Stork and Cradle
Empowering Childbirth and Parenting Preparation
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Newborn Resources
This is a partial list of services and care providers in the New York City area. These links are provided
for informational purposes only.
General Maternity Information
www.Birthingfromwithin.com
Soulful and Holistic approach to childbirth education to prepare parents to birth-in-awareness
Mothering Magazine
Natural Family living magazine
Maternity Center Association- www.maternitywise.org
Provides women and health professionals with the best evidence based information on
pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
www.Susanweed.com
Use of herbs, homeopathy, and flower remedies to improve women's health.
Lamaze
Helping women choose normal birth. Check out their ten steps to a healthy pregnancy and ten
steps to a normal birth.
Home birth Midwife
Sakina O'Uhuru CM, MSN www.gentlespiritbirth.com, 212-696-7996
Water birth
www.Waterbirth.org
Hospital/Birth Center Midwifery Services
Manhattan
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and Birthing Center
CBS Midwifery 212-366-4699 www.nycmidwives.com
Midwifery of Manhattan 212-957-3006
Midwifery Services 212-581-8675
Harlem Hospital- 212-939-1000
Bellevue Hospital Birth Center
Midwifery Service- 212-562-3554
Bronx
Morrisania Birthing Pavilion- www.Morrisheights.org 718-716-2229
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Birthing Center- www.brooklynbirthingcenter.com
Long Island College Hospital Midwifery Services- 718-780-1972
Methodist Hospital
Park Slope Midwives- 718-499-3636
Obstetricians
Dr. Donald Matheson- 212-255-8992
Dr. Allegra Cummings- 212-769-4171
Dr. Juanita Jenyons- 212-544-5062
Dr. Lilly Wong 212-588-8900
Dr. Andrea Dobrenis 212-746-1698
Acupuncture
Patricia Cassidy, L.Ac 917-202-7418
Lea Rizack L.Ac, CNM 212-795-0494
Holistic Health Counselor
Tamara Hawkins-www.wellnesslifecycles.com 646-334-3830
Teresa Kennedy- www.Power-living.com, 212-289-6363
Postpartum Depression and Support
Lynne Feigenbaum, CSW 917-689-9371
Depression After Delivery- www.Depressionafterdelivery.com
Katherine Birndorf, MD- 212-821-0627
National Women's Health information center- www.4woman.gov
Payne Whitney Women's Program- 212-821-0779 - Payne Whitney Women's Program
Labor and Postpartum Doulas
Doulas of North America www.DONA.org
Association of labor assistants and childbirth educators www.ALACE.org
Metropolitan Doula Association www.nydoula.com
In a family way- 212-877-8112
Doula Care- 212-749-6613 www.doulacare.com
BirthFocus (overnight Doula Program and Labor support) 718-380-4030
Lactation Consultants
Tamara Hawkins 646-334-3830
Kate Sharp 212-595-1627
Freda Rosenfeld 718-469-5990
Barbara Holmes 646-431-0209
Leigh Ann O'Connor 212-529-4691
New York Association of Lactation Consultants- www.nylca.org
Prenatal Exercise
Prenatal Yoga Center
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