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Over my decade as a practicing midwife, I’ve compiled an extensive resource list to support you on your journey to parenthood.

Click the links below to be taken to that section.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Maine Providers

Family Providers

Homeopathy

Body Work

  • Sarah Bradley, Craniosacral - Rockland/Camden: (207) 902-0048

  • Dawnella Sutton, Reiki: childbearing year, birth, + infants - Freedom: (207) 382-3126

  • Cathy Cryvoff, Massage – Freeport: (207) 450-3113

  • Teresa A. Zardus, Massage – Gardiner: (207) 446-7470

  • Dr. Susan Grace, Chiropractor – Belfast: (207) 322-6933

  • Capitol City Chiropractic — Jennifer Cotone — Augusta: (207) 620-8291

  • JADE Integrated – Brunswick and Portland

  • Monica Shields, Acupuncture – Camden: (207) 701-8198

  • Holly Brown, Acupuncture – Bath/Brunswick: (207) 809-2284

Childbirth Education

Family Centered Yoga

Breastfeeding

  • Pen Bay Hospital Classes & Moms’ support group — Rockport: (207) 596-8000

  • Gardiner/Augusta La Leche League – Harmony: (207) 377-7522 or Katherine: (207) 582 – 8250

  • Midcoast Hospital Breastfeeding Group — (207) 373-6530

  • Miles Hospital Mothering Group — (207) 563-4536

  • Tiffany Carter Skillings, IBCLC, CPM —Yarmouth: (207) 517-0386

  • Chelsea Farwell Lavigne, IBCLC — (207) 248-5229 — MaineGeneral Hospital - Augusta

Doulas

Pelvic Floor Health/Therapists

Mental and Emotional Health and Well Being

 
 

Recommended Books

Preconception

  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler

  • The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

  • Conscious Conception by Jeannine Parvarti Baker and Frederick Baker

  • The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth by Stephanie Brill

  • Journey To Sam-Sex Parenthood: First Hand Advice, Tips, and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples by Eric Rosswood

  • The Essential Homebirth Guide by Jane E. Drichta & Jodilyn Owen 

Pregnancy

  • Real Food in Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Nutrition by Lily Nichols

  • The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Jill Romm

  • Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy & Birth by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective

  • Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed

  • The Essential Homebirth Guide by Jane E. Drichta & Jodilyn Owen

  • The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Preconception through Birth by Rachel Pepper

Labor/Birth

  • Birth with Confidence: Savvy Choices for Normal Birth by Rhea Dempsey

  • Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

  • Birthing From Within by Pam England

  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

  • Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley

  • The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin

Postpartum/Breastfeeding

  • After the Baby’s Birth by Robin Lim

  • The Year After Childbirth: Enjoying Your Body, Your Relationships, and Yourself in Your Baby’s First Year by Sheila Kitzinger

  • Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International

  • Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin

Books for Dads

  • Be Prepared: A Practicle Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenburg and Jeannie Hayden

  • Becoming a Father by William Sears

  • Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood by Tom Moniz and Jeremy Adam Smith

  • The Fathers Homebirth Handbook by Leah Hazard

  • Fathers at Birth by Rose St. John

  • The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads by Eric Rosswood

Parenting

  • Naturally Healthy Baby and Children by Aviva Jill Romm

  • Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley

  • And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected

  • Families edited by Susan Goldberg and Chloe Brushwood Rose

  • Gently Baby Care by Elizabeth Pantley

  • Your Amazing Newnorn by Marshall Klaus & Phyllis Klaus

  • Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Rather than Coercion,

  • Through Love Instead of Fear by Pam Leo

  • Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

  • Seven Times the Sun: Guiding Your Child Through the Rhythms of the Day by Shea Darian

  • *The Herbal for Mother & Child by Anne McIntyre is a great herbal resource for preconception thru parenting

  • *Any book from the Sear’s Parenting Library is worth reading

  • *www.kellymom.com is a good general online recourse for all things mothering and baby

Vaccinations

  • The Vaccine Friendly Plan by Paul Thomas and Jennifer Margulis

  • Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent’s Guide by Aviva Jill Romm

  • The Vaccine Book by Robert W. Sears

“Wild Embers

We are the descendants
of the wild women you forgot.
We are the stories you thought
would never be taught.

They should have checked the ashes
of the women they burned alive.
Because it takes a single wild ember
To bring a whole wildfire to life.”
— Nikita Gill

 

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