Worldwide
Links
ICAN
The International
Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc
ICAN has just launched it's first European support group
in Ireland. If you have had a caesarean, are planning one or
considering vbac and in need of support please visit the ICAN
website to find a group in your area.
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN)
is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in
1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by
preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing
support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After
Cesarean (VBAC)
Doula
Ireland
Every woman should be enabled to make
informed choices about the care she receives during pregnancy,
childbirth and afterwards
Movies
SINGING
THE BONES
feature-length motion picture on birth, midwifery & modern
medicine
Caitlin Hicks, Producer
Parents
Maternity
Matters
The National Birth Alliance
Homebirth.org.uk
The aim of this site is not to persuade you to choose home birth.
What I would like to do instead is to provide information about
home birth, for parents who think that it might be the right
choice for them, and for health professionals looking for facts
and ideas.
Active Birth Centre
Discover how you can make informed choices, and gain the confidence
to be actively in charge of your pregnancy, birth and early
parenting
Birth
is not an illness
These 16 recommendations are based on the principle that each
woman has a fundamental right to receive proper prental care;
that the woman has a central role in all aspects of this care,
including participation in the planning, carrying out and evaluation
of the care; and that social, emotional and psychological factors
are decisive in the understanding and implementation of proper
prental care.
Well Mother
supporting the wisdom of parents and babies
Waterbirth
Website
BirthBalance.com
Welcome to the world of waterbirth, Labor support, Doula and
Chakra.
UK
Midwifery Archives
Waterbirth
These archives contain extracts from discussions held on the
UK Midwives and Consumers email list, a discussion group for
people interested in midwifery in the UK
Giving
Birth In Water
The
Online Birth Centre
Homebirth
- Safety and Benefits
InfoChoice.org
The comprehensive set of Informed Choice leaflets examines key
decisions facing expectant mothers during pregnancy and is designed
to assist them in making informed choices. Leaflets for women
link to corresponding publications for professionals, aiming
to provide midwives with sound evidence upon which to base their
practice.
Is
Homebirth for You?
6 Myths About Childbirth Exposed
Just
for Fathers
From the Irish Childbirth Trust
The
Baby Orchard
Natural Childbirth, Homebirth and Birth Preparation
Birthing
From Within Childbirth Classes Teacher/Mentor Directory
Birthing From Within mentors (teachers) believe that childbirth
is a profound rite of passage, not a medical event (even when
medical care is part of the birth). Mission
MomsLife.com
Links to pregnancy websites
Baby.ie
Online shopping, information, live chat and discussion forums.
Information and research on the psychological and spiritual
dimensions of conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum from
the perspective of the pre-nate and baby as well as the mother,
father and family; the primary information site regarding birth
trauma; conferences
Aware
Parenting Institute
Aware Parenting is a philosophy of child-rearing that has the
potential to change the world. Based on cutting-edge research
and insights in child development, Aware Parenting questions
most traditional assumptions about children, and proposes a
new approach that can profoundly shift a parent's relationship
with his or her child.
 Birthing
The Future
If we hope to create
a non-violent world
where respect and kindness
replace fear and hatred
We must begin
with how we treat each other at the beginning of life.
For that is where
our deepest patterns are set.
From these roots
grow fear and alienation
~or love and trust.
~Suzanne Arms
Birth
Works®
Michel Odent, MD & Ina May Gaskin are two of the
board advisor of BirthWorks. Embodies the philosophy
of developing a woman's self confidence, trust and faith in
her ability to give birth. It is the goal of our Childbirth
classes and Doula services as well as our Childbirth Educator
and Doula certification programs to promote safe and loving
birth experiences through education, introspection and confident
action.
Ina
May Gaskin's Workshops
The Farm Midwifery Workshops
The Bradley
Method
Educated parents have the responsibility to make these choices
themselves. They also need to seek personnel who have natural
childbirth experience and who will support their choices
The
Way of the Breath
the first ever breathwork novel by Joy Manné, Ph.D. Read this
book online. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read the chapters.
Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded free of charge. Visit i-breathe.com Joy Manné's main website.
Childbirth
Solutions!
This site is your best choice for online infertility, adoption,
pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and childbirth information. We also
have information on VBAC and home birth.
Ecstatic
Birth
ecstaticbirth.com and Creative Life Systems, is to serve as
an education, information and communication environment for
people interested in the evolution of the birth experience for
everyone. This "foundation" site is just the beginning of something
really wonderful. Please join us and our growing world-wide
community and feel free to refer others to this site.
Emerson
Training Seminars
Emerson Training Seminars is dedicated to: - experiential education
- the resolution of life's difficulties and traumas - the full
emergence of human potential - the pursuit of psychological
and spiritual evolvement in infants, children and adults. William
Emerson, Ph.D. offers workshops and training programs for the
general public and mental and physical health care professionals.
