Community Resources
The Bay Area is home to an incredibly rich professional birth and parenting community! And of course there's the online world as well. While this is great, it can send you down the dreaded rabbit hole of searching and sifting.
With that in mind, I hope this page is helpful! While by no means complete, the vast majority of listings are well-vetted by me or someone I know and trust.
In addition to what's here, as my client you will also have access to the Client Portal. There you'll find even more key information and resources--birth support packet, breastfeeding and birth videos, research articles, etc.--designed to help you feel prepared and supported.
Bay Area Resources
East Bay:
San Francisco:
Local Resource Centers
Natural Resources--SF
Homebirth & Birth centers
East Bay Homebirth Midwifery
Bay Area Homebirth Collective
Pacifica Family Maternity Center
San Francisco Birth Center
Breastfeeding Support
East Bay Lactation Consultants
Traci Massillon--SF, IBCLC
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
Connie Sultana
Susan Bradford/Birth Journey
Jennifer Curtis/Heartful Birth
North Bay
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