The Birth Roots Guide B l u e t r f i d
Birth Roots
www.birthroots.org 1 The Pregnancy Class
Connect monthly to a whole new world of resources and community when you don't know where to start.
The Newborn Class
Monthly classes in the first several weeks of parenting when there is so much to figure out.
2 Welcome toW elcome to Birth RootsBirth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting
Cover Art by Maine Artist, Blue Butterfield. Artwork available through Islandport Press
FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD | www.birthroots.org 3 Founding Directors Emily Murray & Leah Deragon Leah and Emily co-founded Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting in 2004 and co-created the Community Supported Parenting© model of Parental Development group work. This style of facilitation brings the Birth Roots’ mission to life by creating a class environment that fosters connection, dialogue, and meaningful reflection. Leah’s Birthing From Within and Newborn Emily Leah Buds classes have transformed the experiences of an entire generation of new families in Southern Maine. Emily completed her Parenting By Connection certification in 2013 with Hand in Hand Parenting and is bringing this philosophy to the Birth Roots community.
Staff Sarah Paul, Director of Operations Sarah can’t wait to share Birth Roots with you! It’s such a welcoming, safe, and happy place to land as you navigate your journey into parenthood. You’ll find her managing our “behind- the-scenes” operations. She wears many hats, serving as program manager for the Guide, volunteer coordinator, booty wrangler, space caretaker, finance guru, and more.
Julie Brooke, Operations Assistant Birth Roots supported Julie and her family with the addition of Wally in October 2018 and Sarah she is excited to bring her varied experience in education and non-profit management into the fray to grow community supported parenting
Facilitators Erin Brolley Kara Kaikini Sarah Donat Shannon Mackey Jocelyn Emery Jodi Phinney Julie Board Of Directors Birth Roots has an active and dedicated Board of Directors. Under the direction of Board Chair, Katie Brooke, they continue to fuel exciting changes and tremendous growth through fundraisers and community events and help Birth Roots take its programs to new levels. We are actively seeking new members with non-profit experience for committees under the Board of Directors. If youre interested, we’d love to hear from you. Committees meet monthly. Many thanks to our current Board: Katie Brooke, President Kristina Burks Halliday Johanna Hill, DC Silver Shea, Vice President Ellen Coughlin-Quinn Stephanie Walsh Samantha Green, Treasurer Deirdre Wadsworth Wendy Richards, Secretary Julia Bailin
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This guide is an ever expanding collection of local resources. Inclusion in the guide does not imply a Birth Roots endorsement. Be sure to ask questions and find the best fit for YOUR needs and values. Visit www.birthroots.org where you can find this guide in digital form. View it, share it or embed it on your own web site.
Acupuncture...... 4 Birth Places...... 7 Breast & Bottle Feeding Support & Services...... 12 Celebrating Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting...... 17 Child Care...... 20 Chiropractors...... 22 Classes & Groups: Prenatal & Childbirth ...... 26 Classes & Groups: Postnatal & Parenting...... 30 Counseling, Emotional & Mental Wellbeing...... 34 Doula: Labor & Birth...... 38 Doula: Postpartum & In-Home Support...... 42 Exercise, Yoga & Fitness...... 44 Family Friendly Businesses & Gathering Sites...... 48 Infertility & Loss...... 54 Maternity & Prenatal Care Providers...... 57 Naturopathic & Homeopathic Providers...... 66 Ostepathic Physicians...... 67 Pediatric Health & Wellness...... 70 Physical Therapy, Massage & Bodywork...... 76 Retail: Gifts, Supplies, Retail Shops, Etc...... 80 Women’s Health & Wellness...... 82 Index...... 88 List in Next Year’s Guide...... 90
5 ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture may be our top referral for improving reproductive health challenges. More times than we can count, families report that acupuncture is successful in supporting fertility, improving general health during pregnancy and postpartum, and for more specific circumstances such as encouraging the onset of labor, turning a breech baby, lowering blood pressure, improving low milk supply, soothing colic, encouraging postnatal healing, easing postpartum depression, and more.
Acupuncture by Meret Maine Center for Acupuncture Meret Bainbridge, L.Ac. since 1997 Where healing + relaxation happen 207-838-2413 | 35 Storer St, Saco 207-541-0905 | 975 Broadway, South Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.acupuncturebymeret.com www.MaineCenterforAcupuncture.com Patient-centered Chinese Medicine from an experienced MCA offers safe, gentle, and effective acupuncture for the practitioner. Family practice with a focus on Women’s Healthcare, whole family! Ryan Nitz, MAc., LAc., is your partner in fertility, offering acupuncture, acupressure, Chinese herbs, nutrition conception, pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery. With counseling, and compassionate listening. Treating fertility, community acupuncture you decide what you can afford, pregnancy and postpartum; menstruation, menopause; children; $25-$45/treatment. pain and emotional problems. Insurance accepted. Rocky Coast Family Acupuncture Jacobs Chiropractic Acupuncture The way acupuncture should be Dr. Lou Jacobs, DC, CA CCP - Chiropractor 207-775-2059 | 210 Western Ave, South Portland 207-774-6251 | 138 St. John St, Portland [email protected] www.drloujacobs.com www.rockycoastacupuncture.com Dr. Lou Jacobs has been working with pregnant moms and Rocky Coast Family Acupuncture is a committed team using children of in Maine for over 15 years. He is board certified by Traditional Chinese Medicine to help people improve wellness so the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice in perinatal and they might experience life at its fullest. pediatric chiropractic and is certified in the Webster Technique. Accupuncture is also provided by Dr. Lou. Six Branches Family Acupuncture At Rosemont Wellness Center Jade Integrated Health 207-370-1535 | 619 Brighton Ave, #101, Portland 207-773-5778 | 207-844-8280 [email protected] 1023 Washington Ave, Portland | 12 Windorf Circle, www.sixbranchesacupuncture.com Brunswick Gentle effective treatment for pain, infertility, perinatal concerns, [email protected] cycle regulation and more. Offering acupuncture, custom herbal www.JadeIntegratedHealth.com formulas, and bodywork with weekday, evening, and weekend Lovely atmosphere integrating physical therapy, acupuncture, hours. In-network with major insurance plans & free parking. yoga, Chinese Herbology, and massage for wellness in pregnancy and post-partum. Drop in prenatal and mom/baby yoga and Wildwood Community Acupuncture fitness classes. Postnatal home visits. Insurance accepted. Free 30 207-347-7132 | 83 India St, Portland minute consultations! [email protected] www.wildwoodmedicine.com Wildwood Community Acupuncture is a quiet, safe space where you can receive affordable acupuncture in a group setting. This unique format allows us to provide personal care for $35/ treatment without sacrificing quality. Discount packages also available.
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www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 7 Birth Roots 16 Vannah & 101 State, Portland 207-772-4784 | www.birthroots.org
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8 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH BIRTH PLACES We are incredibly fortunate in Southern Maine to have so many options for where to birth. Factors to consider include, where your preferred care provider practices, the type of setting that helps you to feel most relaxed, and whether your pregnancy is higher or lower risk. Families frequently interview several providers and tour birth place options - to get a sense of staff and routines - in either the first or second trimester. HOMEBIRTH - see Maternity section.
