Childbirth Prep
-Lamaze (free resource birthing class) also breastfeeding, VBAC, pain management and infant care classes (34.95ea) https://www.lamaze.org/lamaze-classes-online
- Birth Basics class by doula Holly Rogalski https://kickassbirth.com/birthbasicslp/ has both free resource and paid course (197.00)
-US San Diego Emmi Tutorials (free resource) Very clear basic info on several different topics including childbirth, cesarean, postpartum, pain management, diet and nutrition and postpartum depression, all about 20-30 minutes AND available in about 7 different languages!) https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/obgyn/maternity/resources/Pages/tutorials.aspx
-Born Free Birthing -Online Hypnobirthing offering ($300 for 5wk enrollment taught through ZOOM) https://bornfreebirthing.forms-db.com/view.php?id=10238
-MamaNatural ($264 or 3 $98 payments) https://mamanaturalbirth.com/?utm_source=MN-nav
-Family Life Center (local, find them on facebook or google!) 8-wk series on Zoom (next begins 3/24), or email jmaellen@hotmail.com for more info!
Lactation
-Stanford University: currently free Short course on Breastfeeding http://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding.html
-Tinyhood - all breastfeeding online courses currently free (range from basics, to how to increase supply, troubleshooting, pumping 101) - other courses also available including infant CPR, infant sleep safety sibling classes (from $15.00- $40.00)
Https://natural breastfeeding .com/6245-3/ ( have to double check this one…
https://www.tinyhood.com/online-parenting-classes
-La Leche videos on Youtube
-Natural Breastfeeding by Nancy Mohrbacher video instructional
- Family Life Center (local, find them on facebook or google!) Breastfeeding Basics courses taught via Zoom, email Tisha at tgnfom@aol.com for more info
Prenatal Yoga / Mother meet-ups
-**LoveisJuniper.com - individual classes online payed by venmo from a studio in Brooklyn, NY https://www.loveisjuniper.com/workshops (kids yoga too!)
-BirthingMama - 30wk online subscription for full pregnancy prenatal yoga http://www.birthingmama.org/Birthingmama/sign-up
-Heartspace Yoga (local) online classes through website and facebook
-Janine Yoga (local) offering free Relaxation/Meditations Thursdays/Sundays 8-8:10PM on facebook, and other classes https://365fit.info/
-Mother to Mother ZOOM meet up from Family Life Center (local, find them on facebook!)
Resourceful LINKS for information about your pregnancy and lactation:
Spinningbabies: https://spinningbabies.com/
ICAN https://www.ican-online.org/ (find local chapter for Albany, likely virtual meetings also)
Evidenced Based Birth https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ and podcast also available
Kellymom.com https://kellymom.com/
AWHONN- Share with women resources http://ourmomentoftruth.com/share-with-women/
Global health media project https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/ (good videos regarding breastfeeding, infant care, labor physiology)
Our website reading room and Facebook page!
https://www.obgynalbany.com/contents/reading-room
At home PDFs and Worksheets/Toolkits from KickAssBirth:
Early labor: https://kickassbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/early-labor-worksheet.pdf
Partner support: https://kickassbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/partner-cheat-sheet.pdf
Contraction timing: https://kickassbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/timing-ctx-cheatsheet.pdf
Postpartum support: https://kickassbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PP-Secret-Weapon-Plan.pdf
Podcasts:
Rebecca Dekker - evidenced based birth founder with info on epidurals, hydrotherapy, nitrous oxide, movement in labor and many other specific topics!
Social Media (Instagram and Facebook) for education, empowerment, positive birth affirmations:
@thebirthhour @empoweredbirthproject @mommylabornurse @birthingfromwithin
