The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services


Promoting the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families

The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative

Bibliography

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Fetal heart rate patterns: monitoring, interpretation, and management. Technical Bulletin No. 207, July 1995.

Guidelines for vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean birth. ACOG Committee Opinion 1988; No 64.

Canadian Paediatric Soc, Fetus, and Newborn Committee. Neonatal circumcision revisited. Can Med Assoc J1996;154(6):769-780.

Enkin M, et al. A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2nd reved. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. (Data from this book come from the Cochrane Database of Perinatal Trials.)

Goer H. Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 1995.

Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. Unity through diversity: a report on the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition Communities of Color Leadership Roundtable. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, 1993. (A copy may obtained by calling (702) 821-8993 ext. 254. Dr. Marsden Wagner also provided maternal mortality statistics from official state health data.)

International Lactation Consultant Association. Position paper on infant feeding. rev 1994. Chicago: ILCA, 1994

Klaus M, Kennell JH, and Klaus PH. Mothering the Mother. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.

Bonding:Building the Foundations of Secure Attachment and Independence. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995.

Wagner M. Pursuing the Birth Machine: The Search for Appropriate Birth Technology. Australia: ACE Graphics, 1994. (Dr. Wagner's book has the "General Recommendations" of The WHO Fortaleza, Brazil, April, 1985 and the "Summary Report" of The WHO Consensus Conference on Appropriate Technology Following Birth Trieste, October, 1986.