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Evidence-Based Practices for the Fetal to Newborn Transition: The Timing of Umbilical Cord Clamping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthy Birth Your Way: Six Steps to a Safer Birth
Basic tips to help you understand how to facilitate a healthy birth for you and your baby.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Timeless Way: A History of Birth from Ancient to Modern Times
See how women gave birth over 500 years ago.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Woman Sings While In Labor
A beautiful example of how vocalization... taken to a whole new level in this labor... helps to manage contractions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Undisturbed Animal Birth
What does birth really look like?  Human birth has been routinely disturbed for so long (about 200 years) that we have lost the starting point of what normal birth is.... trust and patience play a very important role in the safety and health of both the mother and baby.
 
 
 
 
 
Mammal Birth Instints
An undisturbed elephant shows how strong her maternal instincts are to stimulate her own baby to breathe. 
 
 
 
 
 
Breastfeeding Medicine: Attachment, Development And The Surgeon General
The Risks Of Not Breastfeeding
This is an eyeopening study that shows the significant increases in health issues in both the mother and infant when formula is used instead of breastfeeding.  The study includes, but is not limitted to: increased risk in SIDS, infections, asthma, cancer, and diabetes. A must read even for parents that are planning on breastfeeding.  It will help you persevere if things are difficult in the beginning.
 
Note: If you are unable to breastfeed due to medications or other complicating factors, please see my resource page for information about using donor breastmilk.
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