RESOURCES: LABOUR & BIRTH
Birth Preparation
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Having a Baby: www.havingababy.co/preparing-for-baby
Doulas
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Doula Services Association of BC: www.bcdoulas.org
Cesarean Section
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Family Centered Cesarean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP4P758ZxZs
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Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC): www.vbac.com
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International Cesarean Awareness Network: http://ican-online.org/vbac/home
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Optimal Birth BC VBAC: https://optimalbirthbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/resources/for-bc-health-practitioners/brochures-vbac/OptimalBirth_Brochure.pdf
Hospital Birth
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Ontario Association of Midwives: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/why-give-birth-hospital
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BC Women's Hospital:
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St. Paul’s Hospital: http://www.providencehealthcare.org/maternity-obstetrics-pregnancy-childbirth
Home Birth
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Canadian Association of Midwives: Position Statement on Homebirth
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Place of Birth Handbook for Clients: https://www.cmbc.bc.ca/publications/planned-place-of-birth-handbook/
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Ontario Association of Midwives: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/home-birth-your-midwife-will-provide-labour-birth-and-post-birth-care-you-your-home
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Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Statement on Planned Homebirth
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Evidence Based Birth: Great summaries of the evidence on many topics including failure to progress, Group B Strep, doulas, inductions and much more. www.evidencebasedbirth.com
Waterbirth
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Waterbirth International: www.waterbirth.org
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Research on Waterbirth:
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Cochrane Review on Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth: https://www.cochrane.org/CD000111/PREG_immersion-water-labour-and-birth
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Water Birth and Perinatal Outcomes in British Columbia- A Retrospective Cohort Study Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada: https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(19)30685-1/pdf
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