ALACE, Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators
The role of ALACE is to revitalize this connection. Through ALACE, pregnant women and their partners learn about pregnancy and birth from professional childbirth educators. During labor and birth women may be supported by professional doulas who provide physical, emotional, and educational support to the mother-to-be and her entire birth team.
Ancient Art Midwifery Institute
AAMI was established in 1981 as The Apprentice Academics Midwifery Home Study Course. Since then they have enrolled more than 1,950 students and revised their curriculum many times; even changed their name - but they have never lost sight of their original vision for midwifery education. They are here to assist and encourage as many as possible in their quest to become midwives or better qualified midwives. They support apprenticeship, the historically proven route of training for midwives. They have proven that it is possible for women to set high educational goals and to attain a superior midwifery education without having to sacrifice their own families. They believe that midwifery is a very special calling: family honoring, blessed by God, truly…the Ancient Art of Touching the Future.
Birthing Naturally
BirthingNaturally.net exists to be a free source of information about pregnancy and birth because the knowledge of how to stay healthy during pregnancy and give birth naturally should be shared freely with every woman.
Blessing God's Way
Our vision is a desire to glorify God by honoring Him as Creator of the female body and to rejoice in His design for women in all seasons of life. The purpose of this ministry is to educate, edify, and celebrate God’s special plan for women through maidenhood, maternity, and menopause.
Bradley Method of Childbirth (r)
The standard Bradley® series is designed for small classes with lots of individual attention. The standard length of the classes is 12 weeks covering 12 units of instruction. The Student Workbook is included in classes. It has 130 pages with over 75 pictures and illustrations. A coach card is also included. Your local Bradley® teacher is an independent affiliated instructor. Some classes are video enriched and offer a Certificate of Congratulations
Christian Midwives International (CMI)
CMI is an organization made up of Christian Birth Professionals and those planning to be or in training to be Christian Birth professionals.“Christian Midwives International was formed as an organization where Christian women who are in the birth field, whether they are just entering or have been there many years, can come together and learn. It is a place where love for the Lord and fellowship abounds.” ~ Brandi Wood, Director
Citizens for Midwifery
Citizens for Midwifery – the only national consumer-based group
promoting the Midwives Model of Care! CfM works to provide information and resources that promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country!
DONA, Doulas of North America
DONA International doulas are educated to work within evidence-based standards of practice. The skills that they develop are medically proven to make a true difference in the experience of birth. A DONA International doula’s presence at birth improves outcomes for mother and baby. In the postpartum period, a doula’s guidance can empower and encourage new parents, inspiring self-confidence in parenting.
Holistic Moms Network
We are dedicated to facilitating grassroots community-building throughout the nation, offering moms the opportunity to create local chapters where they can find the support, friendship, and knowledge that are so necessary for successful parenting. We serve moms through our local chapters which strive to create a sense of community and to share experiences and resources among our members. We also welcome moms-to-be, dads, grandparents, and partners into our organization as members! We have a very diverse membership representing parents and grandparents of all ages who share in common their interest in holistic health and parenting.
International Cesarean Awareness Network
Twin Cities ICAN group
The International Cesarean Awareness Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
La Leche League International
Their mission is 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.
Mercola
#1 Natural health website. Mercola.com contains over 50,000 pages of health & wellness information on every medical topic -- and using our powerful search engine the answers to your health questions are simple to find! Mercola.com does NOT accept any third-party advertising or sponsorship, and I am in no way tied into any pharmaceutical company or any other corporate "interest" whatsoever. So you get the real inside scoop on health issues, with practical advice that matters to you untainted by outside influence! The health and medical information is provided first-hand by experienced, credentialed professional experts. The articles are either created by me, Dr. Mercola, or by other physicians or health professionals and reviewed by me. I have been a physician for over twenty years with a long list of accomplishments.
Minnesota Families for Midwifery
A grass-roots citizens' organization promoting midwife-attended births at home, in birth centers, and in hospitals throughout Minnesota.
Mothering Magazine
Mothering celebrates the experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness of the immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the development of the full human potential. As a readers' magazine, we recognize parents as the experts and wish to provide truly helpful information upon which parents can base informed choices.
My Healthy Beginning
My Healthy Beginning is a local magazine helping moms who want to integrate a more natural approach into their families lives.
National Vaccine Awareness Center
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is dedicated to the prevention of vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and to defending the informed consent ethic. As an independent clearinghouse for information on diseases and vaccines, NVIC does not promote the use of vaccines and does not advise against the use of vaccines. We support the availability of all preventive health care options, including vaccination, and the right of consumers to make educated, voluntary health care choices.
Trust Birth
The Trust Birth Initiative is an old/new concept in the birth field. Women talking to women about birth. Not another expert, not another class. We facilitate discussion/support groups. Meetings are usually in leader’s home, but may be in a library or church nursery or community center. The meetings are usually held one night a month.
Weston A. Price Foundation
The Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. It supports a number of movements that contribute to this objective including accurate nutrition instruction, organic and biodynamic farming, pasture-feeding of livestock, community-supported farms, honest and informative labeling, prepared parenting and nurturing therapies. Specific goals include establishment of universal access to clean, certified raw milk and a ban on the use of soy formula for infants.
Contact Jenny at 320-493-5110, or jlcdavis@laborforlove.com.