Resources
...for the Greater Sacramento Area & Beyond!
Please Note: Topic Headings are listed in alphabetical order.
~ Alternative Therapies ~
Acupuncture Clinics of Dr. David Cherry and Associates
Offering treatments throughout the pregnancy but also beyond, well into the postpartum period; including treating for fertility, depression, lactation insufficiency, fatigue, and other issues that arise during this time.
www.acupuncture4fertility.com
Motherlode Holistic Connection
Online Directory & Wellness Center
Welcomes clients & visitors to discover their personal path to wellness. We offer a wide variety of complementary and alternative therapies, classes and products to serve Mind, Body and Soul.
www.motherlodeholistic.com
Conner Chiropractic Care & Laser Allergy Treatment
Providing premiere chiropractic care and healthier lifestyles to our community.
You can see our families experience with laser allergy treatment here.
www.connerchiropractic.com
Davis Community Acupuncture Clinic
DCAC is a community-oriented practice committed to making acupuncture affordable and accessible to all.
www.davisacupuncture.com
~ Babywearing ~
TheBabyWearer
Everything you ever wanted to know about babywearing.
www.thebabywearer.com
Boba Wrap & Boba Carrier
My personal favorite wrap & soft structured carrier- see our family using the Boba Wrap (formly called SleepyWrap) here.
www.bobafamily.com
~ Birthing ~
The Birth Center
The only freestanding, midwifery-operated birth center in the Sacramento, California area, offering the community a natural alternative birth place.
www.sactobirth.com
Local Birth Options
Better Birth Sacramento offers all of the information you need in one user-friendly website.
www.betterbirthsacramento.com
The Bradley Method
This is a method of natural childbirth created by Dr. Robert A. Bradley and teachers that with adequate preparation, education and help from a loving, supportive coach - most women can give birth naturally, without drugs or surgery. www.bradleybirth.com
Hypnobabies
Dedicated to those seeking answers for empowered, easier and much more comfortable as well as *safe* childbirth options.
www.hypnobabies.com
Ina May Gaskin
Childbirth author, activist, innovator. Her books are a must read!
www.inamay.com
Henci Goer
Informed Choices in Childbirth
www.hencigoer.com
Gentle Birth
Dedicated to providing information that will help families have the best birth possible - a safe, gentle, positive birth experience that supports happy, healthy families.
www.gentlebirth.org
VBAC.com
This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).
www.vbac.com
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN)
To improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
www.ican-online.org
Spinning Babies
Easier childbirth through fetal positioning.
www.spinningbabies.com
Waterbirth International
Dedicated to making waterbirth an available option for all women.
www.waterbirth.org
Bornfree!
Information on unassisted childbirth.
www.unassistedchildbirth.com
My Birth Connection
Educating Women to make empowered choices.
www.mybirthconnection.com
Maternity Maven
The Maternity Maven is just like a wedding planner, but for your baby; here to cater to your every need during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
www.maternitymaven.com
~ Breastfeeding ~
Kelly Mom
This website was developed to provide evidence-based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting.
www.kellymom.com
Bethany Certa Sasaki, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Bethany is a Registered Nurse, with 11 years experience in pediatrics, women's health, critical care, labor and delivery, and out-of-hospital birth. She recently obtained board certification as a lactation consultant in order to better serve Mothers and Babies in the community. Bethany is a breastfeeding Mother, herself.
www.bethanysasaki.com
From Nature to Nurture
Heather Conway, IBCLC, ICCE, CBD/CPD
www.fromnaturetonurture.com
La Leche League
Breastfeeding Information and Support.
www.llli.org
Dr. Jack Newman/NBCI
Empowering mothers to achieve their own breastfeeding goals.
www.drjacknewman.com
Books & More by Dr. Momma
Some of the very best resources (books, followed by websites and articles) for the breastfeeding momma in your life.
www.drmomma.org
MilkShare
An informational resource to help you learn about milk donation and to connect families who can help each other.
milkshare.birthingforlife.com
Human Milk 4 Human Babies
A network that facilitates local woman-to-woman milk sharing via regional chapter pages on facebook. Human milk for human babies!
www.hm4hb.net
Human Milk 4 Human Babies - California
This page is for breastfeeding moms in Northern California looking to donate breast milk to other moms in need & for moms who are in need of breast milk for their babies to find donated milk.
www.facebook.com/hm4hbCA
~ Circumcision & Intact Information ~
The Whole Network
The WHOLE Network is a grassroots organization dedicated to providing accurate information about circumcision and the benefits of being intact.
www.thewholenetwork.org
Saving Our Sons
Our purpose is to supply parents with accurate information regarding circumcision and proper intact care.
www.savingsons.org
Are You Fully Informed?
Some of the very best resources (books, followed by websites and articles) available to parents wanting to make an informed decision regarding circumcision.
www.drmomma.org
Condensed Circumcision Research
A very easy to understand 1-2-3 process on the information availalbe regarding circumcision.
www.guggiedaly.blogspot.com
~ Doulas (Local to the Greater Sacramento Area) ~
My3Doulas
Team of Three Experienced Doulas Supporting the Sacramento Area.
