Local Resources
Birth and postpartum information
Evidence based Birth | www.evidencebasedbirth.com
American Academy of Pediatrics | www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages
Childbirth Classes
Kathy Killebrew | www.imagineyourbirth.com
The Pump Station and Nurtury | www.pumpstation.com/pages/supported-birth-prep
Britta Bushnell | www.brittabushnell.com/childbirth-preparation
Maegan McCoy | www.intentionalbirthsupport.com
Jennifer Buonamassa | www.laboroflovela.net/childbirth-classes
Ana Paula Markel | www.binibirth.com/childbirth-classes
Breana Espinoza | www.mysticmotherbirthservices.com
Madalyn Carol Morris | www.onewithchild.com
UCLA Health | www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/birthplace/classes-tours
Village Birth | www.yourvillagebirth.com
Breastfeeding Classes
The Pump Station and Nurtury | www.pumpstation.com/pages/intro-to-breastfeeding
MILC | Mother Infant Lactation Center | www.milconline.com
Melanie Wachsman Bingham | www.doulamellie.com
UCLA Health | www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/birthplace/classes-tours
Village Birth | www.yourvillagebirth.com
Midwives
Davi Kaur Khalsa and Michelle Gerber | www.tlcwomanscenter.com
Atoosa Benji | https://atoosabenjibirthservices.com
Tasha Boyd | rainbowmidwifery.com
Pelvic Floor Therapists
Jackie Lesniak | www.newstrengthmfr.com
Dr. Rachel Daof | www.thepelvicmodel.com
Placenta Encapsulation
Candace Caballero | www.livitydoula.com
Prenatal Yoga
Two Hearts Yoga | www.twoheartsyoga.com
Yoga With Mahogany | www.mahogany-yoga.com
Silverlake Yoga | www.silverlakeyoga.com/about
Craniosacral Therapists
Cranio Sacral Therapy of Woodland Hills
22231 Mulholland Hwy #112, Calabasas, CA 91302
818-465-5549
Golden Lotus Wellness
3019 Pico Blvd #1, Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-923-2642
Postpartum Circles
The Pump Station and Nurtury | www.pumpstation.com/pages/support-groups
April Treffel | www.motherhoodrooted.com/seeds-of-motherhood
Village Birth | www.yourvillagebirth.com/community
Postpartum Mental Health
Mindspace Counseling | www.mindspacecounseling.com/postpartum-perinatal-mental-health-counseling
Infant CPR
Safe Beginnings | www.safebeginnings.ca/onlinecourses
Book Suggestions
Pregnancy
Nine Golden Months by Heng Ou
Nurture by Erica Chidi
The Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
Expecting Better by Emily Oster
The Heathy Pregnancy Book by William Sears MD
Bumpin’ by Leslie Schrock
Childbirth
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Birthing from Within by Pam England
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
The Doula Guide to Childbirth by Ananda Lowe
Breastfeeding/Body feeding
The Food of Love by Kate Evans
Breastfeeding made Simple by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Nancy Mohrbacher and Jack Newman
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin
The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Lactivate by Jill Krause
Postpartum
The first forty days by Heng Ou
The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Good moms have scary thoughts by Karen Kleiman and Molly McIntyre
Infant care Postpartum
The Wonder Weeks Hetty van de Rijt
Infant Sleep
The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley