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• APGAR Scoring for the Newborn - explanation and graphical representation of APGAR neonatal assesments.
• Birth and Babies - a journal for natural childbirth educators. Lists features and subscription info.
• Childbirth in Bolivia: Supporting Appropriate Strategies for Women in Birth' - a project on birth and the problem of modern mortality by Dr. Jo Murphy-Lawless of Trinity College Dublin.
• Conference on Birth and Violence - The Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health presents a conference on birth and violence, the societal impact, Sept 28 - Oct 1, 1995.
• Epidural Fact Sheet
• Expectant Father, The - facts, tips and advice for Dads-To-Be, by Armin Brott and Jennifer Ash.
• Father's Birth Story - diary of the day my son was born.
• For Childbirth Educators - starting point for childbirth educators, doulas, or people looking into the profession of childbirth.
• Gender/Sex: Boy or Girl - is it a boy or a girl? Believe or not, the baby's gender/sex can be determined by the wife's birthday, even before the wife is preganant.
• Giving Birth - a personal account and many links to various methods of childbirth.
• Giving Birth - One Woman's Gory Account - This page is about giving birth. Specifically, my son's birth. Detailed yet entertaining.
• Houston's Aid in Neonatal Death (H.A.N.D.) - provides support to parents who have experienced the death of their baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, prematurity, or other causes in infancy.
• Is This Really Labor? - tips on determining if this will really be your baby's birthday.
• L'Mazeltov - A course in Lamaze and Jewish lifecycle education, discussing childbirth, pregnancy, labor and pre-natal fitness. References made to Jewish culture.
• Labor and Birth Resources
• Medical and Scientific Information Online
• National Childbirth Trust - non-profit membership organisation dedicated to conducting research and providing information on pregnancy, childbirth and the early years of parenting.
• SANDS(Vic) Stillbirth/Neonatal Death - non-profit support agency providing support for grieving parents who have lost a child through stillbirth or neonatal death. This is an index linked document with extensive information on the subject.
• Water Baby: Experiences of Water Birth