Welcome to GIRL Net -
Goddess is Rising Library
This library is intended as an oasis of information to be shared freely with lay persons and professionals alike. The purpose of GIRL Net is to raise awareness in a woman-centered way and to serve as a center for mutual learning.
Resource Files
Statistics:
Virginia Birth Statistics
(Virginia Department of Health)
Childbirth Preparation & Coping Techniques:
- Natural Pain Relief Techniques for Childbirth Using Acupressure
- The Emotional Freedom Techniques Manual
- Tracking Your Tigers
Herbs & Nutrition:
Doulas:
Midwives & Home Birth:
- Outcomes of Planned Home Births (British Medical Journal)
- Planned Home Births are Safe (Citizens for Midwifery)
Informed Childbirth:
- The Rights of Childbearing Women (Childbirth Connection)
- Natural Measures for Turning a Breech Baby
- Making Choices: Options for a Pregnant Woman with a Breech Baby
- What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section (Childbirth Connection)
- Vaginal Birth and Cesarean Birth (Childbirth Connection)
- Offering Vaginal Delivery as a Choice