Home Birth Information
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Home Birth Reference site
The UK's best and most comprehensive homebirth information website. Crammed full of research. Large baby? Small baby? Multipara, HBAC, siblings to think of, unsupportive midwife? Homebirth safety concerns? Find out all the facts and figures here. There are also plenty of Home Birth stories and experiences.
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AIMS - Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
AIMS campaigns for normal birth, provides independent support and information about maternity choices and raises awareness of current research on childbirth and related issues.
AIMS also has a helpline and are very supportive if you are having difficulties with your maternity services.
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BirthChoiceUK
Explains your options in pregnancy and how to go about making your choices.
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mannursediaries
Not really about Home Birth, but about natural birth. A US Dad with 4 kids, and experience of Home Birth, training to be a Nurse. A great read, especially for dads!
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Midwifery Information
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Local Supervisors of Midwives in the North West (LSA)
The LSA is reponsible for the statutory supervision of midwives in the North West. The LSA is also a useful port of call if you are having any difficulty booking a Home Birth within the NHS.
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Independent Midwives UK
Independent midwives are specialists in normal birth. They give one-to-one care, and most care principally for women planning home births.
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Association of Radical Midwives
Midwives, student midwives and others in the UK committed to improving the maternity care provided by the NHS. Also a support group for people having difficulty in getting or giving good, sympathetic, personalised midwifery care.
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Royal College of Midwives
The RCM represents the interests of UK midwives. They promote excellence, innovation and leadership in the care of childbearing women, the newborn and their families, nationally and internationally.
I'm trying to get them to make their Position Paper 25 on Home Birth freely available - watch this space!
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Birth courses, birth pools
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Birth and Beyond
Weekend antenatal workshops for birth preparation and life with a new baby in Glossop.
email@homebirth-manchester.org for details of the latest courses.
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Blue Lagoon Birth Pools
Based in Skelmersdale, have supplied several women in this area with birthing pools and other kit.
Also run Water Birth courses about twice a year.
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aquabirths
Based in Bradford, have supplied several women in this area with birthing pools and other kit.
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Yoga Manchester
Yoga Manchester offers antenatal Yoga & Pilates.
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