Pregnancy Risk Line – Get answers to your medical questions during pregnancy, nursing & pregnancy friendly medications, foods, etc (801) 328-2229
Recommended Pregnancy Books:
- Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
- Dr. Sear’s Books
- Natural Hospital Birth by Gabriel
- The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
- Mind Over Labor: A Breakthrough Guide to Giving Birth by Carl Jones
- 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide
- Babies Are Not Pizzas: They’re Born Not Delivered
- Relaxation and Visualization Exercises by Birth Boot Camp (Downloads also available HERE!)
Recommended Nutrition Books:
- Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Baby’s First Foods
- Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Foods
Birth Centers & Home Birth Midwives
- My Family Birth Center (Ogden)
- Mother Birth Services (Northern Utah)
- Fairlight Midwifery (Northern Utah)
- Miracle Midwifery (Layton)
- Mermaid Birth (Brigham City/Logan)
- Sweet Moments Birth (Northern Utah)
- Birth Journey Midwifery (SLC)
- The Birth Center (SLC)
Pregnancy Websites:
- ICAN – Thinking about a VBAC? Get even more support and information here! The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
- Spinning Babies– Check out this great website for tips and tricks to encourage optimal fetal positioning!
- Evidence Based Birth – A starting point to find evidence about your options during childbirth, and a way to start conversations with your healthcare providers about those options.
Childbirth Educators
- Birth Boot Camp (Recommended!)
- Hypnobabies
- Hypnobirthing – The Curtis Method
- Hypnobirthing– The Mongan Method
- Bradley Method
- Lamaze
Maternity, Birth and Newborn Photographers:
- Shutterbug Studios
- Heather Larsen Photography
- Hiliary Stewart Photography
- Barbara Larrabee Photography
Placenta Encapsulators
- Bloom Birth (Box Elder, Weber/Davis and Morgan counties)
- Utah Placenta Encapsulation (Salt Lake county)
Prenatal Massage
- The Healing Tree (Weber/Davis county)
- Mother Nurture Baby (Weber/Davis county)
- MO Body and Birth (Salt Lake county)
- Salt Lake City Prenatal Massage (Salt Lake county)
Prenatal Yoga Classes
- Bhav Yoga Den – South Ogden
- McKay-Dee Hospital – Ogden
- Prenatal Yoga & Belly Dancing – Clearfield
- Spinning Babies Daily Exercises, including Yoga (DVD or download – Recommended!)
Chiropractors Specializing in Prenatal and Newborn Care
- Lifetime Family Wellness – South Ogden, UT
- Thriving Families Chiropractic – Draper, UT
- Family First Chiropractic & Wellness – Murray , UT
- Craniosacral Therapy – Salt Lake City, UT
Breastfeeding and Lactation Support:
- Breastfeeding: The Ultimate MRE – This online video, taught by IBCLC Mellanie Sheppard, includes: over 3 hours of expert advice, specific instructions on how to breastfeed, tips on how to properly latch and prevent nursing pain, how to know if your baby is getting enough milk, stories from other moms, troubleshooting problems, returning to work and pumping your milk, nursing in public with confidence, and much more!
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (book)
- Work. Pump. Repeat.: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work by Shortall (book)
- Breastfeeding Education
- Le Leche League – If you choose to feed your baby with breastmilk, La Leche League is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. Check out their meetings nearest you today!
- KellyMom.com – Provides evidence-based information on breastfeeding and parenting, started by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
- Find Your Rhythm: Infant Feeding
- Success with Breastfeeding – Sherri Gun, RN, LC & Anne Tullis, RN, LC – serving Weber/Davis and Salt Lake County
- Birth and Breastfeeding Solutions – Julie Johnson, IBCLC – Serving Salt Lake and Utah County
- Lactation Home Care – Christy Van Orman, RN, BSN, IBCLC – Serving Salt Lake County
- Lactation Link – Lindsey Shipley, RN, CBE, IBCLC – Serving Salt Lake and Utah County
- MotherFed – Susan Johnson, MFA, IBCLC, RLC; Alison Smart, PT, IBCLC, RLC; Sally H. N. Wright, BS, IBCLC, RLC – Serving Weber/Davis and Salt Lake County
Postpartum Mental Health Support:
- Postpartum Progress
- The Healing Group
- After the Baby’s Birth by Robin Lim
- Mothering the New Mother by Sally Placksin
- This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman
Baby Care
- Ogden Crisis Nursery (for children 0-11)
- Homecoming: Life with a New Recruit (Birth Boot Camp class)
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Karp
- The Baby Book by Dr. Sears
- Your Baby and Child by Leach
- Siblings without Rivalry by Bager and Mazlish
- Circumcision Info
- Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital
- Learn Infant Massage (in Clearfield, UT)
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