Birth Resources
Find birth classes, birth doulas, midwives,
birth hospitals for
singletons, multiples in your area. Find helpful birth products.
BIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES
Mary Sommers IBCLC; Mary Sommers offers an innovative childbirth preparation series
that offers mothers and fathers extensive insight into the sensuality
and preciousness of the birth experience. Come see what "Celebrate
Birth" is all about.
Email: masmmrs@aol.com / Tel:
Chicago, IL 888-506-0607; Madison, WI (608) 835-5505 /
Web: http://www.celebrate-birth.net/
Bradley Birth
Classes.
Find an instructor near you. Go to: http://www.bradleybirth.com/info_request.php or call (800)
4-A-BIRTH or (818) 788-6662.
"Your currently affiliated Bradley® instructor wants you and your baby
to have the best, safest, and most rewarding birth experience possible.
For that reason we endorse and teach the following ideals in classes:
1.
Natural Childbirth 2. Active participation of the husband as coach. 3.
Excellent nutrition, the foundation of a healthy pregnancy. 4. Avoidance
of drugs during pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding unless absolutely
necessary. 5. Training:"Early-birth" classes followed by weekly classes
starting in the 6th month, continuing until birth. 6. Relaxation and
NATURAL breathing. 7. "Tuning-in" to your own body. 8. Immediate and
continuous contact with your new baby. 9. Breastfeeding, beginning at
birth. 10. Consumerism and positive communications. 11. Parents taking
responsibility for the safety of the birth place, procedures,
attendants, and emergency back-up. 12. Parents prepared for unexpected
situations such as emergency childbirth, and cesarean section.
Educated parents have the responsibility to make these choices
themselves. They also need to seek personnel who have natural childbirth
experience and who will support their choices.
This
may take considerable effort and sometimes requires seeking special
personnel or traveling great distances to achieve the safest possible
birth.(http://www.bradleybirth.com/tbm2.htm)
Northwestern
Hospital Birth classes:
To view a list of classes offered by Prentice, please call 877-926-4NMH (4664)
Multiple birth preparation
classes
Northwestern Memorial Hospital 1.877.926.4NMH (4664)
Web: http://www.nmh.org/nmh/pathfinder/m/multipreg.htm
Prentice Women’s Hospital offers a
variety of classes for parents of multiples: Great
Expectations for Multiples: Preparing for Multiples,
Great Expectations Refresher for Multiples,
Breastfeeding for Multiples, and the Parents of
Multiples Club. For more information please call
(312) 926-9971.
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center 312.942.5000
Web: http://www.rpslmc.edu/
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Prenatal Classes: 847.570.5020.
Learn about the unique issues related to a multiple pregnancy.
Prentice Hospital (Northwestern Medical Center): Kroch Center for Twin
Studies.
Prenatal Classes, Parents of Twins Club (includes triplets);
312.926.0840 or 312.926.8400
OB-GYNs, Midwives and Prenatal Care/ Clinics
List of OB-Gyn's
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital http://nmh.photobooks.com/
To find a midwife in
your area, contact:
Midwives Alliance of
North America: http://www.mana.org/
PO Box 175 Newton, KS 67114 - Tel: 316-283-4543
North
American Registry of Midwives
PO Box 41705 Nashville, TN 37204 - Tel: 615-964-3996
American College of Nurse-Midwives
1522 K Street, suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-298-0171
Home
Birth and Women's Health, Inc: Tel: 708-445-8206
Sherri Wiley-Benson, RN, CNM; Nancy Derrig, RN, CNM; Cathy Craig, RN,
CNM. Postal address: 228 N. Prairie St, Batavia, IL 60510
Clinic Address: 400 E 22nd St, Suite F, Lombard, IL 60148 (located in
Center for Integral Health
DOULAS
To find a birth doula,
please visit these organziations:
Birthways
888-506-0607 (agency for birth & postpartum doulas), www.birthwaysinc.com 3717 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 140, Chicago,
60613. (888) 506-0607. Ongoing workshops and special events for new
parents. Various topics include infant sign language, stress management
and early parenting play group ideas.
