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Last updated October-2002

DISCLAIMER: The information on this website is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. Consult your health provider.  Kmom does not guarantee the accuracy of information on the following websites, nor endorse any advice to be found there.  These are simply links that might be useful to others.  Caveat Emptor.

Links for Women of Size/Fat Acceptance

• Fat-Friendly Health Professionals: www.cat-and-dragon.com/stef/Fat/ffp.html 
• National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) Homepage: www.naafa.org 
• Other Size Acceptance Links:  www.bodypositive.com, www.healthyweight.net, www.cswd.org 
• Infertility and Large Women Information: http://www.fertilityplus.org
• Big Folk's Clothing FAQs: www.faqs.org/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/ 
• A BBW Birth At Home: http://mirrors.meepzorp.com/members.home.net/mcmahan/niel  
• Mailing Lists for Large Women and Pregnancy: www.fertilityplus.org 

Links for General Pregnancy Information

• General Pregnancy Information: http://www.gentlebirth.org/archive or www.childbirth.org or www.efn.org/~djz/birth 
• Medline Access (search the medical literature yourself): www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
• Questions to ask a Pregnancy Provider: www.socalbirth.org/resource/question.htm
• How baby position affects birth and illustrations to help visualize baby in optimum position: www.cefcares.org/doula/FetalPres.htm  
• VBAC Information: http://www.childbirth.org/section/VBACindex.html or www.ican-online.org 
• Information on Natural Induction Techniques:  www.gentlebirth.org or www.nurturing.ca/labor.htm 
• Waterbirth Information: www.waterbirth.org 
• Homebirth Info: www.home-birth.org, www.birthrite.com/advantag.htm or www.birthlove.com or  www.gentlebirth.org/archives/prntshar.html, www.cfmidwifery.org,  www.efn.org/~djz/birth/homebirth.html, www.homebirth.org.uk, or www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=homebirth.list 
• Breech Turning Techniques: www.cable-lynx.net/~momcare/breech.htm 
• Sidelines (national organization to help support moms in high-risk pregnancies or on bedrest):  www.sidelines.org  (714) 497-2265
• Birth Stories: www.geocities.com/Heartland/River/3178 or www.birthlove.com 
• Photos of an actual C-Section birth: http://www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/csect/gallery.html
• Pregnancy Loss:  www.compassionatefriends.org 
• Birth As Rite Of Passage (how we ritualize birth, sometimes negatively): www.birthpsychology.com/messages/contents.html 
• Infertility Information:  www.inciid.org or http://onna.org 

Finding Health Providers and Attendants

• Fat-Friendly Health Professionals: www.cat-and-dragon.com/stef/Fat/ffp.html 
• Information on Doulas (professional labor support assistants): http://www.dona.com/index2.html or www.birthworks.org or www.alace.org or www.doula.com  or www.doulasearch.com 
• American College of Nurse-Midwives: www.midwife.org 
• Midwife Association of North America: www.mana.org 
• Finding a midwife in your area: www.midwifesearch.com 
• Doulas of North America (DONA): www.dona.com 
• Info on history, schooling and malpractice settlements against doctors (not available for all areas): www.docboard.org 

Links for General Breastfeeding Information

• www.promom.org - The Breastfeeding Advocacy Page
• www.breastfeeding.com - Breastfeeding.com (one of the most complete and helpful breastfeeding sites around)
• www.lalecheleague.org - La Leche League (mother to mother information and help from the breastfeeding leaders)
• www.InternetBabies.com/MOBI  - Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues (MOBI)
• http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/lact/index.html - Hale's Medications and Mother's Milk (which medications are contraindicated during bfeeding)

Links for Information on PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome

• www.pcosupport.org - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc. (clearing house for current info, including ongoing trials; start here)
• www.ivf-et.com/pcosstate.html - Center for Applied Reproductive Science: PCOS (good summary, suitable to take to dr. for discussion)
• www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html - one of the best; very all-inclusive, great section on diagnosis and testing--good to print and take to doctor
• www.rscbayarea.com/articles/pcos.html - Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (PCOS page) - variety of treatments available for the infertility associated with PCOS
• www.rscbayarea.com/articles/pcos_insulin_resistance.html - from same site as above, article on insulin resistance 
• http://blues.fd1.uc.edu/~gartsips/polycyst.htm - Dr. Gluek's PCOS Page, cutting edge info from one of the pioneers in treatment of PCOS; if you can't find help locally, he has a program set up to help treat women at a distance using your local physician 
• http://members.truepath.com/bgadland/pcos.html - PCOS basic overview, medically accurate but good for the layperson who is not an expert

Childbirth Education Resources

• Birth Works Childbirth Education Information (Kmom's favorite): www.birthworks.org
• Bradley Childbirth Education Information: http://www.bradleybirth.com
• HypnoBirthing: www.hypnobirthing.com or www.hypnobirthingnorthwest.com 
• Birthing From Within:  www.birthingfromwithin.com 

Childbirth Books and Resources

• Cascade Books (Birth and Life Bookstore): www.1cascade.com 
• Cutting Edge Press:  www.childbirth.org/CEP.html 
• Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities (excellent research book!): www.efn.org/~djz/birth/obmyth/contents.html 
• Birthing From Within (excellent general guide):  www.birthingfromwithin.com 

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