more about homebirth & midwives:

Colorado Midwives Association

Midwives Alliance of North America

North American Registry of Midwives

other Denver-area resources:

Pediatric Pathways

Way of Birth

Meadowsweet Midwifery

Metro Midwifery

Dr. Greg Mortimer Chiropractic & Family Wellness

Keppy Family Chiropractic

international resources:

La Leche League International

Women’s Health Facts from the World Health Organization

a great non-profit to support:

International Midwife Assistance

some well-executed, reliable studies and comments about home birth published in reputable journals:

Outcomes of Care for 16,924 Planned Home Births in the United States

Outcomes of Planned Home Births With Certified Professional Midwives: Large Prospective Study in North America

Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women: Cochrane Database Systematic Review 2008

Home Birth: An Annotated Guide to the Literature

The Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother Friendly Care

BMJ Letter Regarding Misleading Wax Meta-analysis