Resources for you and your family

Here is a list of some of the best perinatal specialists and resources in the Bay Area:


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Childbirth Preparation Classes:
Then Comes Baby
Private Classes: Anna Hurty
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Acupuncture:
Jason Salim, L.Ac.
John Kokko, L.Ac.
Amy Mitchell, M.S., L.Ac.
Sage Staggs, L.Ac.

Chiropractic:
Life Chiropractic
Flow Chiropractic and Family Wellness Center
Integrative Chiropractic and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (iCOR)
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Massage:
Glow
Then Comes Baby
​Jessica Hoopengardener
Devin Fleurdujon

Yoga (Prenatal and Postpartum):
Then Comes Baby
Annemaria Rajala
Torrey Mansur

Midwives for Homebirths: 
Oakland Birth and Wellness
Restore Midwifery

Postpartum Doulas:
Sacred Dawn Doula Care
The Town Doula
​Lori Jaffe

Lactation Specialists:
Then Comes Baby
Breastfed BayBies
Lynn Thiebaud

Support Groups/Personal Support:
Then Comes Baby
Robyn Alagona Cutler, LMFT
Amber Schevon
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Pelvic Floor Specialists:
Sirena Masket

Fourth Trimester Nutritional Support:
​Kitchen Doula
Meal Train

Craniosacral Therapy:
Andrea Byers 
Sirena Masket

Essential Oils:
doTERRA

Must Read Blogs/Articles:
Fatherly​
KellyMom: Parenting and Breastfeeding
​Evidence Based Birth 

Books For Laboring and Birthing:
  1. The Birth Partner, 4th Addition, Penny Simkin
  2. Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
  3. Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Erica Chidi Cohen

Books for the Fourth Trimester (be sure to read before baby comes!):
  1. The Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson
  2. The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, Heng Ou














​Birth Doula Services, Breastfeeding Education & Placenta Encapsulation
​Serving the Bay Area