Unassisted Home Birth Australia - by Haley Pearse

Unassisted Birth Explained and why I chose it

The Unassisted Birth / Freebirth page on Facebook

Stacey's Story - unassisted birth after 5 caesareans - and the baby weighed 10 and a half pounds too.

How to deliver a baby at home - emergency situation
"Try to get her up in a squatting position. This will shorten the birth canal and gravity will work in her favor."
- Actually I would suggest a kneeling or hands & knees position. Squatting is not always a very easy comfortable position for most women to adopt, though some do take to it. On hands & knees the woman feels grounded and anchored, the pelvis is opened, the tailbone and sacrum can lift and there is least stress on the stretching perineum.

Basic Instructions for a Quick or Unassisted Birth by Jenny Blyth

External signs of dilations, progress and descent
- how to know how dilated you are without vaginal exams

Letters from Laura - thoughts on unassisted childbirth - Laura Shanley's blog

Unassisted Childbirth website

Freebirth, Unassisted Childbirth and Unassisted Pregnancy - by AIMS UK

Info. re. unassisted birth from the Gentle Birth Midwifery Archives (USA)

INDIE BIRTH - Women Own Birth - Maryn Green

FAQ about Unassisted Birth

The Unassisted Baby

Unassisted Homebirth - the greatest joy on earth - Lynn M. Griesemer

Freebirth, Unassisted Childbirth and Unassisted Pregnancy - by AIMS in the UK

The Unassisted Birth Index from Birth Love

UnaBirth - An Enlightened Journey to Motherhood

BORN FREE: UNASSISTED CHILDBIRTH IN NORTH AMERICA

by Rixa Ann Spencer Freeze

FlipFLOP to resolve shoulder dystocia - from Spinning Babies

Here is a herbal kit of all the essentials you need for your planned homebirth or unassisted birth:

$100 Freebirth Herbal Kit

My write up of ideas for supporting a safe third stage. (This is a post about my No Bleed Tincture, yes - but scroll down to read my list of third stage suggestions.)

Helpful Books:

(I have an eBook partial copy of Sarah's book which she has kindly made available, free. I am happy to pass it along to you - email me at julie@blissfulherbs.com.au and I'll send it along.)