Alphia, I have been slightly obsessed with birth/ pg information and have a significant collection of websites that I use. I am currently 12 weeks pg but have been looking for information for the past 3 years. I have a tendency to lean toward more natural approach but there are a lot of mainstream sites below as well. This isn't my entire list but contains most of the sites. Some of them are linking sites which I use on a regular basis.
What I have found really scary is that a lot of women use discussion boards as sources of information. Inaccurate and completely ridiculous "facts" get posted on these boards by well meaning Mums and Mums-to-be that horrify me. You should definitely check out some of the bigger discussion lists both in Australia and around the world. I have includes some that I use or look at but most sites have their own forums or discussion boards. In addition to the discussion lists associated with webpages you also have the all the yahoo, topica type elists that cover every possible pg and birth topic you can imagine. I am subscribed to around 4 of them but there is literally hundreds and women can just cruise around them until they find one that suit their lifestyle and beliefs. Hope this help and isn't too much information. Sally Australia Sites: http://naturalparenting.com.au/forum/ http://naturalparenting.com.au http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/ http://www.ninemonths.com.au/ http://www.ninemonths.com.au/bulletinboard/bulletinboardhome.asp http://birthrites.edsite.com.au/ http://www.birthinternational.com.au/ http://www.birth.com.au/ http://www.breastandbelly.com/ http://www.byronchild.com/ http://www.carolfallows.com.au/index_p.html http://www.communitymidwifery.iinet.net.au/ http://www.earthmamasweb.com/ http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/ http://midwife.server101.com/ http://birthrites.edsite.com.au/ http://members.ozemail.com.au/~midwife/newfront.htm http://www.aitex.com.au/joy.htm http://www.melbmidwifery.com.au/ http://members.ozemail.com.au/~midwife/asim.htm http://www.natureschild.com.au http://www.pregnancy.com.au/ http://www.maternitycoalition.org.au/ http://www.bubhub.com.au/ http://www.thebaby.com.au/ http://www.wonderfulbirth.com/ http://www.nappybag.com.au/index.php http://www.motherhoodmysteries.com.au/ http://www.natureschild.com.au/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi http://www.doulasdownundernetwork.com/ http://www.pinky-mychild.com/ HOMEBIRTH: http://www.homebirthservices.com.au/ http://www.homebirthaustralia.org/ http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ http://cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/hma/index.htm http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/3010/ http://www.homebirth.org.au/ http://www.homebirthservices.com.au/ http://www.homebirth.net/ http://www.sheilakitzinger.com/ http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/homebirth.html http://www.homebirth.org.nz/ http://www.unassistedbirth.com/ World Sites: http://www.birthlove.com http://pregnancy.about.com/ http://www.parentsplace.com/ http://www.childbirth.org/ http://www.storknet.com/ http://www.parenthood.com/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7269/#Feb01_01 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8148/birthstories.html http://www.birthdiaries.com/diary/ http://naturalbirth.freeservers.com/ http://socalbirth.org/shelly/yoga.htm http://www.gentleparenting.com/ http://www.thelaboroflove.com/ http://www.kjsl.com/parenting.html http://www.birthbalance.com/ http://falcao.best.vwh.net/Midwife/advocacy.html http://www.commonknowledgetrust.com/birthing_kit.htm http://www.choicesinchildbirth.com http://www.activebirthcentre.com/ http://www.bradleymethod.com/ http://am-i-pregnant.com/ http://www.thebabycorner.com/ http://www.baby-place.com/ http://www.maternitywise.org/home.html http://www.babycenter.com/ http://www.birthcottage.com/resources.html http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/ http://www.birthlove.com/ http://www.victoriousbirth.com/ http://www.birthpsychology.com/ http://www.mainstreetmom.com/ http://www.motherfriendly.org/ http://www.unhinderedliving.com/childbirth.html http://www.theduedateclub.com/ http://www.hypnobabies.com/pages/895069/index.htm http://www.gentlebirth.org/ http://www.mothering.com/ http://www.motherstuff.com/ http://www.oppera.org.uk/ http://www.parentlink.org/ http://www.parentsoup.com/ http://www.yoursnaturally.net/PBRI.html http://www.birthingthefuture.com/default.html http://www.susanweed.com/ http://www.babyworld.co.uk/ http://www.wearsthebaby.com/ http://www.babyzone.com/ http://www.birthpartners.com/bp.asp http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/ http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/index.php http://www.beingamother.com./ http://www.bygpub.com/natural/natural-childbirth.htm http://www.hypnobirthing.com/ http://www.thebirthconnection.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Alphia Garrety [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 1 August 2003 11:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery] internet sites Hello to all of you wise women out there, Continuing the research - I have found that many of my respondents continuously make use of the internet to aid them with their birthing choices. So I am currently attempting to search the internet and find various sites that support the many approaches that women take to birth - from the homebirth to the planned caesarean. So if anyone knows of some sites I would really appreciate it if you could forward them onto me. The impact of the net on our birthing choices is amazing - something that I have never quite considered. Thanking everyone in advance Warmly Alphia Alphia Possamai-Inesedy Ba (Hons.) PhD. Candidate School of Applied and Human Sciences Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney UWS Locked Bag 1797 South Penrith Distribution Centre NSW 1797 Australia Phone: 02 97726628 Fax: 02 97726584 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. 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