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 
  

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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

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• 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

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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