Community Resources, Bay Area

Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Prep

Childbirth Preparation Class Series
East Bay Birth Collective

Childbirth Preparation Information
​Evidence Based Birth 
LGBTQAI+ Family Planning, Community and Support
Queer and Trans Online Childbirth Education

Books For Laboring and Birthing
​The Birth Partner, 4th Addition, Penny Simkin
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Erica Chidi Cohen

Books for preparing for the Fourth Trimester (first 3 months post-birth)
The Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, Heng Ou

Midwives at Alta Bates
Aimee Tom

Birth Photographers
Cherie Seah Flood

Birthworkers & Postpartum Doulas
Roots of Labor

Birth Realm

Maureen Layag
Verana Faye
Maliya Rubio

Doulas of the East Bay

Lactation Specialists and Support
Laura Howells, Woven Lactation
KellyMom Website: Evidence Based Lactation Support

Childcare
Nannies Plus
Swiss Cheese Childcare
Bananas Bunch

Care.com

Berkeley Parents Network

Grief and Loss Support
Resource List One
Resource List Two
One on One Support with Donna Rothert
Books:

• Navigating the Unknown: An Immediate Guide When Experiencing the Loss of Your Baby, By Amie Lands

• What God is Honored Here?, By Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang

• At a Loss, By Donna Rothert