Community Resources
Your Rights as a Childbearing Woman
Childbirth Connection
Practitioners, Centers, Support Systems
Santa Rosa Women's Health and Wellness Center
San Francisco Birth Center www.sfbirthcenter.com
LUMA Center, Nicole Fugo Zibleman, Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Yoga Teacher Sacred Moon Wellness
KathRyn Barry and Lisa Todd, Licensed Midwives Homebirth Midwives
Lara Sodegren, Dar A Luz Midwifery, Homebirth Midwife larasodergren.com
Hypnosis, Therapy, Postpartum Depression, Grief Counseling and More in Sonoma County Tina Stanley, L.C.S.W.
Parenting Resources and Workshops through Parent Alliance, Rhona Berens, PhD, CPCC
Nutritional and Herbal Consultations
Tessa Mancini Gillen
West County Herb Shop, Occidental
Doula Support
Sonoma County Doula Group
San Francisco Doula Group
Books and Movies
“The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life” by Alison Gopnik
“Ina May’s Guide to Natural Child Birth” By Ina May Gaskin
“The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions” by Penny Simkin
“The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” by Judy Torgus, La Leche League International, Gwen Gotsch
“Birth: A History” by Tina Cassidy
"Hold On To Your Kids" by Dr. Gabor Mate
"Nurture Shock" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
"All About Love" by bell hooks
MicroBirth, a film about the Microbiome and Birth
Why Not Home? The Surprising Birth Choices of Physicians and Nurses
Breastfeeding Support
Biological Nurturing (Laid Back Breastfeeding)
Le Leche League
Breast Feeding and the Law
Cesarean Birth Rates by Hospital in California
The Unnecesarean Blog
Conscious Parenting
A Must See Interview with Dr. Gabor Mate, author of Hold Onto Your Baby
Laura Grace Weldon
On the Cellular Connection Between Mother and Infant
Optimal Cord Clamping
Article from BMJ
Penny Simkin Video
Podcast on Academic OBGYN
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Spinning Babies for Optimal Fetal Positioning
Intervention Resources
Induction Facts
VBAC Resources
Woman/Baby Centered Cesarean Birth Video
Seeding the Baby and Protecting the Microbiome