Complimentary Health and Wellness Services for Pregnancy, Postpartum, Infants and Children
Pediatrics | Pregnancy & Pediatric Homeopathy | Psychological Support & Family Counseling| Pregnancy & Pediatric Chiropractic |
Prenatal & Postnatal & Pediatric Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine | Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga & Pregnancy Belly Dance | Prenatal & Postnatal Fitness |
Hypnosis for Childbirth & Hypnobirthing | Birth Photography & Birth Videography | Prenatal & Infant Massage | Cranialsacral Therapy for Infants
Pediatrics
Hollywood/Los Feliz
Paul M. Fleiss, M.D., M.P.H.
Pediatrician, Masters in Public Health
Miriam Berger, P.N.P., I.B.C.L.C.
Pediatric Nurse-Practitioner
Board Certified Lactation Consultant
1824 Hillhurst Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-664-1977
Email: Fleiss@HSC.USC.EDU
Dr. Fleiss has been serving Los Angeles County families for over 40 years. He is an advocate for the "attachment parenting" approach to childrearing including promoting "The Family Bed," breastfeeding, natural childbirth, and a vegetarian diet. He is an outspoken objector to infant circumcision, serves on the board of Le Leche League, the breastfeeding adovcacy organization, and is doctor to most of the home - born and birth center- born children in Los Angeles County. Dr. Fleiss' partner, Miriam Berger, Certified Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Lactation Consultant cares for patients as well as offering instruction and support for breastfeeding. The office is located in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. New patients are accepted by appointment only. Free consultation with the doctor every Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, please call to make your reservation to attend.
Homeopathy
"[Homeopathy] is a method of self-healing assisted by small doses of natural remedies and practiced by licensed physicians and other health professionals throughout the world...The homeopathic method was developed by Samuel Hahnemann, M.D. (1755-1843)...he demonstrated that every medicinal substance regularily elicits in healthy people and array of signs and symptoms closely resembling those that it helps to cure the sick, and that medicines with symptom pictures most similar to those of a given illness are most likeley to initiate a curative response...Homeopaths use the smallest possible dose, and repeat them only when necessary, allowing the remedies to complete their action...the minuteness of the dose makes it extremely unlikely that anything untoward or dangerous will occur, an important safety feature." From Dr. Richard Moskowitz, M.D., Homeopathic Remedies for Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Also see: Homeopathic Medicine for Pregnancy by Paula Tipton-Healy, LM, Homeopathic Consultant
If you are a homeopathic practitioner and would like to list your services here, please email:
Psychological Support/ Family, Couple, Individual Counseling
If you are a MFT or MFCC specializing in pregnancy issues, we invite you to place your ad here. Contact us for more information at: support@socalbirth.com.
San Fernando Valley, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Calabasas, Glendale
Alisha Tamburri, CCHT, MH
Clinical Hypnotherapist / Domestic Violence Counselor
ClearMind HypnoTherapy
HypnoBirthing® Instructor
Birth Doula
(818) 775-1868
URL: ClearMind HypnoTherapy
E-mail: atamburri@clearmindhypnotherapy.com
Alisha Tamburri has over 25 years experience as a clinical hypnotherapist helping people overcome medical, personal, career and relationship issues. She has found her passion in the birthing world assisting women and their partners through the process of pregnancy, birthing and becoming parents.
Some of her specialties are turning breech babies, birthing fears, lactation issues, and any other pregnancy and birth related concerns. Her background as a Domestic Violence Counselor gives her the insight into helping the healing process of those who have been molested and/or abused sexually, verbally, and physically. Releasing past traumas assists a mother in having a calmer easier childbirth.
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind and body that is comforting to a mother and baby in utero. It is not an artificially induced state. While in hypnosis, you are in complete control; all hypnosis is self -hypnosis. Your subconscious mind opens up and is able to receive the desired positive suggestions. Any behavioral patterns and fears are subconscious and will be improved during the sessions.
