Local Birth and beyond support
ACUPUNCTURE
AROMATHERAPY
Jennifer Langsdale of Wild Nurturer — provides products, consultation, and education
BABYWEARING
BREASTFEEDING
The Mothers Companion: offers classes and in-home or phone consultations
Nichole Short, IBCLC (offers consultations and home visits)
Jill Sabo, IBCLC (runs a breastfeeding support group at Tripoint Hospital)
Learn more and prepare for breastfeeding at these sites: Droplet , KellyMom.com
BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULAS
Doula Match (search by zipcode)
The Mothers Companion (Birth & Postpartum)
Doulaing Sisters (Birth & Hypnobirthing Classes)
Danielle Breach (Birth & Postpartum)
Christine Cassella (Birth & Postpartum)
CAR SEAT SAFETY
CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR PREGANCY & INFANT
Tone of Life (Chagrin Falls)
The Womb Wellness Center (Solon)
Gavazzi Chiropractic (Middlefield)
Cleveland Chiropractic & Integrative Health Center (Brecksville)
PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Kare Pelvic Health (Concord)
Horizon Physical Therapy (Lakewood)
CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY
Excellent during pregnancy, the birthing time and following birth. It is also extremely helpful for infants, especially if they experience colic or have difficulty with breastfeeding. An article with more info is at: http://www.maiahealingarts.com/craniosacral-midwifery.
Tone of Life (Chagrin Falls)
The Village - Colleen Kennedy Shroeder (Cleveland)
EARLY PARENTING & SUPPORT
Newborn Nest (Offers consultations for potty training, eating solids, and making your home more Montessori friendly)
MASSAGE THERAPISTS
The Womb Wellness Center (Solon)
Mother Nurture Massage (North Olmsted)
Element Massage (Concord)
Innerflow Lymphatic Massage (Strongsville)
MENTAL HEALTH
Wollemi Counseling: specializing in motherhood, perinatal mental health
HOMEBIRTH MIDWIVES
Pam Kolanz 440.543.5353 ohpam@juno.com
Circle Of Life Birth Services—Rosie Messina www.circleoflifebirthservices.com
Jodie Anton 216-280-7148. radiantjoybirth@gmail.com
Kim French 216.771.8065 www.birthjoyfully.com
Staci Dasher 541-517-4150 midwifemommy@gmail.com
Jess Brown 330.289.4829
Monica Honeycutt 330-274-8777 monicamidwife@hotmail.com
HOSPITAL MIDWIVES
UH Geauga - Gabby Landon, CNM 440-285-0828
Westshore Midwifery Associates (St. John Westshore): 440.617.4843
Neighborhood Family Practice.- 216.281.0872
Southwest Hospital Midwives -440.816.5050
PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION
resources for childbearing years
FILMS
The Milky Way - A film about breastfeeding in the USA
Heads up - Documentary about Breech Birth
BOOKS
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering (Dr. Sarah J. Buckley, MD)
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (Ina May Gaskin)
Spiritual Midwifery (Ina May Gaskin)
Birthing from Within (Pam England)
Transformed by Birth (Britta Bushnell)
Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family (Jennifer Margulis)
Your Best Birth (Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein)
The Thinking Women's Guide to a Better Birth (Henci Goer)
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn (Penny Simkin)
The Birth Partner (Penny Simkin)
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds (Cynthia Gabriel)
The Breastfeeding Book (William Sears, MD)
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International)
The Nursing Mothers Companion (Kathleen Huggins)
Nursing Mother, Working Mother (Gale Pryor)
The First 40 Days (Heng Ou)
The Fourth Trimester (Kimberly Ann Johnson)
The Baby Book (William Sears)
The No Cry Sleep Solution (Elizabeth Pantley)
Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to your Cosleeping Questions (James McKenna)
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family (Wiessinger et al)
PODCASTS