Angela Horn's Home Birth Reference Site is an exceptional resource for those considering this option. The aim of her site is not to persuade parents to choose home birth but rather to "provide information about home birth, for parents who think that it might be the right choice for them, and for health professionals looking for facts and ideas."

The site includes articles, birth stories, references, news items, links, and recommended books. The birth stories are a treasure, and a wonderful resource for anyone considering laboring and/or birthing at home. In an especially useful section, Angela, the Home Birth Coordinator of the UK National Childbirth Trust, has summarized 42 published studies of home birth. Each summary includes a link to its abstract on Medline or to the full study in an online medical journal.

Articles (linked from the "Contents" section) include the excellent "You can't have a home birth, because..." Other articles cover doctors, midwives, pain relief, home birth after Cesarean, transfers from home to hospital, home birth plans, and more. There is a special section for helping mothers in the UK to find midwives, doctors, and home birth support groups.