|
Marin Birthing and ParentingThe San Francisco Bay Area's Resourcefor Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting |
Listed below are San Francisco Bay Area Childbirth and Parenting Professionals. Our core consortium originated in Marin
to share updated prenatal, childbirth and parenting resources and services.
Please scroll down for resources,
or click on the following categories:
Contact Us with any questions. We wish you happy, healthy babies and families!
List or renew your services with us.
| Name | Services | Area | Contact Information (unless otherwise noted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Brooke, CD, CPD | Childbirth Education Classes for Homebirth Preparation. Group Weekend Classes held monthly or private in your home. Private Parent Coaching. For expectant parents or those with babies from 0-3 months of age including breastfeeding support. San Rafael office or home visit available.
|
Marin | 917-282-1699
|
CPR Family Georgia Montgomery CD, CBE, BLS, CLE |
Infant / Child CPR See website for details New Mother's Support Group Tuesdays 11am in San Rafael. Breastfeeding support, weigh your baby, create community. Go to www.theparentscenter.com for details. |
Marin and SF Bay Area | |
Margie King, IBCLC BLS |
In-home Breastfeeding Classes Private classes taught by Hospital Health Educator and La Leche League Leader. |
Marin | 415-453-4035 |
| Shelley Campbell CHT | Holistic Childbirth Education, HypnoBirthing, Private Hypnotherapy and Counseling to prepare for Birth and Fertility Therapy. |
Marin, SF | |
Debbie Catz, MSW Certified Clinical, Hypnotherapist, HypnoBirthing HypnoFertility |
HypnoBirthing Childbirth classes - Mongan Method: Group and private classes Hypnosis for Fertility private sessions |
North Bay | 895-5559 |
Hattie Engel, HCHI Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis, Birth Doula |
Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis class provides a complete childbirth education. 6 week class to prepare for comfortable, joyful birthing. Hypno-doula services and TENS rental. |
North Bay | (415) 203-1867 SonomarinHypnobabies@yahoo.com
|
Alicia Willoughby Essential Balance Physical Therapy
|
Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy.Individualized hands-on treatments, exercises to prevent/treat discomforts/ injuries, postpartum pelvic floor & core muscle training, posture & body mechanic training, abdominal separation resolution. One-on-one with a physical therapist, no aides. Accepts many insurance providers. | Marin | 924-5700 |
| Kimberly Green MPH, CHES, CBE, CLE |
Prenatal, breastfeeding and baby care education. Bed-resting mom support and education. Postpartum breastfeeding education and in home support. Telephone support. Experienced with preterm infants | Marin, SF Bay Area |
786-5989 kimberlyrylan@gmail.com |
Mollee Franklin CD, CLE |
Birth Doula and Certificated Lactation Educator Experienced birth doula and lactation educator providing complete pregnancy and labor support along with breastfeeding education and support. Available for hospital, home and birthing center births. Please contact me with any questions. References available. |
Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma County
|
415.572.4526 |
| Jenny Goyne | Lactation Educator: Twins Specialist | East Bay, Marin, SF | 510-704-0735
510-685-4009 cell jgoyne@sbcglobal.net |
| Sarah Hummingbird, CPD |
Infant Massage Teacher, Parent Consulting for Birth to Age Six (Certified by Association Montessori Internationale, "Assistants to Infancy." Also, Waldorf training and experience.) |
SF and Marin | (415) 752-2474 |
| Cherry Jones, LMFT, CMT, CIMI | Infant Massage Instructor and Early Intervention Therapist (Birth to 5 years) offering private individualized classes and consultations in Mill Valley office. Specializing in stress reduction for new parents; bonding and attachment; physical and emotional development; Birth trauma; adoption. |
Marin, SF, Berkeley | 381-5889
cherryjones@earthlink.net |
| Regula Keller LVN, Lactation Educator, Acupressure/Massage | Post-partum Doula and Baby Nurse Twin specialist. Enthusiastic professional with background in pediatric nursing. Uniquely qualified to provide the wisdom and expertise necessary to bring harmony to families during those first challenging weeks of parenthood. Over 20 years experience working with twins and singles. Lactation support, sleep and behavioral feedback, teaching essential parenting skills. Fluent in English, Swiss, German and French. Days and evenings. |
SF, Marin, Novato, Berkeley | 454-1650 reguladoulakeller@gmail.com |
Dara Knerr Colacchio, CD, LE, BCST, RCST, CLE, PBT,CIIM, IBCLC
|
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, newborn thru adult.
