Pregnancy

cappa.net
Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) — CAPPA is a non-profit international organization that was founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of professional membership and training to childbirth educators, lactation educators, labor doulas, antepartum doulas, and postpartum doulas.

childbirthconnection.org
Childbirth Connection — Childbirth Connection, formerly Maternity Center Association, is a not-for-profit organization that has worked to improve maternity care for mothers, babies, and families since 1918. They promote safe, effective, and satisfying evidence-based maternity care.

motherfriendly.org
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) — CIMS promotes a wellness model of maternity care through the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative. Download resources, including the brochure, “Having a Baby? 10 Questions to Ask.”

dona.org
DONA International — DONA is the oldest, largest, and most respected doula association in the world. DONA is an international, non-profit organization of doulas that strives to have every doula trained/educated to provide the highest quality and standards for birth and postpartum support.

lamaze.org
Lamaze International — Lamaze International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote, support, and protect normal birth through education and advocacy.

sidelines.org
Sidelines National Support Network — Sidelines is a non-profit organization providing international support for women and their families experiencing complicated pregnancies and premature births.

spinningbabies.com
Spinning Babies — Exercises, myofascial releases & insights, and tips for comfort in pregnancy, progressing through labor, and avoiding the common reasons for an unexpected cesarean due to “failure to progress.”

VBAC & Cesarean Awareness

ican-online.org
ICAN — The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose 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).

vbac.com
VBAC.com — VBAC.com provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to evidence-based resources, educational materials, and support for VBAC and cesarean prevention.

theunnecesarean.com
theunnecesarean.com — A blog with a collection of big baby birth stories, as well as women’s accounts of their cesareans and VBACs (vaginal births after cesarean).

vbacfacts.com
VBAC Facts — Get the Facts about VBAC – studies, analyses, and information.

cesareanrates.com
CesareanRates.com — Find your hospital’s cesarean rates.