Resources
A list of highly recommended practitioners, caregivers and classes.
Fullscript makes it easy for practitioners to recommend evidence-based supplements and protocols to their patients. Catherine Stewart-Lindley is a prescribing practitioner and makes all the recommendations for Labor of Love.
This is a list of the things my clients have said they liked the most. This is not a business list and I make no money from anything you might decide to purchase from it. It is compiled for educational purposes only.
The most widely used method OBs use for estimating cervical favorability for induction of labor.
Its helpful to create a relaxing, stress-relieving practice before the birth. It greatly aids in the labor process...no matter what type of birth you desire!
Pleasurable Childbirth is a program for women who are ready to take back their power and reclaim ownership of their birth experience so they can have a pleasurable birth.
Orgasmic Birth, a documentary, examines the sexual nature of birth and its powerful role in the lives of women who are permitted to experience it fully. People who see this film will reexamine everything they thought they knew about the act of giving birth and its life-affirming potential for both parents and baby. How women are cared for as they give birth and how their babies enter the world have profound effects - not just immediately - for the families involved, but also later, on all of society.
Improving healthcare decision-making globally, through systematic reviews of the effects
of healthcare interventions, published in
Gravity works 24/7. The positions a woman rests in through pregnancy, as well as her posture and choices in movement, effect the condition of her muscles, ligaments and pelvic joints. This can have a profound influence on the course of labor -- sometimes as early as the first trimester.
Every Mother is designed for women at all stages of motherhood, from early pregnancy to decades after giving birth. They offer an evidence-based pre and postnatal fitness program proven to prevent/resolve diastasis recti and improve core strength/function.
Fantastic Breastfeeding Resource!
A newborn, when placed on the mother’s abdomen, soon after birth, has the ability to find its mother’s breast all on its own and to decide when to start the first breastfeed. This is the ‘Breast Crawl.’
The La Leche Leagues mission: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
The source for trustworthy up-to-date evidence-based information and resources for pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum.
Watch the internal movement the baby makes in order to be born. In this animation, the mother is on her back which does not allow this process to happen as effectively but is fine for the purposes
of showing these movements.
ICAN works to lower the rate of unnecessary cesareans, supports vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and encourages positive birthing through education and advocacy.
The Car Seat Lady provides accurate, up-to-date information about how to keep your most precious cargo safe. She offers experienced, private car seat installation lessons in the New York City area.
Great source for car seat information
Tardive Dyskinesia is a permanent movement disorder caused by the drug Reglan.
A great resource for laboring without a doula.
Print it, study it, practice the suggested techniques together and then keep in your birth bag.
A great resource for laboring without a doula.
Print it, study it and then keep in your birth bag.
Parenting is a tough job. Find Your Tribe!
Penny was one of the OG doulas, PT, writer, teacher, and speaker.
A window to the womb. Follow your progress as
well as baby's through this 42 week journey.
Whether for a baby shower, birth announcement or to honor your birth team during labor, these are some of the tastiest treats you'll find!
Learn how to use the creative power of birth.