Specializing in the perinatal period: Preconception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. |
Marin | 847-8319 direct line dara@birthnatural.com |
Ezdora Marando, RN Shakila Marando Post-partum doula support (DONA) Breastfeeding counselors (Nursing Mothers Counsel) |
Doulas By the Bay: DONA International Trained Post-partum Doulas assisting families during the period immediately following the birth of the baby. Newborn care, breastfeeding counseling,helping with baby sleep issues, and physical and emotional support. Available for days and/or overnights. |
SF, East Bay, Marin | 415-955-7612 |
NewBaby Nutrition Amber Wilson, MS, RD |
NewBaby Nutrition helps pregnant women and mothers to make simple lifestyle changes that result in healthier lives. From individual counseling sessions, to supermarket tours and cooking classes, NewBaby Nutrition will give you confidence, knowing you are cooking the best foods for you, your newborn and your family. |
Greater SF Bay Area | 925-933-3069 |
Kathleen Paris CMT, CD |
Holistic Birth & Parenting Classes: Private In-Home Childbirth Classes, Workshops and Mothers’ Circles in Marin & East Bay, Co-Sponsored by The Birthing Ourselves Collective. Workshops: 'Awakening to Motherhood' :: 'Blissful Bellies' :: 'Embodied Prayer for Mothers & Babies' |
Marin and East Bay | 310-8190 |
Elizabeth Shelhart, CMT, RYT |
Prenatal Yoga Class at Yoga Mountain Studio in Fairfax. Perfect for all levels of yoga experience. We will relax as well as strengthen our bodies in prepartaion for labor and birth. Please see website for complete schedule. |
Marin | (415) 706-3705 |
| Catherine Stone CLD | Birth and Post-partum Doula, Lactation Specialist, Massage, Vegetarian cuisine. |
SF Bay Area and Marin | 388-8099 |
Terra Linda Pediatrics: Michael Yamaguchi, M.D. Sunny St. Germain, C.P.N.P. Amy Ostrander, C.P.N.P. |
Pediatrics: We are a small family friendly medical practice, specializing in the care of children from birth through their late teen years. |
Marin | 479-8642 |
Postpartum doulas come into the home after baby is born. They are sometimes called "baby nurses"
Those who work nights are sometimes known as "night nurses". This is different from a Registered Nurse .
If you require an RN, please obtain a referral from your pediatrician.
| Name | Services | Area | Contact Info unless otherwise noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Baker, CMD, CIMI, NCBTMB, CMT | Womb Works Services. Specializing in pelvic floor balancing (especially after trauma), Maya Abdominal Massage, Hip Mama Childbirth Education, Herbal mama and baby products. Services also include student Midwife, birth and postpartum support, closing the womb after childbirth. |
Sonoma, Marin | 707-887-1513 |
| Tara Brooke, CD, CPD | Childbirth Education Classes for Homebirth Preparation. Group Weekend Classes held monthly or private in your home. Private Parent Coaching. For expectant parents or those with babies from 0-3 months of age including breastfeeding support. San Rafael office or home visit available.
|
Marin | 917-282-1699
|
| Cynthia Whitman-Bradley CD, HCHD | DONA Certified Birth Doula and Hypnobabies Certified Birth Doua, offering prenatal and birth support | Marin, SF |
415-305-5854 |
| Birth Doulas of Marin | Birth Doulas A group of experienced Birth Doulas, on call for you. Only at Marin General Hospital. | Marin | www.birthdoulasofmarin.com |
Hattie Engel, Birth Doula |
Birth Doula I provide experienced continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth. Will attend to you in home, hospital and birth center births.