HOSPITALS Bridgton Hospital 207-647-6128 | Bridgton The Birthplace at Mercy Central Maine Medical Center Northern Light Mercy Hospital 207-795-2530 | Lewiston 207-553-6363 | 175 Fore River Pkwy, Portland MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing Maine General Medical Center All of our spacious, private rooms have a jacuzzi tub, comfortable 888-468-1347 | Augusta day bed for your birth partner, free Wi-Fi, and “At Your Request” PenBay Medical Center room service. We also offer childbirth education classes. 207-596-8000 | Rockport LincolnHealth & Miles Maternity Southern Maine Medical Center 207-563-4536 | 35 Miles St, Damariscotta 207-283-7000 | Biddeford www.lincolnhealthme.org Maine’s first Baby-Friendly hospital. All babies room in. All private St. Mary’s Hospital rooms. 24/7 inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding support. Free 207-777-8280 | Lewiston childbirth & prenatal breastfeeding classes for registered families. Water births. Nitrous Oxide. Epidurals. Free postpartum visits for York Hospital mother & baby. Milk Depot. 207-363-4321 | York Maine Medical Center BIRTH CENTERS Family Birth Center 207-662-6132 | 22 Bramhall, Portland Birthwise Midwifery Service [email protected] The Birth House - Holistic Midwifery Care www.mmc.org/familybirthcenter 207-647-5968 x 108 | 28 South High St, Bridgton Private rooms. Room service. Whirlpools. Massage therapy. Maine’s [email protected] most specialized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. For information on www.birthhousemaine.com childbirth classes & tours please visit our website. We are a freestanding birth center and community clinic, providing affordable client-centered care to families of southwestern ME Mid Coast Hospital and the Mount Washington Valley region of NH. Services include For a lifetime of caring home birth and birth center birth, lactation support, doula care, (207) 373-6000 | 123 Medical Center Dr, Brunswick childbirth preparation, and well body care. [email protected] www.midcoasthealth.com/maternity The Birth Center at Northern Sun Mid Coast Hospital Maternity is dedicated to helping mothers and Northern Sun Family Healthcare their babies through the miracle of birth and the journey after. We 207-798-3993 | 53 Main St, Topsham provide 24/7 access to maternity care, six OB/GYNs, five midwives, [email protected] as well as support groups and maternity education classes. www.northernsunfamilyhealthcare.com Sarah Ackerly, ND CPM, Leslie Walter CNM, and Alicia Thomas ND offer holistic midwifery care, including waterbirth at home or at the birth center. We provide well body care, contraception, herbal, homeopathic, and nutritional counseling and support. Group classes. On-site laboratory.
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 9 Caring
WE KNOW THE CARE YOU DESERVE, AND THAT’S WHAT WE DELIVER.
We’re dedicated to providing every patient with individualized care. Our nursing staff, physicians, and nurse midwives are committed to providing family-centered deliveries that nurture mind, body, and spirit. From one-on-one nursing care during labor and delivery, to all private rooms, we are here for you every step of the way.
Visit MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing
The Birthplace at Northern Light Mercy Hospital 175 Fore River Parkway Portland, Maine 207-553-6363
10 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH We are here from the start.
At Mid Coast Hospital, we are passionate about helping mothers and their babies through the miracle of birth and the precious moments that follow. Services we offer: • Six OB/GYNs and five Midwives providing 24/7 care • CenteringPregnancy© Groups • Lactation Support • Maternity & Infant Care Classes
For more information, call (207) 373-6500 or visit www.midcoasthealth.com/maternity.
WWW.MIDCOASTHEALTH.COM/MATERNITY
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 11 Photo by Candida Poore LincolnHealth — Miles Maternity Our goal is for you to have the best possible birth experience, with the information, education and support you need as well as time to enjoy your new baby with family and friends.
Maine’s First Baby-Friendly Hospital Babies Room In All Private Rooms One-on-One Nursing Care While in Labor Water Births Ongoing Breastfeeding Support Milk Depot
Call us today at 207-563-4536 to learn how we can personalize your birth experience.
35 MILES STREET, DAMARISCOTTA, ME | LINCOLNHEALTHME.ORG
12 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH The Family Birth Center. Now taking reservations up to nine months in advance.
Every room includes a sleeping sofa for your partner.
Experience Room service offers a the comfort and specially created menu. warmth of your own private room.
Stay connected with free wi-fi, even Even whirlpools send out your baby’s and massage therapy first photos. are offered.
The Boutique at Maine Medical Center offers specialty items, unique gifts, and a full line of nursing supplies.
We have almost anything you could want to make your experience one that will stay with you always; including the state’s largest and most specialized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Visit our website to arrange a tour. mmc.org/familybirthcenter
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 13 BREAST & BOTTLE FEEDING SUPPORT & SERVICES
Many new parents are surprised by how much time and effort baby feeding requires in the first few months. The first hours, days and weeks are particularly important and establishing a breastfeeding relationship has even been described as another phase of labor. Bottle feeding has it’s own unique challenges with determining how much to feed and which bottles and formula or supplementing system will work for your baby. A wide range of services are available to support you as you figure out your baby feeding needs and routine. Get help early and often to stay on track.
Acelleron Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry A health and wellness company Dr. Mike Dowling 877-932-6327 | Online, Portsmouth, NH & 207-536-5835 | 701 US Rt 1 #3, Yarmouth North Andover, MA [email protected] [email protected] www.dirigoteeth.com www.ordermypump.com Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry is passionate about dental education and A health and wellness company that provides breast pumps prevention, using the highest standard of dental technology to through insurance, as well as other mom and baby products. restore teeth in a family-friendly environment. Breastfeeding Basics at WIC Honeysuckle Care The Opportunity Alliance Rachel Beninati, CLC 207-553-5861 | 190 Lancaster St, Ste 310, Portland 914-462-2308 | Greater Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.theopportunityalliance.org www.honeysucklecare.com Prenatal Breastfeeding class is a FREE drop-in class open to WIC For new and expecting parents seeking to be more informed, and non-WIC participants. Class is led by a lactation consultant encouraged, and empowered. Honeysuckle Care offers convenient, and peer counselors on the fourth Thursday of the month at 10am. in-home, personalized breastfeeding and bonding support and Translation available upon request, please call 72 hours in advance. education. A responsive, nurturing, and evidence-based approach providing guidance and tools to facilitate your innate ability to Breastfeeding Support Group meet your baby’s needs so you can have more time to enjoy your The Opportunity Alliance new family. 207-553-5861 | 190 Lancaster St, Ste 310, Portland [email protected] La Leche League of Greater Portland www.theopportunityalliance.org 207-799-2046 or 207-209-5006 FREE weekly breastfeeding support group open to both WIC and non-WIC participants on Tuesdays from 1pm-2pm and Fridays from Maine Breastfeeding Coalition 10:30am to 11:30am. Friday class led in French. Tuesday in English. When every baby receives human milk, Translation available upon request, please call 72 hours in advance. we will be a healthier ME. [email protected] Chewy Tubes, LLC www.mainebreastfeeds.org Take Your Baby Beyond the Pacifier! The MSBC is a welcoming and broad network of people supporting 207-741-2443 | South Portland families who value human milk and breastfeeding. Together we [email protected] work to enhance the culture of breastfeeding around the state www.ChewyQ.com through professional networking, advocacy, and education. Mouth fun for Baby! Teethers for each stage of Baby’s healthy mouth development. Made in Maine. No latex. No silicone.