- Anita Butler, BA, IBCLC, HBCE, CD/PCD(DONA)
- Janet Carroll, RN,CLC, Postpartum Doula trained by DONA International, AAHCC
- Jen Rode, CD/PCD(DONA), CLC
www.my3doulas.com
Doula Rhythms
We are Doula Rhythms, a team of experienced doulas serving families in the Sacramento area. Birth is a transforming event for a mother and her partner; we work in concert to help you find the rhythm of your birth.
www.DoulaRhythms.com
Ruth Lundsten Doula Services
Healthy birthing for the Sacramento area
www.ruthlundstendoulaservices.com
Birth Your Way
Patrice Nichole Byers
Childbirth Education & Doula Services
www.birthyourway.org
The Belly in Bloom Birth Services
Melissa Landon
DONA Trained Birth Doula
www.thebellyinbloom.com
~ Massage Therapists ~
Sacramento Massage By Brie
Brie Storz
Certified Massage Therapist
Certified Massage Doula
Specializing in Prenatal Massage, Labor, and Infant Massage.
www.sacramento-massage-by-brie.com/
Bellies In Bloom
Tiffany King, CMT
Harmony Bodywork Massage Therapy
www.harmony-bodywork.com
916.412.3135
AND
Robin Houdek, CMT
Gift of Touch by Robin
www.GiftofTouchbyRobin.com
916.276.7252
Bellies In Bloom is located in the Tranquil Moments Wellness Spa 3101 Sunset Blvd, Ste 2-E Rocklin, CA 95677
www.facebook.com/BelliesInBloom
Sacred Therapies
Rian Rochelle Certified Massage Therapist
Offering Massage Therapy, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Emotional Stress Release, Flower Essence Therapy, Aromatherapy, and Sacred Stones.
www.sacredtherapies.net
Love Baby
Abbey Rego
Offering Infant Massage, Breastfeeding Support, Baby Wearing, and Cry Calming.
www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Baby/114944925192133
~ Medication Safety ~
SafeFetus.com
A complete database of worldwide medications (generic & trade) providing information on the drugs' indications, fetal risk, breastfeeding risk, during pregnancy, according to the FDA.
www.safefetus.com
DrugWatch.com
A comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
www.drugwatch.com
~ Night Time Parenting ~
BabyMuse.org
Katie Williams, RN, BSN
Local sleep consultant that uses only no-cry evidence based methods with the goal to educate parents about what is normal and help them develop positive, realistic sleep hygiene that won’t jeopardize their bond with their baby or child. Provides cloth diapering and babywearing workshops as well.
Cosleeping.org
This webpage has been posted in order to provide easy access to the Web's best information on cosleeping.
www.cosleeping.org
Infant Sleep: A Review of Research
Some of the very best resources (books and articles) on the subject of infant sleep.
www.drmomma.org
Sleep Training: A Review of Research
The following is a list of resources (articles/websites/books) for research-based information on infant sleep, night time parenting, baby crying, need for nourishment and comfort at night, and physiological body and brain responses to 'controlled crying,' 'cry it out,' or 'sleep training' methods.
www.drmomma.org
SafeBedSharing.org
This site is designed to provide easy access to safe bed sharing info for parents or caregivers and others involved with infant or childcare.
www.safebedsharing.org
~ Parenting ~
Attachment Parenting International
The essence of Attachment Parenting is about forming and nurturing strong connections between parents and their children.
www.attachmentparenting.org
Peaceful Parenting
DrMomma.org advocates on behalf of babies' and children's health and well-being with an empirical research foundation.
www.drmomma.org
Natural Child Project
Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent task.
www.naturalchild.org
Mothering Magazine & Mothering Community
Mothering celebrates the experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness of the immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the development of the full human potential.
www.mothering.com & www.mothering.com/discussions
Natural Parenting Tips
Natural Parenting Tips is a site about raising children in the best way we can. We provide tips and advice on all things parenting.
www.naturalparentingtips.com
Teach Through Love
Conscious Parenting for Progressive Parents.
www.teach-through-love.com
Weston A. Price Foundation
For wise traditions in food, farming and the healing arts.
www.westonaprice.org
~ Postpartum Depression Support ~
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International is dedicated to helping women suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, the most common complication of childbirth. We also work to educate family, friends and healthcare providers so that moms and moms-to-be can get the support they need and recover. You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well.
www.postpartum.net
MedEdPPD.org
A Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide education about postpartum depression (PPD).
www.MedEdPPD.org
Postpartum Depression Survivors
A safe place for survivors of PPD to network, share experiences and just be with others who truly understand.
www.facebook.com/Postpartum.Depression.Survivors
Postpartum Progress
Postpartum Progress is the most widely-read blog in the United States on postpartum depression and other mental illnesses related to childbirth.
www.postpartumprogress.com
www.facebook.com/PostpartumProgress
~ Vaccine Awareness ~
National Vaccine Information Center
This website was created to provide you with the information you need to make an informed vaccination decision.
www.nvic.org
Dr. Tenpenny
Vaccine information you won't hear from your pediatrician.
www.drtenpenny.com
Fourteen Studies
A closer look at the vaccine research.
www.fourteenstudies.org
Our Vaccine Reaction Story
Includes a list of resources, links, books and videos parents may find helpful in making an informed decision regarding vaccines for their family. Please note that information is also included in the comments of this post.
The Daily Guggie Daly
A great place for parents to start when wanting to make an informed decision regarding vaccines
www.guggiedaly.blogspot.com
Earthy Motherhood
A blog dedicated to natural pregnancy, birth and labour choices; lactivism, attachment parenting, vaccination, intactivism, alternative choices, awareness of social issues and questioning the beliefs we have been indoctrinated with from birth. This particular blog post offers up great info in a very easy to understand format.
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Not located in the Greater Sacramento Area?
Visit www.avoidthebabyblues.com for a directory of Independent Placenta Service Providers.
PLEASE NOTE: The information on this page has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The services I offer are not clinical, pharmaceutical, or intended to diagnose or treat any condition. Families who choose to utilize the services on this page take full responsibility for using the remedies at their own risk.
Content Copyright 2009-2012. PlacentaMom.com & its owners. All rights reserved.
Unauthorized use is prohibited and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
