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ARTICLES
& RESOURCES
The
information below has been provided on an informative
basis only; please consult your midwife or other health
care provider if you have any queries about your health
concerns and recommended treatments, or about child
care issues.
If you've submitted an article or story to Down
to Birth in the past, or have authored another homebirth
related resource you'd be happy to share on this website,
please contact both Bronwyn at websitecoordinator@homebirth.org.au
and Fiona at
editor@homebirth.org.au.
See
also the Related Websites page
for links to other online resources.
Articles
from Down to Birth
Articles
from past issues of Down to Birth,
in pdf format. Click on a subject heading below to view
articles available on that topic. Note that individual
articles may be listed under more than one subject heading.
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FAQs:
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Some
suggestions on common topics of concern or queries about
homebirth and natural parenting are provided below,
however, this is on an informative basis only; please
consult your midwife or other health care provider if
you have any health care issues you need advice on.
Homebirth
Brochures
The
brochures below have been produced by HMA to provide
some general information about homebirth, and are particularly
suited for those considering homebirth as a birthing
option for the first time.
As the brochures are in pdf format, if you click on
the links below you may need to wait a short time (probably
less than a minute) before the brochure will display.
If you're using Internet Explorer, you can also right-click
and choose "Save target as" if you want to
save the document for later reading.
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HMA
Brisbane Library Resources
The
following resources are available for loan to HMA members,
and are held in Brisbane. Items are listed under each
subject in alphabetical order by title, and author and
date of publication are also listed. Contact the Brisbane
Support Group Coordinator Alexandra at brisbane@homebirth.org.au
for more information about HMA's Brisbane library.
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HMA
Gold Coast Library Resources
The
following resources are available for loan to HMA members,
and are held at the Gold Coast. Items are listed under
each subject in alphabetical order by title, and author
and date of publication are also listed. Contact the
Gold Coast Support Group Coordinator Maryen at goldcoast@homebirth.org.au
for more information about HMA's Gold Coast library.
(Sorry,
no list of resources available at this time.)
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Recommended
Books
- "Birth
your Way" by Sheila Kitzinger
- "Birthing
From Within" by Pam England
- "The
Thinking Woman's Guide to Better Birth" By Henci
Goer
- "Gentle
Birth Choices" by Barbara Harper
- "Childbirth
Unmasked" by Margaret Jowitt
- "Homebirth
Bound: Mending the Broken Weave" by Maggie Banks
- "Birth
Stories" by Homebirth Access Sydney, ed. Carolyn
Noble
- "Birth
at Home" by Shelia Kitzinger
- "Birthing
Normally" by Gayle Peterson
- "Freedom
and Choice in Childbirth" by Sheila Kitzinger
- "Birth
Reborn" by Michel Odent
- "The
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian Experience" by
Lyn Baptisi Richards
- "The
Midwife Challenge" by Shelia Kitzinger
- "Successful
Breastfeeding" by Virginia Phillips
- "The
Experience of Breastfeeding" by Sheila Kitzinger
- "Rediscovering
Birth" by Sheila Kitzinger
- "Active
Birth" by Janet Balaskas
- "New
Pregnancy and Childbirth" by Sheila Kitzinger
- "Spiritual
Midwifery" by Ina May Gaskin
- "Gentle
Birth, Gentle Mothering" by Dr Sarah J Buckley
- "Birth
Work" by Jenny Blythe
- "What
Dads Can Do" by Heather Bruce
- "Having
a Great Birth In Australia" by ACM, ed. David
Vernon
- "Men
At Birth" by ACM, ed. David Vernon
- "The
Scientification of Love" by Michel Odent
- "Adventures
in Natural Birth" ed. Janet Schwegel
- "Giving
Birth" by Catherine Taylor
- "Birth
at Home" by Dr David Miller
- "The
Caesarean" by Michel Odent
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Recommended
Videos & DVDs
- "Natural
Childbrth at Home" by Julie Ann Young & HMA
- "The
Big Stretch" by Jenny Blythe & Alieta Grimes
- "Massage
& What Dads Can Do" by Heather Bruce
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