14 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Maine Doulas MMC Breastfeeding Support Group Jodi Phinney & Natalie Grammer MaineHealth Learning Resource Center 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA 207-662-6132 | 100 Campus Dr., 100W, Scarborough [email protected] [email protected] www.MaineDoulas.com mmc.org/childbirth-education Through sleep support and feeding expertise of every kind, find the Meet other breastfeeding mothers in your community, share care you need to find your own way and feel confident. experiences, and receive postpartum and newborn care information and support. A Lactation Consultant is available to answer your Mast Clinic questions, provide guidance, and perform infant weight checks. Helping Children to Be Their Best FREE, drop-in. 207-689-6278 | 980 Forest Ave, Portland [email protected] MMC Lactation Services www.mastclinic.com Family Birth Center Kid whisperer. Pediatric Physical Therapist. Expert: Infant & Toddler 207-662-4555 | 22 Bramhall St., Portland Behavior & Development. Your child is worth it! mmc.org/breastfeeding Our International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) are Mercy Hospital Breast Connection available 7 days a week to provide breastfeeding assistance and Northern Light Mercy Hospital education for any lactating person and baby, regardless of where 207-553-6337 | 175 Fore River Pkwy, Portland baby was born. Call anytime for phone support or to schedule an MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing outpatient appointment. Breastfeeding is one of the most important things you can do for your baby. Expectant moms and their partners will learn the basics On Call Lactation Support of breastfeeding, correct latch, common adjustments, and creating Cynthia J. Smith BS, LC a feeding diary. 207-653-0819 | Southern ME [email protected] Mercy Hospital Lactation Connection 40 years of helping families and babies finding the joy in Northern Light Mercy Hospital breastfeeding. Home visits, weight checks and pump checks. Text 207-553-6340 | 175 Fore River Pkwy, Portland or call. MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing We offer helpful classes before you give birth, and lactation pumpspotting consultants are available during your stay. We also offer outpatient feed, pump, nourish, connect phone support and consults once you are home or at our www.pumpspotting.com breastfeeding support groups for baby weight and latch checks. Jean Rice Mid Coast Hospital Pediatric Integration Work 207-353-6500 | Brunswick 207-841-4528 | 355 Front St, Bath & Portland www.midcoasthospital.com/maternity [email protected] We offer a four- and one-day Birthing With Confidence class, sibling www.jeanrice.com classes, and prenatal breastfeeding classes. We also offer infant Hands-on manipulation, bodywork, and therapies to assist with massage classes and a free support group. breastfeeding, developmental growth, and overall well-being of your child as they grow. Milk Depot at Maine Medical Center mmc.org/breastfeeding South Portland Pediatrics [email protected] 207-775-4151 | 75 John Roberts Rd, So. Portland Maine Medical Center is a drop-off site for donated breast milk in mainemedicalpartners.org/primary-care- conjunction with Mother’s Milk Bank of Northeast. Contact us or visit pediatrics our website for more information. Offers Certified Lactation Consultants who provide breastfeeding support and education. Call us to learn more or schedule an appointment.
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 15 Two Rivers Lactation and Midwifery Clinic Birth Roots Tiffany Carter Skillings, CPM, IBCLC, RLC 207-517-0386 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth 16 Vannah & 101 State, Portland [email protected] 207-772-4784 | www.birthroots.org www.tworiverslactation.com Empowered home birth and breastfeeding support with a midwife and lactation consultant. In home visits availaible. Other services include waterbirth, IUI, well body care, pap smears, STI screenings. Holistic treatment options such as herbs, homeopathy, and Bach’s essences.
The Breastfeeding Class
mainebreastfeeds.org
No book, no website, no other method can guarantee your success - but we can. A holistic, unique-to-you program fully supported in your home by a certified sleep expert.
Better sleep for your whole family, guaranteed. 207.200.5102 Postpartum & Overnight Care MAINEDOULAS.COM Family Sleep Training & Support
16 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Difficulties Breastfeeding? Painful latch, Gas, Reflux, Slow Weight Gain? Dr. Mike at Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry specializes in treating tongue and lip tied babies. A quick, bloodless, anesthesia free laser procedure may help your baby nurse better and prevent many long-term problems.
701 Us Rt 1, Suite 3 Phone: (207) 536-5835 Yarmouth, ME 04096 [email protected]
www.dirigoteeth.com
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 17 Empowered homebirth and breastfeeding support with a midwife and lactation consultant in the comfort of your home.
Services include: home birth midwifery care, lactation consultation, alternative inseminations, and well-body care. Tiffany Carter Skillings, CPM, IBCLC, RLC
40 Forest Falls Drive | Yarmouth, Maine 04096 | 207-517-0386 | www.tworiverslactation.com
18 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH CELEBRATING PREGNANCY BIRTH & PARENTING
Many families enjoy finding creative ways to mark the milestones of pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. Photography, body art, and blessing ceremonies are a few of the many ways to take a moment to acknowledge your changing roles, identity and relationships.
Birth Roots The Eye of Henna From Pregnancy through Parenting Henna Mehndi Body Art 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave & 101 State St, 207-761-0636 | Maine & New England Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.theeyeofhenna.com www.BirthRoots.org Are you expecting a child into your world? Why not mark this Celebrate the family in your life with a gift certificate to one of our amazing passage with a henna design to your wonderful grow classes. Call or email and we’ll help you find just the right one. belly with Mary Kearns, Mendhi artist for 13 years. Body Art Parties, Blessingways, and Bridal services by appointment. Ashley Langtry Photography Newborn and Family Photography Red Tent Midwifery 440-527-1966 | Mid-Coast Maine Serving Women in Sisterly Love [email protected] 207-329-4399 | New Gloucester ashleylangtry.com [email protected] www.redtentmidwifery.com Maine Doulas Holistic midwifery care and supportive birth services, including Jodi Phinney & Natalie Grammer placenta encapsulation, private childbirth preparation classes, 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA doula care, bellycasting, home birth, and waterbirth in southern, [email protected] central, and midcoast Maine. www.MaineDoulas.com When reflecting, we remember people who surrounded us in discovering who we are as parents. Give the essential gift of "The Birth Roots support through doula care, prenatally or postpartum. Gift experience is Certificates in any denomination delivered in an attractive, gift- worthy presentation. much more than Mariah Cropley Photography childbirth classes, Maternity, newborn & birth photography. 207-522-7880 | Greater Portland Area it is a context [email protected] and a container mariahcropleyphotography.com Capturing the real, raw, and authentic moments that matter. for the task of shedding an old lifestyle and Elusive Photography Maternity | Newborn | Baby identity and trying to 513-965-1264 | Serving Southern Maine figure out an unfamiliar [email protected] www.elusive.photography lifestyle and identity, with Specializing in new-family photography, we turn your life- defining moments into powerful, emotional heirlooms. We have a tiny person in tow..." full maternity and baby wardrobes, safety training for newborns, and an eco-friendly new baby program! www.BirthRoots.org
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 19 This smile says it a
M at e r n i t y | B i r t h | N e w b o r n | Fa m i ly www.elusive.photography
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The Birth Roots board of directors would like to thank Leah, Emily and Sarah for all of their hard work and dedication during our branching out year. We are also happy to welcome our newest team member, Julie!
