Resources

Part of my role as your doula is to provide expecting parents with information so they can make conscious pregnancy, birth and postpartum decisions.

As a client you are able to check out any books from my growing lending library. My library currently contains:

• And Baby Makes Three
• Birthing From Within
• Caring For Your Baby And Young Child: Birth To Age Five
• Gentle Birth Choices
• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
• Help, Comfort And Hope After Losing Your Baby In Pregnancy Or The First Year
• How To Raise A Healthy Child In Spite Of Your Doctor
• Hypnobabies Self Study Book and CDs
• Hynobirthing The Mongan Method 
• Ina May's Guide To Childbirth
• Natural Health After Birth
• New Mother's Guide To Breastfeeding
• Parenting Without Borders
• Positive Parenting With A Plan
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, And The Newborn: The Complete Guide
• Spiritual Midwifery
• The Birth Partner 
• The Child Whisperer
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
• The Gift Of Giving Life
• The Healthy Pregnancy Book
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution For Toddlers And Preschoolers
• The Nursing Mother's Companion
• The Sacred Gift of Childbirth
• The Thinking Woman's Guide To A Better Birth
• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers
• The Vaccine Book
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
• Touchpoints The Essential Reference: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development
• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year

Additional Online Resources:

• Evidence Based Birth
• The founder of Evidence Based Birth, Rebecca Dekker, created this site to provide a trusted, non-biased source for the most current, evidence-based information on pregnancy and childbirth.
• The Brewer Pregnancy Diet
• Not sure of the best way to eat when pregnant? The Brewer's Diet is a well known pregnancy diet that has shown to reduce complications such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and HELLP syndrome.
• KellyMom Breastfeeding and Parenting
• KellyMom covers all things breastfeeding including ways to prepare during pregnancy and can help if you have any concerns in your breastfeeding journey. KellyMom also provides information on pumping, breastfeeding for working mothers, and eventual weaning.
• The Emily Effect
• This foundation was created by a family of a woman that took her life due to PPD and PPA. The foundation's purpose is to end the stigma of these postpartum mental illnesses.
• LactMed
• If you're a breastfeeding/bottle feeding breastmilk and wondering if it's safe for you to take a certain medication this is the site for you! LactMed also suggests breastfeeding safe therapeutic alternatives to some medications.