DONA: "DONA
is the acronym for Doulas of North America,
an international association of doulas who are trained to provide
the highest quality emotional, physical and educational support to women
and their families during childbirth and postpartum. DONA is the
premier doula organization founded by Marshall Klaus MD, Phyllis Klaus,
John Kennell MD, Penny Simkin and Annie Kennedy in 1992. Evidence based
certification programs are offered for both birth doulas and postpartum
doulas. Membership in DONA includes over 4,700 birth and postpartum
doulas."
Contact Info: www.dona.org,
PO Box 626, Jasper, IN 47547,
Tel: (888)788-DONA, Fax: (812)634-1491, Doula@DONA.org
CAPPA: Childbirth
and Postpartum Professional Association: "CAPPA is an international
organization that was founded in 1998 to offer the highest level of
professional membership and training to childbirth educators, lactation
educators, labor doulas, antepartum doulas and postpartum doulas. CAPPA
offers the highest level of evidence based training available. The
organization consists of a leadership board, regional representatives,
trainers, mentors, advisors and its membership. CAPPA is the most
comprehensive pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum organization
available...caring for women before,
during, and after birth through education and support."
Contact Info: http://www.cappa.net/,
Call CAPPA toll free at 1-888-MY-CAPPA,
CAPPA's mailing address: PO Box 491448, Lawrenceville GA 30049
E-mail CAPPA at info@cappa.net
Fax 770- 932 -7281
Individual Doulas:
Mary Sommers IBCLC - Chicago, IL, Phone: 312-433-2570 (pager), 773-267-5647, e-mail:
masmmrs@aol.com
Practicing since 1980, International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant and Birth Doula, Eclectic birth instructor
Whole
Birth, Doula care for Chicago women and families
Contact: Christina Cameli, Birth Doula, Tel: 773-852-5075,
Whole Birth, 1756 W. North Ave, Suite
3R, Chicago, IL 60622
HOSPITALS and hospital birth classes
Northwestern
Memorial Hospital
333 East Superior
(312) 926-8400
All classes are offered in conjunction with Prentice Women's Hospital.
Find father and grandparent classes as well as pediatric care for
newborns, baby care basics, breastfeeding and "Transitions to
Motherhood."
Information
about maternity, labor and delivery care, and some downloadable forms
at: http://www.nmh.org/services/maternity/index.html
DuPage County
Health Department 111 North County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL
(630) 682-7979 ext. 7607
Offers a six-week series called "Raising A Thinking Child," for parents
of children ages three to 10. The seminar guides parents to teach their
children responsibility in and outside of the home. There are currently
no classes scheduled. Call for more information.
Illinois
Masonic Medical Center
3000 North Halsted Street, Suite 303
(773) 296-3500 Women's Health Resources
Series of classes cover topics on postpartum and infant care.
Illinois
Masonic Medical Center
Women's Health Resources
3000 N. Halsted Street, Suite 309, Chicago...773-296-3500
Nurse Midwifery Service
3000 N. Halsted Street, Suite 303, Chicago...773-296-7032
www.immc.org
Lake Forest
Hospital
660 North Westmoreland Road
Lake Forest, IL
(847) 234-6182
Classes include surviving the first 12 weeks of motherhood, baby's first
year and creative grandparenting.
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Women's and Children's
Hospital
1653 West Congress Parkway
(312) 942-2336
Offers parenting classes for parents and caregivers.
Summit
Academy
333 West River Road
Elgin, IL
(847) 468-0490
At the Summit School's "First" program find a parent-infant class geared
towards new parents. Infants are welcome.
Louis A.
Weiss Memorial Hospital
4646 North Marine Drive
(773) 564-5450
This hospital offers parenting classes for new parents.
Central Dupage
Hospital
A designated Level III Obstetrical & Neonatal Center.
630-933-4CDH
www.cdh.org
Cook County
Bureau of Health Services / Childbirth Classes at Cook County Hospital
Attend childbirth preparation classes - Saturday class sessions!
Call to register...312-633-5565
St. Elizabeth's
Hospital
Provides a Family Birthing Center and midwife services.
773-384-BABY
www.stelizabethhospital.org
St. Francis
Hospital and Health Systems - The Family Birth Place
Offers maternity services, room-in option, plus classes for
breastfeeding, cesarean childbirth, CPR, grandparenting, lamaze,
siblings, & prepared childbirth.
12935 Gregory St. Blue Island, IL ... 708-385-4433
www.stfrancisblueisland.com
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