Resources

Pregnancy Risk Line – Get answers to your medical questions during pregnancy, nursing & pregnancy friendly medications, foods, etc (801) 328-2229

Recommended Pregnancy Books & Documentaries:

• Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Ann Keppler, Janet Whalley, and Penny Simkin
• Dr. Sear’s Books
• Natural Hospital Birth by Gabriel
• The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
• Mind Over Labor by Carl Jones
• 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide by Jill Krause
• Babies Are Not Pizzas: They’re Born, Not Delivered by Evidence Based Birth
• Changing Birth on Earth: A Midwife and nurse’s guide to using physiology to avoid another unnecessary cesarean by Gail Tully
• The Business of Being Born (film)
• Orgasmic Birth (film)
• Birth Time (film) – Use code CICADA20 to get 20% off!

My recommended ESSENTIALS FOR BIRTH list on Amazon!

Recommended Nutrition Books:

• Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Baby’s First Foods by Kristen Michaelis
• Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Foods by Nina Planck
• The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start by Jennifer Lang MD
• The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou

Birth Centers & Home Birth Midwives:

• My Family Birth Center (Ogden)
• Fairlight Midwifery (Ogden)
• Miracle Midwifery (Layton)
• ​Sweet Moments Birth (Box Elder/Cache)
• Mother Birth Services (Box Elder)
• Mermaid Birth (Box Elder/Cache)
• The Utah Midwife (Weber/Davis to Utah)
• Birth Journey Midwifery (SL)
• Sego Lily Midwife (SL)
• The Birth Center (in SLC)

Hospital Providers:

• Stacie Carter, CNM (Ogden Nurse Midwives)
• Layton Parkway Nurse Midwives
• Alex Larson, OB/GYN (Ogden Clinic)
• Amber Vegh, OB/GYN (Ogden Clinic/McKay Dee)

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 (Highly recommended!)
• Hypnobabies
• Hypnobirthing – The Curtis Method
• Hypnobirthing– The Mongan Method
• Bradley Method
• Lamaze
• Birthing From Within

Maternity, Birth and Newborn Photographers:

• Heather Larsen Photography
• Inspirations by Liz
• Nicole Gaines Photography
• Chelsea Lee Photography
• Shutter Bug Photography
• Salt City Birth and Newborn

Placenta Encapsulators

• Bellissimo Birth (Weber/Davis and Morgan Counties)
• Utah Placenta Encapsulation (Salt Lake County)
• Full Circle Wellness (Cache and Box Elder Counties)

Prenatal Massage

• The Healing Tree (Weber/Davis County)
• Mother Nurture Baby (Weber/Davis County)
• Maternal Massage (Salt Lake County)
• MO Body and Birth (Salt Lake County)
• Salt Lake City Prenatal Massage (Salt Lake County)

Prenatal Exercise & Relaxation Resources

• Prenatal and postnatal yoga (Ogden)
• Bhav Yoga Den Prenatal Yoga – South Ogden
• Prenatal Yoga & Belly Dancing – Clearfield
• Spinning Babies Daily Exercises,  including Yoga (DVD or download – Recommended!)
• Birth Boot Camp Relaxation & Visualization Downloads
• The Bloom Method (online prenatal and postpartum program)
• One Strong Mama (online prenatal and postpartum program)
• Henna Art for your belly

Webster Certified Chiropractors Specializing in Prenatal and Newborn Care

• Statera Chiropractic – Riverdale
• Lifetime Family Wellness – Ogden
• Doxey Chiropractic – Ogden
• Elevate Wellness Chiropractic – Bountiful
• VIM Chiropractic – Logan
• Bluebird Chiropractic – Sugarhouse
• Thriving Families Chiropractic – Draper
• Family First Chiropractic & Wellness – Murray
• Craniosacral Therapy – Salt Lake City

Breastfeeding and Lactation Support:

• Breastfeeding: The Ultimate MRE – This online video, taught by IBCLC Melanie 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).
• Breastfeeding Education & Videos
• Jaime Jones, BSN-IBCLC at Heart and Soul Family Medicine in West Point (Davis County)
• Aleesha Burke, IBCLC – home visits!
• 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 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
• The Stash Bakery – Locally baked goods for families and breastfeeding moms.

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

Recommend Postpartum Books:

• The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
• This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
• Self-Care for New Moms: Thriving Through Your Postpartum Year

Other Postpartum Support:

• Robyn Judd at Wasatch Physical Therapy Pelvic Floor Therapy (Davis County)
• Susan Mclaughlin at Align Integration Movement Pelvic Floor Therapy (Salt Lake County)
• Megan Moss at Performance West Pelvic Floor Therapy (Davis County)
• Reborn Pelvic Health and Wellness Pelvic Floor Therapy (Remote – comes to you!)
• Raquel Alfaro, Doula Support (in Cache, Weber/Davis)
• Mindy Lathen, Postpartum Doula Support (in Davis/Salt Lake)
• Mindy Bigler, Postpartum Doula Support (in Weber/Davis)
• Joleen Cullens, Postpartum Doula Support (in Weber/Davis)
• Kristy Huber, Postpartum Doula Support (in Salt Lake county)
• Postpartum Belly Binding

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
• The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five by Dr. Sears
• Your Baby and Child by Leach
• Baby Massage Calm Power of Touch: The Calming Power of Touch by Alan Heath
• Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand
• Siblings without Rivalry by Bager and Mazlish
• Circumcision Info
• Learn Infant Massage (in Clearfield, UT)

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