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- Association of Breastfeeding Mothers - ABM is a UK based charity that provides support for nursing mothers and information for students and healthcare professionals.
home.clara.net/abm
- Birth Choice UK - Assists women choosing where to give birth. Offers a checklist regarding options, information about maternity care, maternity statistics and research-based information about childbirth.
www.birthchoiceuk.com
- Birth Trauma - Individual seeking information about others who have suffered a traumatic birth due to medical neglect. Includes details of her experiences.
www.birthtrauma.co.uk
- Diagnostic Ultrasound - Information about scans undertaken during pregnancy including to measure nuchal translucency.
www.diagnosticultrasound.org.uk
- Dorking National Childbirth Trust - Local branch offering information and support.
www.dorking-nct.freewire.co.uk
- Home Birth Article - A personal experience of choosing to stay at home and how this is seen by the medical profession.
www.backspace.org/defunct/BirthArticle.html
- Home Birth Reference Page - Contains summaries of research into homebirth, references, links, and recommended books.
www.homebirth.org.uk/index.htm
- Jane's Breastfeeding and Childbirth Resources - Large collection of links to related information.
www.breastfeeding.co.uk
- Miscarriage and Infant Loss Memorial Book - Memorial book and prayer request facility for all parents who have lost a child from conception to 1-year-old.
beehive.thisisplymouth.co.uk/miscarriagememorialbook
- Mothers Over 40 - A positive, encouraging and inspirational resource for older parents and those considering pregnancy past the age of forty and fifty.
mothersover40.homestead.com/home.html
- Netdoctor.co.uk - Information on conception, pregnancy and birth. Focusing on health and medical issues relevant to having a baby from pre-eclampsia to postnatal depression.
pregnancy.netdoctor.co.uk
- Nicky Menzies' UK Homebirth Website - A British midwife looks at homebirth in the United Kingdom.
www.homebirth.net/index.html
- Radical Midwives Homepage - Midwives committed to improving maternity care within the NHS - a support group for midwives, and for women who cannot find the care they need. Articles on many aspects of midwifery.
www.radmid.demon.co.uk
- Sheila Kitzinger - Author of woman-centered childbirth books. This site includes upto date information on her work, both academic and activist.
www.sheilakitzinger.com
- Surrey PND - [Surrey] Local organisation providing information, several stories, support and a means of contacting other mothers who have experienced or suffered from post natal depression.
www.surreypnd.org.uk
- The Birth Company - [St. John's Wood, London] A clinic that offers a combination of a more holistic approach and a medicalised one. Also specialises in general gynaecological and fertility assessments.
www.thebirthcompany.co.uk
- The Miscarriage Association - Support and understanding offered from the perspective of having been through miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy through a network of local volunteers. Site includes introductory information and some telephone support details.
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
- The National Childbirth Trust - Useful resources and support throughout the country.
www.nct-online.org
- Tommy's Campaign - This organisation's goal is to help prevent premature birth, miscarriage and stillbirth. Healthy pregnancy hints, toxoplasmosis, pre-eclampsia, and problem pregnancies are covered.
www.tommys-campaign.org
- Twins and Multiple Births Association - Tamba is a registered charity for all parents with twins, triplets, quads, quins, sextuplets or more - to help them meet the challenge of their unique experience!
www.surreyweb.org.uk/tamba
- Water Birth Facts - Details on pools available to buy and hire, as well as information on this method.
www.waterbirthfacts.com
- Well Mother - Bristol-based organisation combining shiatsu, massage, ante and post natal exercise/education, baby massage, homeopathy and relaxation.
www.btinternet.com/~wellmother
- Women's Health Information - A site by an obstetrician/gynaecologist, containing detailed information on pregnancy complications, miscarriage, infertility and other women's health issues.
www.womens-health.co.uk
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