Prenatal + Postpartum + New Parent Resources

Support Groups

Prenatal ( all virtual )
EBM Families Prenatal Circle (every Friday at 3pm)
EBM Families Birth Story Hour (last Friday of the month at 3pm)
Held Community Circles: Third Trimester Group (home birth & birth center)
Natural Resources Pregnant Mamas meetup

Postpartum ( all virtual )
EBM Families Postpartum Circle (every Thursday at 11am)
Held Community Circles: Postpartum Group (home birth & birth center)
Our Family Coalition Support and Play Groups (LGBTQ classes & groups)
Natural Resources New Mothers Group

Lactation / Breastfeeding ( all virtual )
Milk Maker’s Support Hour w/ Paula Santi, IBCLC (sign up weekly to reserve your spot)
Natural Resources Lactation Support Circle (Free for pregnant folks)
Then Comes Baby Breastfeeding Support Circle

CLASSES

Childbirth Education ( all virtual )
Homebirth-specific 5-week series with Bridgette Barnato & Lauren Miller
Home birth 5-week series with Tess Clabby
Birthing from Within 5-week series with Shannon Padlog & Alli Cuentos
Birthing from Within 2-day intensive with Shannon Padlog & Alli Cuentos
Birthing from Within refresher class with Breann Snyder
Natural Resources 6-week series
Natural Resources 3-day intensive
Loving Arms classes (8-week series, refreshers, planned cesarean, VBAC)
Hypnobirthing classes with Rachel Yellin
Penny Simkin’s YouTube channel (free)

Lactation / Breastfeeding ( all virtual )
Natural Resources Breastfeeding Class
Then Comes Baby Breastfeeding 101
East Bay Lactation Associates Class

Newborn Care ( all virtual )
Natural Resources Newborn Care & Parenting
Natural Resources Infant/Child CPR & Safety
Natural Resources Babywearing Basics
Natural Resources Siblings Workshop
Natural Resources Infant Massage
Then Comes Baby Infant CPR

Movement

Adeline Yoga
The Green Yogi
Jane Austin Yoga
Free prenatal yoga videos
Every Mother Pre and Postnatal Fitness
The Bloom Method
The Lotus Method

MEDIA

Books
Mindful Birthing (mindfulness-based childbirth guide)
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (a classic guide + lots of retro birth stories)
Active Birth (guide to unmedicated childbirth)
Birthing From Within (holistic approach with creative labor coping ideas)
The Birth Partner (essential reading for partners & birth support team)

Babies Are Not Pizzas (by the founder of Evidence Based Birth)
Birthing Justice (examination of the Black experience around reproductive justice)

The First 40 Days (postpartum guide w/ multicultural perspectives)
The Fourth Trimester (infant development & behavior in the first 3 months of life)
Elevating Child Care (respectful parenting guide)

Sweet Sleep (infant sleep & nourishment)
Latch (breastfeeding basics)
Breastfeeding Made Simple (breastfeeding basics)

Documentaries
Why Not Home (hospital providers who choose and plan their own home births)
Microbirth (science behind “seeding & feeding” your infant’s microbiome)

Birth Videos
Homebirth video playlist (graphic)
Mammal birth video playlist

Sites & Blogs

Pregnancy
Evidence Based Birth
Aviva Romm

Lactation / Breastfeeding
Droplet - evidence-based guide on hand expression + hands-on pumping from Dr. Jane Morton
More Milk Sooner - hand expression + antenatal colostrum expression
KellyMom - many general lactation articles

Parenting
Janet Lansbury/RIE