Thank you for all you do for the Greater Portland Community. You create magic!
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 21 CHILD CARE
If you are planning on finding childcare in Maine for your 0-6 month old baby, it will often require many hours of your time, start looking now! Options range from one parent staying home full time or family pitching in to signing up on wait lists when you first try to get pregnant. For those in between there are a few places that list multiple options: www.myparentandfamily.com Magazine and www.cragislist.com will list people or centers that have openings. www.Care.com, nanny and doula agencies do most of the legwork for you with background checks and resumes and can then help organize taxes and withholding once you've found a match. www.Childcarechoices.me is a searchable database of licensed childcare providers and can help narrow your search by location or type.
Child Care Choices A program of MRTQ PDN Statewide Service [email protected] www.childcarechoices.me Maine has different child care options to meet the various needs of families. Choosing child care will be one of the most important decisions you will make. Maine has resources to help! East Coast Nannies A full service nanny agency 207-331-3400 | Greater Portland, Southern ME, NH www.eastcoastnannies.com Maine Childcare Group Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/386404211481570/ Portland Nannies Nanny Placement Agency 207-799-0200 | PO Box 2755, South Portland [email protected] www.portlandnannies.com In-Home Childcare Since 1985. Portland Nannies offers professional placement for in-home childcare providers, nannies, www.BirthRoots.org and babysitters throughout Maine.
22 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Choosing child care will be one of the most important decisions you will make. Maine has resources to help!
•Find the types of child care in Maine and resources to help you choose a program that’s right for your family •Quality for ME, Maine’s quality rating and improvement system • Child care licensing information •Resources for families, including information about child care subsidy
childcarechoices.me [email protected]
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 23 CHIROPRACTORS
Throughout a pregnancy, many mothers find that their body can change in surprising ways. A mother’s spine and pelvis undergo many changes and adaptations to compensate for a growing baby. Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy can improve nervous system function and spinal alignment and encourage greater health for mother and baby. Many babies respond well to Chiropractic techniques that help turn a breech or malpositioned baby, ease common pediatric complaints such as colic and ear infections, and provide general immune support.
Absolute Health Chiropractic Dr. Caitlin Morrisroe MS, DC, CCSP 207-699-2622 | One City Center, Portland [email protected] www.absolutehealthchiropractic.org The Chiropractic care for the whole family and through all stages of life. Certified in the Webster Technique to assist your body through Pregnancy a healthy pregnancy and birthing experience. Innate Family Chiropractic Class Dr. Rachel K. Fogarty Connect monthly to a whole new world of resources 207-775-7468 | 210 Western Ave, South Portland and community when you don't know where to start. [email protected] www.ifc4me.com Here at Innate Family Chiropractic we are passionate about The providing quality care to entire families ages 0-99. Dr. Rachel has advanced training in pediatrics and is Certified in the Webster Technique. We accept most major insurances. Newborn Jacobs Chiropractic Acupuncture Class Dr. Lou Jacobs, DC, CA CCP - Chiropractor 207-774-6251 | 138 St. John St, Portland Monthly classes in the first several weeks of www.drloujacobs.com parenting when there is so much to figure out. Dr. Lou Jacobs has been working with pregnant moms and children of in Maine for over 15 years. He is board certified by the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice in perinatal and pediatric chiropractic and is certified in the Webster Technique. Accupuncture is also provided by Dr. Lou. Q: How can I relieve nausea in Pinetree Family Chiropractic pregnancy? Johanna Hill DC A: Ginger is a favorite 207-846-9292 | 106 Lafayette St, Yarmouth remedy - tea, capsules, and [email protected] ginger root are some www.pinetreefamily.com common methods. Birth Pinetree Family Chiropractic provides experienced, specialized, Roots Pregnancy Class offers and loving perinatal care from fertility to postpartum and for more great ideas and tips for this common discomfort. pregnancies from uncomplicated to high risk. Dr. Hill also provides nurturing care for infants and children. Certifications in Pediatrics and Webster Technique.
24 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Has there ever been a time in your life more important than now? “Nobody loves you more than your children and your parents. Be healthy for each other.” - Dr. Lou Dr. Lou has been working with pregnant moms for nearly 17 years. He is board certified in perinatal and pediatric chiropractic care, as well as The Webster Technique. He works closely with moms, dads and soon to be siblings to empower all family members throughout the pregnancy and birthing process. Our perinatal chiropractic care is safe, strategic, comprehensive, and designed for your health and the health of your child. Our office is currently accepting moms during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum phases of their journey.
Lou Jacobs, DC, CACCP 138 St. John Street, Portland, ME 207-553-7776 drloujacobs.com **All major insurance accepted. Alternative payment methods available.
ChiropracticDr. Caitlin care Morrisroe for the whole MS, family DC, and CCSP through all stages of life. Certified in the Webster Technique to assist your body through a healthy pregnancy and birthing experience. 207.699.2622 Pre and post natal massage
First Floor, One City Center, Portland Treating the whole person, not just the pain www.absolutehealthchiropractic.org www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 25 PINETREE Family Chiropractic Maine’s premier chiropractic perinatal and pediatric practice
PINETREE Pinetree Family Chiropractic provides FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC experienced, specialized, and loving care P 207-846-9292 to women from fertility to postpartum and www.pinetreefamily.com beyond. Our nurturing, specialized care Lower Falls Landing also extends to infants, children, and 106 Lafayette St. high-risk pregnancies. Yarmouth, ME 04096
Dr. Johanna Hill Certified in Webster Technique and Chiropractic Pediatrics
www.pinetreefamily.com
26 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH 4-week Birth Class | The Baby Care Class The Breastfeeding Class | 4-week Newborn Class The Bridge Package
"A booty isn't just a fundraiser, it's flocks handing loved and cherished things onto the next flock. I just imagine that each item is imbued with best wishes and good mojo. The Birth Roots version of pixie dust" www.BirthRoots.org
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 27 CLASSES & GROUPS PRENATAL & CHILDBIRTH
Most of us do not have the benefit of seeing or participating in a labor and birth until it is our own. In generations past, seeing a cousin, sister, or aunt give birth, and helping care for her and her baby after, gave women a template for what to expect. Fathers are charting new territory with what it means to be a dad during pregnancy, birth and parenting. Prenatal classes fill in the gap in our understanding of how pregnancy, labor, and birth unfold and help to reorient our thinking for a new phase of life.