All sessions are recorded and self hypnosis is taught to assist in calmer pregnancy, labor and birthing. Alisha is also a Certified HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, and Counselor at Haven Hills.Chiropractic
See Article and Exercises in Chiropractic & Pregnancy by Shelly Girard, L.M., C.M.T.
Pasadena
Dr. Mike De Napoli, D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic
Pasadena Family Chiropractic
960 E. Green St.
Suite #302
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-564-1605
E-mail: drdenap@earthlink.net
URL: www.pasadenafamilychiro.com
Our Mission:
"To serve God by serving as many people as is divinely
possible with quality, loving care".
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Read article and find out about acupressure points to relieve common discomforts of pregnancy and labor Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine by Dr. Marsha Connor, R.N., Lic. Ac, O.M.D.
Acupuncture has many benefits for the childbearing cycle. A few include: regulating the menstrual cycle, promoting fertility, lessening menstrual discomforts and morning sickness, preventing herpes outbreak, energizing and relaxing the woman during pregnancy, turning a posterior or breech baby, inducing labor in a post-date pregnancy and strengthening weak uterine contractions, to name just a few. In the postpartum period, acupuncture and oriental medicine can help cleanse and revitalize the body after birth, and increase milk supply.
Los Angeles
Dr. Marsha Connor, R.N., Lic. Ac., O.M.D.
Registered Nurse
Licensed Acupuncturist
Oriental Medical Doctor
323-225-0820
Dr. Marsha treats pregnant women and children with traditional oriental medicine, homeopathics and herbology; gentle, effective approaches to many common ailments of pregnancy and postpartum.
Yoga during pregnancy reduces many of the common physical discomforts of pregnancy, keeping the body flexible and relaxed and gently building the stamina for labor and birth. Meditation helps the pregnant woman relax and cultivate her inner wisdom, develop trust in her body, and commune with her growing baby in preparation for the journey of birth.
See Also: "Pregnancy Yoga Exercises"(Yoga Positions You Can Print Out & Do at Home!) Contributed by Gurmukh Khalsa, Kundalini Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga Instructor.
If you are a prenatal or postpartum yoga instructor, or belly dance instructor, and wish to list your services here, please email:
Exercise and Fitness Support
See Also Prenatal Exercises (Exercises you can print out and do at home!) contributed by Estelle Underwood, Certified Personal Trainer
The benefits of exercise during pregnancy include improved physical conditioning, creating strength, flexibility and stamina for prenatal period, endurance for labor and delivery and a quicker postnatal recovery. Also, studies have shown that babies whose mothers exercised during pregnancy had better apgar scores and decreased meconium at birth. By exercising, pregnant women can reduce common discomforts such as backache, swelling and constipation. Psychological benefits include the development of a positive body image which helps woman gain confidence in her ability to handle the labor and delivery process.
If you offer exercise classes for pregnant or postpartum women in Southern California, we want you to list your services here! Email: to get details.
Hypnosis for Childbirth/Hypnobirthing
See Also Visualization for a Loving Birth by Caroline Fitzgerald, C.H. (You can print this out to read outloud and record so you can listen to it as you prepare for birth!)
Hypnosis is a powerful tool that can help women during
pregnancy and labor, leading her gently to a deep state of
relaxation and inner peace where she can tap into her instinct for birth. Hypnosis frees women of the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome. It also helps them release prior negative programming about childbirth and enables them to trust their body and work with the labor-- not resist against it, which will only cause more tension and pain. Hypnobirthing women are fully aware and in control, but profoundly relaxed as they bring their babies into the world gently and joyfully.
Los Angeles/ Pasadena/ Santa Monica/ Beverly Hills
Caroline Fitzgerald, C.H.
Clinical Hypnotherapist
2400 Echo Park Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323-660-3629
E-mail: carolinefiz@yahoo.com
Caroline Fitzgerald is a Certified Hypnotherapist who has been practicing in the L.A. area for twenty years. Ms. Fitzgerald is certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, the largest and most respected national organization of professional hypnotherapists in the USA. Her training includes hypnotism, healing, and pain control. She has given birth herself five times.
