Useful links
Birth
Centre Network Yahoo! group
An email discussion group whose aim is to
ensure that modern maternity care includes
the provision of birth centres as a real choice for women.
Edgware Birth Centre
Edgware Birth Centre, London, is the only NHS birth centre in the
UK that has been fully evaluated.
Paulton
Birthing Centre
Birth centre in West Wilts; women from South Bristol may currently
opt to give birth at Paulton.
The National Childbirth Trust
The NCT is a national charity offering support in pregnancy,
childbirth and early parenthood.
Bristol NCT
The Bristol branch of the National Childbirth Trust.
Independent Midwives Association
The Independent Midwives Association exists for the dissemination of information about, and support for, independent midwives, and to lobby for the traditional role of the midwife.
MIDIRS
MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) is an
educational charity based in Bristol whose aim is 'to be the central source of
information relating to childbirth and to disseminate this
information to midwives and others'.
Association for Improvement in Maternity Services
AIMS is working towards normal birth, provides independent support
and information about maternity choices and raises awareness of
current research on childbirth and related issues.
Association of Radical Midwives
Midwives, student midwives and others in the UK committed to
improving the maternity care provided by the NHS.
Sheila Kitzinger's site
Sheila Kitzinger is a well known author who campaigns for women
to have the information they need to make choices about childbirth.
Dr Foster
The Dr Foster site offers information on every maternity unit in the UK.
Childbirth Connection (USA)
Childbirth Connection, formerly known as the Maternity Center Association,
is a US organization whose mission is to promote safe, effective
and satisfying maternity care for all women and their families through research,
education and advocacy.
BirthChoiceUK
Offers information for women on where to have their baby, with details of
home birth, hospital birth and alternative maternity choices.
Bristol Netmums
Netmums offers local information for parents in the Bristol area.
www.informedhealthonline.org
Evidence-based information and research findings.