Midwife Shelly Girard and Midwife Seannie Gibson
Licensed by The California Medical Board
Certified by The North American Registry of Midwives
Choose the most experienced homebirth midwives in Los Angeles, in practice since 1972, Childbirth At Home, A Labor of Love, operated
by California Licensed Midwives and Shelly Girard, LM, CPM, MPH
and Seannie Gibson, LM, CPM, LLC,
click here: Meet Midwives, Shelly Girard and Seannie Gibson
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ABOUT THIS SITE
The Wholistic Birth Resource Center of Southern California is a community service dedicated to
educating expectant parents about alternative childbirth options whether you are giving birth at home, in a birth center or the hospital.
We provide referrals to Southern California Midwives, Childbirth Educators/Lamaze instructors, Doulas and Monitrices (professional labor companions), and holistic doctors supportive of natural childbirth.
We are also a resource for maternal infant health
professionals.
Go here if you want to learn about wholistic modalities that support pregnancy such as acupuncture, pregnancy, yoga and chiropractic and prenatal massage.
Are you seeking a Homebirth Midwife or Hospital Midwife, Waterbirth, Childbirth/Lamaze Preparation Class, Doula, birth center or a natural-childbirth oriented doctor? Our Birth Support Providers section will link you to Los Angeles midwives and medical doctors who believe in the ideals of natural childbirth as well as Los Angeles area childbirth educators, doulas and breastfeeding consultants. We also list the services of professionals who provide complimentary services to pregnant women, infants and new mothers including hypnobirthing instructors, pregnancy masseuses, family therapists, parenting educators promoting attachment parenting, birth photographers and others.
Do you need to make childbirth decisions? Our Resources section offers expectant parents information to make informed choices about pregnancy and birth including choosing the place of birth: home, birth center or hospital, selecting a care provider(midwife or doctor), the benefits of hiring a Doula or Monitrice (professional labor companion), understanding your options for during labor and birth and creating a birth plan.
Our Pathways into the Midwifery is a resource for student midwives and those who are interested in becoming a midwife including midwifery schools and organizations, guidelines for national certification as a professional midwife (CPM) and the laws governing nurse-midwifery (CNM) and licensed midwifery (LM) practice in California.
Doing research on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, children’s and women’s health? Are you a Nurse, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Midwife or Perinatal Health Educator seeking continuing education? Our
Currents section features articles from peer-reviewed journals and popular media
pertaining to women’s health, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. For a discussion of maternal-child health issues locally, nationally, and globally
as well as
a list of maternal-child health-related events, classes and workshops being offered in the Southern California region see Midwifery Events.
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This Web Site Dedicated to
Paramahansa Yogananda and
Self-Realization Fellowship
This website is Co-Owned and Co-Authored by Shelly Girard, LM,CPM,MPH
and
Cordelia S. Hanna-Cheruiyot, CCE,
CBA, MPH, CHES
To advertise your childbirth support services
on this site contact Cordelia S. Hanna-Cheruiyot at:
For answers to your childbirth related questions, email us at:
Or, call: 626-388-2191
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Our mailing address is:
Wholistic Birth Resource Center of Southern California
PO Box 41933
Los Angeles, CA 90041
For Los Angeles Midwifery Services Contact:
Childbirth At Home - A Labor of Love
Shelly Girard, LM, CPM, MPH and
Seannie Gibson, LM, CPM, LLC
496 Rainbow Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Phone 323-221-7822
Fax 323-221-8889