Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health - Research and insights on psychological issues relating to Pre- and Perinatal Imprinting. Dr. Bruce Lipton brings into light cellular consciousness and biological evolution.

The science of innate intelligence/ Birth Psychology - Research by
Dr. Bruce Lipton on the impact of the environment to fetal development.

Ecology of the Womb - New - Dr. Michel Odent - Understanding the physiology of birth. This website focuses on the life period with the highest adaptability and vulnerability to environmental factors - the period inside the womb.

Birth works/Primal Health Research - Primal health research includes all studies exploring correlations between the primal period and health and behavior later on in life. Michel Odent is familiarly known as the French obstetrician who introduced in a state general hospital - in the 1970s - the concepts of birthing pools and home-like birthing rooms.
The primal period includes fetal life, perinatal period and early infancy (from conception until the first birthday). Health is how well the primal adaptive system works (it is not the absence of disease). At the end of the primal period we are in a basic state of health called 'primal health'.

Landmark Study Shows Giving Birth at Home is Safe - New -  
The largest prospective study of planned home birth with a direct-entry midwife shows that homebirth is as safe as hospital birth for low risk women, yet carries a much lower rate of medical interventions, including Cesarean section.         

"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America." Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager. BMJ 2005; 330:1416 (18 June). Published with the British Medical Journal and on line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/1416?ehom.

Wellness is a process - New -
Honoring the hear, soul, and spirit of our children, our families, and our future. After more than three decades of pioneering work in adults wellness, and giving birth to a daughter, Siena, in 1993, Meryn and John realized that the foundations of wellness are determined by how we are conceived, born and nurtured as infants and children. They found evidence – cross – cultural, anthropological, and scientific – that many popular parenting practices are based on myths about the nature and needs of infants and children. Practices based on these myths are the source of much of the addiction, violence, chronic illness, and eco – cide that are threatening the wellbeing of our planet.

Research on Epidural - An article by Judith P. Rooks, CNM, MPH, FACNM, originally published as "Epidural analgesia as used during childbirth in the United States"

Info on Caesarian - New - What you need to know on Caesarians, VBAC's, & Recovery.
 
Birthing The Future - Where our hearts knowing meets the edge of science and ancient wisdom guides our future. Birthing the Future's website is about our current work about women giving birth, the human soul coming into physical form, and how we must care for each other at the beginning of life - with all of its implications for maternity and newborn practices, parenting, community, healing and spirituality. Find answers About Birth: what we know and Science proves.

Touch the Future - A Nonprofit Learning Design Center with Inspired Resources & Tools For Parents, Educators, Caregivers & Coaches. More has been discovered about child and human development in the past fifty years than in all of human history. The challenge is not to discover new information. It is to reach out and share this vast body of insight with today's parents, educators, caregivers and coaches, and to do this in ways that support, inform and inspire. Subjects include brain development, prenatal consciousness, the nature of intelligence, nonviolent communication, adoption, the ecology of children and nature, the biology of nurturing, birth, bonding, original play, peak performance and more.

The Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children - We champion a culture of compassionate individuals, families, and communities who have fun with, learn from, and responsively and lovingly interact with children. We accomplish this by providing guidance about consciously conceiving, birthing, and nurturing children. At the heart of aTLC are our Proclamation and evidence-linked Blueprint of Principles and Actions. These documents synthesize age-old wisdom and leading scientific research supporting optimal human development for preconception through early childhood.

The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative - The First Consensus Initiative of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), is a coalition of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers-, babies-, and families. Their mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs.

Prenatal Parenting on CBS - by Neonatologist Dr. Frederick Wirth. On Parenting before birth. His book examines how parents-to-be can parent their baby and take care of him/her emotionally before he/she's even born. Concept of actively parenting, with forethought and directed attention to your unborn child.

Relationship and Emotional Trauma: Trauma, Brain and Relationship: free on-line video for helping children heal, sponsored by Santa Barbara Graduate Institute Center for Clinical Studies and Research and L.A. County Early Identification and Intervention Group.

Robbie Davis-Floyd - New - Articles on Childbirth, Obstetrics and Midwifery.

Birth into Being by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova - New - We are dedicated to providing people with information and service for a Conscious approach to Birth, enabling every person the ability to achieve the most in life.

What Babies Want - New - An Exploration of the Consciousness of Infants.

The Ecstatic of Birth - is a virtual pregnancy and childbirth education center where you can learn how to use the creative power of pregnancy and birth.

The Waterbirth International - understanding gentle birth choice of laboring and giving birth in water.

The La Leche League International - info on Breastfeeding.

Circumcision Resource Center - New - The Circumcision Resource Center is a nonprofit educational organization with the purpose of informing the public and professionals about the practice of circumcision. Our mission is to raise awareness and facilitate healing.

On Vaccination - New - The Parents' Concise Guide to Childhood Vaccinations - From Newborns to Teens Practical Medical and Natural Ways to Protect Your Child - by Lauren Feder, M.D.

Vaccination - New - The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national, non-profit  organization dedicated to preventing vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and defending the right to informed consent to vaccination. (More about NVIC).

Parenting without Punishing - offers a radically new approach to bringing up children, wherein all forms of punishment are dispensed with, and replaced with the same civil and courteous behavior afforded associates and friends.
It's author, Norm Lee, calls it 'The New Non-Punitive Parenting Paradigm', (NN-PPP) It is founded on fundamental respect for children as thinking and feeling human beings with full membership in the family.

Kindred Magazine - New - Magazine originally called Byronchild. Their articles are drawn from an internationally diverse team of writers and professionals on the front lines of their fields, exploring issues that impact our children, families and planet, ranging from education, natural birth, optimal child development, medicine, psychology, healing, spirituality, politics, relationships, family dynamics, natural parenting and global and environmental issues.

Obstare - Dr. Michel Odent - New -
Informacion sobre el nacimiento en espanol. La Editorial OB STARE se fundó a comienzos del año 2001 con el objetivo de publicar una revista trimestral sobre Embarazo, Parto y Crianza dirigida a profesionales, mujeres y hombres interesados en la conciencia de la creación y desarrollo de la Vida.

Open Sky Movement Resources - New -
Unfolding Body: Resources for Yoga, Movement and Meditation
A unique Pre and Postnatal training for whole bodied birthing, whole hearted parenting. by Deborah Raoult's whose work has been developed through twenty-five years of experience with pregnant women.

Lotus of Light - New -
A Sanctuary for Wellness & Community – offering high quality professional therapeutic massage services by skilled and experienced therapists for pregnant moms and infants. As well as products which are made, bought and distributed with a healthy and humanitarian global economy in mind.

Golden Bridge - Pre-natal Yoga Classes with Gurmuck in Los Angeles.

Santa Monica Yoga - Pre-natal and Baby and Me classes.

Nom - NAISSANCE on Melrose Avenue.

Cadeau Maternity - New - on Melrose Avenue.

Los Angeles Babyzone - Online guide to local pregnancy and parenting resources. Also offers an online calendar of child friendly events for families throughout greater Los Angeles and Orange County.

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