|
Marin, Sonoma, SF |
203-1867
|
| Dana Fox, LM, CLC | Complete midwifery services and postpartum care includes health assessment of mother and baby, education and support for breastfeeding, all aspects of newborn care, mothers' recovery, and issues of the families' transition. Experienced with pre-term infants and twins. Night care available. |
Sonoma and Marin | 707-829-5094 |
Mollee Franklin CD, CLE |
Birth Doula and Certificated Lactation Educator Experienced birth doula and lactation educator providing complete pregnancy and labor support along with breastfeeding education. Available for hospital, home, birthing center births. References available. |
Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma County
|
415.572.4526 |
| Jenny Goyne | Post-partum Doula, Twins Specialist | East Bay, Marin, SF | 510-704-0735 |
| Sarah Hummingbird, CPD | Certified Postpartum Doula | Marin and San Francisco | 752-2474 |
| Regula Keller LVN, Lactation Educator, Acupressure/Massage | Post-partum Doula and Baby Nurse Twin specialist. Enthusiastic professional with background in pediatric nursing. Over 20 years experience working with twins . Lactation support, sleep and behavioral feedback, teaching essential parenting skills. Fluent in English, Swiss, German and French. Days and evenings. |
SF, Marin, Novato, Berkeley | |
Marin Doula Collective, LLC Certified Birth Doulas |
Doulas: Experienced, compassionate and professional birth doulas. Supporting families during pregnanacy, birth and early parenthood. | Marin, Sonoma, East Bay, SF | 721-3350 |
| Dara Knerr Colacchio CD, LE,
BCST, RCST, CLE, PBT,CIIM, IBCLC |
Birth and Post-partum Doula. Home/ hospital visits for newborns. Serving families of Marin & SF for more than 22 years. |
Marin, SF, Sonoma, East Bay | 847-8319 direct line daracolacchio@earthlink.net www.birthnatural.com |
| Ozzie Ozkay-Villa DTI trained Birth and Post-Partum Doula |
Birth and Post-Partum Doula available for home and hospital births, specializing in natural childbirth. |
Marin | 415-246-5161 |
Kathleen Paris CMT, CD |
Pregnancy & Birth Support: Birth Doula Services & Consultations, Blessingways, Belly Castings, Ceremonies to Honor Life Transitions. Gently Supporting Babies & Parents in the SF Bay Area Since 1995. |
Marin and East Bay | 310-8190 |
| Rebecca Plum, Postpartum Cosultant, Homebirth Midwife |
Postpartum Consultant & Homebirth Midwife. Consultations in home or by phone, sliding scale available. Topics include: reading newborn cues (aka, learning their language), support with breastfeeding, supplemental systems, and other feeding methods, sibling transitions. Newborn Parenting Classes also available in home. | East Bay, Marin, SF | 250-6845 rebeccaplum@gmail.com www.rebeccaplum.com |
| Emily Schaffer PCD,CLE,HBE BA Holistic Health |
Certified Postpartum Day or Night Doula & Lactation Educator with 18+ years experience. Specializing in newborn care, sleep consulting, lactation advice and hiring childcare. Available for PT/FT & Day or Overnight care. |
Marin, East Bay and SF | |
Elizabeth Shelhart CMT, RYT |
Prenatal/ Postpartum Massage Therapy Come enjoy a relaxing and therapeutic massage in Fairfax and in San Rafael. Or in the convenience of your own home. I will help you to embrace this time of transformation and address any physical limitations through gentle, or deep massage therapy. |
Marin | 706-3705 |
| Martina Smolova, CPD (CBI). | Postpartum Doula Experienced with pre-term infants, singletons, and twins. Newborn care, breastfeeding and nutritional education, as well as physical and emotional support. Available for nights and days. | SF, Marin, Novato, East Bay, South Bay | Cell: (925) - 330 - 5509 msmolova@yahoo.com www.BabyNightDoula.com |
| Sheri Solin, CD (DONA) | Certified birth doula Gentle hands, a compassionate heart, and a calm demeanor supporting mothers and their partners in the transformation into parenthood. Special training in home birth and hypnobirthing. |
SF Bay Area and Marin |
797-8170 |
| Catherine Stone CLD | Birth and Post-partum Doula, Lactation Specialist, Massage, Vegetarian cuisine. Available for night care. |
SF Bay Area and Marin | 388-8099
377-2162 cell psyche113@sbcglobal.net |
| Samantha Stormer CMT, CCE | Sacred Beginnings Birth Services Birth Doula, acupressure, homeopathy, visualization, and prenatal/postpartum massage (caesarean massage). |
Marin, SF, Santa Rosa, East Bay | 924-9096
aromasam@comcast.net |
| Debra Suhrke NAPCS | Birth Doula (Birth Doulas of Marin), Postpartum Doula. Newborn care, days and/or overnights. |
Marin | 472-5934 |
| Joy Taylor, Nanny | Nanny Experienced, loving, nurturing, trustworthy. Have taken care of many sets of newborn twins, newborn singletons and toddlers, CPR, First Aid, Trust Line. Excellent references. Available evenings and weekend hours. | SF, Marin | 464-9247 310-3058 cell |
| Rene VerduinCD, CMT | Birth and Post-partum Doula also provide lactation support, nurturing pregnancy massage. Will travel. Student of Midwifery.
