Links, Books & Community Resources

Recommended Websites

Brenda Lane was one of my DONA trainers with over 13 years experience. She has some helpful articles.

Henci Goer, author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, has a great online resource.

Birthing Naturally - Find the information you need to plan for your baby's birth whether you are hoping for a homebirth or an epidural.

Contraction Master is a great tool for timing your contractions accurately.

SpinningBabies.com - A way of looking at Optimal Fetal Positioning and an excellent resource for Occiput Posterior (OP) and breech babies.

kellymom - One of the best breastfeeding resource websites.

Pregnancy and Parenting: TheLaborOfLove.com

AskDrSears.com

I'm listed on The Dr. MOZ Doula List, DoulaWorld.com and DoulaNetwork.com.

Recommended Books

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg

Community Resources

Modern Babies and Children - Local Baltimore Resource for Parents, Grandparents & Families

Baltimore's Child magazine - Baltimore's Best News for Families

Trusting Our Bodies and Birth Lilly Childbirth Services - Excellent instructors of the Bradley Method. Trusting Our Bodies is located in Hampstead, Maryland and Birth Lilly is in Eldersburg, Maryland.

The Nurtured Woman Massage, LLC - Provides fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and infant massage services located on Belair Road and the Beltway.

Soft and Cozy Baby - Baltimore store for cloth diapers, babywearing and accessories located in Hampden.

Mothering Mommies, LLC - Offers a range of services including lactation home consultation, birth and postpartum doulas, and many others. Pump rentals and retail are available at Soft and Cozy Baby.

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) of Baltimore - a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). Monthly meetings are free and open to everyone.

Find a La Leche League support group in your local area.

Find a local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in your area.







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