CHILDBIRTH SERVICES Birth + Postpartum Services Belly to Babies Providing a wide spectrum of doula services to help new mothers through pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period Greater Seattle (206-390-4377), Eastside (425-894-3475) bellytobabies.com Birth Matters Northwest Labor doulas, postpartum doulas, massage, placenta encapsulation, belly binding King and Snohomish counties; 425-835-3872 birthmattersnw.com Doulas of North America (DONA) — Doula Locator Call or go online to locate a birth or postpartum doula in your area Nationwide online service; 1-888-788-3662 dona.org Eastside Doula Circle Collaborative of professionally trained birth and postpartum doulas Based on the Eastside and serving King, Pierce and Snohomish counties eastsidedoulacircle.com Heart of Birth 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 MultiCare Midwifery Offering a complete range of health-care services specifically for women at clinics conveniently located in neighborhoods throughout the area Multiple Puget Sound locations; 1-800-342-9919 multicare.org Northwest Association for Postpartum Support (NAPS) Local organization dedicated to supporting, educating and certifying postpartum doulas in the Greater Seattle area; free customized referrals 206-956-1955; napsdoulas.com referrals@napsdoulas.com Open Arms Perinatal Services Leading nonprofit providing community-based doula services specifically for pregnant and parenting families in Washington state that are facing poverty Puget Sound region; 206-723-6868; Spanishlanguage line: 206-317-1842 openarmsps.org info@openarms.org
Rainier Valley Midwives Equitable midwifery-led care is all-inclusive and provides mothers with lactation support, a doula, access to physician care, and mental health and well-being check-ins Rainier Valley, Seattle; 206-712-7352 myrvcc.org info@myrvcc.org Seattle Doulas An experienced team of birth and postpartum doulas; birth classes, yoga, photography and support from pregnancy to postpartum Greater Puget Sound area; 206-717-4886 seattledoulas.com scheduling@seattledoulas.com Thresholds 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 Tranquility Postpartum Support Childbirth educator, postpartum doula, infant sleep consultant, AHA CPR instructor and parenting educator offers postpartum doula services, childbirth and postpartum classes Serving north King County and south Snohomish County; 206-595-3240 fourthtrimester.com kathy@fourthtrimester.com What to Expect Independent, medically reviewed pregnancy and parenting site providing expert, authoritative, evidence-based health information for every step of the pregnancy and parenting journey Online resources; whattoexpect.com support@whattoexpect.com Whitney Hardie Birth Services 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 Moms’ Mental Health Matters Action plan and resources to address depression and anxiety during pregnancy and following birth Online; 1-800-370-2943 nichd.nih.gov nichdinformationresourcecenter@mail.nih.gov continued on page 24
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