Community Resources

Acupuncture

Mahalo Acupuncture (Brentwood)

East Bay Acupuncture, Aimee Ruiz, M.S., LAc., FABORM (Oakland; specializes in infertility and pregnancy)

Optima Wellness Acupuncture, Marie Guptill, LAc (Walnut Creek)

Ahimsa Wellness, Dr. Katie Nga, DC, LAc (Walnut Creek)

Pearlmoon Collective, Jennifer Patro, LAc (Lafayette)

Enervive Acupuncture, Kavita Tamboli, L.Ac, MTCM (Fremont)

Adoption Support

UCSF Children’s Hospital Adoption Support

Pact Adoption Alliance (Emeryville)

Allergy

Bay Area Allergy

Baby Wearing

Bay Area Babywearing

BIPOC Resources

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

National Association to Advance Black Birth

National Birth Equity Collaborative

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color

Midwives Association of Washington State

Black Mental Wellness

Black Women’s Health Imperative

Midwives for Black Lives

Diversity Uplifts

Common Sense Childbirth

Mamatoto Village

Rooted Birth Doula

Generations Midwifery

My Sister’s Keeping Midwife

Re+Birth Equity Alliance

SisterSong

Shades of You, Shades of Me

Birth Tub Rentals

Brilliant Births

Labor in Water

Hummingbird Midwifery

Awakenings Birth Services

Waterbirth Solutions

Body Positive Pregnancy & Birth

Plus Size Birth

Big Fat Pregnancy

Birth for Every Body

Fat Positive Pregnancy

Fat Joy Podcast

Plus Mommy

Breastmilk Sharing

Bay Area Breastmilk Collective (Bay Area)

Mother’s Milk Bank San Jose (San Jose)

Cancer Care

Charlotte Maxwell Clinic (Oakland)

Car Seat Checks & Safety

Ultimate Car Seat Safety Guide

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

United Professional Firefighters of Contra Costa County (Contra Costa County)

Beep Beep Car Seat (Bay Area)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Various Locations)

Cesarean Resources

Your Biggest C-Section Risk Might Be Your Hospital

The Push To Reduce Unnecessary C-Sections

Womb Trauma Release

Healing from a Homebirth Cesarean Workbook

Child Abuse Protection Agency

Alameda County

Contra Costa County

Childbirth Education & Parenting Classes

Homebirth Childbirth Ed, Moon Belly Birth

Homebirth Childbirth Ed (Berkeley)

Born Collective QTBIPOC Inclusive

Ilka Fanni, Embodied Birth Education

Natural Resources Pregnancy and Parenting

Built to Birth

Kathy Woo Hypnotherapy

Lizzie Bolliger, Virtual Childbirth Education

Mollie Sullivan (Bay Area)

The Birth Garden, Anna Hurty (East Bay)

Bay Bee Birth Services, Jenny Bare (East Bay)

Loving Arms Childbirth Services (Oakland)

Harmony Doula, Teri Nava-Anderson, Lamaze, Bradley and VBAC (Mountain House)

Bay Area Birth Education (Bay Area)

Lamaze Classes

Childcare

Debbie Alicea (Brentwood)

Kindercare Learning Center (Various Locations)

A Child’s Place Daycare, Miss Donisha (Antioch)

Primrose School of Livermore & Pleasanton (Livermore and Pleasanton)

Childcare Assistance (Various Locations)

Coco Kids (East Bay)

Chiropractors

Acorn Wellness Center (Walnut Creek, Oakland)

Connection Cafe (Lafayette, Union City)

Brentwood Chiropractic and Acupuncture

Sycamore Valley Chiropractic, Dr. Melissa Ko (Danville, Morgan Hill)

Lotus Family Chiropractic, Dr. Renee (Pleasanton)

East Bay Perinatal Chiropractic, Dr. Janna Hansen (Walnut Creek)

Awaken Chiropractic (Oakland)

De Bonis Family Chiropractic (Pleasanton)