The Baby Care Class at Birth Roots Breastfeeding Basics at WIC from Pregnancy through Parenting The Opportunity Alliance 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland 207-553-5861 | 190 Lancaster St, Ste 310, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org www.theopportunityalliance.org This class provides you with a tool box for the first few months of Prenatal Breastfeeding class is a FREE drop-in class open to WIC parenting. We also touch on self-care, family care strategies and and non-WIC participants. Class is led by a lactation consultant community resources to help you put supports in place for the and peer counselors on the fourth Thursday of the month at 10am. whirlwind first trimester of parenting. Translation available upon request, please call 72 hours in advance. The Birth Classes at Birth Roots The Breastfeeding Class at Birth Roots From Pregnancy through Parenting From Pregnancy through Parenting 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org www.BirthRoots.org Options for an evening series, weekend Series, and intensive Options | This class provides you with the basics of how your body works rooted in Birthing From Within or Lamaze and what your baby needs in early feedings. You’ll leave with an Ancient wisdom and modern practices come together in this understanding of what to expect and how to recognize and avoid dynamic approach to childbirth education. Build confidence and common challenges. We share additional resources and briefly fain an understanding of how to work with your body and the discuss some of the tools of early feedings such as breast pumps, process of labor and birth. This is a lively, introspection-based class using bottles, and bottle-feeding approaches. where individuals and couples learn to process the information they are hearing and see if/how/where It applies in your unique HypnoBirthing Classes experience. Natalie Grammer, HBCE, HCHD 207-200-5102 | Southern ME The Birthplace at Mercy [email protected] Northern Light Mercy Hospital www.MaineDoulas.com 207-553-6363 | 175 Fore River Pkwy, Portland This is a comprehensive childbirth class, preparing you to birth with MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing calm confidence. Through our sessions, you will master a range of Multiple classes to assist in preparation for your new addition, relaxation and breathing techniques to labor and birth comfortably. including: Birth Journey, Breastfeeding, CPR, Daddy Boot Camp, Partners are welcomed as active participants, learning essential and Sibling classes. support skills.
28 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH MMC Boot Camp for New Dads Preparing for Pregnancy Group at Birth 207-662-6132 | Portland Roots mmc.org/childbirth-education 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland Join trained faciliatators from Boys to Men of Maine for a three-hour [email protected] workshop. Become more comfortable with your new role as a dad www.BirthRoots.org by learning important basic skills about caring for an infant and supporting your partner. Maternal Health Alliance You Are Not Alone MMC Childbirth Education & Parenting Southern ME and Online Birth preparation and parenting classes by certified staff. [email protected] 207-662-6132 | Portland www.MHAme.org [email protected] The Maternal Health Alliance of Maine is a network for mothers mmc.org/childbirth-education suffering from perinatal mood disorders, like postpartum Classes include: Prenatal Yoga, Childbirth Education, Cesarean Birth, depression or anxiety. We offer empathy support groups and Breastfeeding, Baby Basics, Infant CPR, Expecting Multiples, Baby education via our website. Please see www.MHAme.org for more Sleep, Grandparents, Siblings, New Dads, free tours of the Family information. Birth Center, and more. Ritual Art of Wellness MMC Prenatal Yoga Practical magic for intentional living 207-622-6132 | Portland 207-907-9913 | 4 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth mmc.org/childbirth-education [email protected] Join us for 3 weeks of gentle postures and breath work that will www.ritualartofwellness.com enhance energy and ease in your pregnancy, promote relaxation, and Honor life’s transitions - big and small - with intention filled cultivate calm and confidence in preparation for childbirth. practice. Ritual offers holistic movement, education, counseling, Parenting from the Same Page and support during your journey across life’s biggest thresholds. A Gottman Institute Class at Birth Roots 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland Safe Kids Maine [email protected] Car Seat Inspection Stations www.BirthRoots.org 207-899-9461 | Statewide Strengthen your partnership before your baby arrives! This introduction to the dynamic Bringing Baby Home series from the Gottman Institute gives you the tools and practice to maintain a loving relationship with your partner while effectively co-parenting your child. The Pregnancy Class at Birth Roots Free monthly class for first and second trimester families 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org Early pregnancy is filled with questions, our Pregnancy Class introduces you to a whole new world of resources where you can find the answers that make sense to your growing family. Facilitated by doulas, this relaxed class will start to settle the “what you don’t know you don’t know” jitters.
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Baby R oots at Birth Roots
Community Supported Parenting heads outdoors with nature-based play for families with babies and toddlers up to 36 months. 30 31 CLASSES & GROUPS POSTNATAL & PARENTHOOD Developing connections with other parents and discovering community resources are both key ways to build confidence as a new parent. Hearing new ideas and perspectives can keep your parenting battery charged. The first years of parenting require us to build new skills and rethink many of our assumptions about what parenting would be. You don’t have to do it alone - join a group, make connections, find a Flock.
Baby Roots Outdoor Classroom Gottman Institute Classes at Birth Roots at Birth Roots for toddlers under 3 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org www.BirthRoots.org One of the few locations in New England were in-person Gottman Centered around our Baby Roots Nature Camps for parents and Institute classes can be found. This research-based approach is their under 3 year olds, Birth Roots is bringing nature-based loaded with practical tools that can be learned before or after your programming to the youngest among us. baby arrives.
The Birthplace at Mercy Hand in Hand Parenting Classes at Birth Northern Light Mercy Hospital Roots 207-553-6363 | 175 Fore River Pkwy, Portland 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland MaineMadeUs.com/MercyBirthing [email protected] Breastfeeding support group (Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm), a www.BirthRoots.org free drop in support group for new parents. One of the few locations in New England were in-person Hand in Hand Parenting classes can be found. This approach uses 5 The Baby Sleep Geek simple, connection-based tools to prevent and work with off-track Certified Sleep Consultant behaviors, upsets and tantrums. Serving Maine parents of newborns through big kids 207-650-9688 Heartfelt School Waldorf Inspired Early Childhood [email protected] 207-838-1990 | 156 High St, Portland TheBabySleepGeek.com Building confidence in parents’ ability to meet their child’s sleep [email protected] needs with empathy, respect, and resolve. Offering private www.heartfeltschool.com consults, customized sleep plans, and group classes to address Preschool/Kindergarten, Parent-Child Classes, Parent-Teacher bedtime battles, night wakings, and napping problems. Certified Education. We are a community-based school and education center Sleep Consultant and Lactation Counselor. rooted in a holistic understanding of the nature of the young child.
