
Resources
Providers
Broadlawns Midwifery (hospital birth)
Home Sweet Homebirth (home birth)
Moonstone Midwifery (home birth)
Broadlawns OB/GYN (hospital birth)
Des Moines Midwife Collective (home birth)
Unity Point Health Midwife Services (hospital birth)
Unity Point OB/GYN (hospital birth)
Childbirth Education
Amy Brooks Murphy @ Before And After The Birth
Broadlawns Childbirth Education Series
One Day Birth Classes with Katie Nyberg
Evidence Based Birth (online)
Mama Natural Childbirth Course (online)
How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for Parents (online)
MamasteFit Childbirth Education Classes (online)
SupportingHer: Childbirth Classes for Partners (online)
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Massage
Maggie McGinnis @ Imagine Peace Massage
Jennifer Mavin @ JMavin Massage
Zach Hoover @ The Family Tree
Balanced Beginnings Therapeutic & Prenatal Massage
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Lactation support and Classes
Amy Brooks Murphy, Certified Lactation Specialist
Des Moines Midwife Collective Lactation Clinic
Postpartum Doulas
Katie Nyberg @ The Iowa Baby Lady
Arianna Christiansen @ Over the Rainbow Doula Service
Kimberly Isburg @ Sweet Beginnings by KAVI
Jazzmine Brooks @ Jai Olive Wellness
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Infant sleep
Taking Cara Babies: Online Sleep Classes
Mental health services
Nelson-Kirby Therapy & Consulting
Postpartum Support International - Online Meetings
24 Hr Hotline, Call: 1-800-944-4773 Text: 503-894-9453
Birth photography
Placenta encapsulators
Car seat and safety
Prenatal and postpartum workout options
Baby activities
Apps
Expectful - Pregnancy and postpartum meditation
Insight Timer - Free meditation app
Fetal positioning info
Books about pregnancy and birth
Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke
Mama Natural: Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Natural Hospital Birth by Cynthia Gabriel
Oh Sis, You're Pregnant by Shanicia Boswell
Expecting Better by Emily Oster
Like a Mother by Angela Garbes
Birth Without Fear by January Harshe
Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols
Birthing from Within by Pam England
Hypnobirthing by Marie Mongan
Babies are Not Pizzas by Rebecca Dekker
Peaceful Pushing (e-book) by Libby Trausch
Planned C-section Guide (e-book) by Molly Lechtenburg
Books about postpartum and Breastfeeding
The First Forty Days by Heng Ou
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
Cribsheet by Emily Oster
My Cesarean: 21 Mothers on the C-section Experience & After
Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman
This Isn't What I Expected by Karen Kleiman
The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp