Resources
As a midwife and birth professional, an essential part of my role is to remain informed and up to date with the latest evidence and to be able to share that information with my clients. Here you can find the beginnings of a list of books, podcasts, studies and discussions all about birth with a focus on physiological birth, home birth and a more holistic approach to our bodies, minds, and knowledge.
Anti D
Book
‘Anti D Explained’ by Sara Wickham
Blogs and Articles:
A comprehensive breakdown of anti-D recommendations and women’s informed choice. Sara Wickham
Birth in Literature
Book
The Birth House by Amy McKay.
The Red Tent by Anita Diament
The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Birth outside of guidelines
Books
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage by Dr Rachel Reed
Podcasts
Breech Birth
General information, including parent education and latest evidence and research https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/
Podcast
Birthing Instincts
The Great Birth Rebellion
Caesarean Birth, VBAC and HBAC
Books
Birth after Caesarean by Hazel Keedle
The Positive Birth Book by Millie Hill
Midwifery blog - Rachel Reed
https://midwifethinking.com/2016/06/15/vbac-making-a-mountain-out-of-a-molehill/
Podcast
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Books
In Your Own Time: How Western Medicine Controls the Start of Labour and Why this Needs to Stop by Sara Wickham
Midwifery blog - Rachel Reed
https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/gestational-diabetes-beyond-the-label
Podcast
Group B Strep
Books
Group B Strep Explained by Sara Wickham
Home Birth
Books
Birth your Way: Choosing Birth at Home or in a Birth Centre by Shelia Kitzinger
Home Birth: The Politics of Difficult Choices by Mary Cronk and Others
Why Home Birth Matters by Natalie Meddings
Study’s
Perinatal or neonatal mortality among women who intend at the onset of labour to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(19)30119-1/fulltext
Maternal outcomes and birth interventions among women who begin labour intending to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30063-8/fulltext
Birthplace Cohort Study
https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/assets/downloads/birthplace/Birthplace-key-findings.pdf
Blogs and Articles
Obstetric Blog - Kirsten Small
https://birthsmalltalk.com/2023/04/05/assessing-the-safety-of-hospital-birth/
Podcasts
Induction of Labour
Books
Inducing Labour: Making Informed Decisions by Sara Wickham
Podcasts
Blogs and Articles
https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/induction-of-labour/
Meconium Stained Liquor
Podcasts
Blog and Articles
https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/
Postnatal
Books
Why Postnatal Recovery Matters’Sophie Messager
The First Forty Days. The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother Heng Ou
Placenta
Books
Placenta: The Forgotten Chakra by Robin Lim
Birthing Your Placenta: the Third Stage of Labour by Sara Wickham
Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-69-low-lying-placentas/id1639430316?i=1000646773132
