Pregnancy & Childbirth Resources: Pregnancy and birth related resources in the East Bay area. Enjoy!

Comfort Measures for Labor/Birth!
www.childbirthconnection.org/pdfs/comfort-in-labor-simkin.pdf
www.childbirth.org/articles/labor/painrelief.html

Breastfeeding Info
www.breastfeeding.com
www.nursingmothers.org/

Find Lactation Consultants Near You
www.ilca.org/falc.php

Birth Ball exercises
www.geocities.com/fitness_info/training/exerciseball_pregnancy.htm

Herbs & Stuff!
www.herblore.com/

Information and inspiration:
- Elizabeth Davis
- SpinningBabies.com - an excellent resource on optimal fetal positioning

Read about area hospitals:
- TheBirthSurvey.com

Find a midwife:
- CA Association of Midwives
- Bay Area Homebirth Collective

Suggested reading:
- Informed Consent Questions, DONA International
- Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
- HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method
- Birthing from Withinby Pam England
- The Doula Book, by Kennel and Klaus
- The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Dr. Harvey Karp
- The Nursing Mother's Companion, by Kathleen Huggins
- The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin

Suggested viewing:
- Reducing Infant Mortality, by Debbie Takikawa and Hana Peace Works
- 20/20 feature story: Orgasmic Birth
- The Business of Being Born, by Ricki Lake
- What Babies Want, narrated by Noah Wyle, by Debbie Takikawa
- The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Dr. Harvey Karp

Pregnancy and parenting organizations:
- BirthWays - Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenting Education, Berkeley, CA
- The Nurture Center - Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenting Center, Lafayette
- Natural Resources - Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenting Center, SF
- Blossom Birth - South Bay pregnancy, birth, and parenting resources
- La Leche League - breastfeeding advocacy and support
- Mother's Milk Bank - donate breast milk
- East Bay Doula Circle - find a birth or postpartum doula
- Bay Area Birth Association - find a birth professional
- DONA International - find a doula
- Postpartum Support International

For information about doula services, please email: deannacybele(at)gmail.com