Chicago Prenatal Resources for Parents-To-Be

 

Creating Your Birth Team in Chicagoland

 

BIRTH CENTERS | MIDWIVES

Birth Center of Chicago
Jen Jaume
3832 N. Lincoln Avenue
773.232.2299
birthcenterofchicago.com

New Life Midwifery Services
Sarah Simmons
4015 N. Rockwell
Chicago, IL 60618
773.573.9100

West Suburban Hospital Midwifery Group
www.westsubmidwives.com
715 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
708.848.3800

HOME BIRTH PROVIDERS

Gentle Birth Care
1024 N. Blvd. #204
Oak Park, IL 60301
www.gentlebirthcare.com
708-386-4292
info@gentlebirthcare.com

DOULAS (for hospital birth or home birth)

Chicago Family Picnic
5306 N. Damen Avenue
chicagofamilypicnic.com
773.259.2543

Natalie Evans
www.Natalieannevans.com
NatalieAnneEvans@gmail.com

HEART Birth and Baby
Hillary Scharmann
heartbirthandbaby.com

Anne Iverson
Chicagoland Doulas
www.ChicagolandDoulas.com
anne@chidoulas.com
712-540-5917

Jessica Keirns
Windycitydoulas.com
jlkeirns@gmail.com
520.247.5992

Hypnobabies Hypnodoula
Bernice Rivkin
Brivkin02@yahoo.com
773.965.5221

Birthways
Megan Trinter
3717 N Ravenswood Ave, Suite 140
Chicago, IL 60613
birthwaysinc.com
888.506.0607

POSTPARTUM DOULA

WTF Parenthood
Lindy Cashdollar
Postpartum Birth Worker
wtfparenthood.com
608.393.1302

Childbirth Classes

Jenny Barron Fishman, LMT, E-RYT
Birth Wisdom: Evidence-based Childbirth Education Classes
Sweet Pea’s Studio
3717 N. Ravenswood, #213
www.sweetpeasstudio.com
jenny@sweetpeasstudio.com
773.248.9642

Denyse Ffrench, AAHCC
Bradley Method® Natural Childbirth Classes
denyseffrench.com
denyse.ffrench@gmail.com
773.318.2096

Mindful Birthing Chicago
mindfulbirthingchicago.com

Prenatal Fitness Classes

Prenatal FIT
Prenatal Yoga, Pilates, Ballet barre, Cardio weights, Strength on the Ball, and Dance
www.prenatalfit.com
1937 West Diversey Parkway
adinaprenatalfit@gmail.com
773.366.8595

Suggested Reading

We have many books in our library available for lending, please ask our front desk for more information.

Pregnancy and Birth Preparation

Having a Baby Naturally – Peggy O’Mara
The Birth Partner – Penny Simkin

Breastfeeding

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
Breastfeeding Made Simple – Mohrbacher and Kendall-Tackett
Adventures in Tandem Nursing, Breastfeeding during Pregnancy and Beyond – Hilary Flower

About Newborns

Your Amazing Newborn – Klaus and Klaus

Infant and Child Health

The Baby Book – Sears and Sears
Our Children’s Health – Minsky and Holk
Infant Massage – Vimala McClure

Parenting

Women and Children First Bookstore – 5233 N. Clark has a large selection of books on parenting