Homebirth Safety Resources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are resources on the safety of homebirth: Articles & Links: British Medical Journal study http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articl...ogyinbirth.asp http://gentlebirth.org/archives/prntshar.html http://www.homebirthdallas.org/HANDWebResources http://www.texas-midwife.com/ishomebirthsafe.htm http://gentlebirth.org/archives/prntshar.html http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5510/studies.html http://home.earthlink.net/~eaglefalc...irthoprah.html http://www.homebirth.org.uk/homebirthindex.htm http://www.healthychild.com/database..._like_home.htm http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articl...irthchoice.asp http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/gracious.asp http://www.birthpsychology.com/violence/odent1.html http://www.acegraphics.com.au/articles/wagner01.html http://www.birthpsychology.com/birthscene/otoday4.html http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/homebirth.html Books: Immaculate Deception by Suzanne Arms Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin Dancy Birth at Home by Sheila Kitzinger The Cultural Warping of Childbirth by Doris Haire The Home Birth Book by Charlotte and Fred Ward Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg Active Birth by Janet Balaskas Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer Birth Reborn by Michael Odent The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin Thanks to the motheringdotcommune forum. Check out their great publication dedicated to natural living and parenting at   www.mothering.com. To find a midwife near you check out: www.texasmidwives.com/findamidwife.asp Here are a few of my personal favorites: www.birthwithfaith.com  (was my midwife for two of my births) www.wholisticmidwifery.com