Empathic
Parenting
Recognizing that the capacity to give and receive trust, affection
and empathy is fundamental to being human, and... Knowing that
all of us suffer the consequences when children are raised in
a way that makes them affectionless and violent, and... Realizing
that for the first time in History we have definite knowledge
that these qualities are determined by the way the child is
cared for in the very early years...
Lamaze
The mission of Lamaze International is to promote, support and
protect normal birth through education and advocacy
DONA
is the acronym for Doulas of North America, an international
association of doulas who are trained to provide the highest
quality emotional, physical and educational support to women
and their families during childbirth and postpartum.
KidsHealth.org
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing
doctor-approved health information about children from before
birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's
Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth
provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free
health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the
Web since 1995.
National
Organization for Rare Disorders
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique
federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping
people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations
that serve them.
RollerCoaster.ie
Ireland's Website for Parents
Lunchtime Yoga for Pregnancy Classes
YOGARANI STUDIOS
17 Dame Court,
2nd floor,
Dublin 2
Tel 01 6334272
www.yogarani.net
Relax and take the time to
EXHALE
The yoga studio was founded in fulfillment of a vision shared by
Pauline McCarthy and Jean Robinson who wished to fully incorporate
yoga into their own lives and to help incorporate it into the lives
of others. Both come from YTTC, Yoga Therapy and Training Centre
and have been practicing yoga for many years. Both have corporate
backgrounds and realised the need to provide time-out facilities
to help Dubliners cope with the stress of life today.
Pregnancy Yoga Classes
To register or for more information contact:
Jan Duffy
Mobile:086 8395732
Email: janettadufae@yahoo.ie
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Healing Birth Wounds
 Soul
Connections
The creation of Benig Mauger, who as well as being a practicing
psychoanalytical psychotherapist, is a writer, lecturer and pioneer
in pre- and perinatal psychology.
Spiritual
Children's
Past Lives Research Center
Many children remember their past lives-spontaneously, without
hypnosis or prompting. Some as young as two and still in diapers
blurt out, "I remember when I died before" or "My other Mommy
had curly hair". They often describe details that they had no
way of learning in this life.
The
Chakras
Within every living body, although on the subtle rather than the
gross or physical level, there are said to be a series of energy
fields or centres of consciousness, which in traditional Tantric
teachings are called chakras [1]("wheels" , [2]) or padmas ("lotuses").
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Natural
Touch
Aromatherapy
in Childbirth
Essential oils can help relieve pain, create a pleasant atmosphere
for both the mother and those attending her, and help keep emotions
balanced.
Gentle
Touch Infant Massage
The Gentle Touch® Program is a health promotion, experiential
parenting program, a child abuse prevention, and a high-risk intervention
for pregnant parents and caregivers with their infants, toddlers,
and preschoolers.
Healing
Touch for Babies
Healing Touch (HT) has become a popular energy healing modality
that is integrated into numerous hospital settings as an adjunct
therapy that accelerates healing. It is based on the premise that
the human energy system correlates to the wellbeing of an individual.
When this system responds to a therapeutic intervention as Healing
Touch, the mind, body and emotions are affected. This can create
balance and relaxation, thereby optimizing the self-healing process.
HypnoBirthing is a complete antenatal program, that teaches simple but specific self hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques for an easier more gentle birth. HypnoBirthing is not about 'training' mothers to give birth - they already know how to do that. It's about training your mind to relax so your body can easily do what it was designed for. We haven't lost the ability to birth instinctively - but we have lost the ability to relax so completely that it can happen easily and quickly
Hypnobabies?
Encouraging women to explore what they already know.......to go
within to give birth.....to trust in their bodies and their babies........to
use the incredible power inside to guide them to a place of bliss
and joy as they bring forth life.........That's what we do.........And
it works.
Prana.ie
Prana Yoga Centre is a gathering place & designated Centre that
offer vigorous Yoga classes with a spiritual philosphy and approach
grounded in the Source teachings of Yoga, from such ancient texts
as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Homeopathy
for
Mother and Baby
Workshops
Contact
Monique McQuaid Lic Ish, IS Hom
087 9792107
moniquemcquaid@eircom.net
Download Leaflet HERE
Brestfeeding
La
Leche League of Ireland
Why is breastfeeding best for my baby?
Líonra
Online
Is a non-profit organisation which aims to promote and protect
infant health and maternity rights through networking with individuals,
parenting groups, health workers and relevant governmental and
non-governmental organisations
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Midwives
Midwife
Ann Kelly
The Ann O Ceallaigh (Ann Kelly) Support Group Fighting to keep
homebirth a choice in Ireland. 17th May 2000 - Ann VICTORIOUS!!
Supreme Court rules in favour of Ann Nursing Board failed to follow
fair procedures when initiating the inquiries Nursing board may
not pursure their injunction against Ann practising.
