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Local Resources for Pregnancy and Birth


Doula Care

*Please contact A Brighter Birth for an updated Active Doula List

Birth Photography

Patience Salgado 
*responsible for the images on this site
804.426.2357

Accupuncture

Corrine Gutierrez L.Ac, MSOM
804.272-1224

Massage Therapy

Aisha Oxendine, NCTMB
Nationally Ceritifed in Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork
President, AMTA Richmond Unit
aishacmt@hotmail.com
804.986.1116

Chiropractic Care

Dr. Anna Madland, DC
9173 Atlee Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
804.730.7010

Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga

OmMama, LLC                                       
Yoga for the Childbearing Years

Sarah Fischer RYT 200, ADTR  
Private, small group, and public classes 
through Yoga Source
Yoga Source 804.359.9642
804.513.5954

Circles of Support

Birth Talk Birth Circle
Jennifer Kyzer, Facilitator
safe-n-happy@iglide.net

804.440.2498

The Richmond Birth Circle
Homebirth Information and Support
Therese Hak-Kuhn 
804.320.0607


ICAN of Richmond- Southside
2nd Thursdays @ 7:30 pm
St. Francis Hospital Educational Rooms
Mary Callender, Leader
804.382.8222

ICAN of Richmond- West End
3rd Thursdays @ 7:30 pm
St. Mary's Hospital Educational Rooms
Maryann Combs, Leader
804.449.1577

La Leche League of Richmond 
804.994.2837 or 804.745.1031


Natural and Attachment Parents of Richmond
804.497.6603

 



 



Recommended Reading

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin*required reading for A Brighter Birth
The Birth Partner, Penny Simkin *required reading for A Brighter Birth
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Henci Goer & Rhonda Wheeler
Birthing From Within, Pam England
The Birth Book, William & Martha Sears
Born in the USA, Marsden Wagner
Active Birth, Janet Balaskas
Spiritual MidwiferyIna May Gaskin
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and ChildbirthSheila Kitzinger

VBAC Companion, Diane Korte
Silent Knife, Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois Estner

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn,Simkin, Whalley, Kepler, Durham, Bolding
After Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to WellnessRobin Lim
Babies Remember BirthDavid Chamberlain 
Journey Into MotherhoodSherri Menelli
Mothering the New MotherSally Ann Placksin
The Breastfeeding Book, William & Martha Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League International



"I would highly recommend this class to anyone interested in being an informed patient and becoming empowered to truly understand that our bodies are meant to labor naturally. It is pain with a purpose, as well as the most rewarding gift at the end of the journey." 
-Joni Ricketts, former student and 
Mama to Claire Persephone









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