Shellie Poulter
Doula and Educator
Useful Resources and information
Pregnancy Useful Links
Birth Useful Links
Physiological Birth (you tube video)
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The pysiological reference - birth
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New Scientist - for an easier birth, stop thinking about it
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Birth International - pain in labour a feminist issue
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Evidence based guidelines - Positions for labour and birth Royal College of Midwives
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The physiology of labour (pdf)
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Big Babies - More balanced information
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The following videos contain graphic images of Caesarians:
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Baby friendly caesarian birth (you tube video)
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Caesarian and natural foetal ejection reflex (you tube video)
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Pain Management Useful Links
3rd Stage of Labour Useful Links
Skin to skin - Nils Bergman (youtube)
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The invisible universe of the human microbiome (youtube)
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Ina May Gaskin's suggestions for seeing the funny side (youtube)
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Evidence regarding the Vitamin K injection
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Natural approach to the 3rd stage of labour
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Penny Simkin on Delayed Cord Clamping (youtube)
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Pitocin in the 3rd Stage/Managed 3rd Stage information
Breastfeeding Useful links
Breast Feeding information - Jack Newman
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Breastfeeding videos - Jack Newman
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Laid back breastfeeding (youtube)
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5 Breastfeeding positions (youtube)
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Milk making Super Power - Video ABM
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Safe Infant Feeding Useful Links
Pain versus suffering - Penny Simkin (you tube)
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Natural Pain Management Techniques Guide (pdf)
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Eight reasons for unnecessary pain in labour (pdf)
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Water birth - Everything you need to know
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Meptid, dia-morphine and other medications WHO recommendations
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Epidurals - risks and concerns for mother and baby
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Evidence on Due dates and labour induction
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Induction in normal pregnancies
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Ageing of the placenta - evidence to the contrary
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Induction of labour - balancing risks
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Ten things everyone should know about induction
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11 Natural ways to induce labour
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Does Induction really reduce caesarean rate?
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More evidence that induction leads to caesarean
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Evidence that synthetic Oxytocin affects pelvic floor function
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Other Resources
Doula Information
Safe Sleeping Useful links
Postnatal Help and Support
Association for post natal illness
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MIND - Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health
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Reflux in babies - 10 common questions and answers
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7 Tips for coping with cluster feeding
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Caring for you baby at night - unicef leaflet
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Dummies, swaddling and baby sleeping bags safety (pdf)
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Useful Studies
The Cochrane Library - The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
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Oxytocin Research by Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg - Kerstin has done extensive research into the effects of Oxytocin
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Evidence based birth - A source for evidence based birth information
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PDF Handouts
Useful Induction Related Links