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Childbirth Services
Access the power of your body-mind connection for better births! Nancy is a clinical hypnotherapist and counselor, serving the Seattle area since 1993. She provides private childbirth preparation hypnosis sessions, teaching skills to promote a more relaxed and confident birth. As a longtime birth doula, Nancy’s experience provides a solid foundation for her empowering approach. The Hypnosis for Birth sessions complement, and build on, other childbirth classes and methods.
Regardless of your birth plan, having skills and tools to focus and deeply relax during your birth can make a big difference.
Childbirth Preparation | Birth Doula | Counseling | Free Monthly Information Sessions
Explore birth from the heart Experience childbirth as a celebration of initiation and transformation.
Deepen your birth preparation — beyond just numbers, statistics and charts — into the true heart of birth: self-exploration and understanding.
Prepare to meet the unknown, navigate the ever-changing landscape of labor, and embrace the emergence of a new you into the world of parenthood.
Workshops for: • Early pregnancy • Birth companions and loved ones • Labor and birth preparation • Coping with labor pain
Where experience meets evidence-based support
Take the mystery out of birth and life with a baby and replace it with confidence. With more than 40 years of experience, education and a passion for supporting families, we are your team of experts, there when you need it most. From the first trimester to the first contraction, through the first baby smiles, you’ll have knowledge and support by your side.
Unbiased, unparalleled support, one call away.
Birth Doulas - Postpartum Doulas - Birth Classes - Photography - Breastfeeding Support
Emotional and physical support for your empowered birth As a full-spectrum doula and professional photographer, I bring years of experience supporting families and a nonjudgmental curiosity about how this process will unfold for YOU. Drawing from evidence-based information regarding childbirth and baby feeding options, I am committed to holding space for all birthing bodies. “Whitney creates a soft and supportive energy wherever she is. I’m thankful to have had her as part of my team.” — Averry “Whitney is a wonderfully positive and empowering force in the room. She is passionate about creating positive birthing experiences, and is reassuringly knowledgeable on the subject.” — Bre Certified Doula | Birth Photographer | Free Consultation
Doulas Northwest Compassionate and unbiased expertise and support for today’s families; overnight support by postpartum doulas Greater Seattle and Eastside; 360-602-1564 doulasnorthwest.com info@doulasnorthwest.com
Heart of Birth ................................................... 28 Experience childbirth as a celebration of initiation and transformation; online classes for all birthing families Greater Seattle and Eastside; 425-202-5308 heartofbirth.net charlene@heartofbirth.net
Pacific Association for Labor Support Doulas (PALS) Providing personalized assistance in finding a doula King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties; 206-329-7257 palsdoulas.org
Seattle Doulas .................................................. 29 An experienced team of birth and postpartum doulas; birth classes, yoga, photography and support from pregnancy to postpartum Greater Puget Sound area; 206-717-4400 seattledoulas.com seattledoulas@gmail.com
Thresholds ........................................................ 31 Support for early pregnancy, childbirth preparation, postpartum planning, infant feeding, relationship support, birth story healing and finding a doula Puget Sound area; 206-819-1383 thresholds.info amity@thresholds.info
Whitney Hardie Birth Services ...................... 29 Full-spectrum doula and professional photographer providing emotional and physical support for your journey to parenthood King and Snohomish counties; 206-348-9786 hardiephotography.com whitneyhardie@gmail.com
Postpartum Depression Support
Perinatal Support Washington Nonprofit provider of resources, new parent support groups and a “Warm Line” to assist parents recovering from pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders in connecting with peers and licensed therapists Statewide; 1-888-404-7763 perinatalsupport.org info@perinatalsupport.org Hypnosis for Birth ........................................... 28 Offering private birth preparation, counseling, clinical hypnotherapy and birth doula services since 1993 Greater Seattle area; 425-827-9498 hypnosisforbirth.com hello@hypnosisforbirth.com
Kaiser Permanente — Women’s Health Centers Obstetrics and gynecology, pregnancy services and other women’s health services; serving patients at multiple locations across Washington state 1-888-874-1620; wa.kaiserpermanente.org
Northwest Women’s Healthcare Providing expert consultation, preventative and therapeutic health care, and both medical and surgical services for women of all ages First Hill Swedish campus, Seattle; 206-386-3400 nwwomenshealth.com
The Polyclinic — Obstetrics & Gynecology Board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners dedicated to women’s health at each stage of life Multiple locations in Seattle; 206-860-4541 polyclinic.com
Sacred Good Medicine .................................... 37 Traditional and integrative health-care practice specializing in pregnancy and postpartum care, bodywork, craniosacral therapy, lactation therapy and ancestral healing Greater Seattle area; sacredgoodmedicine.com
Swedish Medical Center — OB/GYN Specialists Complete range of obstetrical and gynecologic services for women from adolescence through menopause; state-of-the-art outpatient procedures Multiple locations; 1-800-SWEDISH (793-3474) swedish.org
UW Medicine Providing complete care for women through all stages of life, with obstetrics, gynecology, midwifery, fertility/infertility, prenatal/neonatal and pediatrics services Multiple Greater Seattle locations; 206-520-6055 uwmedicine.org
Virginia Mason Medical Center — Gynecology Specialists focusing on ensuring the gynecologic health and well-being of patients Seattle (206-223-6191), Edmonds (425-775-9474), Bellevue (206-223-6191), Federal Way (253-838-2400) virginiamason.org
Workshops for love, marriage and the baby carriage
We know that you want to have a positive birth experience. You also want a pregnancy with low stress and anxiety. Here’s the problem: Gathering all of the information you need is overwhelming and doing the “right thing” can actually make you feel more stressed out. You may not know how to feel ready. This is where we can help!
At Thresholds, we’ll show you how to stay grounded and connected to your family values as you get ready for the challenges and joys that lie ahead.
Our team has learned a lot from the families we’ve supported over the past decade. We have developed simple techniques and tools that will help you have a positive birth and postpartum experience.
