Birth Resources + Information

Evidence Based Resources

• Evidence Based Birth

• Lamaze International

Cesarean

• Gentle C-Section’s are Growing in Popularity (CNN)

• The Gentle Cesarean: More Like a Birth Than an Operation (NPR)

Delayed Cord Clamping

• Rethinking Placental Transfusion and Cord Clamping Issues (Pub Med)

• Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping - What’s the Evidence Say? (Lamaze)

Estimated Due Dates

• Are Due Dates Real? (Evergreen Doula Services)

• Evidence on: Inducing for Due Dates (Evidence Based Birth)

Optimal Fetal Positioning

• Exercises (The VBAC Link)

• Fetal Positions for Birth (Cleveland Clinic)

• Miles Circuit

• Spinning Babies®

Perineal Tearing

• Evidence on Perineal Tears and the Importance of Avoiding Episiotomy (Evidence Based Birth)

Placenta Encapsulation

• Placenta Encapsulation and Evidence on Placenta Encapsulation - Podcast Episode (Evidence Based Birth)

• Placentophagy and its Potential Effects on Breastfeeding (Our Milky Way; Healthy Children Project Center for Breastfeeding)

Vaginal Seeding

• How Seeding Protects Your Baby’s Microbiome (Amy Myers MD)

• Protecting Your Baby’s Microbiome from the Start (Aviva Romm MD)

• Vaginal Seeding After Cesarean: Is It Safe and Recommended for Your Baby? (Aviva Romm MD)