Links and Referrals - more coming as we update. Thank you for your patience!

• Blue Ribbon Baby : Gail Sforza Krebs' and Dr. Tom Brewer's website about the importance of nutrition in pregnancy.
• The Nutrition Source: from the Harvard School of Public Health Dept of Nutrition and an Excellent resource
  

 

Birth Centers Resources for North Bay Communties and the greater San Francisco area:

• St Lukes Roosevelt: Manhattan, Midtown West
• Friends of the Birth Center: Brooklyn, New York
• Brooklyn Birthing Center: Brooklyn, New York
  
• LICH (Long Island College Hospital) Birthing Center: Brooklyn, New York
  
• Morris Heights: Birth Center in the Bronx, New York

American Association of Birth Centers: Birth Center FAQ's and Information

Midwifery Information & Advocacy

• Citizens for Midwifery: National consumer based group promoting Midwives Model of Care
• Friends of the Birth Center : Changing birth and women's care in New York City

Local Practicing Midwives in and Around North bay and San Francisco:

• New York Home Birth Midwives
• Clementine Midwifery: midwifery service and information in Parkslope, Brooklyn
• Community Midwifery: midwifery service and information in Brooklyn
  
• Midwifery of Manhattan: Midwives that attend births at St Luke's Roosevelt
• New York City Midwives : Find a midwife in the New York City and surrounding area

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

Downtown OB-GYN: Healthcare for women by women. Includes 8 doctors, one midwife, a physician's assistant and three nurse practitioners.

All About Home Births and Natural Births

• New York Home Birth Midwives
• Choices For Parents: Brochure about home birth and natural birth
• The Safety Of Home Birth
• Born Free! Unassisted ChildBirth
• Sheila Kitzinger's "Home Birth"

 

Prenatal Yoga Classes around North Bay and the surrounding San Francisco area:

• Birth Presence: Gentle mediatative prenatal & postpartum (Mommy & Me) yoga located in San Anselmo, CA
• Prenatal Yoga Center: Offering PreNatal Yoga Classes all over New York City to include: Upper West Side , SoHo, Chelsea/Flatiron District, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (Coming in September)
• OM Yoga Center
• Yoga Sutra
• Essential Yoga: Offering Courses in Brooklyn

 

Breastfeeding Resources Around North Bay and the surrounding San Francisco area::

• La Leche League of Manhattan - offers information about evening meetings in Manhattan. Le Leche League in New York State
  
• The Upper Breast Side
• Bev Solow: Lactation Consultant
• ProMom: Increasing Public Awareness and Public Acceptance of Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Cafe: Breastfeeding support
• The Breastfeeding Center of Manhattan at Beth Israel Medical Center: Breastfeeding Support

 

Family Wellness for Communities in and Around North Bay and the surrounding San Francisco area:

• 14th Street Y: Prenatal Classes and Parent/Family Resource Center
• Families First : Brooklyn, New York

 

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