Blossom Birth Services Birth and Parenting Resources catered to Your Family in the heart of Palo Alto. Pre & postnatal yoga, childbirth, breastfeeding, and infant care classes, signing with your baby, infant massage, workshops for the childbearing year and more!

The Birth Survey Finally, a way to find consumer information on doctors, midwifes, and birth facilities. Wondering if your doctor will *really* support the birth you want? Log on and see what others have to say about their own experiences. And after the birth of your baby, log on and report what your experience was like.

Bay Area Birth Information “seeks to reduce unnecessary birth interventions; increase and promote normal, spontaneous labor and vaginal delivery; improve breastfeeding success rates; minimize separations; promote healthy mother/baby/family attachment; and reduce the maternal/infant morbidity and mortality rates. Through compassionate, accessible, and non-judgmental education and resources, BABI promotes greater awareness of evidence-based care and the broad range of choice available to birthing women, as well as birth professionals. In this way, BABI will create a positive fiscal impact on our nation's health care system and, most importantly, restore dignity and joy to the birthing process.” Based in Santa Clara County, CA serving the Greater San Jose/ South Bay area.

Whole Birth Resources “Bringing the miracle of mindfulness to the miracle of birth.” Robin Sale’s pre-natal yoga program, from which Jeanna received her certification as a pre-natal yoga instructor.

Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators “is a national nonprofit committed to ensuring choices during childbirth.” Jeanna and Allana received their training as labor assistants (doulas) and childbirth educators through ALACE.

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services “Established in 1996, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals and more than 50 organizations representing over 90,000 members. Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs.”

Henci Goer Author of The Thinking Women's Guide to a Better Birth, her website includes articles on various topics of pregnancy and birth and what the studies conclude.

Birthing The Future® “to gather, synthesize, and disseminate the finest world wisdom that inspires people about the significance of birthing in each of our lives.
We focus upon what is ideal for mothers and babies that will promote their physical, psychological and spiritual well-being and the development of their full potential- in the context of family, community and society.”

Childbirth Connection "Helping women and health professionals make informed maternity care decisions," since 1918. A PDF version of A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Enkin, et al. can be found here.

La Leche League International “To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.” Find your local Leaders and group meeting times through this site.

Mothering Magazine Independently owned and published parenting magazine supporting natural parenting. Includes archived articles, online forums and links to environmentally-friendly, socially responsible, and work-at-home mom businesses.

gentlebirth.org An extensive website put together by local midwife, Ronnie Falcao. Includes articles, information, and listings of resources and birth service providers in the South Bay and Peninsula.