Resources

Birthing centers in NYC

• Brooklyn Birthing center

  • Manhattan Jazz birthing center (through Brooklyn Birthing Center)

Breastfeeding support

• La Leche League

• Boober

• New York Lactation Consultant Association

Books to read

• Mama Glow By Latham Thomas

• The First forty days By Heng Ou

• Mindful Birthing By Nancy Bardacke

• Expecting Better By Emily Oster

• Birthing From Within By Pam England and Rob Horowitz

• Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful by Gurmukh

Blogs - Magazines - Websites

• Mama Glow

• Baby Center

• Lucies List

• Yummy Mummy (breastfeeding blog)

• Rookie Moms

• Evidence Based Birth

• Mother’s Advocate

Childbirth Education

FREE virtual childbirth education

• Healthy Start Brooklyn Childbirth Classes

  • Free childbirth education classes for parents who qualify for Medicaid and WIC. Classes are held at the BMS Genesis Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center. Call Shantel Tull at 718-637-5244 or email stull@health.nyc.gov.

• North Central Bronx Expectant Family Education

• Ancient Song Doula Services

VBAC Info

• VBAC Facts

• International Cesarean Awareness Network

• Child Birth Connection - VBAC Info

• Evidence On VBAC via Evidence Based Birth

Multicultural Services

• Boriken Neighborhood Health Center

• Caribbean Women’s Health Association

• China Town Health Clinic

• Dominican Woman’s Development Center

Parenting Classes

• Birth Day Presence

• We Grow Together

• The Parenting Training Network

• City Births

• Perinatal Support Space

Bulk Herbs Online

• Mountain Rose Herbs

• Herbs Of Mexico

• Herb Co

• Frontier Coop

Holistic Healers and Services

• Antonia Pérez

• Jordan Pagan

• Latham Thomas