Links and Resources


On this page, you can find links to references about midwifery and Sierra Leone. Down at the bottom of the page, you’ll also find some of our documents.

Midwifery Care


What are midwives?

Midwives are specially trained to support women during the childbearing year - aiming to keep pregnancy and birth the natural process it really is.
How safe is midwifery care and home birth?
What books provide more information about midwives and healthy birth?

You can find these books on Amazon.com, but other stores, like Barnes & Noble and Powell's Books, also carry them. Most independent bookstores would be glad to order them for you.

(If you register with iGive, then link to the bookseller from the iGive site, MOMS receives a percentage of your purchase, with no cost to you! Start at www.iGive.com/globalmidwives. From iGive.com, you can link to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, ABE Books, and others.)
  • The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer and Rhonda Wheeler. ISBN-13: 978-0399525179
  • Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities, by Henci Goer. ISBN-13: 978-0897894272
  • Creating Your Birth Plan, by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS and Stephanie Gunning. ISBN-13: 978-0399532573
  • Born in the USA, by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS. ISBN-13: 978-0520245969
  • Birth as an American Rite of Passage, 2nd Ed, by Robbie Davis-Floyd, Ph.D. ISBN-13: 978-0520229327
  • A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy & Childbirth, 3rd, by Murray Enkin, et al. ISBN-13: 978-0192631732
  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Rev, by Sheila Kitzinger, MBE. ISBN-13: 978-0375710476
  • Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin, MA. ISBN-13: 978-0553381153
  • Heart and Hands, 4th Ed, by Elizabeth Davis, Linda Harrison, Suzanne Arms. ISBN-13: 978-1587612213
What journals provide information about healthy birth?

Several of the groups listed on this page have regular journals, magazines, or newsletters. The following sites provide access to online or paper-based literature. This list includes a range from popular reading to scholarly research.
“Mother-Friendly Care”

The website of the Journal of Perinatal Education has a comprehensive report the 10 Steps of Mother-Friendly Care. Click on "Volume 16, Supplement 1, Winter 2007", to view and download. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/lamaze/jpe

What other organizations are working to support healthy birth?

Sierra Leone


What is the story of Sierra Leone?
Who else is doing work in SIerra Leone?

Here are some websites of organizations we know who are working in the area.
  • The Sierra Leone-Plymouth Partnership works in Kailahun District, near our focal point.
  • Village Hope works in the Northern Province.
  • Mercy Ships has a fistula center in Aberdeen, Freetown, which is not far from our headquarters in Congo Cross, Freetown.
  • The Friends of Sierra Leone is a non-profit organization of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Sierra Leoneans, and others who served in Sierra Leone. Goals are to aid in the development and well-being of Salone; increase understanding; and serve as a gathering place for all to share ideas.

MOMS’ Documents


Here is a copy of the report of the needs assessment we made to the Ministry of Health.
Needs Assess Table of Contents
Needs Assess Executive Summary
Needs Assess Chapter 1
Needs Assess Chapter 2
Needs Assess Chapter 3
Needs Assess Chapter 4
Needs Assess Chapter 5
Needs Assess Appendices

Here is the report from the pilot training, conducted in the summer of 2007.
Pilot outcome

Here is MOMS’ report to the government about the results of our training in Jokibu in the summer of 2008.
Jokibu 08 training report

Here is a draft of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan for reproductive health:
RCH_strategic_plan_25_Jan_2008[1]
Vol_1_RCH_costing_draft_25_Jan_08[1]
Vol_2_RCH_M&E_25_Jan_08[1]
Vol_3_RCH_norms_and_standards_draft_25_Jan_08[1]

Here are documents for volunteers. Also look at the Volunteer page.
Volunteer Application 2
Volunteer Basic Info 2
Volunteer Waiver 2
Packing List

Here are the words to the song we wrote upon our return to Pellie.
Returning song