Evidence Based Birth
{{short description|Pregnancy and childbirth information source}}
{{Fan POV|date=December 2020}}
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| location = United States
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| owner = Rebecca Dekker
| url = {{URL|evidencebasedbirth.com}}
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| language = English
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| foundation = 2012
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Evidence Based Birth is an online pregnancy and childbirth resource.{{Cite journal|last1=Dekker|first1=Rebecca L.|last2=King|first2=Sarah|last3=Lester|first3=Kara|date=2016|title=Social Media and Evidence-Based Maternity Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study|url= |journal=The Journal of Perinatal Education|volume=25|issue=2|pages=105–115|doi=10.1891/1058-1243.25.2.105|pmid=27445448|issn=1058-1243|pmc=4944453}} It was founded in 2012 by nurse Rebecca Dekker.{{Cite web|last=Carmon|first=Irin|date=April 7, 2020|title=They Separated Me From My Baby|url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/coronavirus-newborns-hospitals-parents.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=The Cut|language=en-us}}{{Cite news|last=Yarrow|first=Allison|date=June 5, 2019|title=One Hospital's Plan to Reduce C-Sections: Communicate|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/hospital-cesarean-section.html|access-date=November 14, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Margulies|first=Megan|date=June 27, 2016|title=Should Pregnant Women Be Induced At 39 Weeks?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/should-pregnant-women-be-induced-at-39-weeks/2016/06/27/e1bb9d16-27fe-11e6-b989-4e5479715b54_story.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 14, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}
History
According to The Cut, the organization also "trains thousands of pregnancy and childbirth professionals."
The website was used as a resource in Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You|publisher=Rodale, Inc.|year=2018|isbn=9781623367367|location=|pages=Chapter 10 Source List}}
Reception
In 2020, Brides magazine ranked Evidence Based Birth one of the "6 websites every pregnant women should know about."{{Cite web|last=Celletti|first=Erin|date=March 19, 2020|title=6 Websites Every Pregnant Woman Should Know About|url=https://www.brides.com/story/websites-every-pregnant-woman-should-know-about|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=Brides|language=en}}