Birth Educators — Video Library
Penny Simkin's Teaching Library
Curated short videos on the 3 Rs, coping with labor, partner support, epidurals, birth trauma, and postpartum — embedded from her public YouTube channel.
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Pregnancy & Birth Evidence
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Patient-facing guidance from ACOG.
acog.org ↗
World Health Organization (WHO) Maternal Health
Global guidelines and overviews.
who.int ↗
Evidence Based Birth®
Plain-language evidence summaries.
evidencebasedbirth.com ↗
International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
Childbirth education standards and resources.
icea.org ↗
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
High-risk pregnancy guidance.
smfm.org ↗
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
US biomedical research agency.
nih.gov ↗
Cochrane Library
Systematic reviews of healthcare evidence.
cochranelibrary.com ↗
Breastfeeding & Lactation
KellyMom
Evidence-based breastfeeding info.
kellymom.com ↗
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
Clinical protocols for lactation.
bfmed.org ↗
La Leche League International
Parent-to-parent breastfeeding support.
llli.org ↗
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
Find an IBCLC.
ilca.org ↗
IABLE
Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding & Lactation Education.
lactationeducation.com ↗
InfantRisk Center
Medications and pregnancy/lactation safety.
infantrisk.com ↗
LactMed Database (NIH)
Drugs and lactation database.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
Fed Is Best Foundation
Safe infant feeding education.
fedisbest.org ↗
Newborn Care
Postpartum Recovery
Pelvic Balance & Labor Preparation
Professional Organizations
DONA International
Find a doula.
dona.org ↗
CAPPA
Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association.
cappa.net ↗
ICEA
International Childbirth Education Association.
icea.org ↗
Lamaze International
Evidence-based childbirth education.
lamaze.org ↗
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
Find a midwife.
midwife.org ↗
Doulas4All
Nonprofit connecting families with trained volunteer community doulas.
doulas4all.org ↗
Research & Medical Literature
Educational only — not a substitute for your care team.