Recommended Reading

 

Articles

 

​Rights of a Childbearing Woman

 

​Penny Simkin's Pain Preference Scale

 

H​ow Dilated Am I?

 

The Only Way to Birth, by Kierstan Figurski

 

The Most Scientific Birth is Often the Least Technological Birth

 

The 5 Key Benefits of Skin to Skin Contact

Websites

 

evidencebasedbirth.com​

 

 

childbirthconnection.org

 

 

vbac.com

 

 

spinningbabies.com

 

 

improvingbirth.org

Books

 

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin

 

 

Birth Without Fear, by Grantly Dick Read

 

 

The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin

 

 

The Mind of Your Newborn Baby, by David Chamberlain

Professional Referrals

 

Childbirth Education

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Thresholds

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Seattle Hypnobirthing

 

Yes To Birth

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Penny Simkin Childbirth Class

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Postpartum Support

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Community of Mindful Parenting

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Peps

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Postpartum Integration Circles

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Lactation Consultant

 

Catherine Fenner IBCLC

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Michele Bielicki IBCLC

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Nurturing Expressions

 

Acupuncture

 

Annie Hines Lac./LMP

 

Samara White L.Ac, CST

 

Susan Moore L.Ac. EAMP

 

Chiropractic

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Dr.  Shea Kramer

 

Dr. Carolyn Fancher

 

Cranio Sacral Therapy

 

Samara White, L.Ac CST

 

Michael Hahn CST

 

Steven Cavanaugh D.O.

 

Kazumi Ayres LMT

 

Mayan Abdominal Massage

 

Amber Hallet

 

Pre/Postnatal Exercise

 

Maura Shirey, RN

 

Pre/Postnatal Nutrition

 

Katherine Leonard MS, NC

 

Liza Pascal L.Ac.

 

Physical Therapy

 

April Bolding PT

(April also offers Mayan Abdominal Massage and specializes in Holistic Pelvic Care)

 

Pre/Postnatal Yoga

 

Kula Movement Yoga and Health Clinic

 

Megan Costello