Dr. Leonardo Cannone

Craniosacral Therapists

Meghan McGrath, CST (Livermore)

Andrea Byers, CMT, CST (Oakland)

Kirstin Soares, LM, CPM, CST (Oakland)

Rachel Bouch-D, CMT, DOMTP

Tomi Knutson, CMT (Oakland)

Holly Edson, RN, CST-T, Free Cranio Clinic (San Francisco)

Data & Statistics

CDC State by State Cesarean Rates

Diaper Services

Tiny Tots (Serving Various Counties)

Diet & Nutrition

Monarch and Milkweed Holistic Prenatal Nutrition

Virgina Watkins, Intuitive Eating Coach

Disordered Eating Support

NEDA Helpline

Doulas (Birth & Postpartum)

Rebecca Duncan, Empathic Doula

Kyrsha Pryor, Birth and Postpartum Doula (East Bay)

Luna Birth and Wellness, Lenore Musambacine (Bay Area)

Harmony Doula, Teri Nava-Anderson, PhD (East Bay)

Nurturing Doula, Rosevera Amasa (Bay Area)

Doula Kim Hunter (East Bay)

Doula Match

Early Intervention Programs for Infants & Children with Special Needs

Regional Center East Bay (East Bay)

Children’s Hospital Oakland (Oakland)

Cathy Ramisch, Special Circumstances Doula & Consultant

Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (Bay Area)

Energy Work

Jacqueline Muniz, Energy Worker and Reiki Healing (Virtual)

Debra’s Unique Energy Points

Herbal Medicine

Anna Ritner, LAc., FABORM (Walnut Creek)

Kathleen Scheible, CCH (San Francisco)

Five Flavors Herbs (Oakland)

Ancestral Apothecary (Oakland)

Eden Ayurveda (Oakland)

Hearing Screening

Outpatient Hearing Screening Facilities by County

Valley Audiology (Concord, Walnut Creek)

Hypnotherapy

Waves of Spirit (Antioch)

Intimate Partner Violence Support

The National Domestic Violence Hotline

One in Four Women

New Beginnings Helpline and Services

Lactation Support

East Bay Lactation Associates, Molly Brannigan, IBCLC & Janaki Costello, IBCLC (Oakland)

Bay Area Breastfeeding Support, Serena Meyer RN, IBCLC (Bay Area)

Nursing Mothers Counsel, Inc., Free Prenatal Nursing Classes (Bay Area)

Breastfeeding SF (Bay Area)

La Leche League (Various Locations)

Loss Resources

National Share

Perinatal Support

Still Standing Magazine

Still Birthday

Massage Therapy

Elements Massage (Walnut Creek)

Loosen Up Bodywork (Walnut Creek)

Creative Healing Center (Livermore)

Meal Delivery

Meal Train

Caring Meals

Mohels

Bay Area Mohel

Naturopathic Doctors

Walnut Creek Naturopathic (Walnut Creek)

Dr. Sophie Lorn, ND (Brentwood)

East Bay Natural Medicine, Dr. Jaspreet Mundeir, ND (Walnut Creek)

Obstetricians

Michele Bergman, MD (Antioch)

Valleycare Physician Associates (Livermore)

Nicole A. Jeffrey-Starr, MD, FACOG (Dublin)

Other Resources

Positional Exercises for Baby, Spinning Babies

Evidence-Based Medicine on Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding

Birth Videos

Breastfeeding Resources for the Working Mother

Baby Care & Parenting

CoSleeping Information

Podcasts

Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Solly Baby Podcast (for Babywearing)

Parenting & Perinatal Support

Brilliant Birth Community Circles

Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)

CPMC’s Perinatal Health & Wellness Program

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Family Pact

Mindful Mothering Group (Berkeley, San Francisco)

Fathers Forum

Postpartum Men

Pediatricians

Olive Leaf Pediatrics (Orinda and the East Bay; concierge care)

Dr. Ashley Pediatrics (Walnut Creek and the East Bay; concierge care)

Hill Park Integrative Medicine (Sebastopol; concierge care)