|
Marin , SF Bay Area, Sonoma | 488-0212 www.marindoula.com (Rene) |
| Name | Services | Area | Contact Info (415) Area unless otherwise noted |
|---|---|---|---|
Joanna Adler, PsyD |
Psychologist / Depth Hypnosis Practitioner. Specialize in work with new moms, moms-to-be and their partners and families. Help women heal from depression, anxiety, grief and trauma that may be part of this transition. Support for women through birth preparation and recovery. | Marin County San Francisco, |
820-1580
|
| Cafe of Life Colleen Lindstrom DC, BLS | Chiropractic Care: Prenatal/Pediatric. Cranial Sacral Technique, Webster In-utero Constraint Turning Technique, for the breech prestation. Location: 1115 Irwin Street, Suite 200San Rafael, CA 94901 |
Marin | 632.1662 colleenlindstrom@hotmailcom |
Alyce Desrosiers, LCSW |
Personal Nanny Placement Services: personalized nanny placement to find the right nanny, mother’s helper, share-care arrangements, post-partum doula or baby nurse for your child and you. | San Francisco, Marin County and the Bay Area | 331-NANI (6264)
|
| Cherry Jones MFT, CMT, CIIM |
Family Therapist specializing in attachment research, adoption and mindfulness stress reduction. |
Marin, SF | 381-5889
cherryjones@earthlink.net |
| Dara Knerr-CollachioRCST, CD, LE |
Craniosacral Therapy. Pre/Perinatal Specialist. Private sessions: support/coaching for preconception, pregnancy, birth & postpartum period. Enhance healthy bonding & attachment. Consulting/ workshops. Home and hospital visits for newborns. Over 22 years experience. Available for night care. |
Marin, SF, Sonoma, East Bay |
847-8319 direct line
daracolacchio@earthlink.net www.birthnatural.com |
| Joy Kendra, CMT | Prenatal, postpartum, and massage for all parents. Therapuetic, deep tissue, intuitive respectful touch. 30 years experience, with a background in wholistic approaches. Special professional pillows so mom-to-be may lie face down. Deeply nourishing for the unborn as well. Studio in Corte Madera/ house calls. | Marin | 415-464-7338 everybodyknows@speakeasy.net |
Monica Norcia Reiki, Alexander Technique |
Reiki energy offers deep relaxation to body and mind and healing during physical, mental and emotional challenges. With The Alexander Technique, learn how to take pressure off the joints, relieve back pain and move with balance and ease during and after pregnancy. Available for home and hospital visits. AmSat certified. |
Marin, Petaluma, Berkeley | 491-1178 |
| Kathleen ParisCMT |
Massage for Mothers & Others: Specializing in Prenatal Massage & Structural Alignment, Massage for Cancer Patients, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Reiki Level II. Home & Hospital visits available (please call for details). I will travel for moms on bed-rest and in postpartum recovery. |
Marin and East Bay | 310-8190 |
| Catherine Stone CLD | Birth and Post-partum Doula, Lactation Specialist, Massage, Vegetarian cuisine. Available for night care. |
SF Bay Area and Marin | 388-8099 377-2162 cell psyche113@sbcglobal.net |
| Debra Suhrke NAPCS | Personal Assistant Shopping, driving, errands, and more. There for you, to suit your needs. |
Marin | 472-5934 |
| Joy Taylor, Nanny | Nanny Experienced, loving, nurturing, trustworthy. Have taken care of many sets of newborn twins, newborn singletons and toddlers, CPR, First Aid, Trust Line. Excellent references. Available evenings and weekend hours. | SF, Marin | 464-9247 310-3058 cell |
AAHCC: American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth (Bradley Method)
BCST: Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist
BLS: Basic Life Support
CCE or CBE: Certified Childbirth Edu
CE: Childbirth Educator: Morgan's Method in Hypnotherapy
CPD: Certified Postpartum Doula (DONA)
CHBE: Cerrtified Happiest Baby on the Block Educator
CHT: Certified Hypnotherapist
CIIM: Certified Instructor of Infant Massage
CLC: Certified Lactation Consultant
CLE: Certified Lactation Educator
CLD or CD: Certified Labor Doula (CAPPA and DONA: national certifying organizations)
CLE: Certified Lactation Educator
CMD: Certified Massage Doula
CMT: Certified Massage Therapist
CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife
FAAP: Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
L.Ac.: Licensed Acupucturist/Chinese Herbalist
LE: Lactation Educator (Breastfeeding Instructor)
LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LM: Licensed Midwife
LVN: Licensed Vocational Nurse
MFT: Marriage and Family Therapist
NCBTMB: National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
MD: Medical Doctor
NAPCS: National Postpartum Care Services
PBT: Prenatal and birth therapist, the term used by my mentor Dr. Ray Castellino.
RN: Registered Nurse
RSCT: Registered Craniosacral Therapist, Craniosacral Therapy Assn. of N. America; (www.craniosacraltherapy.org.)
Note: Before engaging the services of any professional, you should always ask for and thoroughly check references,
certifications and credentials. Also, be sure to consult your physician before engaging in any activity or therapy,
especially if you are pregnant. The individuals on this list are independent contractors. This site provides professional
and contact information only, and does not assume liability for them in any way.