Reinstating
Women's Time in Childbirth
Jo Murphy-Lawless is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Women's
Studies, Trinity College Dublin. She has researched and published
widely on the social aspects of childbearing and women's health.
Her latest book is Reading Birth and Death: A History of Obstetric
Thinking (Cork University Press and Indiana University Press).
Midwife
Archives
The Midwife Archives is a collection of information about all
aspects of pregnancy, birth and well-woman care from a midwifery
perspective.
Birth
& Midwifery in the UK
Midwifery Today's Magazine and Newsletters
Home
Delivery
Midwives Labour For Traditional Childbirth
MidWives
Online
This site is dedicated to the information needs of clinical midwives,
supervisors, researchers, managers and new parents. It is your
gateway to the most comprehensive resource of material ever gathered
for the midwifery profession. Information on this site may also
be relevent to health visitors and neonatal nurses.
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Irish
Organisations
Cuidiú -
Irish Childbirth Trust
We are a parent to parent community based voluntary support
group and our motto is Education and Support for Parenthood
Our aim is to provide information to parents which allows them
to make informed choices about childbirth, breastfeeding and
parenthood - from infancy right up to adolescence.
Cuidiú
-Irish Childbirth Trust – Cork Branch
Cuidiú – ICT is a registered charity providing support for families
throughout all stages of parenthood
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Facilities
birthcentre.com
Link to an independent midwifery practice in the UK
Other
sites outside Ireland
Sainte
Thérèse Birth Centre
The right to choose where, and with whom, we bring our children
into the world.
The
Natural Child Project
Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity,
respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every
child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love
and trust. Our society has no more urgent task.
Disability
Family
Village!
We are a global community that integrates information, resources,
and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with
cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for
those that provide them services and support.
Medical
Journals
New England
Journal of Medicine
Journal of Regression
Therapy
British Medical
Journal
Medscape
WebMD
Associations
World Association
for Infant Mental Health
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Magazines
Mothering
Magazine
Online
Shopping
Swells
Maternity Wear
Bresona
Maternity Wear
Mamamondo
Maternity Wear
Little
Angels
Maternity Wear, Nursery Equipment, Baby Wear & Children's Clothes
from Birth through to 14 years. We are the leading independent
nursery retailer in the West of Ireland.
The
Maternitywear Exchange
The concept of "The Maternitywear Exchange" is to provide a
service to pregnant women by offering affordable, good quality
maternity clothes in relaxed surroundings. That is either in
the comfort of their own home or in ours. Clothes are available
in sizes 8 - 20+ and may be bought at 50-75% off the Manufacturers'
List Price.
Baby2kids
Our influence and opinions are parent based ! We would welcome
your input via your experiences and opinions and hope that maybe
you would like to share them with other parents online.
www.bumpbasics.com
Maternity Wear Online in Ireland
naturalbabyresource
10%
off for all homebirth members
Specialising
in natural products for birth & beyond
Inflatable Birth Pool
Made
in Water Ltd
Yours for only £39.95 +pp No Rental Period,
No Deposit, No Return just Yours to Keep
Birth pool hire in Ireland:
Padraicín Ní Mhurchú
36 Springlawn Court
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Phone: 01-820 6940
Naomi
Clarkin
Brackloon
Westport
Co Mayo
Phone: 098 50830
Mobile: 086 349 5728
Ray Thompson
3 Carraig Mhor
Lott Lane
Kilcoole
Co Wicklow.
Phone: 01 287 2729
Máire
Reagan
18 Fairgrove Dr
Bishopstown
Cork
Phone: 021-4342649
Joanne
52 Ryecroft estate
off Church Road
Bray
Co. Wicklow
Phone: 01-2866977
Sarah Barry Greenmount
Rathmore
Naas
Co. Kildare
Phone: 045-862048
Web: www.sarahbarry.com
Angie Chiltern
344 Pearse Rd., Sallynoggin,
Co. Dublin
Phone 01-2353342,
Mobile 087 684 0193
Birth Pool Hire
UK
Splashdown
Waterbirth Services
17 Wellington Terrace
Harrow-on-the Hill
Middlesex, HA1 3EP
U.K.
Tel: 00-44-181-4239308
Recommended rental
period is for four weeks - two weeks before and after estimated
date of arrival. The cost is approximately €250. If using
a pool with a disposable liner, you buy this for around €70.
GentleWater.co.uk
Gentle Water Birthing Pools offer
heated and filtered pools, this is a unique service.
The minimum hire period is four weeks. We recommend that you book
the pool to cover two weeks before and two weeks after your due
date unless circumstances dictate differently
Gentle Water
50 North Way
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1DJ
imogen@gentlewater.co.uk
Resources
for research
google.com
Search results for "childbirth Ireland"
Gifts
The Birth Friendly shop
The Birth Friendly shop! Products for an alternative pregnancy &
birth
ships worlwide
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