Favorite
Resources for Doula Research
On
my other website, www.safebirth.org, I
have put links to what I believe are some of the best articles on the web on specific
topics, like cesarean, fetal monitoring, etc. These articles encourage parents
to look beyond the surface of common obstetrical practices, and evaluate the
true risks and benefits.
There are a couple of fabulous resource guides out there... It may be worth compiling a doula specific guide, but here's some existing resource guides to check out
1. King County Breastfeeding Resource Guide www.breast-friends.org which has a ton of info about breastfeeding resources and other resources for expectant parents
2. Breastfeeding Guides for Pierce, Snohomish, and other counties: http://www.hmhbwa.org/bcw/resourceguides.html (these are more focused on breastfeeding)
3. PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) Resource Guide: www.pepsgroup.org or http://www.pepsgroup.org/familyresources/index.htm
4.
Where to Turn from the Crisis Clinic. Great list of all sorts
of social services available throughout
5. Child Profile Resource Guide (from dept. of health) http://www.childprofile.org/hpmats/King-Sno_Resources2001.pdf
6.
Baby Zone
7. King County Health Department Breastfeeding resources: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/breastfeeding/resources.htm
Cool
additional info for
1. The schedule for recommended immunizations is available at: http://www.hmhbwa.org/iacw/schedule/immsched01-02.pdf
2.
Average costs for normal vaginal birth, c-section, and normal newborn care in
http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/hospdata/UserGuides/Pregnancy/1999/1999PregnancyGuide.pdf
3. Partial list of parent ed programs at local community colleges: http://transitiontoparenthood.com/ttp/birthed/resources.htm
4.
Includes: top 100 baby names in WA, table D1 shows percentage of preterm births, table A1 percentage of WA moms who are teens or unwed, table a9 ages of birthing moms; table c-6 is a good one: shows WA rates for forceps, vacuum, c-section, VBAC, etc.
5.
To see cesearean and VBAC rates for each of the local
hospitals: check out a handy website off of www.healthgrades.com . First, go
to http://www.healthgrades.com/public/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=HRC&modact=Search_Choose_CityHosp Then
choose
6. Info about WIC: who's eligible, how to apply, how it works. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
6.
Some info about DSHS programs and who's eligible: https://wws2.wa.gov/dshs/onlinecso/eligibility.asp
The full manual on eligibility is at http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/esa/eazmanual/default.htm
I just found these sites, so haven't worked with them enough to know how useful
they are. Info on First Steps program which provides medical and social services
to pregnant women: https://wws2.wa.gov/dshs/onlinecso/First_Steps.asp
Some of my favorite links for research info:
1. To search medical journal abstracts: www.pubmed.com
2. Position statements from the Americal Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.aap.org/policy/pprgtoc.cfm#B
3. Cochrane library: reviews a broad array of medical journals, and publishes reviews of available data to enable caregivers to provide evidence based care. Includes reviewers conclusions about recommended care. Very cool!! http://www.update-software.com/ccweb/cochrane/revabstr/g010index.htm
4. ACOG News Releases. http://www.acog.org/from_home/newsrel.cfm UNfortunately, they don't have their position papers on line.
5.
Links to position statements, fact sheets, and state facts from
A couple random topic-related sites.
1. ICAN's white papers on c-section: http://www.ican-online.org/resources/wp_index.htm
2.
Fact sheets on infertility issues: http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/fact.html
3.
Lamaze’s list of must-read articles from 2002 Journals: www.lamaze.org/childbirth/MustRead.asp