Resources
Midwives
Coming soon...
(Contact Ren to be added!)
Queer & Trans Support
Queer Doula Network - directory, groups, and more
LGBTQ+ Birth (also find them on Instagram)
Moss the Doula - doula support, professional training
Family Equality - support, resources, courses, & more
Trans Family Building - online courses
Mel Kennedy - postpartum doula, lactation support (CLC), placenta encapsulation, & birth pool rental (within 40 miles of Gainsville, VA)
Euphoria in Birth - Naamah Pinko, childbirth doula, abortion doula, in-person & virtual support (Baltimore, MD)
Feeding & Lactation
Mel Kennedy - postpartum doula, lactation support (CLC), placenta encapsulation, & birth pool rental (within 40 miles of Gainsville, VA)
Milk Junkies - transgender perspective
Human Milk Banking Association
LLL - trans & nonbinary support
The Rumina Center - Baltimore, MD
Must-Reads
Why Did No One Tell Me This? by Natalia Hailes
Birth Story Brave Reimagined by Emily Souder
Chiropractors & Bodywork Professionals
First Step Chiropractic - Baltimore, MD
Thrive Chiropractic - Baltimore, MD
Life'sWork Yoga - Small studio, body-positive, gender-inclusive, childbearing experienced
Mental Health
The Postpartum Stress Center - online or 610.525.7527
Postpartum Support International - Specific groups for LGBTQIA+ families during gestation, postpartum, or loss. They also have groups for moms, dads, military families, adoptive parents, and Spanish-speaking families.
Helpline: 1.800.944.4773
Text “Help” to 800.944.4773
Text en Español: 971.203.7773
Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
Trans Lifeline - lists of resources & hot/warm lines
or call: 877.565.8860
Emily Souder, LCSW-C, PMH-C - Baltimore, MD
Disabled Folks
Rolling Through Motherhood - on Instagram
Rebekah Taussig - Author of Sitting Pretty
L Powers Carns - on Pinterest
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