- Active Birth Centre
- Specialists in water birth and yoga for pregnancy. Provides a calendar of professional trainings and workshops and details of courses offered.
- Association for Post Natal Illness
- Information and advice from this charity. Includes available leaflets and newsletter.
- Birth Choice UK
- Explains the options open to women in the UK over where to have their baby and who to choose to care for them during pregnancy and birth.
- Bliss
- A special care baby charity for babies born early, too small or with a sickness. Includes publications and a freephone helpline.
- Caesarean Birth and VBAC Information
- Offers research-based information and support on all aspects of caesareans and vaginal birth following caesarean section.
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Details and health risks of altrasound scans during pregnancy. Includes a video clip.
- Hypnobirthing UK
- Provides details of hypnobirthing classes throughout the UK and offers information on how self hypnosis during childbirth works. Includes FAQ and details for those wishing to train in this discipline.
- Informed Choice
- Provides a variety of articles and downloadable leaflets for pregnant women covering all aspects of pregnancy and birth. Also features an "Ask a midwife" section.
- The Miscarriage Association
- Offering support, information and comfort to those affected by miscarriage. Includes general guidelines about reducing the risk.
- Molar Pregnancy
- Offering support and advice to those who have suffered a molar pregnancy. Includes medical information, FAQ, personal stories and a forum.
- National Childbirth Trust
- A leading charity supporting people through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Area contacts and shopping facilities.
- Netdoctor.co.uk
- Information resource about conception, infertility, pregnancy health and common complaints.
- PND Training
- Undertakes courses and training in the area of depression in pregnancy and the postnatal period. Course details, downloads and surveys.
- PNI.org.uk
- Post natal depression advice, informations and resources. Includes forum links, stories and available books.
- The Pre-eclampsia Site
- Provides information about pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP, with link to an online support group for UK Mums.
- Premature Babies UK
- Provides useful information for parents, expectant parents, friends and relatives of premature babies particularly in the UK.
- Shelia Kitzinger
- Natural childbirth activist and author; presents extracts from her books and articles, with birth imagery and research data.
- UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register
- Offers pregnant women with epilepsy the chance to participate in a medical study. Includes FAQ and registration facility.
- The VBAC Pages
- Resource for women in the UK considering a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). Links to articles and discussions.
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