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"The ax forgets; the tree remembers" ~ African proverb

ICAN

http://www.ican-online.org/ The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. It is a wonderful site with lots of information, resources and support. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

VBAC.com

www.VBAC.com  The place for VBAC information and support.

Childbirth Connection

http://www.childbirthconnection.org/home.asp?Visitor=Woman  A site about trying to improve maternity care. It also has a great, free printable pamphlet "What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section". You need to register to print it, but its totally free and easy and the site is full of recent studies, facts, articles, etc. Every woman or anyone who knows a woman who is pregnant or planning to become pregnant must read this!

VBAC facts

http://vbacfacts.com/vbac/  - "Don't freak, know the facts".   Awesome site with lots of info and recent studies on HBAC/VBAC.

Cytotec Adverse Event Site

http://www.cytotecadverseevents.com/index.html   This site is available to women throughout the world to promote awareness of the rampant and unethical use of a drug used by a multitude of hospitals and Obstetricians called "Misoprostol" also commonly known as "Cytotec".  This drug is NOT, we repeat, NOT FDA approved for use on pregnant women....

Emotional Recovery From A Cesarean

http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/CSANDVBAC/csemotionalrecov.htm  A wonderful site with an amazing amount of information, inspiration and support. A must read for any woman who has undergone a cesarean, or wants to try to understand what a woman may go through because of her cesarean section.

Medical Risks of Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth

http://www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmepidural.htm - A very thorough, informative  site on the  risks of using eidural anesthesia.

The Unnecesarean

http://www.theunnecesarean.com/ - An amazing site full of information to help you avoid an unnecessary cesarean, support, birth stories and lots of informative links and resources. Be sure to check out the blog too!

Joyous Birth

http://www.joyousbirth.info/  Wonderful website and forums of the Australian Homebirth Network. Includes lots of great info, support and articles on homebirth. Also includes birth stories, pictures and a whole section dedicated to birth trauma with amazing peices of writing.

Pregnancy, Birth and Babies

http://www.pregnancybirthandbabies.com/index.htm A great site with lots of information on pregnancy, birth, babies, birth stories, and VBAC information.

Spinningbabies.com

http://www.spinningbabies.com/ - Spinning Babies is unique for the step-by-step approach to the topic of Optimal Fetal Positioning. These techniques are found around the world, but "what to do when" is found right here. Labor can be shorter--and less painful...

Birth Truth

http://www.birthtruth.org/ A wonderful site with lots of essays, etc. by a very gifted writer. Her essay, "You Should Be Greatful" is amazing.

Cesarean Art

http://www.cesarean-art.com/  A site with gorgeous and haunting cesarean artwork.

You Have Rights

http://www.freewebs.com/youhaverights/index.htm - Great site with information on HBAC, VBAC, cesareans, patients rights, etc. 

Cesarean Voices

http://www.eheart.com/cesarean/index.html  A wonderful site for, by and about cesarean born people. Lots of great, interesting articles, especially about the lightly trodden subject of the psychological effects of traumatic birth to children.  Some poetry and artwork as well.

Informed Consent

 www.freewebs.com/informedconsent/  A site dedicated to educating yourself, and guarding yourself against unnecessary cesareans. Aimed mostly towards her local community in Florida, but it is relevant to everyone. Also with beautiful artwork and poetry that she has also contributed to this site.

The Shape of a Mother

http://theshapeofamother.com/   A beautiful site dedicated to the body of a mother. 

"It is my dream, then, to create this website where women of all ages, shapes, sizes and nationalities can share images of their bodies so it will no longer be secret. So we can finally see what women really look like sans airbrushes and plastic surgery. I think it would be nothing short of amazing if a few of our hearts are healed, or if we begin to cherish our new bodies which have done so much for the human race. What if the next generation grows up knowing how normal our bodies are? How truly awesome would that be?" 

Best C-section Recovery

http://bestcsectionrecovery.com/   A site dedicated to helping women recover physically and emotionally from their cesarean sections. It also has a totally free and informative brochure, C-Section Guide, filled with unbiased information about cesareans--as well as the risks, what to expect postpartum, questions you need to ask your care provider, and tips for a healthier recovery.

Adventures in Diapering

http://adventuresindiapering.blogspot.com/  "I started blogging to help women that have had, or are expecting, to have a c-section. Though you may find me posting about why women should try to avoid having a cesarean in the first place or the benefits of having a VBAC, the main purpose of this blog is to support the women that already know they will be having a c-section."

Is Homebirth for You? 6 Myths About Childbirth Exposed

http://www.gentlebirth.org/format/myths.html  Are hospital births really safer than homebirths? You be the judge.

Birth India

http://www.birthindia.org/ -  Taken from the site, "Birth India was established in June 2007 to address the issue of the increasingly high numbers of women from all backgrounds in India being led into cesarean sections, unnecessary medical interventions and the harm this is causing to women, children and families. 

The Cesarean surgery rate in India's urban areas (according to preliminary studies), is approximately 50% and is estimated to be as high as 80% or more in some private hospitals. The World Health Organization deems it should be no higher than 5 - 15%."

 

My Big Ugly VBAC

http://www.freewebs.com/myvbac/  One woman's journey to a successful VBAC.  With lots of pictures.

Meneses Halmari Family Blogspot

http://meneseshalmari.blogspot.com/  A blogspot about birth, cesareans and everyday life in the Meneses-Halmari family.