Research and study are the hallmark of well educated parents. The following links are good starting points on decisions you will be faced with throughout your pregnancy,birth and parenting days. I always like to include resources from the midwifery model of care & natural approach to the mainstream standard of care so that you can decide where your beliefs fall on these topics.
For a myriad of birth related topics that are well researched and well explained:
The school of microbiome free parent courses!
Understanding HMO’s Human Milk Oligosaccharides
Microbirth: The Documentary ( $4 rental)
All things Nutrition
Folate VS Folic Acid ( With or without MTHFR Gene Mutation) Lily Nichols, RDN
Lily Nichols RDN on Pregnancy Nutrition for Mothers
Why Prenatal Nutrition Needs to be Updated By Lily Nichols, RDN
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother By Heng Ou
Gestational Diabetes
Article: Gestational Diabetes: What NOT to do! By Lily Nichols RDN
Article: How to Manage Gestational Diabetes Without Fear By Lily Nichols, RDN
Book: Real Food for Gestational Diabetes By Lily Nichols, RDN
Book: Real Food For Pregnancy By Lily Nichols, RDN
Gentle Birth- Article by Henci Goer
American Diabetes Association
National Institute of Health
American Pregnancy Association
Group B Strep
American Pregnancy
Centers for Disease Control
Evidenced Based Birth
Rhogam injection for Blood Type Negative Mothers
Pregnancy.org
National Institute of Health
ACOG
American Pregnancy Association
VBAC _ Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Vitamin K-For the Newborn
Prevention of Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn
Evidenced Based Birth
Mercola
NCT
Erythromycin Eye Ointment-For the Newborn
Evidenced Based Birth
National Institute of Health
Vaccinations
Lifetime Family Wellness has a very comprehensive resource list
Dr. Sears
Circumcision
No Harmm has an excellent page on the anatomy and function of the foreskin (there are graphic animations here)
Doctors Opposing Circumcision
For those choosing circumcision I highly recommend Christina Buchanan, CNM