Community Resources
Resources to help you along the parenting journey:
Childbirth Education:
- The Mother Road with Kim Martino-Sexton: kimmartinosexton.com
Doulas:
- Doulas of Greater St. Louis: http://www.doulasofgreaterstlouis.com/
- DoulaME: http://www.doulamestl.com/
Prenatal Yoga Providers
- Maria Carella: mariacarella.com/
- Big Bend Yoga: bigbendyoga.com
- Urban Breath Yoga: urbanbreathyoga.com
- Dianna Lucas: diannalucas.com
Midwifery Care:
- Friends of Missouri Midwives: http://www.missourimidwives.com/
- St. Louis Midwives: www.stlouismidwives.com
- Missouri Midwives Association (MMA): http://www.missourimidwivesassociation.org/
- Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA): http://mana.org/
- The Big Push for Midwives: http://pushformidwives.org/
Birth Center Options:
- Birth and Wellness Center: http://www.mybirthandwellness.com/
- Community Birth and Wellness Center: http://www.cbwcstl.org/
- Confluence Midwifery Center: http://www.confluencemidwifery.com/
- Mercy Birthing Center: https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-birthing-center-st-louis
- St. Mary’s Hospital: http://obgyn.slu.edu/index.php?page=rebekah-hassler-cnm
- Greenville Regional Hospital: http://www.greenvilleregionalhospital.com/
Body Mechanics for Birth and Help with Breech Position:
- Spinning Babies:http://spinningbabies.com/
- Miles Circuit: http://www.milescircuit.com/
- The Webster Technique: http://icpa4kids.com/about/webster_technique.htm
Multiples:
- St. Louis Mother of Twins Club: http://www.stlmotc.org/
- Metro-East Mothers of Multiples: memom.org
Breastfeeding Information
- La Leche League St. Louis: llli.org/
- Local La Leche League support groups: www.lalecheleaguestlouis.org
- La Leche League Illinois: https://lllofil.org/
Milk Donation:
- Eats on Feets: eatsonfeets.org
- Human Milk 4 Human Babies: hm4hb.net
Online Information:
- Fabulous breastfeeding guidance and videos: drjacknewman.com/
- KellyMom: www.kellymom.com/
- The Leaky Boob: theleakyboob.com/
- Kathy Dettwyler’s site dealing with breastfeeding, sleep issues, & parenting from an anthropological perspective: kathydettwyler.org/dettwyler.html
Laws:
- Breastfeeding laws by state: ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14389
Cloth Diapering:
- Baby Care Diaper Service: www.babycarediaper.com
Support and Counseling:
- Behavioral Health Response: 24 hour hotline: 314-469-6644 - http://bhrstl.org/
- Maria Carella, M.Ed., LPC: http://www.mariacarella.com/
- Sarah Coffman, MSW, LCSW: http://www.rite-of-passage.com/
- Elizabeth Lowder, MSW, LCSW: http://elowder.wix.com/elizabethlowder1
- Diane Sanford: http://drdianesanford.com/
- Postpartum Support International: 1-800-944-4PPD 24 hour support - www.postpartum.net
- Postpartum Progress http://www.postpartumprogress.com/
Parenting:
- Positive Parenting Classes – My Mommy Manual
- Suzanne MacDonald Tucker: http://mymommymanual.com/
- St. Louis Baby Wearing Community: http://stlgatewaybabywearers.blogspot.com/
- Attachment Parenting St. Louis: http://www.attachmentparenting.org/group/st-louis
- Peaceful Parenting: drmomma.org/
- Elizabeth Pantley: pantley.com/elizabeth/
Correct positioning of baby in various slings
Infant Risk:
- Information about medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding – includes free telephone support (but not a toll-free number): www.infantrisk.org/
Chiropractic:
- Crossroads Family Chiropractic – Creve Coeur: crossroads2u.com/
- 212 Degrees of Wellness – Wildwood: 212degreesofwellness.com/
- Clayton Wellness Center: claytonwellnesscenter.com
- Dr. Colleen Stratton – Waterloo: www.drstratton.net
- Dr. Felicity Keough – St. Charles: http://www.keoughchiropractic.com/
Herbs:
- Cheryl’s Herbs –Maplewood: cherylsherbs.com