​For BOOKS recommendations please check subpage BOOKS.


MIDWIFERY

Benefits of receiving midwife care includes:
* Decreased need for anesthesia

* Reduced labor induction rates

*Lower risk of necessary C-section

* Increase in breastfeeding success

* Lower infant preterm births and mortality rates
 

NYC HOMEBIRTH MIDWIVES: 
https://www.nyhomebirth.com


MIDWIVES AFFILIATED WITH HOSPITALS (HOSPITAL MIDWIVES)

* Village Maternity (Metropolitan Hospital)
   https://village-maternity.com/en_us/

* Central Park Midwifery (Mount Sinai West)
   http://www.centralparkmidwifery.com

* OULA ( Mount Sinai West)
   https://oulahealth.com

* Park Slope Midwives (Methodist Brooklyn)
   http://parkslopemidwives.net



CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES:

* Mary Esther Malloy at Mindful Birth 
   https://www.mindfulbirthny.com/childbirth-classes/

* Birth Matters
   https://www.birthmattersnyc.com/schedule-registration

* Birth Smarter 
   https://birthsmarter.com/collections/new-york-city

* Manhattan Birth
   https://manhattanbirth.com/pregnant-folks/

* Your Badass Natural Birth 
   https://www.yourbadassnaturalbirth.com/classschedule

* Flying Doula Gentle Birth class 
   https://www.flyingdoula.com/childbirth-education.html

* Boober 
   https://getboober.com/#pregnant

* Baby, Please! Childbirth Classes  https://www.babypleasebirthservices.com/childbirth-classes.html

* The Mother Ship NYC 
   https://www.themothershipnyc.com/collections/evidence-      based-birth®-childbirth-class

* Carriage House Birth 
   https://www.carriagehousebirth.com/family-education

* Workshop: Learn how to Push safely and effectively and to            protect your Pelvic Floor for Birth
   Pushing Power with Chantal Traub
   https://www.chantaltraub.com/events





HYPNOBIRTHING:

*Hypnobirthing International the Mongan Method
  https://hypnobirthing.com/course/

* Gentle Birth NYC Sara Kramer
   https://www.gentlebirthingnyc.com

 

ADDITIONAL SOURCES:

(highly recommended) 

 

* Evidence Based Birth

   https://evidencebasedbirth.com

   - Evidence on Pitocin

     https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-pitocin-during-the-      third-stage-of-labor/

  - Inducing for Due Dates

    https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-     going-past-your-due-date/

    

    and many many more

 

* Spinning Babies

   https://www.spinningbabies.com

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* Importance of the Golden Hour:

   https://www.mybabysheartbeatbear.com/blogs/pregnancy/the-    golden-hour-after-birth

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* Optimal Labor Positions:

   https://ilpqc.org/

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VIDEOS: 

* Homebirth/Undisturbed Birth

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* Unmedicated birth in hospital settings

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* Birth with epidural

   https://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/your-body/live-birth-      epidural_10314055

 

 

 

 

 

BREECH PRESANTATION:

 

* Spinning Babies

  https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/baby-             position/breech/flip-a-breech/

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* Drake Chiropractic List

   https://drakechiropractic.ie/breech-turning-techniques.pdf
 

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READY TO DIVE IN DEEPER:


PODCASTS:

* Indie Birth Podcasts
   https://indiebirth.org/13moons

* Wise Traditions Podcasts
   https://www.westonaprice.org/podcast/#gsc.tab=0

* Medicine Stories
   https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast-new



MOVIES/ DOCUMENTARIES: 

* The Business of Being Born by Abby Epstein

* The Business Birth Control

* Why Not Home by Jessica Moore

* These Are my Hours by Scott Kirschenbaum 

* Birth As We Know It

   https://www.birthintobeing.com/film

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COURSES:

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* Free Birth Society Complete Guide to Freebirth   https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com

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WEBSITES:

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* Birth Into Being

   https://www.birthintobeing.com

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* Free Birth Society

   https://www.freebirthsociety.com/

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* Karlton Terry Baby Therapy

   https://ktbabytherapy.com

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