Resources for Research

Here are some great sources of data

AAP Policy guidelines (like on circumcision and breastfeeding):

http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/

Cochrane abstracts: summarize available data on various topics:

http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane/revabstr/PREGAbstractIndex.htm

Entrez pubmed - search acadmic journals... can access all the abstracts for free  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez

Maternity Center Association: Home of Listening to Mothers survey and "What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know about Cesarean" http://www.maternitywise.org/home.html

WA State vital statistics can tell you how many babies were born, cesarean rates, low birth weight rates, demographics of families

http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/birth/bir_vd.htm

World Health Organization recommendations for care in normal birth:

http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/MSM_96_24/MSM_96_24_table_of_contents.en.html

Immunizations (Public Health view) www.cdc.gov/nip/

Breastfeeding info from CDC. Includes breastfeeding rates nationwide http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/

Informed choice leaflets from England (professional versions, and client flyers) http://www.infochoice.org/

For Seattle area hospitals, and birth centers, Great Starts offers a survey every two years of current practices. You can buy a copy for $10. (If you have specific questions, I can answer those, but if you want all the details, it's easier to own your own copy. Info here: http://www.greatstarts.org/birthsurvey.htm

I collect a variety of statistics here: http://www.transitiontoparenthood.com/ttp/foreducators/ceinfo/stats.htm

Lots more resources listed here:

http://www.vbac.com/researchdesk.html

Infant mortality info here: http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/infant.htm#1