Resources

La Leche League – Breastfeeding support. Free monthly meetings. facebook.com/LLLofRochesterNY

 YouTube videos of families talking about their experiences with Bradley classes, and births.

Free Breast Pumps!

Learn to Wear Your Baby! Traditionally babywearing is learned from your community long before you become a parent, but this ancient know-how can be difficult to access for the modern Western parent.  Learn to tie a wrap several ways, try out various styles of cloth carriers (with no pressure to buy), and get help troubleshooting carriers you already own.  Your home or mine, always free.  Free wrap carriers (and occasionally other styles) are often available, thanks to free-will donations. Caren Pita 585-472-0943 careaboo@gmail.com

Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester: 24 hr. hotline – 585-271-7670; centerforyouth.net

International Cesarean Awareness Network – Support for those who have had a cesarean section, or wish to avoid one, and all information on VBAC. http://rochesterican.wordpress.com/

CIMS –  Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

Upstate NY Homebirth Midwives

Choices in Childbirth

DONA International
An organization that certifies and supports birth and postpartum doulas

Human Milk 4 Human Babies – Informed Milk Sharing  (New York Chapter)

Eats on Feets Global! is a network that facilitates local woman-to-woman milk sharing via regional chapter pages on facebook.

BFAR – Breastfeeding after breast surgeries

Plus Size Pregnancy – The resource for women of size.

Holistic Moms of Rochester – A wonderful parenting/Mothering group!

Holistic Moms of Rochester West

ALACE
Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators

BirthNet
Network of Independent Birth Professionals

NYSALM
New York State Association of Licensed Midwives

Childbirth Connection

The Brewer Pregnancy Diet
(see also our information page for PDF articles on the Brewer diet )

Podcast of Nutrition during Pregnancy from Birthful

CfM
Citizens for Midwifery

Home Birthers of New York

Unnecesarean

100+ Essential Online Resources for Midwives

Homebirth Only!

Free Online Infant CPR course

Birth Stories

For more information or referrals contact Amy