What is a Doula? page from this site in printer-friendly format

Mothers Naturally web site

Recommended books and web sites on birth

Dads and Doulas handout from DONA International

Effects of a Birth Doula from DONA International

Questions to Ask a Birth Doula from DONA International

"Why Does the National U.S. Cesarean Section Rate Keep Going Up?" (article on Childbirth Connection Web site)

Press release describing big US homebirth study, June 2005, showing homebirth is as safe as hospital for "low risk" women under the care of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs)

Homebirth study itself from the British Medical Journal

New England Journal of Medicine editorial, December 2004, on VBAC (vaginal birth after cesearean) comparing risks of uterine rupture to risks of an additional cesarean and assessing the existing data

Editorial "Childbirth is a Consumer Issue" on Reproductive Health Reality Check Web site