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This online document explains the role of Certified nurse-midwives (CNM) -- includes the standards that must be met to become a nurse-midwife, what's involved in the practice of nurse-midwifery, and i... Details >
Search this web site -- by title and/or state/province -- to locate a birth center in United States or Canada. This online service is provided by the National Association of Childbearing Centers.... Details >
This site provides a database to calculate birth weight for newborns and for multiple births.... Details >
This page provides access to the resources and support of the ICAN organization. A local chapter is of valuable assistance to women seeking information about hospitals and caregivers in her area and c... Details >
This site provides answers to the most frequently asked questions related to cesarean birth procedure.... Details >
Search this web site to locate a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and class in your area.... Details >
You can search this database of nearly 900 nurse-midwifery practices for a nurse-midwife in your geographic area. You may also link from this site to the ACNM chapter chairperson for your local area ... Details >
Inducing labor is when the birth process is given an artificial start through medical interventions or other methods. This document discusses reasons for, the process of, and expectations for induced ... Details >
This is a list of childbirth educators, postnatal educators, certified doulas, and certified perinatal fitness educators.... Details >
Birth center standards have been established to provide a tool for measuring the quality of services provided to childbearing families who use these Centers. Visit this site for details.... Details >