I actually searched through the Ohio birth index this weekend to look for my birthmom. Its a tedious event. The index is by year. So you can look at the year you were born. The births are listed in alphabetical order from the baby's last name. It tells you the baby's first and last name, the mother's maiden name, the birthdate, and the city and county. It's really hard because I dont have a last name of my birth family. So, I had to go through each one and go by birthday. In two hours, my family got part way through the B's. We are going back to continue the search in a couple weeks. Good luck
Kayte