Home Sweet Home Midwifery Service 

                                  Serving the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities areas

Resource Page

                                 CHOOSING A HOME BIRTH                                

                                     Is Home Birth for You?

                                 http://www.gentlebirth.org/format/myths.html

Home Birth Safety

                                     http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/homebirth.html

Information, Informed Consent,  Evidence Based Care

                                         http://www.maternitywise.org/home.html

 

                                    QUAD CITIES AREA BIRTH RESOURCES

                                    Hypnobirth Classes, Doula Services

                                            http://betterbirthservices.home.mchsi.com/

Baby Matters Prenatal Classes, Doula Services, Breastfeeding support and information, Prenatal and Infant Massage

                                                        http://www.babymatters.org/

 La Leche League of the Quad Cities

                                              http://www.lllusa.org/IL/WebQuadCities.html

 Baby Wearing (cloth infant carrier supplies and support)

                                                    http://www.happilyheld.com/ 

 

                                    STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  

   Illinois Families For Midwifery

http://home.earthlink.net/~birthnews/

Citizens for Midwifery

                                                        http://www.cfmidwifery.org/     

                                                    La Leche League International

http://www.lalecheleague.org/ 

 American College of Nurse-Midwives (CNM)

        http://www.midwife.org/ 

 NAPSAC International safe alternatives in childbirth

http://www.napsac.org/default.htm 

North American Registry of Midwives (CPM)