Local BIPOC and POC Midwives:
- Asatu
- Gingi
- Kiki
- Francine
- Lisa
- Anjali
- Jennifer
- Jeannie
- Pearl – (415) 516-7606
- Laura – parterachalaca@gmail.com
- Jen
- Halima
- Pacifica Family Maternity Center – in Berkeley
- SF Birth Center
More Resources for Birthing People of Color:
- Black Women Birthing Justice
- Black Bay Area Birth Fund
- Oakland Better Birth Foundation
- Roots of Labor Doula Collective
- BIPOC in the Bay
- SisterWeb
- Southern Birth Justice
- Midwives of Color
- Latinas for Reproductive Justice
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
- Indigenous Women Rising
- Asian Health Coalition
- Birth Outcomes Video
- California Association of Midwives Health Disparities Resources
LGBTQ Resources:
- LGBTQ conception group
- Birth classes and Pregnancy centering classes
- Our Family Coalition
- Queer Parent Support Group
- LGBTQ Perinatal Wellness Center – with a list of providers!
- Breastfeeding Outside the Box podcast
Pregnancy:
- Developing Embryo
- A short history of prenatal testing and the latest options
- The little known (but crucial) difference between folate and folic acid
- Benefits of Squatting
- Non-invasive prenatal diagnostic testing – Maternit21
- “Preconception and prenatal genetic screening”
- Headaches in Pregnancy
- Group B Strep in pregnancy: evidence for antibiotics and alternatives
- Evidence on inducing labor for going past your due date
- VBAC or repeat cesarean
- International Cesarean Awareness Network
- Resources for Disability and Paid Family Leave in California
Labor and Birth:
- Birthing from Within
- Penny Simkin’s YouTube Channel
- Lamaze YouTube Channel
- The Hormones of Labor and Birth
- Untucking Your Tail
- Instinctive Pushing
- The evidence for skin-to-skin care after a Cesarean
- “Epidurals Prolong Labor More than Doctors Previously Thought”
- Tips for Gentle and Effective Hospital Negotiations
- The healthy birth: dyad or triad? Exploring birth and the microbiome
Postpartum:
- Pebbles of Hope – support for parents of premies
- Evidence for the Vitamin K shot in Newborns
- Circumcision
- Vaccine Schedule
- Vitamin D Supplementation
- Infant antibiotic use linked to illness in adults
- Swaddling recommendations
- The Parent’s Guide to Doing It podcast
- First 5 Support Programs
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Jenny’s Light – Postpartum Depression Support
- Postpartum Progress – Postpartum Depression Support
- Postpartum Support International – Postpartum Depression Support
- Postpartum Men – postpartum support for men
- This and this – being a parent, community building, a new journey
- Earth Baby Compostable Diaper Service
- Tiny Tots Diaper Service
- Diaper Free Baby – or elimination communication
- Zero to Three – information for infants to toddlers
- Vital Registration for Alameda County – birth certificate information
- Vital Registration for Berkeley – birth certificate information
Feeding Your Baby:
- Breast Crawl Video
- Nutrition for Breastfeeding
- Bay Area Breastmilk Cooperative – donating and asking for donor breastmilk
- Kelly Mom
- Lactation Matters
- How to videos for breastfeeding questions
- One thrush protocol
- Pumping and going back to work
- La Leche League
Homebirth and Birth Centers: