Resources: Local and Online

 

CHILDBIRTH CLASSES:  LOCAL

• Mindful Birthing  Exploring hypnosis for childbirth, holistic childbirth education, prenatal yoga, mindfulness meditation, ideal birth planning, and active birth positioning. Taught by Janelle Railey, Betsy Rippentrop, and Monica Brasile.

• Your Natural Birth Bradley Method, Iowa City. Taught by Kara and Marcus Seaton

• Purely Born Bradley Method, Cedar Rapids. Taught by Sonya Eckel

• Iowa City Doulas Birth and Postpartum doula cooperative

• Mercy, Iowa City Childbirth and Breastfeeding classes

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Childbirth and Parenting Classes

CAREPROVIDERS: Certified Nurse Midwives and Direct Entry Midwives

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Certified Nurse Midwives Laura Dellos, Lynne Himmelreich, Liz Potter

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Obstetricians, Family Care Physicians

• Holistic Midwifery Kathy Deol, CNM Homebirth and well-woman care

• Direct Entry Midwives Preserving traditional midwifery and homebirth in Iowa

PREGNANCY AND PARENTING RESOURCES AND ADVOCACY:  LOCAL

• Iowa City Babywearers First Sat. of every month, 1-3 PM, Fairgrounds Coffeehouse, 345 S.Dubuque St. , back room

• Iowa Diaper Depot  Eastern Iowa cloth diaper service

• Friends of Iowa Midwives Working to promote access to midwifery and out-of-hospital birth in Iowa

• International Cesarean Awareness Network of Central Iowa

• Accent Photographics Shuva Rahim, Lifestyle Photographer: maternity, newborn and beyond

PRE AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE: LOCAL

• Heartland Yoga Prenatal Yoga

• Yoga for Moms, University of Iowa recreation department

• Rivercity Pilates LLC Pre-natal and post-partum Pilates

• Serenity Yoga and Pilates Studio Prenatal Yoga, Mommy & Infant Yoga

BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES: LOCAL

• Breastfeeding and More  Every Thursday, 12-2PM, Mercy Hospital Medical Plaza, McAuley Room

• La Leche League Iowa City. Third Thursday of every month, 7 PM, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 1300 Melrose, back

• Mercy Lactation Consultants, Claudia Barber, 319-339-3975, 1800 637-2942 ext. 3975

• UIHC Lactation Consultants, Deborah Hubbard, 319-384-8741; Tracy Thacker, 319-356-2888

NATUROPATHIC, HOMEOPATHIC SERVICES: LOCAL

• Acupuncture of Iowa City Laura Christensen, LAc. Specializing in fertility, prenatal and labor induction

• Eastwind Healing Center prenatal, birth, and postpartum services; 319-337-3313

• Janelle Railey, MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Yoga Therapist

• Betsy Rippentrop, PhD, Licensed Psychologist. Hypnotherapist, Reiki Practitioner

• Daniela Webster, Licensed Acupuncturist, Oriental Medicine, Reiki Medicine

• Orchid Healing Arts Courtney Keyes, Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master-Teacher

• Inner Balance Massage Lauren Wipperman, Licensed Massage Therapist

• Sacred Space Bodywork. Kristen Bergman, Licensed Massage Therapist, 319 621 0335

CHIROPRACTIC CARE: Specializing in prenatal through postpartum, and infant chiropractic work. Webster technique, alignment during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

• Family First Chiropractic Bradi Arnold, DC.

• Robinson Family Wellness Inc. Ron Robinson, DC.

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ONLINE RESOURCES:

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Made Simple Seven Natural Laws of Breastfeeding

• Dr. Jack Newman Newman Breastfeeding Clinic

• GotMom American College of Nurse-Midwives provide breastfeeding information and resources

• Kellymom Breastfeeding & Parenting

Attachment Parenting

• Diaperswappers Cloth diapers and parenting community

• Ask Dr. Sears

• The Babywearer Everything you ever wanted to know about babywearing... is right here

• Mothering Inspiring natural families since 1976

Retail

• Greenpeople Ecofriendly and holistic health products

• HUGS: Help Us Give Slings Traditional Indonesian baby slings and tsunami relief

• Norwex Enviro Prdoucts Live Green. Save Green! Clean with Norwex. (10% discount available)

• PaxBaby "The essentials for every peaceful baby"

Childbirth Preparation

• Birthing Naturally

• Birthsource Perinatal Education Associates Inc.

• Childbirth Connection Helping women and health professionals make informed maternity care decisions

• B'LIEFS: A model for determining caregiver perspective, CBI

• Doula Match The perfect doula is available now

• Doula Network

• Dr. Brewer Pregnancy Diet

• ICAN International Cesarean Awareness Network

• Natural Baby Pros Natural-focused fertility, pregnancy, birth and baby services

Films

• Orgasmic Birth The best kept secret

• The Business of Being Born Take back your birth

• The Experience of Birth By doula Georganna Hampton

• What happens during an epidural?

Articles of interest

• Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress, Rochelle L. Casses D.C.

• Reiki during pregnancy and birth

 

Photography throughout this website is courtesy of:

Rachel Eng Photography (black and white images)

Life's Moment's Photography (sepia toned images)

Accent Photographics (color portrait of Jun-Nicole, black and white images)

Color images were taken by Jun-Nicole

  

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