Breastfeeding Support Group Li’l Siblings Class at Birth Roots The Opportunity Alliance 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland 207-553-5861 | 190 Lancaster St, Ste 310, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org www.theopportunityalliance.org FREE weekly breastfeeding support group open to both WIC and Little Music Maker non-WIC participants on Tuesdays from 1pm-2pm and Fridays from Baby/Toddler Music Classes 10:30am to 11:30am. Friday class led in French. Tuesday in English. 207-766-1611 | Portland, Westbrook, Cumberland Translation available upon request, please call 72 hours in advance. www.LittleMusicMaker.org
32 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Love Lab Studio MMC Mothering Circle Conscious all natural creativity for children + MaineHealth Learning Resource Center community 207-662-6132 | 5 Bucknam Rd. Ste. 1A, Falmouth 207-332-5790 | 26A Brackett St, Portland [email protected] mmc.org/childbirth-education Sarah MacLaughlin Parent Coaching Come together to share the story of your parenting journey and Reduce stress. Enjoy your kids more! receive support, guidance, and inspiration. This group is flexible to 207-766-1970 address your own needs, concerns, and wishes. FREE, drop-in. [email protected] www.sarahmaclaughlin.com Mom to Mom of Maine Sarah is a compassion coach, play promoter + warrior for kindness. Mothers helping mothers Child behavior decoder + family supporter who can help you have a PO Box 1761, Portland more peaceful family life. [email protected] www.MomtoMomofME.org Maine Coast Waldorf School An organization of diverse mothers devoted to helping each Early Childhood through Grade 12 other and the community by sharing support, knowledge, fun, 207-865-3900 | 57 Desert Rd, Freeport and volunteerism. We strive to help mothers maintain their [email protected] individuality, creativity, confidence, and emotional health. Find us www.MaineCoastWaldorf.org on Facebook! Community and support for young families. Fun & inspiring Parent- Infant, Parent-Toddler Classes: Learn ways to meet your child’s needs The Newborn Buds & Sprouts Classes at throughout developmental stages and ideas for creating a home life Birth Roots that supports healthy and joyful growth. from Pregnancy through Parenting 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland Maine Forest Playgroup [email protected] Greater Portland www.BirthRoots.org www.forestplaygroup.org Meet other new parents, learn and practice new skills, and get your bearings in early parenting. This refreshing, relaxed and very baby- Maternal Health Alliance friendly class is just the support a person needs as they navigate You Are Not Alone early parenting, your changing relationships and growing instincts. Southern ME and Online [email protected] Parenting from the Same Page www.MHAme.org A Gottman Institute Class at Birth Roots The Maternal Health Alliance of Maine is a network for mothers 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland suffering from perinatal mood disorders, like postpartum depression [email protected] or anxiety. We offer empathy support groups and education via our www.BirthRoots.org website. Please see www.MHAme.org for more information. This introduction to the dynamic Bringing Baby Home series from the Gottman Institute gives you the tools and practice to maintain a MMC Breastfeeding Support Group loving relationship with your partner while effectively co-parenting MaineHealth Learning Resource Center your child. Come and spend some time with us in a relaxed 207-662-6132 | 100 Campus Dr., 100W, Scarborough and supportive environment and learn important tools for your [email protected] transition to parenthood. mmc.org/childbirth-education Meet other breastfeeding mothers in your community, share The Toddler Parenting Class at Birth experiences, and receive postpartum and newborn care information Roots and support. A Lactation Consultant is available to answer your 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland questions, provide guidance, and perform infant weight checks. [email protected] FREE, drop-in. www.BirthRoots.org Toddlers are passionate people. Come learn simple strategies for building cooperation, connection and more fun into daily life with a little person. Learn about where these big feelings (theirs and ours!) come from and how you can work with them.
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 33 Reduce stress...... and enjoy your kids more!
Classes and individual help for parents around whatever feels challenging.
Li'l Siblings Class [email protected]@yahoo.com For second+ timers. A place to come www.sarahmaclaughlin.comwww.sarahmaclaughlin.com with your youngest and figure out
new family dynamics. is book is like a ashlight: “ it helps you see just how your “ words sound to a child, and shows you ways to say things better. –Martha Sears, co-author with Dr. Bill Sears of books in the popular Sears Parenting Library
34 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH FAMILY PROGRAMS
Parents and caregivers of children under three have one of the most important jobs in the world. In our Parent & Infant and Parent & Toddler classes, we ex- plore parenting challenges and share ideas about how to create a home-life that supports healthy, joyful growth.
Founded in 1984, Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport serves some 285 students from early childhood through high school.
For more inFormation and to register:
Visit MaineCoastWaldorf.org or call us at 207.865.3900 ext.151
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Becoming a parent is one of life’s most profound transitions. A therapist, counselor, or coach can help you to make sense of your changing world and relationships, access new skills and resources and build a circle of support. Reach out - you are not alone.
Martha J. Barry Ph.D. Lillian Harris Counseling, PLLC Mindful Support Through Perinatal Changes Lillian Harris, LCPC-C 207-774-6065 | Middle St, Old Port, Portland 207-619-3563 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Ste 3, Yarmouth [email protected] [email protected] www.drmarthabarry.com, www.postpartum.net www.lillianharriscounseling.com Psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health and women’s Providing creative and supportive mental health counseling to health and wellness. Prenatal and postpartum consultations, parents going through the joys and challenges of building a family. prevention counseling, and support. Holistic mind-body approach Offering sliding fee scale and accepting some insurances. See for pregnant women and new mothers, their partners and website for more information. families, group training and education. Major insurances accepted. Integral Wellness Psychiatry The Center for Grieving Children Dr. Katherine Kessler D.O. 207-775-5216 | Portland Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry Fellowship trained in Women’s Mental Health Community Counseling Center 207-536-8511 | 22 Free St, Portland 207-874-1043 | 43 Baxter Blvd, Portland [email protected] www.kesslerintegralwellness.com Crisis Services/24 Hour Help Offering holistic adult mental health services with specialty in 207-774-HELP (4357) | Cumberland County perinatal (pre and post partum) psychiatry, infertility, menopause, and integrative treatments. Therapy, medication management, Jenna Daly, LCSW, PMH-C mindfulness, and integrative medicine approaches available. Grounded Parent 207-807-0810 | So Portland & Cape Elizabeth Maine Maternal [email protected] Mallory Zwerdling, LCPCc, NCC www.jennadalylcsw.com 207-479-7841 | Cumberland County With a focus on authenticity & purpose, we will work together [email protected] to make meaning of life’s stresses – pregnancy, birth, parenting, www.MaineMaternal.com trauma & loss - to ease the uncertainty and frustrations that come Therapy for women dealing with all aspects of reproductive with these significant transitions. An LGBTQi-affirming provider. emotional health and wellbeing including: prenatal and postpartum issues, infertility, abortion, adoption, miscarriage, Julia Gersen Counseling menopause, parenting ,and relationship stressors. Online, Counseling for life’s “oh $@*#” moments telephone, and in-person sessions available. 207-994-8575 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth [email protected] Maternal Health Alliance www.juliagersen.com You Are Not Alone Fertility challenges can be painful, confusing, and isolating. You Southern ME and Online feel up one day and down the next. And waiting. So much waiting. [email protected] Relationships may suffer, including with yourself. You deserve the www.MHAme.org support, you don’t need to walk this path alone. The Maternal Health Alliance of Maine is a network for mothers suffering from perinatal mood disorders, like postpartum depression or anxiety. We offer empathy support groups and education via our website. Please see www.MHAme.org for info.
36 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Dr. Quynn Morehouse Nate Woodin, LMFT, RPT 207-400-5876 | Cape Elizabeth Individual & family therapy for children, teens, & adults www.drquynnmorehouse.com 207-956-1156 | 44 Oak St, Portland [email protected] Nurture Counseling Felicity Colangelo, MSW, LCSW 207-358-0802 | Portland, ME [email protected] www.thenurturedyou.com I love supporting women as they navigate through the challenges associated with pregnancy and early parenting. I am trained in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and provide a nurturing therapeutic environment. Please see my website for more info!