Bayside Medical Group (Various Locations)

Tri-Valley Family Medicine (Livermore)

Dr. Janet Perlman (Berkeley)

Perinatal Exercise

Conscious Core Pilates (Livermore)

Fit 4 Mom (Tri Valley)

Every Mother Diastasis Recti Support

Personal Trainer

Rebecca Redman, CPT, PCES (Richmond)

Photographers

Charlee Photography, Charlee Haller (Bay Area; Natural Light Photography)

Let’s Spread Beauty

Little Rae Photography & Birth Services, Casey Henshaw, CD (DONA) (Tri-Valley; Birth Photography & more)

Physical Therapists

Luna Physical Therapy, at Home Services (Various Locations)

Blossom Physical Therapy Women’s Health and Orthopedics (San Rafael)

Back on Track Physical Therapy (Various Locations)

Ironhorse PT & Pilates (San Ramon)

Women’s Health and Healing, Daphna Ross, PT, PRPC, WCS (Oakland, Lafayette)

Placenta Encapsulation

Harmony Doula

Red Tree Placenta (Oakley)

Doula Jinny (Bay Area)

Postpartum Sealing & Belly Binding

Carrey Ward (Bay Area)

Postpartum Support

Non-Profit Postpartum Support Center

Postpartum Support International

Perinatal Support Washington

How to Spot Signs of Male Postpartum Depression in New Dads

Postpartum Stress Center

Postpartum Health Alliance of Northern California Stressline (9am-9pm PST)

Andrea Hans, MFT, ATR (Castro Valley)

East Bay Counseling (Various Locations)

Diastasis Recti Exercises, Free Online Program

Queer Resources

Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Work in Midwifery

LGBTQ Perinatal Wellness Center (Oakland)

Oakland LGBTQ Community Center (Oakland)

Gender Spectrum (San Leandro)

Gender Health SF (San Francisco)

Kayden X Coleman

Ellesse Char

Florence Given

Rehabilitation & Church Resources

Harm Reduction

New Start Recovery Services (Concord)

Diablo Valley Drug & Alcohol Services (San Ramon)

Celebrate Recovery Group, Ben Cisneros, Tuesdays at 7pm (Brentwood)

Shepherd’s Gate Christ-Centered Program and Shelter (Brentwood)

Tri-Valley Haven (Livermore)

Ruby’s Place (Castro Valley)

Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) (Fremont)

Foundation Recovery Drug and Alcohol Treatment (Livermore)

Center for Discovery (Menlo Park)

Sleep Support

Breastsleeping

Supplements

Gentle Birth for Labor Prep

Evening Primrose Oil, for Labor Prep

GoLacta, for Milk Supply

Fem Dophilus, for Gut Health and GBS Support

After Ease, for Postpartum Cramping

Therapists, Support Groups, & Support Services

Sol Health (telehealth)

Lauren Finkelstein

Ab Krumbein

Perinatal Psychotherapy Services, Lee Safran, MFT (Bay Area)

Insight Wellness Center (San Ramon)

Phyllis Klauss, LMFT, LMSW (Palo Alto)

Gena McCarthy, RN, MFT

Valerie Hodgskiss, LMFT (Walnut Creek)

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Sexual Trauma Survivors Group, Haley Hewitt MA, LMFT (Lafayette)

Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse Group, Dr. Rosilda James (Walnut Creek)

Savera Psychological Services (Oakland)

Yvonne Mansell, Divorce Moms Support Group (Berkeley)

Livermore Special Needs Parent Group (Livermore)

Through the Looking Glass, Babies & Young Children Support (Berkeley)

Tongue Tie Resources

Dr. Ashley Pediatrics (Walnut Creek and the East Bay; concierge care)

Dr. Shervin Yazdi

Neidre Banakus

Dr. Luke Schloegal, Kaiser Oakland ENT

Destination Smiles (San Jose)

Wellness

Kat Toups, MD, Bay Area Wellness

Denise Arlene, Three Feathers Healing