Take a free live online Ma Yoga Prenatal or Postpartum Class
Informational Websites
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/
Hospital Birth with Midwife Care
SM-UCLA Hospital Nurse Midwives (310) 794-4434
The Woman’s Place www.thewomansplace.com
Little Co of Mary Hospital you can use midwives from the practice of Dr. Donna Ritchie or Marina OB/GYN
Naomi Drucker CNM (310) 497-1423 Provides hospital birth at Cedars-Sinai (or home)
Local Birth Centers & Home Birth Services
moxiecare.com Birth Center with MD
birthinginstincts.com Home birth with MD
pushmidwifery.com Birth Center
naturalbirthcenter.com Birth Center
kindredspacela.com Birth Center
Newlifemidwifery.life Birth Center
venturabirthcenter.net Birth Center
Insurance Reimbursement Information
https://mindbodybabyoc.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-home-birth-insurance-reimbursement
www.LARSENBILLING.COM. Does a verification of benefits & all followup for your reimbursement.
To find out insurance reimbursement, get the specific provider code from the midwife you are considering.
Holistic / Recommended Practitioners
Eugenia Jansen goldenlotusgardens.com 310-923-2642 (natural induction)
Costa Acupuncture (310) 600-2938
Dr. Michelle Gerber 323-678-1025 (pediatrician)
Dr. Edmond Sarraf (310) 888-7778 (pediatrician)
Postpartum Support and Resources
postpartum.net
wellpartum.com
drivylove.com/
postpartumhealth.com/
postpartumhappiness.com/
teams.semel.ucla.edu/mood/resources-websites
UCLA Health Perinatal IOP
WWW.MOMSCLUB.ORG – find a local group in your area.
Well Baby Center Mar Vista 310-402-2229 www.wellbabycenter.org
New Moms Connect (323) 761-8800 (Jewish Family Service)
Cafe Mom (310) 247-0534
Breastfeeding
www.breastfeedla.org
www.breastfeedla.org/get-help/resource-directory.htm (download the Breastfeeding Resources Directory in PDF)
www.llli.org
www.lllusa.org/web/LAWestsideCA.html
INTL Cesarean Awareness Network, West L.A.
Doulas of North America:
Recommended Reading
Childbirth
Birthing From Within – Pam England & Rob Horowitz.
The Birth Book – W. & M. Sears
Sit Up and Take Notice! Positioning Yourself for a Better Birth – P. Scott
The Official Lamaze Guide – J. Lothian, C. DeVries
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth – H. Goer
The Birth That’s Right For You – A. Ness, L. Gould Rubin
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women – P. Simkin & P. Klaus
Active Birth – J. Balaskas
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering – Sara Wickam
Postpartum; Baby and Child Care; Breast Feeding; Motherhood
The Nursing Mother’s Companion – K. Huggins, RN
Laughter and Tears: The Emotional Life of New Mothers – E. Bing & L. Colman
The Baby Book – W. & M. Sears
Mothering the New Mother – Placksin
After the Baby’s Birth – Lim
Recommended Films
The Business of Being Born
One Birth at a Time