
Lifeforce Birthworks
Education + Support + Community
sarah.lifeforcebirthworks@gmail.com
510.932.3842
Community
Bay Area Resources
Local Resource Centers
Natural Resources--SF
Day One--SF
Birthways--Berkeley
Blossom Birth--Palo Alto
Homebirth, Birth centers
East Bay Homebirth Midwifery
Bay Area Homebirth Collective
Sacred Birth Place--Oakland
Pacifica Family Maternity Center--Berkeley
Breastfeeding Support
East Bay Lactation Consultants
Dahlia Frydman-East Bay, IBCLC
Traci Massillon--SF, IBCLC
Beth Rees--SF,CLEC
Caroline Charpentier-Kerherve--SF, IBCLC
Melitta Hoder--SF, IBCLC
Chris Pritchard--SF, IBCLC
East Bay Bodywork/Yoga
Anna Hurty--Dance for Birth
Premsangha Prakasha--Yoga
Namaste Yoga Studios
Candace Palmerlee--Massage
SF Bodywork/Yoga
Britt Forhman--Yoga
Jane Austin --Yoga
Mindful Body--Yoga
Melitta Hoder--Massage
Patti Mills--Massage
East Bay Prenatal Chiropractic
Awaken Chiropractic
SF Prenatal Chiropractic
Kristine Hicks/More Mojo
Laura Sheehan
Christine Cantwell
East Bay Acupuncturists
Amy Mitchell
Manzanita Wellness
Jill Stevens
Portia Lee
Oakland Community Acupuncture
SF Acupuncturists
Jamie Goodman
Linda Gruber
Denise Bowden
Moss Acupuncture
Craig Marble
Photography
Martina Smolova
Postpartum Depression/Trauma Support
Phyllis Klaus
Meghan Lewis
Rachel Jenkins-Stephens
Gina McCarthy
Gina Hassan
Breast Pump Rentals
Amrit K. Khalsa, IBCLC
Janaki Costello, IBCLC
Day One
Natural Resources
Online Resources—Local and Beyond
General Childbirth/Parent Info
Aviva Fromm--All things Women's Health
Lamaze International
The Family Way
Mothering Magazine
Penny Simpkin
Birthing from Within
Bay Area Birth Information
Peaceful Parenting
Giving Birth With Confidence Blog
Holistic Pediatric Alliance
Gentle Parenting International
Cesarean and VBAC
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
VBAC.com
Woman’s Guide to VBAC
Cesarean Rates at your Hospital
Breastfeeding
La Leche League
Kelly Mom
Dr. Jack Newman
Motherlove
Breastfeeding Made Simple
Sleep
Dr. James Mckenna, the Mother-Baby Sleep Lab
Dr. Sears' 8 Parenting Tips for Baby's Sleep
Midwifery Associations
Citizens for Midwifery
California Association of Midwives
Midwives' Alliance of North America
Doulas
DONA International
San Francisco Doula Group
Doulas of the East Bay
East Bay Postpartum Doula Circle
Natural Resources
Birthways
Trauma and Birth
Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth
Postpartum Support HelpLine: 800-944-4773
Advocacy and Research
The Cochrane Library
Uppity Science Chick
Birth Psychology
Science and Sensibility
Childbirth Connection
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
Primal Health Research
International Mother Baby Childbirth Initiative
Domestic Violence Support
National Domestic Violence Hotline
La Casa De Las Madres
The Riley Center
Homebirth Studies
**Home Birth: An annotated guide to the literature. Vedam, S. et al. University of British Columbia, 2011.
**Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America. Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager. BMJ. 2005 Jun 18;330(7505):1416.
Off the Bookshelf
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth--May Gaskin
All books by Aviva Fromm
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering--Dr. Sarah Buckley
Birthing From Within--Pamela England
Hypnobirthing--Mongden
The Heart In The Womb--Dr. Amali Lokugamage
Active Birth--Janet Balaskes
All books by Sheila Kitzinger
All books by Henci Goer
The Birth Partner--Penny Simkin
Gentle Birth Choices--Barbara Harper R.N.
Finding Movement in Fullness--Candice Garret
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn--Simpkin
All books by Michael Odent
Baby
The Baby Book: Everything you Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age 2-- Sears
The No Cry Sleep Solution--Sears
Your Amazing Newborn--Klaus
The Mind of Your Newborn Baby--Chamberlain
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child--Verny
Breastfeeding
The Nursing Mother's Companion--Huggins
Ina May's Guide to Nursing--Gaskin
Breastfeeding Made Simple
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers-- Newman
The Better Way to Breastfeed--Weiss
Trauma
When Survivors Give Birth--Klaus