American College of Nurse Midwives position statement on home births.

American Public Health Association statement on increasing access to out-of-hospital birth and direct-entry midwifery services.

Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) joint statement on home birth.

Safety - General

Analysis by Henci Goer on flawed home birth study.

British Medical Jounal home birth study, "Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America".

Citizens for Midwifery analysis of home birth safety study.

Mothering Magazine article, "Homebirth Under Fire: What the Headlines Don't Say"

Questions answered by authors of BMJ Home Birth Study.

Study on home birth safety at The Farm.

Safety - "Decision to Delivery" Time

Study finds babies delivered 75 minutes after decision to c-section have no worse outcome than babies delivered after 15 minutes.

Interval from decision to delivery time in urgent caesarean sections in hospitals is found to only meet 30 minute recommended limit in two thirds of cases.

Home Birth Preparation

Here are a few sites that provide information on how to prepare for your home birth:

• http://www.home-birth-guide.com/birth-supplies.html
• http://www.homebirth.org.uk/labprep.htm
• http://www.squidoo.com/homebirthprep
• http://cambridgemidwives.ca/PrepListHome.htm