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Community Resources

Essential Follow Up Classes with Hearthstone Midwifery:
Breastfeeding Preparation
Newborn Care Class

Acupuncture at Flourish Integrative Health

Your Rights as a Childbearing Woman: Childbirth Connection

Mental Health and Relationship Support
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 
Immediate Support:
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
  • Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE
  • National Postpartum Depression Hotline: 1-800-PPD-MOMS


Books and Movies
"All About Love" by bell hooks
“The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life” by Alison Gopnik
“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 
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
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  • Childbirth Education
  • Commonly Asked Questions
  • Comprehensive Class
  • 3 Hour Class
  • Testimonials
  • About
  • Pregnancy and New Parenting Resources
  • Contact