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North Carolina Midwifery and Homebirth Links
North Carolina Midwives Alliance NCMA is a professional organization for homebirth midwives of North Carolina. Contact Nancy at (828)236-3506 or mail at 201 Charlotte St. Asheville, NC 28801 for more information. Website coming soon!
North Carolina Friends of Midwifery (NCFOM) A North Carolina grassroots organization formed in 1997 to promote the safety and advantages of midwifery to the public.
Ministry of Midwifery A book by renowned North Carolina author, Patti Barnes.
North Carolina Choices in Childbirth Yahoo! Group A discussion and education group for families exploring options for childbirth. Options discussed are midwifery care, homebirth, unassisted childbirth, and doula attended hospital births.
NCFOM Yahoo! Group A consumer group advocating the right of women to choose where and with whom they give birth.
Triangle Homebirth Meetup Meetup with parents, siblings, family, and supporters of birthing at home.
Greenville Homebirth Meetup Meetup with parents, siblings, family, and supporters of birthing at home.
Wilmington Homebirth Meetup Meetup with parents, siblings, family, and supporters of birthing at home.
Piedmont Homebirth Meetup Meetup with parents, siblings, family, and supporters of birthing at home.
Homebirth Rites - A homebirth documentary Discover why homebirth with a Certified Professional Midwife is rapidly becoming the Gold Standard of care for healthy mothers and babies.DVD runs about 50 minutes and has chapters to make it easy for scene selection in classes

North Carolina Nursing Links
La Leche League of North Carolina All women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to attend the monthly Group Meetings or call a Leader for breastfeeding help. La Leche League of North Carolina also provides health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research on lactation management.
Mommy Milk Meetup Support group for breastfeeding mothers. Meet with other NC moms for support, exchange of ideas, info, and encouragement of breastfeeding.
Nursing Mothers of Raleigh Support group for breastfeeding mothers. Meetings scheduled for days and nights. Breast pump rental available.

North Carolina Family Issues Links
Attachment Parenting Meetup Meetup with other NC parents who don't take the easy way out of parenting. Whether supporters of Breastfeeding, Child Led Weaning, Cloth diapering, Homeschooling or Co-sleeping all are welcome here.
Citizens for Healthcare Freedom A North Carolina grassroots organization dedicated to educating the public about health care issues. Our mission is to improve the health and well being of our North Carolina community by empowering individuals & families to make freer and more fully informed health care decisions.
Baby Boy Info Many parents would opt to not circumcise if they only knew how to care for him. Some mistakenly believe that the intact (not circumcised) penis requires more care. This website provides you will the basics of foreskin care.
The Natural Family Site Created by a Raleigh family. Lots of links on natural childbirth, attachment parenting, etc.
People Advocating Vaccine Education (PAVE) Find out about the NC Religious Exception and other vaccine information
North Carolina Pet Behaviorist

Jennifer Shryock, B.A. CDBC offers Dogs and Storks™ a program that prepares your dog for the birth of your baby.
North Carolina Local Groups
Doula Association of the Mountain Area DAMA is an organization of professional doulas in the Western North Carolina region.
Charlotte Doulas Professional Pre- and Post-Birth Assistants of Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas
Cape Fear Area Doulas Cape Fear Area Doulas is a network of doulas serving women in New Hanover and surrounding counties.
The Natural Mothering Forum The Natural Mothering Forum was started in 1999 by Jennifer Riordan Newall and Susan Brockmann in an attempt to meet other women who shared a conscious, holistic approach to parenting.
Attachment Parenting Groups in NC A list of NC attachment parenting groups by Attachment Parenting International

Other North Carolina Links
North Carolina Crisis Pregnancy Centers Think you’re pregnant? Get a free pregnancy test and learn about all the options available to you.

National Midwifery & Homebirth Links
Birthing the Future We are proud to launch Birthing the Future with our current work about women giving birth, the human soul coming into physical form, and how we must care for each other at the beginning of life - with all of its implications for maternity and newborn practices, parenting, community, healing and spirituality.
Birth Partners The Internet’s leading directory of natural birth options
Citizens for Midwifery The only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care™! CFM works to provide information and resources that promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country!
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) The mission of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation among midwives.
Midwifery Today From the magazine Midwifery Today, which started it all in 1986, to conferences, books and other products, Midwifery Today, Inc. continues to promote midwifery, midwifery education and birth change.
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional Midwife" (CPM).

National Birth Links
Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators Supports women’s choices in childbirth
Doulas of North America (DONA) An international association of doulas who are trained to provide the highest quality emotional, physical and educational support to women and their families during childbirth and postpartum.
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) A nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to prevent unnecessary cesareans through education, to provide support for cesarean recovery, and to promote VBAC.
VBAC.Com Provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC* (vaginal birth after cesarean).

National Nursing Links
Breastfeeding.com A great resource for nursing moms
La Leche League International Founded in 1956 by seven women who had learned about successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies, La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mothers.
ProMom Inc. Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and public acceptance of breastfeeding.

National Family Issues Links
Ask Dr. Sears It’s like having Dr. Sears’ books online
Attachment Parenting International (API) Provides assistance in forming Attachment Parenting support groups and functions as a clearinghouse providing educational materials, research information, consultative, referral and speaker services to promote Attachment Parenting concepts.
Dr. Jay Gordon Intensely interested in infant nutrition and breastfeeding, Dr. Gordon is the first male physician to sit for and pass the International Board of Lactation Certification Exam (he has served on the Professional Advisory Board of La Leche League for twenty years). His site offers info on breastfeeding, attachment parenting, nutrition and alternative medicine.
The Couple to Couple League (CCLI) Welcomes you to the right site of natural family planning
Quiver Full A resource that serves and ministers to quiverfull families. To offer support, acceptance and understanding of the unique needs of the large and growing Christian family.
Mothering Magazine Celebrates the experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness of the immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the development of the full human potential.
Natural Child Project Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion
National Vaccine Information Center A national, non-profit educational organization founded in 1982. It is the oldest and largest national organization advocating reformation of the mass vaccination system.