San Fernando
Valley, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Calabasas, Glendale
Alisha Tamburri, CCHT, MH
Certified Hypnobirthing Instructor/Clinical Hypnotherapist Domestic Violence Counselor
ClearMind HypnoTherapy
HypnoBirthing® Instructor
Birth Doula
(818) 775-1868
URL: hypnobirthingca.com
E-mail: atamburri@hypnobirthingca.com
HypnoBirthing® is a complete childbirth education course which prepares the mother and her birth companion for pregnancy, birth and parenthood. HypnoBirthing helps release conscious and subsonscious fears. When the mind and body are relaxed birthing does not have to hurt! Alisha Tamburri is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Domestic Violence Counselor, and Birth Doula who gave birth blissfully, pain-free, drug free to her daughters using hypnosis. She has helped hundreds of couples experience fearless births! The class is a hands-on learning experience in a fun environment, Alisha also specializes in turning breech babies, breastfeeding issues and and pregnancy anxieties.
Birth Photography and Videography
Denver/Boulder, Colorado
Carl Studna Photography
Pregnancy, Childbirth & Family Photography
Birth Expressions
Work (303) 838-0943
Cell (303) 359-7797
www.carlstudna.com
Birth Expressions captures the sacred moments of your birth experience in a
photographic chronicle. Memories that will endure for generations.
From the moment of conception through the giving of birth, a
parent's journey is steeped in preparation and is anchored in love.
This is a rare and precious time of ushering new life into the world,
cradled in the boundless expressions of honor, vision and joy.
Throughout this experience there are a vast opportunity of
enriching moments awaiting to be singled out and treasured in
your own photographic collection. Documentation of birthing and
delivery. Special family moments with your newborn.
Cranialsacral Therapy for Infants
The purpose of pediatric craniosacral therapy is to offer effective therapeutic techniques to assist normalizing the structure, balancing the nervous system, and resolving possible issues of the birth experience. The principle is to honor the consciousness of the infant and it incorporates a caring, common sense approach of infant centered therapy.
For more information, see articles by Benjamin Shield:
Effects of Obstetrical Interventions on the Craniosacral System that Influence Breastfeeding
Why do we treat babies and infants?
Greater Los Angeles
Benjamin Shield, Ph.D. Pediatric craniosacral therapy helps the child cycle through chronic stress and hyperactivity, as well as chronically held depression and withdrawal. The goal is to bring into balance the autonomic nervous system and give the child greater access to more positive, socially engaged states.
Pediatric Craniosacral Therapy
E-mail: BenShield@aol.com
(323) 932-1112
The purpose of pediatric craniosacral therapy is to offer effective therapeutic techniques to assist normalizing the structure, balancing the nervous system, and resolving possible issues of the birth experience. The principle is to honor the consciousness of the infant and it incorporates a caring, common sense approach of infant centered therapy.
There are various conditions that pediatric craniosacral work can successfully address. These include: accidents and physical trauma, autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, dyslexia, breastfeeding, suckling and swallowing difficulties, gastrointestinal disturbances, vision problems, otitis media, sleep disorders, torticollis, sinus and respiratory illness, orthopedic conditions, orthodontic problems, as well as many other conditions involving sensory disorders, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems.
During pregnancy and childbearing, the enormous influx of hormones combined with weight gain, altered body shape, and the normal biophysical and structural discomforts caused by increased blood volume and a shifting center of gravity, all contribute to many pregnant women feeling downright uncomfortable, emotionally and physically! Massage can provide an excellent means not only for relieving body stress, but also for helping her deal with emotional fears and concerns. When a woman feels integrated and healthy in her body and mind, she will manifest a more positive birth experience.
Infant Massage promotes bonding and parent-infant interaction, which helps to establish a positive connection between infant and parent which can lead to a child's positive self-esteem. There are also numerous physical benefits for baby including soothing colic, helping with digestion, promoting restful sleep, and more.
See Also: Pregnancy & Massage Therapy by Shelly Girard, LM, CMT
If you are a prenatal or infant massage therapist and would like to list your services here, please e-mail: support@socalbirth.com
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