Pregnancy & Babies Web Guide

General Advice

• Baby Centre
  Baby information and advice
• National ChildbirthTrust
  Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding advice.
• Babyworld
  Pregnancy, birth and baby advice.
• Baby Place
  US site with baby advice.
• BBC Pregnancy
  Pregnancy articles and advice.
• AIMS
  Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services. Research and information for health professionals and parents.
• Association for Post-Natal Illness
  Support for mothers suffering from post-natal illness, including post-natal depression.
• Association of Radical Midwives
  Set up to promote the provision within the NHS of tailored midwife provision, and to improve the position of midwives as an advocate for birth choices.
• BliSS The premature baby charity
  BliSS campaigns to improve care for premature babies and sick newborn babies.
• Doula UK
  Network of doulas - experienced woman who offer emotional and practical support to a woman (or couple) before, during and after childbirth.
• Homebirth Reference Site
  Resource about home birth, parents and health professionals looking for facts and ideas.
• Independent Midwives Association
  Information on independent midwives working outside the NHS and details of how to find one in your area
• MorningWell morning sickness treatment
  MorningWell is an audio programme to cure morning sickness.
• Royal College of Midwives
  Includes a number of research and academics papers.
• Sheila Kitzinger
  Sheila Kitzinger is a social anthropologist and writer who has researched into women's experiences of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.

• Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
  Offer advice, support and information on breastfeeding.
• La Leche League
  Breatfeeding advice from International Organisation, questions are routed to a branch in your country.
• The Breastfeeding Network
  Support and information for breastfeeding women.
• Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
  Works to improve breastfeeding support in the maternity and community health services.

• International Caesarian Awareness Network
  Information and advice.
• Vaginal Birth After Caesarian
  Blunt information on the pros and cons of VBAC.

• Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
  Information on ectopic pregnancies, including the causes and symptoms.
• Tommy's Baby Charity
  Help and support to those who have experienced a premature birth, miscarriage or stillbirth in the family.
• Group B Strep Support group
  Advice and information about preventing GBS infection in babies.
• The Pelvic Partnership
  UK support group for women with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction(SPD) or Pelvic Girdle Pain(PGP) and their families. They provide a telephone helpline and information leaflets free to women with SPD.

• Baby Talk
  Details of Dr Sally Ward's book, and classes she runs.
• Babylab
  Investigations into how babies develop and learn.
• Sign2Me
  Website of Joseph Garcia, author of Sign With Your Baby, with information on baby signing.
• The Baby Whisperer
  Homepage of Tracy Hogg - author of Secrets of the Baby Whisperer

• England and Wales
  Registering Information
• Scotland
  Registering Information
• Northern Ireland
  Registering Information

• Antenatal Results and Choices
  Support and information for parents facing antenatal screening and test results-related decisions.
• Obstetric Ultrasound - Comprehensive Guide
  Excellent and comprehensive resource for information on ultrasound tests in pregnancy.

• Twinkle Twinkle
  Reusable nappy advice and suppliers.
• Bristol Real Nappy Info Service
  Site that explains the basics of real nappies, and the environmental and health benefits
• National Association of Nappy Services
  A voluntary, non-profit organisation that sets out the industry guidelines.
• Cloth Nappy Review
  Gathers lots of unbiased reviews of all the nappies out there from cloth users. The blog was set up to help people to make a decision and not an expensive mistake.

• Made in Water
  Inflatable birthing pools to buy and lots of information on waterbirths.
• Active Birth Centre
  Information about active births.
• Gentlewater Birthing Pools
  Heated birthing pool Hire Company in the South East of England.
• Splashdown Water Birth Services
  Birthing pool hire throughout the UK.
• Waterbirth International
  List of waterbirth resources and a Waterbirth Referral Search.

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