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Serving Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs
Pregnancy and Birth
  • ​One Strong Mama online course for alignment and health
  • www.hypnobabies.com
  • Choosing Your Care Provider
  • Spinning Babies (for optimal fetal positioning)
  • Henci Goer, Informed Choices in Childbirth
  • Ina May Gaskin’s Website
  • Childbirth Connection
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About Doulas
What is a Doula?
Dads and Doulas
Childbirth Collective


Breastfeeding
La Leche League
        Find Your Local LLL Group
        List of all FAQs on the LLLI site
KellyMom
Biological Nurturing/Laid-Back Breastfeeding
Dr. Jack Newman’s Articles on Breastfeeding Online
Dr. Jack Newman latch videos – all worth watching!
        Getting a good latch
        Breast Compression
        Asymmetric Latch
        Using a Lactation Aid


Postpartum
Depression/Anxiety Self-Assessment Tools
Pregnancy and Postpartum Minnesota

Parenting
Mothering.com
Co-Sleeping
Ask Dr. Sears
Anne's Articles:
  • Every Hypnobabies Birth is a Success
  • The Secret to Having a Natural Birth
  • Differences between Hypnobabies and HypnoBirthing
  • Are Hypnobabies classes right for you?
  • Can you encapsulate your placenta with Group B Strep?
  • Does Placenta Encapsulation Lower Milk Supply?
  • Preparing for an optimal postpartum period
  • 5 surprising reasons to hire a midwife

Our Favorite Books

Birth
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
A Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth – Henci Goer
Gentle Birth Choices – Barbara Harper
The Birth Partner – Penny Simkin
Birth Matters – Ina May Gaskin

Breastfeeding
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League
Breastfeeding Made Simple - Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler – Norma J. Bumgarner
How Weaning Happens – Diane Bengson

Parenting
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family - La Leche League
Sleeping With Your Baby – James McKenna
The Baby Book – Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears
Attachment Parenting – Katie Granju
The No Cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantley
Raising Your Spirited Child – Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Adventures in Gentle Discipline – Hilary Flower
Kids, Parents and Power Struggles – Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Playful Parenting – Lawrence Cohen
Bywater Birth Resource List
Hospitals:
Hennepin Healthcare (formerly HCMC) (Downtown Minneapolis)

Abbott Mother-Baby Center (Minneapolis)

St. John's (Maplewood) and Woodwinds (Woodbury)

St. Francis Regional Medical Center (Shakopee)  

Call me to discuss my experience at your hospital of choice.

Home Birth Midwives:

Trillium Midwifery: Emme Corbeil
http://trilliummidwives.com/  

Tender Heart Midwifery: Holly Fix
http://www.tenderheartmidwifery.com/

North Star Midwifery: Aly Folin
http://northstarmidwifery.com/
New Birth Midwifery: Jennifer Hall
www.newbirthmidwifery.com

Twin Cities Midwifery: Kate Saumweber Hogan, Kelsi Hines, Mary Stemper
http://twincitiesmidwifery.com/

Thrive Midwives- Kari Michalski
https://thrivemidwives.com/  

Mandala Midwifery- Janine Stiles
http://mandalamidwiferycare.com/  

Geneabirth Midwifery: Sarah Biermeier and Erin Piorier
www.geneabirth.com  

Birth Centers:

Roots Midwifery
http://www.roots-midwifery.com/

Willow Midwives (Uptown Minneapolis)
www.willowmidwives.com

The Minnesota Birth Center (Minneapolis and St. Paul locations)
http://theminnesotabirthcenter.com/

Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center (St. Paul)
http://www.health-foundations.com/
 
Hospital Midwives:

Hennepin Healthcare (formerly HCMC)
https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/specialty/the-birth-center/nurse-midwives/ 
 
Allina Midwives (Abbott)
http://www.northmetromidwives.com/ 

Allina Midwives at St. Francis Medical Center
http://www.stfrancis-shakopee.com/womens/birthing-midwives.html

HealthEast Midwives
https://www.healtheast.org/clinics/midwifery.html

There are so many other great midwife options! Call me to discuss if you have questions.

Obstetricians/Family Practice Doctors:

Dr. Dennis Hartung (OB/GYN - Baldwin, WI)
https://www.wwhealth.org/providers/dennis-hartung-ob-gyn/

Dr. Rachael Rapacz (Family Practice @ HCMC)
http://www.hcmc.org/providers/HCMC_STAFF_402

Dr. Ryan Dick (Family Practice- catches at St. John's, St. Joe's, Woodwinds and United)
http://www.doctorryan.org/

Drs. Ambur, West, Metherd, and Frisch at John Haugen and Associates
haugenobgyn.com/

Pediatricians:
New Kingdom Healthcare
http://www.newkingdomhealthcare.com/

Dr. Rachael Rapacz (Brooklyn, Park, Family Practice, also attends births at HCMC, often full but mention my name as a referral and she might take you!)
http://hcmcmn.org/index.php?content=physicianInfo&sid=402

Dr. Sarah Hammes (St. Paul, Family Practice, also attends births)
http://www.healtheast.org/clinics/about/rice-street.html

Dakota Pediatrics
http://dakotapediatrics.com/main/

Lactation Consultants: (These are privately hired IBCLCs who come to your home to support you!)

Vickie Albright, IBCLC
www.mamawiselactation.com

Anne Cassens, IBCLC
https://babywhispererlc.com/

Madolynn Duckwall, IBCLC
https://mamaduckdoula.com/

Doulas:

Looking for a doula? Email me to find out which hypno-doulas are available for your guess date!

Check out the HBTC website: http://www.hypnobabiestwincities.com/instructors-and-hypno-doulas.html

Hypnotherapists:

Karla Boemer (Golden Valley)
Encircle Hypnosis
http://www.encirclehypnosis.com/

Erin Stertz-Follett (Edina)
Flutterby Birth
https://www.flutterbybirth.com/flutterby-hypnosis-services.html

Chiropractors:

Dr. Susan Quigley and her team, Minnetonka and Linden Hills
SuNu Wellness Center
http://sunuwellness.com/

Dr. Carrie Clark, Edina
50th & France Chiropractic
www.edinachiropractic.com

Drs. Kelsey Metz and Liz Berg, New Brighton
Nourish Family Wellness
www.nourishfamilywellness.com
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Dr. Angie Graper, Chanhassen
Family Focus Chiropractic
www.familyfocuschiro.com

Kristen Hager, Shakopee
Delightful Chiropractic
https://delightfulchiropractic.com/

Holly Suarez, St. Paul
Enlightened Wellness
http://enlightenedmama.com/enlightenedwellness/chiropractor/

Danielle Finden, St. Paul
Active Health Chiropractic
https://activehealthmn.com/
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