Publication Request Form
Alternately, you can:
Send your name, address, phone number, and requested publications to:
Rochester Area Birth Network
6 Thomas Circle, Fairport, NY 14450
Please include $1 per 3 topics for shipping and handling.
The Lists of Recommended professionals includes those local birth related businesses who are members , and who adhere to the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative .
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Published Information
One of Rochester Area Birth Network's major goals has been to supply the Rochester area with information and referrals on different options, specialty areas, and community resources in pregnancy, labor, and birth. Through our Community Resource Brochure families can find the information and resources they need on topics that can be difficult to find in the mainstream. Below is a list of topics available, including lists of doulas, midwives, and independent childbirth educators. Some articles are available in PDF, as indicated. Stay tuned as more PDF files become available!
Printed information is available on the following topics:
BreastfeedingPrenatal Resources*
Creating Your Birth Plan*
RABN Recommended Reading List*
A List of Local Professional Labor Assistants*
A List of Local Independent Childbirth Educators*
A List of Local Midwives*
A List of Postpartum Care Providers*
How to Stay Healthy and Low Risk*
Nutrition in Pregnancy*
Preventing Problems with Nutrition*
Prematurity is Preventable!*
Questions to Ask Care Providers
Induction of Labor*
Home Birth*
VBAC Facts*
Home Birth After Cesarean*
Vaginal Breech Birth
Reprints
Evidence-Based Maternity Care
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
The NYS Law on Breastfeeding in Public
NYS Patients Bill of Rights
CIMS - Pregnant Patients Rights and Responsibilities
CIMS - Cesarean Risk Facts Sheet
What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section
Mother-Friendly Childbirth: Highlights of the Evidence - Access to Midwifery Care and Out-of-Hospital Birth
World Health Organization's Recommended Cesarean rates
Breastfeeding Facts sheet from CIMS
Informed Decision Making, Informed Consent or Refusal - CIMS
Sample copy of Mothering Magazine
Information on other topics related to childbearing is available by contacting RABN. The topic list is updated on a regular basis, so please call or email for more information. If we do not have anything in print on a particular topic, we will do our best to help you find the information you need.
*These items can be sent through email and are free of charge. Please submit the request form at the left.
The lists of recommended professionals are all members of Rochester Area Birth Network and adhere to the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative . If you are a professional who would like to be included on these referrals please join RABN and send us an e-mail with all of your information.
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