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I have created this links page to assist you in finding valuable and relevant information surrounding childbirth preparation, breastfeeding and postpartum support. Below you will find the following categories in this order:
Childbirth Education - Information and Organizations
Chiropractic care and Acupuncture
Breastfeeding Information, Support and Lactation Consultants
Counseling and Emotional Support
Postpartum Information and Support
Co-Sleeping
Products, Books, Gifts, Etc.
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CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION - INFORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONS
- Birth Matters
- Childbirth Education Center in Fort Wayne, IN, founded in 2008 by my sister and me.
- Childbirth Connection
- Association dedicated to promoting evidence-based maternity care, based on the best available scientific research. Begin by looking for, “A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth”.
- The Coalition For Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
- Coalition dedicated to promoting a wellness model of maternity care. Look for various informational resources.
- Childbirth.org
- Excellent consumer information on a wide range of topics to help families know their options.
- Henci Goer
- Henci is an expert on evidence-based maternity care. This website has excellent articles on various topics related to birth.
- International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
- ICAN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesarean births through education, providing support for cesarean recovery and promoting vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
- Realbirth: Childbirth Education and Postpartum Support
- Comprehensive childbirth education and support center located in Chelsea. Founded and operated by former Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center staff.
- VBAC
- Website providing access to research-based information, resources, continuing education, and support for vaginal birth after cesareans (VBAC).
- Breech Babies
- Excellent resource for both natural and medical techniques to help turn breech babies prior to the onset of labor.
- Optimal Fetal Positioning
- Information about the theory that a mother’s position, posture and movement could influence the way her baby lay in the womb in the final weeks of pregnancy.
- How Childbirth Went Industrial
- This is an incredible article from the October 2006 issue of The New Yorker. It is a must read - long but worth it.
- “The Truth About Labor Pain”
- This is an excellent article.
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CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND ACUPUNCTURE
- Amy Burke, D.C.
- Amy is an amazing bodyworker! She has experience with children, infants, and mothers both during pregnancy and postpartum. She is an excellent chiropractor and does truly restorative work.
- Michelle LaDue, L.Ac.
- Michelle works with acupuncture, herbal medicine, reiki, shiatsu and also has experience as a labor support doula. She focuses on women’s health and has experience helping women throughout their pregnancies.
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BREASTFEEDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND LACTATION CONSULTANTS
- La Leche League
- An organization helping mothers breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education. You can locate LLL support groups in your neighborhood here.
- Realbirth: Childbirth Education and Postpartum Support
- Realbirth hosts weekly breastfeeding support groups led by certified lactation consultants at their location in Manhattan.
- Kelly Mom
- A website providing evidence-based breastfeeding and parenting information to professionals and parents. She stays up-to-date with the latest research on lactation, infant nutrition and infant development so that she can provide parents and professionals with the most current information available.
- The Upper Breast Side
- A New York City boutique providing products and resources to assist, support and enhance the nursing mother’s experience.
- Bev Solow, IBCLC
- Bev is a certified lactation consultant who runs support groups and does home visits in New York City. Her number is 212 567 1112.
- Kate Sharp, IBCLC
- Kate is a certified lactation consultant who runs support groups and does home visits in New York City. You can contact her at 212 595 1627.
- Freda Rosenfeld, IBCLC
- Freda is a certified lactation consultant who runs support groups and does home visits in New York City. You can contact her at 718 469 5990.
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COUNSELING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
- Ellen Chuse
- Ellen does pregnancy, birth and postpartum counseling in New York City. She runs various postpartum support groups throughout the city and at Realbirth and she conducts a cesarean birth healing circle several times a year.
- Lynn Feigenbaum, C.S.W.
- Lynn runs a weekly postpartum depression support group at Realbirth in Manhattan and also does individual counseling. You can reach her at 917 689 9371.
- Sharon Peters, M.A.
- Sharon is the founder of Parents Helping Parents located in Brooklyn. She offers families the opportunity to attend private sessions, ongoing support groups, or topical workshops.
- Ellen Krug, MSW, LCSW, CCE
- Ellen lives and works in Brooklyn. She offers guidance and support through individual and group counseling related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting concerns. She runs additional support and mother’s groups as well.
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POSTPARTUM INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
- Kelly Mom
- A website providing evidence-based breastfeeding and parenting information to professionals and parents. She stays up-to-date with the latest research on lactation, infant nutrition and infant development so that she can provide parents and professionals with the most current information available.
- Dr. Sears
- From a family of pediatricians working from the attachment parenting philosophy, this website offers a wide range of information about everything baby and toddler!
- Dr. Jay Gordon
- A pediatrician and licensed lactation consultant, he is a well-known authority on attachment parenting and breastfeeding. This website has a good recommended reading section.
- Mothering Magazine
- An alternative magazine devoted to “natural family living”, from the Attachment Parenting perspective.
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CO-SLEEPING
- Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory - James McKenna
- This website details the work of James McKenna, a supporter of mother-infant cosleeping. Here you will find informative articles about guidelines for co-sleeping as well as the risks, advantages and effects of co-sleeping.
- more from James McKenna
- Here are additional articles from James regarding mother-baby co-sleeping.
- James McKenna’s 2005 response to the American Academy of Pediatrics
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- American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement about Co-sleeping and Sleeping Environment
- The official statement from the AAP regarding mother-baby co-sleeping. They recommend against same-surface co-sleeping.
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PRODUCTS, BOOKS, GIFTS, ETC.
- maya wrap
- Not the only sling, but one that has worked great for me.
- the pattern of the maya wrap
- This is the pattern for the Maya Wrap so you can buy your own fabric and sew one yourself (or have a wonderful friend or mother sew one for you, which I have done!).
- peppermint
- This website has many different styles of baby carriers.
- attachments catalog
- This is a family-run, online catalog selling a wide variety of products, many of which are inspired from the Attachment Parenting philosophy.
- baby bunk
- A family-run business manufacturing and distributing the Baby Bunk co-sleeper.
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david sacks
- Photographer extraordinaire!
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