Articles
Free film about normalizing birth
www.reducinginfantmortality.com
Lessons from a Homebirth Practice
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Preventing Complications with Nutrition
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Oxytocin Level Predicts Mother-Child Bond
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ACOG: Out of Touch with Needs of Childbearing Families
Trade Union claims out-of-hospital birth is “trendy;”tries to play the “bad mother” card. (PDF)
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by Dr. Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH
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Drugs in Labor: What Effects Do They Have 20 Years Hence?
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Alliance for the Improvement of Maternity Services (AIMS)
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Epidurals Cause Physical Problems for Babies
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Epidurals - Dead from the Waist Down
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Epidural - Pros, Cons of Epidural Use
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Medical Risks of Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth
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Salli Gonzalez, LM, CPM
Books
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
Susan McCutcheson-Rosegg
Offers an easy to read format and photos, artwork with labor and birth positions, as well as exercise, nutrition and excellent reasons to choose natural childbirth and how to get it.
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Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets
Gail J. Dahl
Gives insight on new research into to the effects of drugs, and ways to achieve natural childbirth.
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Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May Gaskin
Written by the pioneer of the homebirth movement in the United States, this book offers a grassroots approach to birth – much the way our great, great grandmothers may have done it.
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Ina May Gaskin
Much like the previous book, but written in 90’s vernacular. This goes into the medical interventions common in hospitals today and reasons you might want to avoid them.
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Childbirth Without Fear
Michel Odent & Grantly Dick-Read
A newer version of a book that Robert Bradley, MD (founder of the Bradley Method), used to base his technique. The emphasis is on the fact that women can give birth safely and naturally.
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The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Henci Goer
This researcher breaks down the various birthing interventions and gives both sides of the spectrum.
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Gentle Birth Choices
Barbara Harper, RN
Written by a nurse, doula/midwife, the founder of Waterbirth International, this author gives all the reasons to choose natural childbirth, the different ways to get it, and a brief history of how medical birth has become paramount in today’s society.
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Primal Health
Michel Odent
This book was written by the pioneer for natural childbirth and one of the first to introduce water birth. This book goes into the importance of bonding and the baby's first contact with the outside world and the impact on life-long health.
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Community Resources
* Acupuncture tel. 830-481-3556
* Attachment Parenting www.attachmentparenting.org
* Birth Centers www.birthcenterNB.com
* Birth Kits www.yourwaterbirth.com
* Birth Plans www.childbirth.org
* Birth Photography www.deserlyphotography.com
* Birth Pools www.yourwaterbirth.com
* Bradley Method www.bradleybirth.com
* Breastfeeding www.lalecheleague.org
* Breastfeeding Apparel www.glamourmom.com
* Cesarean/VBAC www.ican-online.org
* Childbirth Information www.childbirthconnection.com
* Chiropractic www.drphillipschiro.com
dresimonson@creatingwellnesscenters.com
* Circumcision www.nocirc.org
* Cloth Diapering www.fullcirclebaby.com
* Colic www.coliccalm.com/baby_infant_newborn_articles/acid-reflux.htm
* Conscious Parenting www.consciouswoman.org
* Doulas www.dona.org doulas@ccaosa.org
* Exercise www.lauraanata.com
* Fertility http://www.fertilityfriend.com/
* Herbal Remedies www.texasmedicinals.com
* Holistic Parenting http://holisticmoms.org/
* Homebirth www.homebirth.org.uk/
* Homebirth Safety www.thefarm.org/charities/mid.html
* Kiddie Pools www.poolcenter.com/
* Midwives www.sanantoniomidwives.org
* Midwifery www.mana.org
* Midwifery Model of Care www.radmid.demon.co.uk/whatis.htm
* Mothering www.mothering.com
* Natural Baby Products http://ecobaby.co.uk/l_Baby_2_.htm
* Natural Baby/Mama Wear http://everythingbirth.com/
* Natural Childbirth www.birthingnaturally.net
* Nutrition www.blueribbonbaby.org
* www.drbrewerpregnancydiet.com/index.html
* Beverly Meyer, Nutritionist www.dietandhealthcenter.info
* Online Birth Center www.moonlily.com/obc/
* Parenting www.askdrsears.com
* Perinatal Psychology http://speaking4baby.com/
* Preemie care www.kangaroomothercare.com
* Prenatal Exercise www.destinationmaternity.com
* Prenatal Massage tel.830-625-9512
* Prenatal Nutrition www.blueribbonbaby.org
* Vaccine Information www.vaclib.org
* WaterBirth www.yourwaterbirth.com
* Yoga www.lauraanata.com
Natural Childbirth
by Salli Gonzalez
Delivering in San Antonio, San Marcos, Marion, Seguin, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City Austin, Luling, Lockhart, Kyle, Buda and surrounding areas.
For more information
or to schedule a free consultation contact:
Childbirth ABCs
Salli Gonzalez, LM, CPM
308 E. San Antonio St.
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 556-3404
