Childbirth Education & Resources

 

Interested in learning more about WIC?

To find out if you're eligible and how to apply, please contact:

New York State Department of Health Growing Up Healthy Hotline

Provides info and referral for pregnancy planning,

prenatal care, WIC, and related topics.

1-800-522-5006

TTY 1-800-655-1789

 

Childbirth classes and other education:

• BirthNet
• Family Life Center- Albany and Saratoga
• Ellis Medicine - Bellevue Women's Center - Before Your Baby Basics

  • To register or for more information and eligibility requirements

                call 518-346-9410.
• Choices in Childbirth
• Perinatal Health Information -additional information about preconception health and women's care

Local Midwifery Care:

BirthNet's Directory of Midwives in the Capital Region

Local Care Midwifery

 

More information about Midwives:

What is a Midwife?

Midwives Model of Care

Childbirth Connection

Mothers Naturally

 

Local Doula Services:

The Doula Network of the Capital Region

Capital Region Doulas

Doulas- In the News

 

More information about Doula services:

DONA International-What is a Doula?

Pregnancy Place

Community-based Doulas

BirthWell Partners-Community Doula Project

The Doula Project

 

Breastfeeding Support:

Lactation Consultant's Corner

Breastfeeding Partners

Capital Area Breastfeeding Support

Family Life Center

Le Leche League of Albany County

Le Leche League of Rensselaer County

Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region

 

Looking for Support:

Shades of Light -Capital Area Postpartum Support

Tender Care Doula on Facebook

Support for pregnant and postpartum women

LCM Moms & More Group

Sidelines National High Risk Pregnancy Support Network

Additional Resources:

NYS Department of Health-Healthy Pregnancy Fact Sheet

Childbirth Connection

CHILDBIRTH

Milk Banking Association of North America

Milk Share

Baby Milk Action

6 key Disaster Planning

Childbirth Preparation with the Pink Kit Method

Giving Birth Naturally

Black Women's Health Imperative

Health Connect One

    Resources

    Spotlight on Doulas

BirthWell Partners-Community Doula Project

 

Preconception Nutrition:

The Impact of Nutrition on Fertility Natural Alternatives

Basic Tips for Preconception Nutrition

Tips from the American Pregnancy Association

Yale School of Medicine

Mothering Recipes

Mood Boosting Foods for Perinatal Depression

 

In the News:

The Unsaid Black Women and Childbirth Experience-Oregon

The Birth of a New Career

Maternal Seperation Stress the Baby, Research Finds

Breast Milk Sugars Give Infants a Protective Coat

Breast-Feeding Boost:Fewer Hospitals Handing Out Free Formula

Article- Donating Breastmilk

 

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