Birth Resources

When a family is expecting such a momentous and life-changing event as the birth of a new baby, it is very important to know where to get support!

When it comes to a more holistic, natural choice for childbrith, it can sometimes be a bit more difficult to find good resources.

Compiled here is a list of some places that offer wonderful education, classes, information, and resources for people who are looking for more information on safe, beautiful birth.

• American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®
  The Bradley Method®
  Box 5224
  Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-5224
  800-4-A-BIRTH or
  818-788-6662
• American Association of Birth Centers
  3123 Gottschall Road
  Perkiomenville, PA 18074
  215-234-8068
• Birth Works© Inc.
  P.O. Box 2045
  Medford, NJ 08055
  888-TO-Birth (888-862-4784)
• American College of Nurse-Midwives
  818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900
  Washington, DC 20006
  202-726-9860
  Email: info@acnm.org
• HypnoBirthing®
  10738 W. Citrus Grove Way
  Avondale, AZ, 85392
  623-772-7738
  fax: 623-772-5375
• Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
  195 School Street
  Hyden, KY, 41749
  606-672-2312
• International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
  1304 Kingsdale Avenue
  Redondo Beach, CA 90278
  310-542-6400
  Email: info@ican-online.org
• International Childbirth Education Association
  P.O. Box 20048
  Minneapolis, MN, 55420
• Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
  (formerly known as Journal of Nurse-Midwifery)
  818 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Suite 900
  Washington, DC 20006
  Phone: 202-728-4715
  Fax: 202-728-9897
• La Leche League
  1400 N. Meacham Road
  Schaumburg, IL 60173-4808
  847-519-7730
• Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
  375 Rockbridge Road
  Suite 172-313
  Lilburn, GA 30047
  1-888-923-6262
  Email: info@mana.org
• Mothering Magazine
• National Library of Medicine
  An excellent source on the safety of out-of-hospital births.
• North American Registry of Midwives
  5257 Rosestone Drive
  Lilburn, GA 30047
  888-842-4784
  Email: info@narm.org