Local Resources for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting
Acupuncture
Octagon Community Clinic – Especially Joe and Ananda, sliding scale
Berkeley Community Acupuncture – Sliding Scale for community treatments
Portia Lee, L.Ac in El Cerrito
Maureen Raytis, L.Ac in Oakland
Amy Mitchell, L.Ac in Berkeley
Melissa Berg, L.Ac in San Francisco
Birth tub rentals
Esther Healey
Marialena Quale – 510-760-7549
Christine Cox Jude – 510-545-6349
Natural Resources
Breastfeeding support
Janaki Costello, IBCLC
Katie Bowman, IBCLC
Ami Burman, IBCLC 415-516-8771
Breastmilk Cooperative, wonderful gals who will set you up with over or under producers!
La Leche League – East Bay chapter meets 3rd Wed of the month from 11-3 at Birthways
Breastfeeding Visuals
Latching
Positioning
Latch Animation
Crawl to the Breast Video
Childbirth preparation classes
Homebirth Preparation East Bay – Laura Todaro
Homebirth Preparation SF – Jane Austin
Mindfulness Training – Nance Bardacke
Birthways, in Berkeley
Natural Resources, in SF
Refresher and Sibling Prep – Amy Nelson
Chiropractors / craniosacral
Awaken Chiropractic
Acorn Wellness – Elon Bartlett, D.C. (Chiro/CranioSacral)
Santosha Center – Susie Vlcek, D.C. (Chiro)
Sirena Masket – (CranioSacral)
Bernal Family Chiropractic – Colin Phipps, D.C.
More Mojo SF- Kristine Hicks, D.C.
Counselors
Gina Hassan, PhD – Pregnancy groups, Mindful Mother’s groups
Donna Rothert, PhD – Pregnancy loss
Chris Weipert, MFT – SF
Ceres Rutan, PsyD – SF 415-820-1585, specializes in PPD, leads support groups
Bruce Linton, PhD – for fathers
Depression site for Dads
Holistic Counseling Center – Sliding Scale counseling provided by JFK interns
Earth Circles Counseling Center – Sliding Scale counseling provided by interns and MFTs
Women’s Therapy Center – Sliding Scale counseling provided by interns
Diaper Services
Earth Baby Compostable Service
Tiny Tots Cloth Service
Elimination Communication (EC) / Diaper Free Babies
Herbalists
Homeopaths / Osteopaths / Naturopaths
Hahnemann Medical Clinic – Christine Ciavarella, PA 510-524-3117 (Homeopathy)
Carmen Hering, D.O – (510) 526-5256 (Osteopath)
East Bay Naturopathic Clinic – Karen Peters, ND
Massage therapists
Kristan Trunzo – 510-414-0832
Michelle Aldridge-Craven – in your home massage
Tomi Knutson, CMT
Midwifery organizations
Bay Area Homebirth Collective
California Association of Midwives
Midwives Alliance of North America
The Big Push for Midwives
Citizens for Midwifery
Parenting Support
Parental Stress Hotline – 510-893-5444
Join the Bay Area Home Birth Collective Families online group by sending an e-mail to bahcfamilies-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Please include a brief comment about why you want to join, your connection to the BAHC if any, and where you live.
Berkeley Parents Network
Pediatricians
Bayside Pediatrics East Bay – Dr. Janet Perlman, Dr. Katya Gerwein, Sarah Pontell, PA
Kiwi Pediatrics East Bay – Dr. David Kittams, Dr. Robin Winokur
Getzwell Pediatrics SF – Dr. Julia Getzelman
Whole Family MD SF – Dr. Daphne Miller and Dr. Avril Swan
Kaiser Oakland – Dr. Ping-Xaio, Dr. Roberta Cunningham, Dr. David Bacchus
Kaiser Richmond – Dr. Karen Kruger, Dr. Melvin Burman
Kaiser San Francisco – Dr. Katherine Kennedy, Dr. Ami Goodman
PLacenta encapsulation
This is a service that I provide to my clients for an additional fee, please ask me about it
Placenta Apothecary, Jaime Shapiro also does placenta tincture
Website explaining the benefits of Placenta Encapsulation
Ultrasounds / oBstetrical care
East Bay Perinatal
St. Lukes Hospital
UCSF Hospital
Kaiser Oakland – Dr. Renee Perry, Lenore Arnoux, NP
Kaiser San Francisco – Dr. Ngoc Phan, Jenna Lewis, NP
ScanBabies – Lance Dursi, low-cost ultrasounds, great if you have no or limited insurance
Vital Records
Berkeley 510-981-5320
Oakland 510-267-8075
Contra Costa 925-335-7900
San Francisco 4150-554-2700
Yoga Classes
Yoga Tree Telegraph – Jessica Ezra Patri
Yoga Tree Valencia – Jane Austin
Berkeley Yoga Center – Melanie Green, Cybele Tomlinson
Barefoot Movement Yoga – Bella Lindell