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Alternative Birth Resources
Guide picks
Alternative birth resources, including homebirth, unassisted birth and birth centers.

Unassisted Birth
Learn more about the movement to give birth without any medical or midwifery care.

Birth Centers
A look into another great option, from your About.com Guide.

Home Birth
Links to great home birth information, from your About.com Guide.

Water Birth
Links to great water birth information, from your About.com Guide.

American College of Nurse Midwives
Information on finding a midwife, what midwifery care is, and education of a midwife.

Baby At Home! "You're so brave."
One woman's discussion of her reasons for choosing a homebirth.

The Decline of the African-American Midwife
As late as 1975, black Southern midwives were commonly attending women in homebirths. Find out what happened to midwifery in the African-American culture.

Homebirth Information
A doctor's collection of medical literature supporting the homebirth choice.

Lotus Birth Information
A gentle birth, and a non-separation viewpoint.

Medical Technology and Nurse Midwifery
By using a Nurse Midwife do you give up medical technology? Learn about the role of medical technology and midwifery in this article written by the American College of Nurse Midwives.

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