Community Resources

Products That I *LOVE* for Pregnancy (& Beyond) -- Ask me what products might be a good fit for you at your next visit!

• CALM Magnesium Powder

• Beef Liver Capsules

• Papaya Enzymes

• Magnesium Lotion

• Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

• Probiotics

• Juice Plus+

• Myo-Inositol 

• Tallow Lotion/Balm

Childbirth Education

• The Bradley Method (available both in person and/or online)

• Evidence Based Birth (available both in person and/or online)

• Stork Helpers - Local (Tamara Kankowski)  

• Your Badass Natural Birth - Online 

• Evidence Based Birth - Online 

• Mama Natural - Online 

Podcasts

• Down to Birth Podcast

• Birthing Instincts Podcast

• Evidence-Based Birth Podcast

• The Birth Hour -- A Birth Story Podcast

• The Homebirth Midwife Podcast

Other Useful Sites & Resources

• Circumcision Informed Education (Your Whole Baby) 

• The Miles Circuit -- A great tool to use to get your baby into an optimal position for labor and birth 

• Spinning Babies 

Videos

• Coming Soon! Looking for new Resources!
  
  

Birth Doulas

• Mindful Maternity (Krissy Martin)  

• Birth With Spirit Doulas

• Stork Helpers (Tamara Kankowski)  

• Unshackled Birthing (Serena Williams) 

• Upstream Doula (Courtney Gradel) 

• Birth in Confidence (Amanda Jackson)

• Dr. Jodi (Dr. Jodi Cunningham) 

• Aspen Brooke Snyder, Doula

• Northwest Ohio Doula (Natasha Vitte)

Postpartum Doulas

• Little Love Doula Services  (Jamie Poole)

*There are SO many great Doulas in the area. I have listed Doulas that I personally know and recommend.

I try to keep this section updated... Please reach out to the photographers directly to see if they are still taking birth clients... You can also see if they offer a discount for being referred directly from a midwife (as many of them do!)

• Destiney Star Photography (Destiney Lusk) 

• Connected Life Photography (Jordan Barker) 

• EJ Birthing Services (Madyson Granda) 

• Megan Ivery Photography (Megan Ivery) 

• Births by Tim (Timothy Clopp) 

I'm a BIG fan of educating yourself as much as possible about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and your overall health. I've compiled a lengthy list of excellent books that cover a variety of areas for the childbearing years. Before purchasing these books, I'd recommend checking with your local library to see if they have a copy that you can borrow for free (unless you want a hard copy for yourself)! 

Fertility 

• Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, & Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler

• Awakening Fertility: The Essential Art of Preparing for Pregnancy by Heng Ou

Pregnancy

• Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols

• Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols

• Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered by Rebecca Dekker

• Training for Two: Safe and Smart Prenatal Exercises for a Smoother Pregnancy, Easier Birth, and Healthier Newborn by Gina Conley

• Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood - And Trusting Yourself & Your Body by Erica Chidi Cohen

• Nine Golden Months: The Essential Art of Nurturing the Mother-to-Be by Heng Ou

• Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspe

• How to Grow a Baby: A Midwife's Cookbook by Hannah Elizabeth Landis

• Your Birth Journey: A Holistic Guide for Pregnancy by Carolyn Quinn Reisman

• Anti-D Explained (For those who have a Rh- blood type) by Dr. Sara Wickman

Breastfeeding

• Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage by Robin Kaplan

Postpartum

• The First 40 Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou

• The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, & Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson

• The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding Your Health, & Reclaiming Your Energy for Mothers of Newborns, Toddlers, & Young Children by Dr. Oscar Serrallach

For People Supporting You During Labor/Birth/Postpartum

• The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin

Fun Books to Explain Birth to Siblings & Younger Children

• Welcome Home

• Baby is Coming: A Homebirth Story

• The Birth of Our New Baby: Including Children in Pregnancy & Birth

• Mama Says Homebirth

• Mama Midwife: A Birth Adventure

• Mama, Talk About When Max Was Born

Parenting

• The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Local Classes

• Coming Soon! Looking for new Resources!  

Online Classes

• MamasteFit -- Online fitness courses available during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond!

Counseling:

• Rivers Root Counseling: Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health

• Perinatal Mental Health Provider Directory

Clinics:

• Fourth Trimester Clinic (located in Dublin, OH)-- Specializes in Breastfeeding Medicine & Behavioral Health

Chiropractic Care

• Stroop Chiropractic  (Accepts Caresource) 

• Peltier Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center (William Peltier)  

• Dunnington Family Chiropractic (April Dunnington)  

Prenatal Massage Therapists

• April Kline  

• Tina Bolanger 

Acupressure/Acupuncture 

•  Coming Soon! Looking for Resource! 

Craniosacral Therapy

•  April Kline 

Bodywork

• April Kline 

Dayton/ Riverside/ Kettering/ Huber Heights

• April Kline (IBCLC, CPM) -- Offers lactation help, body work, and craniosacral work

• Serena Williams -- Offers lactation help, body work, and craniosacral work

• Rachel's Lactation Counseling (IBCLC, RN)

  • Accepts most insurances, HSA/FSA

  • Offers in-home visits

Cincinnati

• Roots Wellness (Jamee Lee Diver) 

• Cincinnati Breastfeeding Center (Vitalia Albertson, IBCLC) 

Other Areas

• Jennifer Steinke (near Jackson Center/Urbana, OH) -- Offers lactation help, body work, and craniosacral work

• I am happy to provide placenta encapsulation for my clients, and those that birth with other providers alike; Please contact me directly if you are interested in encapsulation

• Stork Helpers (Tamara Kankowski)  

• Dr. Greg Notestine (DDS) -- Now located at The Well in Kettering, OH. Appointments for an oral tie release consultation can be made via clicking on the link.

