~Listed below are local and online resources-
This list is always growing-please send us your favorites!
Acupuncture
American Chi Center
Chico Community Acupuncture
Helpful Apps
Mommy Meds
Feed Baby
Safe Seafood
Superfoods for Pregnancy and Life
Skindeep
Labor Mate (contraction timer)
Pregnancy Companion
Growth-Follow your baby's growth based on CDC and WHO statistics
Articles
Safety of Homebirth
44 Questions for your Midwife
Henci Goer Website: Informed Choices in Childbirth
Canadian Study on Safety of Homebirth
British Study on Safety of Homebirth
Holistic Stages of Birth
Baby Wearing
Baby Wearing International
Benefits of baby wearing
Books
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices
Birthing From Within-Pam England
Spiritual Midwifery-Ina May Gaskin
Energetic Pregnancy-Elizabeth Davis
Silent Knife-Nancy Wainer
Transformation Through Birth-Claudia Panuthos
Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom and Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom-Dr. Stuart Fischbein
Your Best Birth-Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein
The Birth Partner-Penny Simkin
Conscious Conception-Jeannine Parvati Baker
Active Birth-Janet Balaskas
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth - Stephanie Brill
The Blue Jay's Dance: A Memoir of Early Motherhood - Lousie Erdrich
The Vaccine Book - Robert Sears M.D.
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth - Elizabeth Davis
Having Faith: An Ecologist Journey to Motherhood - Susan Steingraber
Women - Penny Simkin & Phyllis H. Klaus
Books for Siblings
Hello Baby by Jenni Overend, 2008
Our Water Baby by Amy Maclean, 2006
Runa's Birth: The Day My Sister Was Born by Uwe Spillmann, 2006
Breastfeeding
La Leche League
La Leche League of Chico
La Leche League of Northern California
KellyMom-Breastfeeding & Parenting
Biological Nuturing
Breastfeeding Inc.
Bearsland Breastfeeding Shirts
Local Childbirth Education
https://www.motherseason.org/
https://www.enloe.org/care-treatment/pregnancy-birth/classes-support-groups/
https://www.bornbir.com/jana-hirth
https://willowbirthservice.com/childbirth-prep-courses
Chiropractic
Preference Chiropractic
Co-Sleeping
Co-Sleeping
CranioSacral Therapy
Anasuya Basil
Doulas in Butte County (as of 1/2025)
Elizabeth Trinca- Paradise Doula (530) 591-9973 **
Kaliahna Tripp- Willow Birth Service (805) 704-8052 **
Noelle Kliebe-Chico Doula (530) 715-5405 **
Morgan Dietz- Miracles in the Making (530) 433-4111 **
Maureen Crowley (408) 497-4703
Samantha Reinhardt (Tehama County) (707) 206-5178 **
Amy “Ameya” Duprey- Shakticare (Postpartum Care Only) (530) 388-8296 **
Danielle Linville (707) 980-0535
Sierra Negrete- (530) 709-8476 (Se Habla Espanol)
Crystal Manalu- Caring Hands Doula Service (530) 518-4229
Shayara Jackson (510) 689-8681
** Accepts Partnership Insurance
Diaper Service
Cotton Club Diaper Service
Elimination Communication
Diaper Free Baby
EC Simplified
Elimination Communication Supplies
www.tinyundies.com
Fermentation Information/Supplies
Cultures for Health
Wild Fermentation
Fertility Support
Beautiful Cervix Project
Films
Birth As We Know It
Birth in the Squatting Position
Birth into Being-Chico local Elena Tonetti Vladimirova
Birthday
Guerrilla Midwife
The Farm (about Ina May Gaskin)
L’Odyssee de la Vie
The Business of Being Born, Breastmilk
The Healing of Birth
What Babies Want
Miss Margaret: The Story of an Alabama Granny Midwife
Pregnant in America
Reducing Infant Mortality
The Other Side of the Glass
Formula Fed America
Belly Dance for Birth
Heads Up Documentary
Happy Healthy Child
Homeopathy
Local Homeopath: Marci Mearns
Herbs for Infusion/Medicine
Mountain Rose Herbs
*HerbLore-Local Herbalist in Nevada City
Herb Pharm
Wild Carrot Herbals
Home Insemination
1. General Information:
IUI Success Rates
2016 Guide to Assisted Reproduction Law
Info on Assisted Reproduction Law and Forms
Home Insemination Supplies/Supplements
2. Sperm Banks
Seattle Sperm Bank
The Sperm Bank of California
California Cryobank
Pacific Reproductive Services
Xytex
Fairfax Cryobank
Northwest Cryobank
Midwest Sperm Bank
It's Conceivable
Lactation Consultants
Katarra Shaw (530) 774.4430
Debbie Pierce IBCLC
Mikalia Dyer IBCLC (530) 287-8222, https://www.thebestplaceformoms.com/
Massage
Delina Fuchs (530) 514-7493
Serra Wells (530) 321-6477
Midwifery
Midwifery Renaissance article
SpinningBabies-Fetal Positioning, pregnancy exercises
Nutrition
Weston A. Price Foundation
Wellness Mama-recipes, remedies, natural living, etc.
Against All Grain-grain free recipes
Sprouted Kitchen
Organizations
California Association of Midwives
Midwives Alliance of North America
North American Registry of Midwives
International Cesarean Awareness Network
Improving Birth Coalition
Cochrane Database
California Families for Access to Midwives
Parenting
Hand in Hand Parenting
Becoming the Parent
North State Parent Magazine-Free Local Magazine for all things baby and kids
Placenta Medicine
“Bridge of Life: Options for Placenta”
Photography (Birth)
Carie Jean Williams (530) 774-3707
Jennifer Davis
Physical Therapy
Postpartum Depression
https://first5butte.org/mothers-strong
Postpartum Health Alliance
Postpartum Resources
MealTrain
MealBaby
Baby Blues Connection
Postpartum Relationship Communication
Positive Birth Stories
Orgasmic Birth
Positive Birth Movement
Birthing From Within
Pregnancy/Birth
Cord Clamping
Evidence Based Birth
Milk Your Benefits
Spinning Babies
ChildBirth Connection
Recall Center-Medications in Pregnancy
Therapists
Perinatal Healing- Gail Garcia and Maggie Anaya 530-588-5817
Ultrasound
OB Ultrasound
FDA Statement on Ultrasound
Vitamin K Shot
Mayo Clinic
Oral Vitamin K Study
Stanford Vitamin K
VBAC
ACOG’s less restrictive VBAC Guidelines
WaterBirth
WaterBirth Solutions
Your Waterbirth
Wellness Centers
https://creatingasustainableyou.com/