These are a few of my favorite resources to help guide you through the many stages of pregnancy, birth and the immediate postpartum time with your newborn and family
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body by Erica Chidi Cohen
Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
Why Did No One Tell Me This? The Doulas' Honest Guide for Expectant Parents by Natalia Hailes and Ash Spivak
Mindful Birth: Training the Mind, Body and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond - Nancy Bardacke
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother - Heng Ou, Ameley Greeven, and Marisa Belger
Fertility Friday - Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Birthful - Adriana Lozada
Evidence Based Birth - Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, R
Yoga Birth Babies - Deb Flashenberg, Prenatal Yoga Center
Why It's So Hard to Take a Shower with a Newborn? - a glimpse into the immediate postpartum time with a newborn.
The 7 Cardinal Movements of Labor - baby's part in the labor process.
Comforting Touch: Double Hip Squeeze - one of the most versatile tools for comforting touch during labor taught by Yiska Obadia
Morgane Richardson - Childbirth Education
Birth Smarter - Childbirth Education, Newborn Care & Lactation
Carriage House Birth - Childbirth Education
Chantal Traub - Birth Prep and Pushing Power
Tamara Srdanović - Hypnobabies Childbirth Education
Mary Esther Malloy - Mindfulness Childbirth & Parenting (MBCP)
NYC Birth Village - Grandparents Class
Jason Mundy - NYC Metro CPR
Prenatal Yoga Center - Prenatal yoga
Brooklyn Flow by Bend and Bloom - Yoga, Prenatal & Baby Workshops
Home Body Movement - Amy Baumgarten, deep core training & recovery
Sonia Reiter - Pelvic Floor Therapist
Lara Kohn Thompson - Pelvic Health, Prenatal Yoga & Retreats
The Belle Method - perinatal fitness, push prep & core restore programs
Get Mom Strong - pregnancy and postpartum fitness program
Massage Therapy - Yiska Obadia, pre/postnatal massage therapy
Acupuncture - Bed Stuy Acupuncture and Massage Therapy
Aupuncture - Sarah Frohlich, Juniper Wellness
Chiropractic - Flower of Life, Webster Technique
Perinatal Mental Health support & resources - Perinatal Support International (PSI)
PMADs & PPD support groups and more - The Motherhood Center
Shamina Rao - Lactation Support (IBCLC)
Meredith Coronato - Lactation Support (IBCLC)
The 5 S's - How to soothe a crying baby
Legendairy - breastfeeding support
In His Hands - Birth and Midwifery supplies