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Seattle Area Resources:
Find a Midwife in Washington State:
Midwives Association of Washington State Providing resources, referrals
and information for expecting families and midwives in Washington State. www.washingtonmidwives.org
Seattle Midwifery School Information about the school including east and west coast classrooms, extension education programs including doula training, extensive childbirth library, news and events. www.seattlemidwifery.org
Colette Lescantz, Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife, office hours in Pierce County, Washington and providing prenatal, birth, and postpartum care at home or at a birth center. http://colettehemidwife.com.
Lisa Boyd, Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife, office hours in East King County, Washington and providing prenatal, birth and postpartum care at home or at a birth center. www.tenmoons.net.
Lisa and Colette attend many births together and have done so since 2003. They bring a balance to the birth and as a team, ensure care for both mother and baby.
Puget Sound Birth Center Located in Kirkland, WA, approximately 20 minutes Northeast of Seattle. Founded and run by Licensed Midwives. Several of the births in my Photo Gallery took place at the PSBC. www.birthcenter.com
Cascade Birth Center Located in Everett WA, approximately 25 minutes North of Seattle. Several of the birth stories on this website and births in the Photo Gallery were attended by midwives from here. www.cascadebirthcenter.com
Seattle Home Maternity Service Licensed midwives and Certified Professional Midwives; Marge Mansfield, Suzy Myers and Heather Chorley provide complete midwifery care with birth at home or in one of several birth centers. Located at 3830 S. Ferdinand St., Seattle, WA 98118. Phone: 206-722-3426.
Email: seattlehome@earthlink.net,
Website: www.seattlehomematernity.com. Read a birth story written by one of their clients, and view the photos of the birth.
The Community Birth and Family Center, Seattle. The only community-based nonprofit childbirth center in Seattle, near the University of Washington Medical Center. Numerous Midwives practice out of this center. The Center offers lactation services to anyone in need of support and care. Breastfeeding services are provided by lactation consultants formerly from Great Starts Birth and Family Education. The Center hosts several classes and workshops focusing on pregnancy and parenting. All classes are open to anyone in need of support. www.communitybirth.org
Seattle Natural Family Medicine, a naturopathic family practice located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of north Seattle offering a comprehensive approach to the childbearing year and beyond, including pregnancy and pediatric care as well as general naturopathic medicine. The Licensed Midwives attend births at home and in birth centers, and offer a doula package for families planning hospital births. www.snfm.net
Services in the Seattle Area:
Connect with other "homebirthers" in your area!
www.homebirth.meetup.com
Labor Tubs Northwest Delivering comfort to your birth. Full Service Rentals
(206) 713-0349.
www.labortubs.com
Pacific Association of Labor Support A membership organization that promotes, develops and supports doulas and the doula profession. Includes research about Doulas. www.pals-doulas.org
Gracewinds Perinatal Services offering support from early pregnancy, through labor and delivery to post-partum including: labor and post-partum doulas, childbirth classes, massage, lactation support, prenatal yoga, newborn care, and more.www.gracewindsperinatal.com
Also, adjacent to Gracewinds: The Peapod, book and birth store for mother and child. Located in the Ballard neighborhood of Northwest Seattle.
Seattle Holistic Center Dedicated to families and individuals providing programs that promote personal growth and body/mind/spiritual awareness. Offers prenatal yoga, yoga with baby, conscious birthing, birth advocacy and informed immunization update classes. www.seattleholisticcenter.com
Within The Miracle Debbie Wagner is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and counselor. She teaches pregnant women and their partners to achieve and maintain relaxation and confidence in themselves throughout the birth process. www.withinthemiracle.com. 425-454-7003. I didn't believe this until I saw it. There is often a remarkable difference in the degree of relaxation and the efficiency of labor between my clients who take Debbie's classes and those who don't.
North West Attachment Parenting (NAPS) Find out the benefits of Attachment Parenting. NAPS offers support and discussion groups, has a recommended reading list and the quarterly newsletter, Kangaroo Kids. www.nw-ap.org
Jennifer Loomis Photography
www.jenniferloomis.com
Jennifer Loomis is an award-winning portrait photographer, photojournalist and writer. Based in Seattle, Loomis is involved in many photographic pursuits. She runs a successful portrait business photographing women, babies and families in Seattle and the northwest. Currently, she is working on a book of portraits of pregnant women.
 Genuine Image Photography Brenda will come to your home for a free consultation, She specializes in prenatal and the early postpartum. About a dozen of my clients have used her services and been very satisfied. She has a wonderful assortment of birth announcements. www.genuineImage.com
Patti Ramos Photography
For years I have admired
Patti's birth photos in the journal Midwifery Today. She is among the best
photographers I know.
Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington (BCW) is a statewide coalition comprised of 23 local coalitions, individuals, families and health care professionals, working in partnership with WithinReach and the Washington State Department of Health, WIC program. The BCW is a resource for local breastfeeding coalitions, other allied organizations and the public. The website has information on for both families and professionals including details about; legislation, discrimination, 'how-to', working and breastfeeding, educational materials, a newsletter, projects, awards, research, conferences and more.
Birth and Beyond A store for moms and babies including birth art, jewelry
and items for pregnancy, new parents and breastfeeding. Retail stores
located in Seattle; 2610 East Madison St., 98112 (206-324-4831)
and in Issaquah, 317 NW Gilman Blvd., Suite #47, 98027 (425-392-6665)
or or online at www.birthandbeyond.com.
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