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	Home Birth Reference Page - http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ Contains summaries of research, references, links, and recommended books.
	Homebirth: A midwife Mutiny - http://www.homebirth.net.au Homebirth information, opinion and discussion with British-Australian Independent Midwife. Includes videos, photos and journals of women achieving a natural birth.
	Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/1416?rss British Medical Journal research paper evaluating the safety of home births in involving direct entry (non-nurse) midwives.
	Planned Home Birth - http://www.babycenter.com/0_planned-home-birth_168.bc This BabyCenter article covers multiple topics on home birth including safety, cost, and finding an attendant.
	Home birth - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1276 An editorial in the British Medical Journal by Nachiel Springer and Chris Van Weel.

	Is Hospital Birth Better? - http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/add695/newbornhos.html Essay commenting on the hospital treatment of women and newborns in the United States.
	StorkNet Birth Stories - http://www.storknet.com/stories/homebirth.htm Several stories from home birth moms and their families.
	Homebirth - Safety and Benefits - http://falcao.best.vwh.net/ronnie/index.html Collection of articles and source material about homebirth.
	Homebirth - Birthing at Home - http://www.pregnancy.com.au/homebirth.htm Homebirth stories, articles, photographs, and relevant links.
	Considering a Home Birth - http://www.pregnancy-info.net/homebirths.html This pregnancyinfo.net article gives a brief overview of considerations, including emergencies and preparation.

	Outcome of planned home and planned hospital births in low risk pregnancies: prospective study in midwifery practices in the Netherlands - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7068/1309 This is a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which investigates the relation between home and hospital births and perinatal outcomes.
	For a Natural Birth, There's No Place Like Home - http://www.thelaboroflove.com/forum/marylou/index.html An article discussing the advantages of having a home birth.
	Fish Can't See Water: The Need to Humanize Birth - http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/wagner03.html This is the full text of a paper by Dr. M. Wagner that appeared in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. It discusses the problems with a medical, hospital birth, the safety of home birth, and the need to shift the care of normal pregnancies to midwives.
	Citizens for Midwifery Home Birth Fact Sheet - http://www.cfmidwifery.org/pdf/safety.pdf This publication gives empirical evidence for the safety of a planned home birth with a qualified midwife, as well as outlines the benefits of a home birth.
	UnassistedHomebirth.com - http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/ Has a top 10 list of reasons to birth at home. Also has information on unassisted miscarriage and contains book reviews and book ordering information.

	Homebirth - http://mothering.com/homebirth Mothering Magazine provides articles, movies, discussion boards, and an "ask the experts" feature.
	Homebirth Birth Stories - http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/blhomestory.htm Provides stories from around the world, including accounts of twins and water births.
	Giving birth: home can be better than hospital - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/0-a This is a British Medical Journal (BMJ) page that comments on the safety and experience of home birth as opposed to hospital birth for low-risk pregnancies.
	The influence of birth experience on postpartum depression: a follow-up study - http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/118.asp This is a follow-up study published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) website of the incidence and severity of postpartum depression comparing home birth and hospital deliveries.
	Indie Birth - http://indiebirth.com Magazine about natural parenting topics.

	The effect of birth experience on postpartum depression - http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/59.asp This is a study on postpartum depression published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) comparing the outcomes of women who have had home births to women who have had hospital deliveries.
	Home versus hospital deliveries: follow up study of matched pairs for procedures and outcome - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/313/7068/1313?ijkey=1bcd0598283859b00e44ed0e1b4506d929e6874c&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha This is a published study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which examines and compares the outcomes of planned home births versus planned hospital births.
	World Health Organization: General Aspects of Care in Labour Part 1 - http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/MSM_96_24/MSM_96_24_Chapter2Part1.en.html This online publication discloses the position of the WHO (World Health Organization) on the place of birth (including homebirth) as well as qualified birth attendants (including midwives).

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