Resources
Information overload is real, and Google is not always your best friend when you need high-quality answers for your transformative experiences! Here I have compiled some of the most requested and most useful resources I have come across in my practice so far.
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For Birth
BADT Directory - dope doulas and childbirth educators.
Queer Doula Network - national/international directory of queer doulas.
Birth Smarter - pay-what-you-can childbirth education and parenting support groups.
Evidence Based Birth - a great resource for scientific research on birth topics.
Malawi's House - birth supplies & postpartum care essentials.
Ladybird Physical Therapy - a multitude of resources for birth & postpartum planning and healing from a physical therapy perspective.
Birth Fit - safe and effective strength and conditioning training. throughout the motherhood transition.
Changing Woman Initiative - midwife and doula services for indigenous birthers in northern NM.
Tewa Women United - health, reproduction and doula services for indigenous communities in northern NM.
Love Over Fear Wellness - affirming and expansive resources for LGBTQIA+ experiences in the childbearing continuum.
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For Postpartum
NM Pelvic Health - an Albuquerque-based pelvic floor specialist.
La Matriz Birth - traditional Mexican partera & resource for postpartum herbal support and belly binding.
Innate Traditions - global directory of postpartum practitioners with in-depth training in the physiologic needs of postpartum.
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For Parenting, Baby Wearing & Feeding
Le Leche League - breast/chestfeeding support.
Adriane Stare - babywearing expertise.
Nic Strack - bespoke parenting coach.
Untigering - resources for the deconstruction of familial conditioning from an Asian American perspective.
Rooted Baby Co - African-inspired baby items.
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For Womb Wellness
Heavy Flow - book and podcast by Amanda Laird covering a variety of womb-related topics.
Ashé Living - courses and services for womb liberation.
Steamy Chick - pelvic steaming resources and training.
Full Moon Fertility - Anishinaabe Fertility Awareness Method Educator.
Cycles Journal - a beautiful journal to support your cycle tracking.
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For Birthworkers
Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings - radically loving and anti-racist education for doulas, childbirth educators, crisis response, business essentials & more.
Whole Body Pregnancy - postpartum training “rooted in ritual and ceremony and honoring”.
Self Study Lab - tools for heart-centered projects and initiatives.
Worts & Cunning - resources for alternative pricing models and how to make them work for your unique business.