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Birth Stories
Pregnancy & Birth
Lamaze "Your Pregnancy Week by Week" weekly e-newsletter
StandUpGirl - for teen moms
The Visible Embryo - visual guide of fetal development
Homebirth Coloring Book - a printable coloring book for siblings
Local Resources
Birth Roots - perinatal resource center based in Portland; offers childbirth and breastfeeding education classes and support groups
Maine Association of Certified Professional Midwives - professional organization that advocates for licensing of CPMs in Maine
Maine Families - a free service that provides psychosocial support, resources, and education for parents in your own home
Midwives of Maine - organization for CPMs in Maine
Raising Readers - a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing literacy in Maine
Woman in the Moon Films - Maine-based documentary filmmaker
Mobile Apps
Lamaze Pregnancy to Parenting - evidence-based info & tracking on pregnancy and beyond; Apple or Google; free
iBirth - pregnancy and baby tracker; affirmations, videos of positions for labor support, childbirth education, nutritional education
VBAC & Cesarean Awareness
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
LeapFrog Group - Cesarean Section Rates by State and by Hospital
Newborns, Mothering, Parenting
Breastfeeding
Reducing Environmental Exposures
Motherisk - Research and counselling on reproductive risk or safety of drugs, chemicals and maternal disease in pregnancy.
Skin Deep Database - searchable database of toxic ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products.
Washington Toxics Coalition - reliable information about environmental contaminants and alternatives to reduce exposures
EWG's 2019 Guide to Sunscreens - find out which sunscreens to avoid and which are effective and safe
Grief, Loss, Trauma, Coping & Support
BeNotAfraid.net - a resource for parents who have received a difficult prenatal diagnosis
Hannah's Prayer Ministries - a resource for those having difficulty conceiving or who have lost a baby any time up to early infancy
Glow in the Woods - a blog "for babylost parents"
Postpartum Progress - information on postpartum mood disorders and support for those affected by them
Postpartum Support International - a resource for women experiencing any sort of mood or anxiety disorder in pregnancy or postpartum