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Prenatal Resources

Prenatal Resources for Covid-19
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Our hearts and prayers go out to all the expectant mothers during this season. Remember that your body was designed for the process of birth!  Take a look at these resources - they come from highly recommended organizations.  Take this time to connect with your body and your baby, educate, and empower yourself!  Please, reach out if we can help in any way!
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1) Evidence Based Birth is offering a Free crash course on childbirth education and additional videos on how you might be impacted by Covid-19. If you're pregnant right now you'll definitely want to watch these with your support person!

Video links: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/birthing-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

Covid-19 Resource page including a free download of a sample informed consent form for refusal to separate birthing mother and child: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/covid19/

2)  InJoy Childbirth Education is offering some free birth videos AND breastfeeding latch and positions videos!
Click on the menu Icon, then use the green arrow on the upper right hand of the screen to scroll through.

https://www.injoyonline.com/learn/course/understanding-birth-stories-videos/birth-stories/introduction  

3) Aviva Romm who is a midwife and MD, has some great resources on her website and will be making free online courses soon.

https://avivaromm.com/covid-19-pregnancy-breastfeeding/

Join her free Facebook 6 week Birth Support Group with Live videos weekly.  This is a gem! Definitely recommend joining!
⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/ideservebirthsupport/ Or Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/528517471

4) Ascension Via Christi's childbirth and new parent education classes, suspended temporarily during the COVID-19 outbreak, are now available virtually at no cost to participants.

Find a class: http://ascn.io/61811Ii43

5) Birth Boot Camp is offering 50% off online childbirth classes! These are highly recommended and very comprehensive! What a deal! Please use my affiliate link to help out this small business owner.

https://birthbootcamp.com/?ref=208

6) Our Wichita midwives are getting lots of inquiries as well. I highly recommend Wichita Birth Assistance where I'm an apprentice. www.wichitabirths.com

You can find a list of Certified Kansas Midwives here:
http://www.kansasmidwives.com/findamidwife.html

7) I highly recommend the online Mama Natural class. This is a very comprehensive class taught by a midwife.  So, shut in and binge watch - get educated, empowered, and informed!! Please use this affiliate link:

http://mn.ontraport.com/t?orid=261221&opid=1

8) CDC guidelines for pregnancy and breastfeeding:


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html

9) WHO guidelines:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

10) Check out our very own relaxation script to help you practice relaxation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gahm24Y16o&t=90s  

11)  Postpartum virtual support groups available:


https://www.postpartum.net/get…/psi-online-support-meetings/
https://www.facebook.com/TheVillageICT/  (Find the facebook posts for zoom meetings)


12) Let us know how we can help support you - check out the benefits of doula support!

Evidence Based Statistics: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/
​Video Link: 
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/using-a-doula-for-pain-relief/

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Chiropractors


Ashley Thompson  |  New Beginnings
2290 N Tyler Rd, Ste 100 Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 721-3003

www.newbeginningswichita.com/

Sara Leavitt |  ICT Chiropractic & Acupuncture
940 N Tyler Rd #103, Wichita, KS 67212
(316) 239-7035
www.ictchiropractic.com/

Kaileigh McClaughlin & Megan Sullivan  |  Healing Hands Chiropractic
728 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 267-2555
healinghandswichita.com/

Jerry Degrado  |  Degrado Chiropractic
5119 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67218
(316) 686-7558

www.drdegrado.com/   

Rachel Viner | Family First Chiropractic
1034 N Andover Rd Suite 200, Andover, KS 67002
(316) 260-3005

www.vinerchiropractic.com/  

Mental Health Resources


The Village Perinatal Support Network, Wichita
(316) 272-0072
http://monarchks.org/thevillageict/

Ashley Brockus, MS LCMFT  |  Mama Bear Birth
(316) 650-5011

Lyndsey Buseman, MSFT, TLMFT | Align Family Therapy
(316) 285-4429
www.alignfamilytherapy.com/ ​
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Prenatal/Postpartum Exercise


Sunshine Family Yoga  |  Sheryl Haynes
www.sunshinefamilyyoga.com

BirthFit |  Sara Leavitt
www.facebook.com/birthfitwichita/

Strong Mother |  Lauren Scafe
(316) 210-3157
www.facebook.com/thestrongmotherguide/
www.laurenscafe.com

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Certified Midwives


Wichita Birth Assistance  |  Deidre Degrado, Cynthia Barger, Sharon Foster, Sarah Gaul
www.wichitabirths.com 

Young Beginnings  |  Ginger Young
www.youngbeginnings.com

Fruitful Vine Midwifery | Kathy Brace, Brandy Thorne
www.kathybrace.com

Truly You Midwifery | Rebecca Whistler
www.trulyyoumidwifery.com

Born Midwifery | Kyle Parish, Meridian Faul
m.me/bornmidwifery

Breastfeeding Resources


La Leche League  
www.facebook.com/LLLWichita/
​​www.kansaslll.org

WesleyCare Breastfeeding Clinic 
(316) 962-6455
​wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-birthcare-center/wesleycare-breastfeeding-clinic.dot

Via Christi Breastfeeding Clinic 
(316) 689-5426
​www.viachristi.org/locations/hospitals/via-christi-hospital-st-joseph/newlife-center/breastfeeding-clinic-wichita

Julie Fields, IBCLC, RN (Private, in-home consultations) 
(620) 770-6844
​​​www.beautifulbonds.com 

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy


Heather Rogers | Summit Physical Therapy
(316) 721-1926

Wichita Family Birth Support provides
Wichita doula services
​and Wichita childbirth education.
Also serving: Maize, Andover, Newton, El Dorado, Haysville, Derby, Mulvane, Rose Hill, Clearwater, Goddard, Wellington, and Winfield, Kansas.  Willing to travel to Pratt, McPherson, Salina, Hutchinson, and other areas for an additional fee.

Photos used with permission courtesy of 9 Sparrow Lane. 

Wichita Family Birth Support, LLC

​bethany@wichitafamilybirth.com | Wichita, Kansas | 316-300-7529 | 
www.facebook.com/wichitafamilybirth
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