For Further Browsing:
- Wholistic Support for the Childbearing Year
- Cranial Sacral Therapy for Infants with Breastfeeding Problems [LINK TO BENJAMIN'S ARTCILES AT SOCALBIRTH.COM/SHELLY/CRANIALSACRALTHERAPY.HTML]
Mothering the mother, Postpartum Doulas provide knowledgeable, nurturing care for the postpartum woman and her newborn. They may instruct on baby care and breastfeeding, cook nutritious meals and run light errands. Certification is through the National Association of Postpartum Care Services. (NAPCS) and The Childbirth and Postpartum Professonial Association (CAPPA), among others. Studies by Kennel & Klaus showed that doula care improved breastfeeding success, decreased postpartum depression, increased maternal satisfaction and promoted better mother-infant interaction ( Complied from Mothering the Mother, by MH Klaus, JH Kennell and PH Klaus, Addison- Wesley Publishing Company, 1993).Also listed on this page are postpartum psychological support providers.
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For Breastfeeding Support, Go To:
Pasadena Public Health Department Breastfeeding Counselor Connection
1845 N Fair Oaks Ave., 2nd Floor
Pasadena, CA 91103
626-744-6093
Email: channa-cheruiyot@cityofpasadena.net
Breastfeeding support by peer counselors is offered for low-income women. Phone and in-person consultation in hospital or home is available. Breastfeeding education class offered. Medi-Cal accepted. Call or email for a free consultation.
Also offer training workshop and certification program for Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and a volunteer opportunity. Limited partial scholarships are available. Women of Color and Spanish speakers encouraged to participate. Call or email for more information.
If you are a Postpartum Care Provider, and wish to be listed on this page, please e-mail: info@socalbirth.com
This directory lists selected postpartum care providers who support the ideals of natural childbirth and attachment parenting. If you are a postpartum care provider and wish to be listed here, please E-mail cordelia@socalbirth.com.
For answers to your childbirth related questions, email us at info@socalbirth.com
Or call 626-388-2191
Copyright © 1997 Shelly Girard and Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot