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        Podcasts- Australian Birth Story - Birthing Instincts * - Birth Time - Evidence Based Birth - Homebirth Stories Australia - Pregnancy Birth and Beyond - Rebirthed - The Great Birth Rebellion * - The SHE BIRTHS podcast - The Midwives Cauldron * - The VBAC Link - Welcome to the womb - You, me and HG (good for women with Hyperemesis) - Pop Culture Parenting (General parenting podcast) *Highly recommended 
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        BooksCatherine Bell: - The Birth Map Dr Sarah Buckley: - Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering Rhea Dempsey: - Birth with Confidence - Beyond the Birth Plan Ina May Gaskin: - Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth Jane Hardwicke Collins - Ten Moons Sheila Kitzinger: - The complete book of Pregnancy and Childbirth Lily Nicholls: - Real food for Pregnancy - Real food for Gestational Diabetes - Real food for Fertility Yolande Norris-Clark - Portal Heng Ou: - The first 40 days Dr Rachel Reed: - Reclaiming Childbirth- A rite of passage - Induction Matters Juju Sundin: - Birth Skills Dr Sara Wickham: - In Your Own Time - GBS Explained - Anti D Explained - Vitamin K explained - Birthing your placenta - Plus size Pregnancy 
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        WebsitesEvidence on Vitamin K, Post-Dates pregnancy, GBS, Anti D, Plus Size Pregnancy and many other topics Evidence on shoulder dystocia, meconium liquor, prolonged rupture of membranes, amniotic fluid, cervical lips and so much more Evidence and information on all things oxytocin, including pregnancy, birth and parenting A fabulous resource that examines the evidence around a huge number of pregnancy and birth related topics, and breaks it down into very easy-to-understand information sheets, blogs and podcasts https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ Evidence on foetal heart rate monitoring Free antenatal education and pregnancy and postpartum exercise courses Nutrition in pregnancy https://lilynicholsrdn.com/blog/ Active labour and birth Balancing exercises, optimal maternal & foetal positioning and active birth exercises https://www.spinningbabies.com/ Maternal positions for pelvic floor relief and to assist birthing positions 
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        Breastfeeding & Post-Birth Websiteshttps://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/ https://www.bfmed.org/protocols https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/ https://www.milkearlyparentingsupport.com/ https://www.milkybusiness.com/aboutmilkybusiness (Handout bundle in goodie bag) https://namelessme.wordpress.com/ https://www.rch.org.au/home/ (Excellent resource, especially as your kids start to pick up bugs) http://www.purplecrying.info/ Infant crying https://possumsonline.com/ Infant sleep 
