Links

Midwives

• The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health
• Midwives at Magee
• PA Association of Licensed Midwives
• Ina May Gaskin – the über-Midwife! Although she isn’t local, she’s a very good resource.
• Mahoning Valley Birthcenter (OH)

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HomeBirth Midwives

Due to the legal issues with homebirth in PA, I can not post their contact information. However, I do have a list of homebirth midwives in the Pittsburgh area. If you are interested in a homebirth midwife please contact me.

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Doulas – local, Pittsburgh area

• This list is incomplete. I am updating as I find more!
• Blessed Arrivals
• Birth Doulas of Pittsburgh
• Hearts and Hands Doula Service
• The Birth Circle – Currently serving mothers with UPMC for You, UPMC for Kids, and UPMC for Life. 412-441-3107 or email BirthCircleoffice@gmail.com
• You can also search DONA International to find a local, certified doula

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PostPartum Doulas

• Also an incomplete list. Some of the birth Doula groups above do postpartum care as well.
• Pittsburgh Doula Network

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Acupuncture

• Yasmin Fakih, L.Ac.  She specializes in fertility & pregnancy. Also does moxabustion for turning breech babies.
• Trillium Natural Medicine
• UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine
• Hardin Acupuncture
• Wholistic Acupuncture
• The Birch Center

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Placenta Encapsulation

• Pittsburgh Placenta
• River Birch Naturals

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Healthy Living

• Holistic Health with Mandi
• Healthy Body, Peaceful Soul
• Murray Avenue Apothecary Pittsburgh’s Premier Compounding and Wellness Pharmacy also home to Your Goddess Room
• Trillium Natural Medicine Naturopathic Medicine and Accupuncture
• New Leaf Wellness

Pregnancy and Birth

• Lamaze International
• Push for Your Baby
• Childbirth Connection
• VBAC Facts
• The Unnecesarean
• ICEA
• Spinning Babies
• BirthSource
• Preeclampsia Foundation

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Breastfeeding

• KellyMom
• La Leche League
• International Breastfeeding Center
• Dr. Jack Newman
• Maximizing Milk Production with Hands On Pumping
• AAP Policy on Breastfeeding and the Use Of Human Milk, February 2012
• AAP Divesting from Formula Marketing in Pediatric Care, July 2012
• Breastfeeding State Laws

Local Folks:

• The Breastfeeding Center of Pittsburgh
• Sankofa Lactation Services
• La Leche League
• A Mother’s Boutique
• Magee Women’s Hospital, Lactation Center
• West Penn Hospital, Lactation Services

• Human Milk Banking Association of North America
• Human Milk for Human Babies
• Eats on Feets

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Parenting

• Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory (Cosleeping & Bedsharing)
• Ask Dr. Sears
• Car Seat Safety Checks in the Pittsburgh area
• More local Car Seat Saftey Checks
• Seat Check, carseat inspection

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Cloth Diapering

• Green Cheeks Diaper Service
• Happy Baby Company
• Changin’ Time

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Cesarean Prevention and VBAC

• International Cesarean Awareness Network
• Local Pittsburgh ICAN chapter
• ICAN in Lawrence and Mercer Counties

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Traumatic Birth

• PATTCh – Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth
• The Traumatic Birth Resource and Prevention Guide
• Solace for Mothers
• Faces of Loss
• Postpartum Progress
• stillbirthday

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Yoga

• My teacher training program:  3rd Street Yoga
• My prenatal teacher training program: Golden Bridge Yoga