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Useful websites

Empower yourself and insist on collaborative care! Education is a key  component to a healthy pregnancy, having a satifying birth experience and thriving babies!

This is an evolving list and websites are listed in alphabetical order.

Childbirth Education

Birthing from Within

Birthways, Inc

Bradley Method(R)

Chicago Health Connection

Hypnobabies

Hypnobirthing

Lamaze

Childbirth Instructors

Comfortable Birthing (Hypnobirthing)

Denyse French

Hilary Rhodes

Motherme

Birthlink

Birthsource

Chicago Community Midwives

Chicago Health Connection

Cochrane Collaborative (the reliable source of evidence in health care)

Dar a Luz

Gentlebirth 

Cesarean Awareness/VBAC

ICAN

ICAN support groups Illinois

Fertility

Pulling Down the Moon

Homebirth

A Women's Place, CNMs

Diane Bajus-Abderhalden  MS, CNP, CNMB

Debbie Boucher, CNM

Dr. Elvove

Hilary Kaiser, CNM

Homebirth Meetup Group

Homefirst

Waterbirth (hospital)

Waterbirth

A Women's Place, CNMs

Midwifery & Women's Health West Sub Med Ctr.
River Forest, IL
708-386-2400

West Suburban Midwife Associates

The Nest

White Moon Healing Center

Chiropractors (certified in Wester Technique & for children)

Community Chiropractic

Chiropractic1st

Prenatal/Postnatal Massage Therapist

Jennifer Barron Fishman

Shiastsu Therapist

Jo Anne Lindberg 

Prenatal Yoga & Mama-Baby Yoga

Breastfeeding Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics (breastfeeding guidelines)

Breastfeeding.com

Dr. Jack Newman

Kellymom

La Leche League

Who Health Organization (breastfeeding guidelines)

Chicago Area Lactation Consultants

Art of Breastfeeding

Chicago Area Support Groups

Attachment Parent Group Illinois

Be By Baby (See listing for multiple groups)

Chicagoland Dar a Luz Network

Holistic Mom's Network

La Leche League in Illinois

Online Communities

Diaperswappers.com

Mothering.com

Parenting

Ask Dr. Sears

Attachment Parenting

Babywearing

International Chiropractic Pediatric Association

Pregancy and Baby

Chicago Area Pediatricians

Dr. Ettner

Dr. Minkus

Homefirst

Chicago Area Pediatric Dentistry

ACDentistry

Chicago Area Baby Stores

Be By Baby

Little Green Baby

Green & Organic Daycares

Chicago Home Daycare

Fun Blogs

Ask Moxie

Mama-is

Grow and nurture this list!

I encourage you to contact me if:

• A link isn't working
• A link is no longer relevant
• You have a pregancy, childbirth or parenting related website suggestion
• To submit your pregancy, childbirth or parenting related website