills - Juju Sundin
Optimal Care In Childbirth: The Case For A Physiological Approach - Goer & Romano
Natural Hospital Birth - Cynthia Gabriel
The Simple Guide To Having A Baby - Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham
Birth Reborn - Michel Odent
The Nursing Mother’s Companion - Kathleen Huggins
The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
Expecting Better - Emily Oster
Like A Mother - Angela Garbes
Hold Your Premie - Jill Bergman
Spiritual Midwifery - Ina May Gaskin
Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Birthwork - Jenny Blyth
Birthing Your Placenta, Vitamin K & The Newborn, Group Strep B Explained, Inducing Labour: Making Informed Decisions, What’s Right For Me? Making Decisions In Pregnancy And Childbirth - Dr Sara Wickham
The Attachment Pregnancy - Laurel Wilson & Tracy Wilson Peters
Why Induction Matters - Rachel Reed
Reclaiming Childbirth As A Rite Of Passage - Rachel Reed
Books - Infertility, Baby Loss, PND, Gut Health:
INFERTILITY:
The Fertility Doctor’s Guide To Overcoming Infertility - Mark P. Trolice, M.D
HEALTH/GUT HEALTH:
The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution - Aviva Romm, M.D
Heal Your Gut - Lee Holmes
The Body Ecology Diet - Donna Gates
WOMEN’S HEALTH:
8 Steps To Reverse Your PCOS - Fiona McCulloch, N.D
Period Repair Manual: Every Woman’s Guide To Better Periods - Lara Briden (highly, highly recommend)
Heal Endometriosis - Susan Richards, M.D
Aviva Romm - Hormone Intelligence
BABY LOSS/GRIEF/PND:
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression - Kleiman & Raskin
Mothers Cry Too - Dr Sara Weeks
The Baby Loss Guide - Zoe Clark-Coates
FERTILITY/INFERTILITY LINKS:
You can still naturally conceive even with low AMH watch here
TEDTALKS: Own Your Body’s Data watch here
Hope after IVF: Restorative Reproductive Medicine read article here
Infertility & Sub Fertility - Symptoms of an underlying issue read here
Reproductive Health Institute: Ovulation a sign of health - Understanding reproductive health in a new way read here
FACTS - What Is Charting? read here
Fertile Hope Yoga - Free Fertility Affirmation Deck click here
My Fertility Hub - click here
She Talks Health - 10 Day Digestive & Hormone Reboot click here
Joette Calabrese Feminopathy (Homeopathic) - click here
In Touch Fertility - PMS Survival Guide click here
“The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear”