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Childbirth, Doula 
and Midwifery Resources


  • ICTC Midwives
  • Childbirth Connection
  • Birthing with Hypnosis
  • CDC Pregnancy Gateway
  • DONA
  • International Doulas List
  • Bay Area Birth Information
  • Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
  • Nursing Mothers Counsel
  • La Leche League International
  • Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative [WHO/UNICEF initiative] 
  • A new era of home birth research Lamaze International
  • Penny Simkin’s Website
  • Anthro Doula: Thoughts on Birth and Culture
  • Blossom Birth 

Promoting Parental Readiness



  • The Families All Matter Book Project (FAM)
  • Touchpoints
  • The National Parenting Center
  • Parenting Counts
  • Listening Mothers
  • Community of Mindful Parents 
  • Attachment Parenting International
  • The Circle of Security®
  • The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
  • Supporting Father Involvement & Co-parenting to Enhance Family Resilience
  • The Supporting Father Involvement Project
  • Talaris Research Institute

Child and Brain Development





  • Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
  • Research Network on Early Experience and Brain Development
  • Laboratory for Developmental Studies: Harvard University
  • UW's Institute for Learning and Brain Science
  • The Developing Mind Project
  • UC Berkeley Infant Studies 
  • Mind and Development Lab: Yale University
  • Cognition and Development Lab: Yale (Frank Keil)
  • Infant Cognition Lab: Yale (Karen Wynn)
  • The Conceptual Development Lab: University of Michigan
  • National Scientific Council on the Developing Child 
  • Pritzker Consortium on Early Childhood Development
  • Early Brain Development In Babies: VIDEOS
  • All Kinds of Minds
  • "Stimulating Minds and Protecting Brains" (9 minutes) – Video featuring Dr. Jack Shonkoff's presentation at NBC's Education Nation event
  • Too Small to Fail
  • Birth Injury Guide
  • Florida Injured Baby

Global Support
for Women and Families

Education and Development
  • Global Children’s Initiative: Centre on the Developing Child: Harvard University
  • Every Child Matters Education Fund 
  • Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)
  • The Early Development Instrument: Benefits to Children, Families and Communities
  • United Nations Girls Education Initiative
  • Project Kids Worldwide
  • Canadian Government Sponsors Saving Brains Initiative
  • Cuna Mas National Program
  • Project Kids Worldwide
Global Initiatives
Maternal and Reproductive Health and Support
  • The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood 
  • The Birthing Kit Foundation 
  • Every Woman, Every Child: FAMILY CARE INTERNATIONAL (FCI) 
  • Canadian Global Health, Nutrition and Disease Prevention Initiatives
  • The Eliminate Project
  • United Nations Population Fund
  • Marie Stopes International (MSI) 
  • Countdown 2015 Europe
  • Countdown to 2015: Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival
  • International Women's Health Coalition 
  • The Institute for Health and Social Policy
  • March for Mothers