Education

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Podcast Episodes

• Rachel Hart was a special guest with Aligned Birth hosts Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachel for an Inside Look at Home Birth. In the episode they discuss all things home birth including safety, known risks, top tips, and resources.
• Rachel again joined Aligned Birth hosts Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachel to discuss redefining Self-Centered Care and how that's not a selfish concept.

Homebirth

• New Studies Confirm Safety of Home Birth With Midwives
• Home Birth Study Finds no Increased Risk for Mom or Baby, Experts still divided​
• Mommy Wars: The Prequel, Ina May Gaskin and the Battle for at Home Birth

Pregnancy and Birth

• 30 Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness
• All Things Natural Birth: An Interview
• Perils of Peeking into the Womb: Ultrasound Risks
• Evidence Based Birth on Gestational Diabetes and the Glucola Test
• Gestational Diabetes: To Test or Not to Test
• A Midwife's Perspective: Labor and Birth in Water
• Spinning Babies Site for correcting malpositioned babies
• Postpartum Belly Binding
• ​Dr. Mercola: The No Nonsence Guide to Healthy Pregnancy and Birth

Nutrition

• 10 Banned Foods Americans Should Stop Eating
• Pregnant? Why You Need to DEMAND Vitamin D Testing
• How to Recognize Nutrient Deficiencies
• Health Supplements for Pregnancy and Nursing
• Magnesium During Pregnancy

Babies

• Vitamin K: Evidence Based Birth, Evidence for the Vitamin K Shot in Newborns
• Vitamin K: Guidelines for Vitamin K Prophylaxis, Stanford School of Medicine
• Vitamin K: Study Weekly Oral Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Denmark
• Jews Against Circumcision
• Cloth Diapers 101​
• Co-sleeping: Yes? No? Sometimes?

Breastfeeding

• La Leche League International Website​
• Great Breastfeeding How-To Video​
• Dr. Sears: Getting Enough Milk? How to Tell
• Baby Poop: A Complete Guide (with pictures)​

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Parenting​

• Eight Steps for Helping the Older Child Adjust to the New Baby
• Helping Your Two Year Old Adjust to a New Sibling
• Visual Guide to Children's Rashes and Skin Conditions
• Book Recommendation: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor Get a used hardcover copy instead of the tiny pocket paperback