• Dr. Chris Coleman (DDS) -- Waynesville, OH

• Dr. Natalie Stewart -- Mason Elite Dentistry in Mason, OH

• Dr. Becky Parr -- Resilience Physical Therapy (located in Kettering, OH)

• Dr. Aubrey Kern -- Flourish Pelvic Therapy (located in Dayton, OH)

• Dr. Trina Winner -- Winning Edge Physical Therapy & The Nest Birthing Packages (located in Versailles/Russia, OH)

• Sarah Highland -- Pelvic Floor & More (located in Upper Arlington, OH)

• Dr. Emma Lengerich -- Foundations PelvicPhysio, LLC (located in Columbus, OH)

Free Pregnancy Clinics: 

• Hope Rising (locations in Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, & Xenia, OH)

• Women's Centers of Ohio (several locations across Ohio, including: Dayton, Kettering, Lebanon, Sidney, and Mt. Healthy)

• New Life Clinic (Wilmington, OH)

• Women's Care Center (locations in Cincinnati & Columbus, OH)

Links for WIC & Medicaid: 

• Montgomery County WIC 

• Greene County WIC 

• Ohio Medicaid Application 

Food Pantries: 

• The Hearth Community Place Food Pantry -- Closed the first Tuesday; Open all other Tuesdays from 2-7 pm

• Belmont United Methodist Church -- Pantry every 3rd and 4th Saturday

• Burkhardt Library -- Pantry every first Wednesday from 11-1 pm

• Spaulding Road Church of God

Books: 

• Real Food for Fertility - Lily Nichols

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, & Reproductive Health

• Awakening Fertility: The Essential Art of Preparing for Pregnancy

Preconception Counselors: 

• Genetic & Preconception Counseling at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Infertility Specialists: 

• Trina Winner (for functional nutrition guidance, and more)

• Reproductive Gynecology & Infertility, Ohio 

• Spring Creek Fertility, Dayton Fertility Center

Contraception & Pap Smear Resources: 

• I am able to complete Pap Smears, whether you are a client or not. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone wanting to avoid the medical model, and have one completed in an out-of-hospital setting. 

• Planned Parenthood, Dayton

• Women's Health Specialists & Midwives of Dayton 

• Advanced Women's Healthcare, Beavercreek

OB-GYBNs:

• Dr. Steven Crawford 

• Dr. Jeremy Crouch 

Pediatricians:

• Internal Medicine & Pediatrics -- Centerville

Nurse Midwives:

• Women's Health Specialists & Midwives of Dayton 

Nurse Practitioners: 

• Meta Howard (Takes Caresource/Medicaid)

• Women's Health Specialists & Midwives of Dayton 

Alternative & Internal Medicine Providers: 

• Coming Soon! Looking for new Resources!  

Peer Support:

• The Teen Talk Groups

Counseling: 

• Bridget Petri, LPCCS-S

Peer Support: 

• Eating Disorder Therapy Group 

Treatment & Counseling: 

• Toledo Center for Eating Disorders

• Slone Green  (Online & In Person)

Tobacco, Nicotine, Vaping Cessation:

• 1-800-QUITNOW – National Quit Line 

• SmokeFree.gov 

• Ohio Nicotine Recovery Unit

  • Pregnancy-Specific Quit Program –  Provides free gift cards to CVS for calls during pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum

• Nicotine Anonymous Meetings 

  • Local In-Person Nicotine Anonymous Meetings

Marijuana Cessation: 

• Stark Help Central 

• QuitMaijuana.org

• American Addiction Centers

Alcohol Cessation: 

• American Addiction Centers

• Local AA Meetings

Heroine, Meth, Cocaine, Opioids, etc. Cessation: 

• American Addiction Centers

• Local NA Meetings

Crisis Hotlines

• Crisis Text Line – Text 741741 or visit the website

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – 988

Sexual Assault Crisis Hotlines: 

• National Sexual Assault Hotline – 1-800-656-4673

  • Provides resources, state regulations, and a hotline for victims/survivors. 

• Sexual Assault Kit Initiative 

  • SAKI provides a wealth of additional resources for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. 

Counselors: 

• Marissa Gray (Online Only)

• Karen Henderson (Online & In-Person) 

Domestic Violence Crisis Line:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-787-7233

  • Call, chat, or text with a person that is able to help provide strategies and resources for fleeing from domestic violence and intimate partner violence. 

  • Check out this link for some helpful tips.

Counseling:

• Artemis Domestic Violence Center – 937-461-HELP (4357)

• Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County

• Karen Henderson (Online & In-Person) 

Shelter Information (Local to Dayton, OH):

• Dayton YWCA – (937) 461-5550

  • 141 W Third St., Dayton, OH 45402

  • A really unique part of the local YWCA is that there are separate rooms. So, people with children have beds to sleep on in their own room, and their children also have beds or cribs and toys. The YWCA has a clothing closet available for use, and a food pantry. They offer chauffeuring services to and from appointments, meals, and they help people find jobs and housing, and much more.

• Artemis Domestic Violence Center – 937-461-HELP (4357)

  • 310 West Monument Ave., Dayton, OH 45402

  • This is a domestic violence rehabilitation center.They offer legal assistance and guidance. They also have therapy programs available for those that witnessed or experienced abuse. Additionally, there are domestic violence support groups for people to share their stories. 

• St. Vincent de Paul Gateway Shelter for Women and Families - 937-222-5555

  • 124 West Apple St., Dayton, OH 45402

  • This shelter is a large, open shelter. They also offer a lot of other services like a food pantry, help with getting vehicles, housing assistance, and setting them up for independence. While they do operate 24/7 and offer meals and shelter, there isn’t much privacy until people are able to find housing. Please keep in mind that this is a co-ed shelter.