Barbara Peisner, LCSW ClearWater Psychotherapy 207-772-2202 | 96 India St, Portland [email protected] www.clearwaterpsychotherapy.com Offering counseling for pregnancy and postpartum depression and Birth Roots is your local anxiety, stress management, individual and couples issues related to Hand in Hand Parenting adjustment to parenthood, habit disorders, bereavement, and other issues. Multiple modalities, including CBT and hypnosis are available. resource for classes and groups Short-term or long-term work. Most insurances accepted. to support your growth and development as a parent. Postpartum Support International PSI Maine Emotional support for parents www.birthroots.org 1-800-944-4773 help line | Statewide [email protected] www.postpartum.net Many parents struggle during pregnancy and postpartum. We provide direct peer support to families, train professionals, and provide a bridge to connect them. You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will feel better. Ritual Art of Wellness Practical magic for intentional living 207-907-9913 | 4 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth [email protected] www.ritualartofwellness.com Honor life’s transitions - big and small - with intention filled practice. Ritual offers holistic movement, education, counseling, and support during your journey across life’s biggest thresholds. Becca Reed Smith, LCSW Trauma Therapist & Mindset Coach 207-619-2502 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Ste 3, Yarmouth [email protected] www.beccareedsmith.com Through a special blend of brain science and soulful guidance, I support women in feeling safe, confident, and empowered through all transitions and experiences of adult life. Visit my website or follow me on Facebook/Instagram @beccareedsmith to learn more.
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LIFE CHANGES - NEED HELP? Quick Reference Numbers 2-1-1 toll-free Maine Temporary Assistance One number, Thousands of services Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) www.211maine.org | 2-1-1 www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi | 800-442-6003 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember number that connects people Maine TANF is financial assistance to keep children in their who want to give help or get help with a full range of health homes while the family is temporarily unable to support and human services in their community. themselves. Maine Housing Search WIC Nutrition Program Nutrition Program for Maine Families 800-437-9300 Find Your New Home 877-428-8844 www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/health-equity/wic/ www.mainehousingsearch.org Wic seeks to serve all Maine families with free nutrition advice, This is a free online rental listing service that links people tips for staying healthy, and resources for growing families. who need housing with the housing they need. Emergency Shelters Opportunity Alliance All Counties Listed - Dial 2-1-1 FMI Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future www.mainehousing.org/programs-services/ www.opportunityalliance.org | 877-429-6884 homeless/emergency-shelters Family and community supports, children and youth mental health, adult mental health, early childhood education, 207-774-HELP 207-774-4357 community initiatives, housing and energy, crisis response, Iimmediate access to advocacy, crisis/supportive counseling, community action program. problem solving, crisis intervention, suicide prevention/ intervention and psychiatric services to adults and children.
38 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION KNOW THE SIGNS AND GET HELP EARLY!
Baby Blues Signs and symptoms of the baby blues - which last only a few days or weeks - may include: • Mood swings • Irritability • Anxiety • Crying • Sadness • Trouble sleeping • Decreased concentration
Postpartum Depression Postpartum depression can come suddenly anytime in the 1st year. It may appear to be the baby blues at first — but if the signs and symptoms are more intense and longer lasting, eventually interfering with your ability to care for your baby and handle other daily tasks. Signs and symptoms of postpartum depression may include: • Loss of appetite • Feelings of shame, guilt or inadequacy • Insomnia • Severe mood swings • Intense irritability and anger • Difficulty bonding with the baby • Overwhelming fatigue • Withdrawal from family and friends • Loss of interest in sex • Thoughts of harming yourself or the baby • Lack of joy in life ~www.webmd.com
What you can do • Call your doctor or midwife and/or a mental health professional, 911 or 774-HELP in an emergency. • Get out for walks, visit with friends, or come Birth Roots for a Newborn Buds class or other support groups listed in the Postnatal Support section of the guide. • Outsource whatever you can. Get extra help around the house from friends, family or a postpartum doula. • Eat well and consider nutritional supplementation and any medications suggested by your care provider. Prescription medications aren’t always needed for mild depression but when they are, most are completely safe to take while nursing and are taken for a relatively short period of time to help you get back to a stable place where you can take over again. • Sleep is far more important than household chores or errands. Take naps when you can. Consider using ear plugs and an eye mask to help. • Find a mental health provider you can talk to and a friend who will check up on you regularly.
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The process of labor and birth is a complex collaboration of mind and body. A doula’s role is varied and unique to each family and each labor. Both parents report that their doula served them in ways they never could have imagined. Doulas bring the calm as an experienced guide for what could otherwise be an overwhelming experience. The following are steps to take to meet and hire a doula. • Find a few names via the options below or call our office. • Call or email your choices with your basic information to see if they are available for your due date and work where you are birthing. • Make appointments to meet face to face. Or visit a local doula gathering. • Select the doula that you and your birth partner are most comfortable with. If you liked more than one, sometimes your second choice can be your backup doula if the two doulas have a working relationship. • Meet with your doula one or more times until you are both confident that there is an understanding of your preferences and expectations.
BirthAlliance Rebecca Goodwin, LMT/ Doula Breathe Deeply Doula Melissa Tomback, CD (DONA) 207-318-8272 | 106 Lafayette St, Ste 3A, Yarmouth 617-308-7788 | Greater Portland, will travel 1.5h [email protected] [email protected] www.birthalliancedoula.com 18 years of service maintaining the tradition of women caring for www.facebook.com/breathedeeplydoula Birthing should be joyous. Drawing on my experience as a doula birthing mothers. Supporting High Risk, Natural Deliveries, VBAC, and my own home and hospital births, I will empower you to and Postpartum care. Specializing in Prenatal and Postpartum trust your instincts and enable your pregnancy and birth to unfold Massage. Now offering Spinning Babies. naturally. I’ll be by your side whatever birth choices you make. Birthwise Midwifery Service Community Doula Birth Program The Birth House - Holistic Midwifery Care Empowering families to confidently embark on their 207-647-5968 x 108 | 28 South High St, Bridgton journey. [email protected] 207-332-1570 | Central & Southern Maine www.birthhousemaine.com [email protected] We are a freestanding birth center and community clinic, www.communitydoulas.org providing affordable client-centered care to families of Our mission is to improve overall birth outcomes by providing southwestern ME and the Mount Washington Valley region of evidence-based education, continuous professional labor support, NH. Services include home birth and birth center birth, lactation and community connections to growing families in Central & support, doula care, childbirth preparation, and well body care. Southern Maine. We work on a sliding scale and no one is turned Breathe / Christine Angel away, regardless of ability to pay. The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy Fiddlehead Doula Collective 207-749-6807 | 640 Brighton Ave, Portland Birth & Postpartum Support [email protected] 207-279-0864 | Portland www.facebook.com/ [email protected] christineangelarvigotherapy www.fiddleheaddoulas.com Christine is a polarity practitioner and a doula. She has attended Dedicated to meeting your family’s unique needs during births since she was 18 years old. Christine also became an Arvigo pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We support each birthing Self Care Teacher in 2015. She offers The Arvigo Techniques of person’s ability to make informed choices knowing every Maya Abdominal Therapy Self Care workshops for anyone just individual has the intuitive knowledge of what is best for them wanting to indulge themselves in a beautiful self exploration of and their family. how their body works and how to care for themselves.
