Resources and Links

Midwifery Links

http://cfmidwifery.org/ Citizens for Midwifery
http://www.midwife.org/  American College of Certified Nurse-Midwives
http://mana.org/ The Midwives Alliance of North America
http://www.narm.org/htb.htm  North American Registry of Midwives
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/  Midwifery Today
http://www.thefarm.org/midwives/index.html The Farm
http://www.meacschools.org/  Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
http://www.thebigpushformidwives.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm  The Big Push
http://www.uspharmd.com/blog/2008/100-essential-online-resources-for-midwives/ 100 Essential Online Resources for Midwives

Legislative Links

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/senator_find.php   FIND YOUR SENATOR.
http://www.netnebraska.org/publicmedia/capitol.html Watch the unicameral LIVE when it is in session. Or watch proceedings in a hearing room.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/about/about.php   Information about Nebraska's legislative process, Unicameral history.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/feature/visiting-capitol.php  Information about visiting the Capitol.
http://cfmidwifery.org/Advocacy/   Advocacy tools and information for grassroots organizations
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/AdmCR/Tech-Committee-Midwifery.pdf  Final Report of Recommendations and Findings by the Midwifery Technical Review Committee on the Proposal for a Change in Scope of Practice for Certified Nurse Midwives in Nebraska (June, 2006)

Nebraska Resources

Publications

Reading List- in no particular order
(you may click on the titles to see them at Amazon):
We're Having a Homebirth (a children's book), Kelly Mochel
Welcome with Love, (a children's book) Jenni Overend
Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir, Cara Muhlhahn
The Joy of Natural Childbirth: Fifth Edition of Natural Childbirth and the Christian Family, Helen Wessel
Rediscovering Birth, Sheila Kitzinger
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, Elizabeth Davis
Giving Birth: A Journey into the World of Mothers and Midwives, Catherine Taylor
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices, Sarah Buckley and Ina May Gaskin
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must be Fixed to Put Women and Children First, Marsden Wagner
Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
The Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, Peggy Vincent
The Midwife's Song, Brenda Ray
Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper
Pushed, Jennifer Block
Misconceptions, Naomi Wolf
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Henci Goer
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way, by Susan McCutcheon
A Midwife's Story, by Penny Armstrong
Birth as an American Rite of Passage, by Robbie Davis-Floyd
Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: A Midwife's Saga, Carol Leonard
The Five Standards of Safe Childbearing, David Stewart

My Illegal Homebirth online short story by Madeline Holler

Film List
Born in the USA
Business of Being Born also available here
Natural Born Babies: A Modern Birth Story
Pregnant in America read a review and find talking points here, also available here
Orgasmic Birth also available here
Laboring Under an Illusion (Please contact your local NFOM chapter to find out about public screenings and private showings of this film- see above links to NFOM's educational chapters)
Doula! The Ultimate Birth Companion also available here
The Other Side of the Glass

Online Pregnancy and Childbirth Resources

On YouTube
Why Choose a Midwife?   Prepared by Massachusetts Friends of Midwives and Our Bodies Ourselves. Running time: 12:54
Nebraska Friends of Midwives 2010- Created by NFOM member Niecey Docherty. Running time 8:11

Websites
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/ Childbirth Connection
http://www.academicjournals.org/ijnm/ International Journal of Nursing and Midwives
http://www.ovulation-calendar.com/  Ovulation Calendar
http://www.spinningbabies.com/  Spinning Babies
http://www.breechbabies.com/  All about Breech Babies
http://www.hencigoer.com/  Henci Goer: Informed Choices in Childbirth
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/  Childbirth Connection
http://www.motherfriendly.org/ Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
http://www.cochrane.org/  Cochrane Collaboration
http://www.pennysimkin.com/  Penny Simkin (Author of The Birth Partner)
http://www.dona.org/ DONA International
http://www.angelfire.com/moon2/jkluchar1995/index.html  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after Childbirth
http://www.who.int/en/ World Health Organization
http://www.doulashop.com/  The Doula Shop- Natural Pampering
http://birth-media.blogspot.com/ Vicki's Resources Blog (Laboring Under an Illusion)
http://www.archive.org/stream/childbirthinamer00elso#page/n37/mode/2up  Master Thesis: "Childbirth in American
Movies and Television: Patterns of Portrayal and Audience Impact," May 1997. Author: VIcki Edson (Laboring Under an Illusion) http://www.ribirth.net/docs/Amniotic%20Fluid%20Levels.pdf Amniotic Fluid Level info from the Rhode Island Birth Network

Homebirth Studies

Perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of birth for healthy women with low risk pregnancies: the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study   Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) November 24, 2011

http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7400.short?rss=1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_ campaign=Feed%3A+bmj%2Frecent+%28Latest+from+BMJ%29 The full study

http://www.midwife.org/England-s-Birthplace-Study-and-Implications-for-the-United-States
ACNM Response to publication of the study

Maternal and newborn outcomes in planned home birth
vs planned hospital births: a meta-analysis [or, the Wax Study, as it is commonly known] Published July 2, 2010

http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(10)00671-X/fulltext  The full study

http://pushformidwives.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7-7-2010-PushNews-RELEASE_OB-GYN-Journal-Fast- Press release issued by The Big Push. July 7, 2010

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/21148661/627872659/name/Kierse%20home%20birth%20BIRTH.pdf Commentary on the Wax Study published in Birth, Issues in Perinatal Care – Published December, 2010

http://pushformidwives.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Wax-Paper-One-pager.pdf A handy PDF created by The Big Push Campaign helping to explain the apples and oranges of the Wax study.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/us-analysis-on-home-birth-risks-seen-as-deeply-flawed/article1624918/ U.S. analysis on home birth risks seen as deeply flawed

Outcomes of planned home birth with registered midwife versus planned hospital birth with midwife or physician
Published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) September 15, 2009

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/181/6-7/377.full The full study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090831130043.htm Science Daily article about the Canada study

Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America

http://www.bmj.com/content/330/7505/1416.full
The "Johnson and Davis Study" full text

http://www.babble.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/winning-homebirth-debate/  Birth WarsWho’s really winning the homebirth debate.by Jennifer Block

Fun Photography Fact: Above images are all Nebraska State Symbols.
Flower- Goldenrod
The Capitol in Lincoln
Insect- Honeybee
Grass- Little Bluestem
Bird- Western Meadowlark
Beverage- Milkhttp://www.netstate.com/states/symb/ne_symb.htm