Resources
Helpful Information
Recommended Reading
Pregnancy
- Spiritual Midwifery
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth “Updated With New Material”
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
- Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size
- When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women
- Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions
- Birthing From Within
- Real Food for Pregnancy
Postpartum
- The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing a New Mother
- Natural Health after Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Completely Revised and Updated 8th Edition
- Making More Milk: The Breastfeeding Guide to Increasing Your Milk Production, Second Edition
- Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
Newborn
Useful Links
- Your Medical Records – We use Maternity Neighborhood as our electronic medical record. Clients can access write-ups of appointments, lab results, etc. If you have already been invited to access Maternity Neighborhood, you can log on at https://my.maternityneighborhood.com/.
- Click here to download our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) – Many of our clients are helped by WIC, a nutrition program for pregnant people, new parents, and children under five. Eligibility depends on household income and size. Half of the babies and one-third of the pregnant women in WA State qualify for the program. https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/wic
- King County: – https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/health-centers-programs-services/maternity-support-wic/wic-supplemental-nutrition-program
- Snohomish County: https://www.pregnancyaid-wic.org/
- Change Medicaid plans – https://www.waproviderone.org/client
- Ordering your child’s birth certificate – https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/vital-records/ordering-vital-record/birth-record
- Affidavit of Correction for your child’s birth certificate – https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/vital-records/how-correct-record
- Ordering a Home Birth Kit – If you are planning a home birth, please use the links below to order a Home Birth Kit from one of the following companies to accompany the other supplies you will gather from the Home Birth Supply List. Order your kit from Radiant Belly here: https://radiantbelly.com/product/northshore-midwives-andrea-henderson/ or from Your Water Birth here: https://www.
yourwaterbirth.com/andrea- henderson-midwife-23305.html - Affordable Talk Therapy – https://openpathcollective.org/