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
Childbirth Education & Lactation support - NYC Birth Village
Childbirth Education - Morgane Richardson
Childbirth Education, Newborn Care & Lactation - Birthsmarter
Childbirth Education - Carriage House Birth
Hypnobabies Childbirth Education - Tamara Srdanović
Mindfulness Childbirth & Parenting (MBCP)- Mary Esther Malloy
Grandparents Class - NYC Birth Village
Prenatal Yoga - Prenatal Yoga Center
Yoga, Perinatal & Baby Workshops - Brooklyn Flow by Bend and Bloom
Infant, Child & Adult CPR training - The Wild, BK
Massage Therapy - Yiska Obadia, pre/postnatal massage therapy
Acupuncture - Bed Stuy Acupuncture and Massage Therapy
Chiropractic - Webster Technique, Flower of Life
Perinatal Mental Health support & resources - Perinatal Support International (PSI)
PMADs & PPD support groups and more - The Motherhood Center
Deep core training & recovery - Home Body Movement, Amy Baumgarten
Pelvic Floor Therapist, New Parent Support Group & Pre and Postnatal Yoga- Sonia Reiter
Pelvic Health, Perinatal Yoga & Retreats - Lara Kohn Thompson
Lactation Support (IBCLC) - Shamina Rao
Lactation Support (IBCLC) - Meredith Coronato
The 5 S's - How to soothe a crying baby
In His Hands - Birth and Midwifery supplies
Legendairy - breastfeeding support
Prenatal Yoga Center - yoga, birth classes, mind/body practices for birth
The Belle Method - perinatal fitness, push prep & core restore programs