40 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Find and Meet Doulas Red Tent Midwifery www.doulamatch.com Serving Women in Sisterly Love www. facebook.com/GreaterPortlandDoulas 207-329-4399 | New Gloucester [email protected] Maine Doulas www.redtentmidwifery.com Jodi Phinney & Natalie Grammer Holistic midwifery care and supportive birth services, including 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA placenta encapsulation, private childbirth preparation classes, [email protected] doula care, bellycasting, home birth, and waterbirth in southern, www.MaineDoulas.com central, and midcoast Maine. Families and care providers are recognizing the significant benefit of doula care. At Maine Doulas, we are experienced at making Sunshine Doula & Massage Services your pregnancy more balanced, your birth more satisfying and Perinatal Support your postpartum time more confident. Contact us to schedule your Sue (Sunshine) Jelly complimentary consult. 207-409-9155 | Portland and beyond Portland Doula Collaborative Full Spectrum Doula Support Q: What can be done to relieve 1-855-doula-20 "back labor"? Serving Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts A: Counter-pressure on the sacrum is a very effective [email protected] technique. Birth Roots www.portlanddoulacollaborative.com Childbirth Education Professional full spectrum doula services offered with flexible classes specialize in payment options and advanced level care practitioners. We serve equipping partners with families in the New England area with loving patience, informed hands on skills like these. advocacy, and full spectrum support services. Please visit us on Facebook or call today.
BreatheBreathe Deeply DOULADOULA prenatal,prenatal, labor labor & & postpartumpostpartum supportsupport
“During labor, she was fantastic! She provided incredible support and played such a vital role in the delivery room. Her approach was gentle and caring... My husband appreciated her presence... I couldn’t imagine going through labor without her.” -E.P.
Melissa Tomback, CD (DONA) Serving Greater Portland at home and in hospitals mobile: (617) 308-7788 • [email protected]• www.facebook.com/breathedeeplydoula
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Specializing in Prenatal and Postpartum Massage Treatments
Rebecca Goodwin, LMT/DOULA www.birthalliancedoula.com 207-318-8272 Yarmouth, ME
42 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Celebrating your family.
Maternity Concierge 207.200.5102 Postpartum & Overnight Care MAINEDOULAS.COM In-home Placenta Services Postpartum Planning Consults Birthing From Within 4 class series with Leah Deragon
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 43 DOULA | POSTNATAL CARE & IN-HOME SUPPORT
The realities of bringing home a baby are rarely what we imagined they would be during pregnancy. Compared to other cultures and countries, the US offers shockingly little support for new families. One way families have softened this reality is to hire a postpartum doula who brings her extra pair of hands and clear thinking to problem solving, meeting needs and keeping above water during this intense phase of parenting. Many new parents swear that a postpartum doula meant the difference between surviving and thriving as a new family.
Fiddlehead Doula Collective Maine Doulas Birth & Postpartum Support Maine’s First Choice in Doula Care 207-279-0864 | Portland 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA [email protected] [email protected] www.fiddleheaddoulas.com www.MaineDoulas.com Dedicated to meeting your family’s unique needs during Families and care providers are recognizing the significant benefit pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We support each birthing of doula care. At Maine Doulas, we are experienced at making person’s ability to make informed choices knowing every your pregnancy more balanced, your birth more satisfying and individual has the intuitive knowledge of what is best for them your postpartum time more confident. Contact us to schedule your complimentary consult. Overnight Care Available. and their family. HELD Portland Doula Collaborative Postpartum Care Guided by Full Spectrum Doula Support Deeply Nourishing Whole Food 1-855-doula-20 802-249-1599 | Serving Damariscotta to Portland Serving Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts [email protected] [email protected] www.heldpostpartum.com www.portlanddoulacollaborative.com Professional full spectrum doula services offered with flexible Postpartum Care Guided by Deeply Nourishing Whole Food. payment options and advanced level care practitioners. We serve Muriel provides a comprehensive Postpartum Pantry, which families in the New England area with loving patience, informed includes options for meals, snacks, broths, and herbal teas. advocacy, and full spectrum support services. Please visit us on Facebook or call today.
Find and Meet Doulas Sunshine Doula & Massage Services www.doulamatch.com Perinatal Support www. facebook.com/GreaterPortlandDoulas Sue (Sunshine) Jelly 207-409-9155 | Portland and beyond Creating a Postpartum Plan There's one sure thing about postpartum - there are just some things you won't really be able to know until you're there. But that doesn't mean you can't make some plans to help things go smoothly. Postpartum Doulas, Birth Roots Classes, Support Groups, and many resources here in this book can all help to prevent feeling blindsided by the intensity of the first few months. Some areas to consider... physical recovery and healing | mental health | sleep support | getting fed Finding Your Flock | recalibrating to a new normal | family leave | childcare www.birthroots.org
44 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH The expertise and care you need to be your best self.
Postpartum & Overnight Care 207.200.5102 from 4 to 24 hours a day MAINEDOULAS.COM In-home Placenta Services Postpartum Planning Consults
Parenting From the Same Page
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 45 EXERCISE, YOGA & FITNESS Meeting the needs of an ever changing body, mind and spirit throughout pregnancy and postpartum is a frequent topic at Birth Roots. This phase of parenting brings new opportunities and challenges to addressing needs of self-care and wellness.
Arcana Healing Arts Float Harder Healing Arts. Local Craft. Soulful Yoga. Relaxation Center 207-773-7801 | 81 Market St, Old Port, Portland 207-400-5187 | 500 Washington Ave, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.arcanamaine.com www.floatharder.com Pre & Post-natal Massage, Reiki, Astrological Readings, Experience weightless relaxation as you float effortlessly in Reflexology, Herbs, Women’s Workshops, Yoga & More one of our 4 float tanks. You will be fully supported by over 1,000 pounds of epsom salt dissolved in skin temperature Breathing Room water to help your body find its natural alignment and Yoga and Movement Studio peaceful rest. 207-808-1081 | 864 Broadway, South Portland [email protected] Jade Integrated Health www.breathingroomme.com 207-773-5778 | 207-844-8280 Breathing Room is a community yoga sanctuary, a place where 1023 Washington Ave, Portland | 12 Windorf Circle, you feel at home the moment you step inside. We offer a positive, Brunswick creative, compassionate experience with a variety of classes [email protected] including pre/postnatal, kids yoga and lactation, and doula events. www.JadeIntegratedHealth.com Lovely atmosphere integrating physical therapy, acupuncture, Crossfit Beacon yoga, Chinese Herbology, and massage for wellness in Get Fit and Have Fun pregnancy and post-partum. Drop in prenatal and mom/baby 207-619-2322 | 341 Marginal Way, Portland yoga and fitness classes. Postnatal home visits. Insurance [email protected] accepted. Free 30 minute consultations! www.crossfitbeacon.com/postpartum-fitness Crossfit Beacon is now offering a class just for postpartum Maine Medical Center Prenatal Yoga mommas! Lead by two of our very own BirthFit Coaches, you 207-622-6132 | Portland will learn breathing techniques, core stabilization exercises, mmc.org/childbirth-education strategies to help you get back to your pre-pregnancy workout Join us for 3 weeks of gentle postures and breath work that routine and so much more. will enhance energy and ease in your pregnancy, promote relaxation, and cultivate calm and confidence in preparation The Daily Sweat for childbirth. Yoga + Barre 207-569-0999 | 65 Portland Rd, Kennebunk Portland Playgrounds [email protected] www.portlandmaine.gov/726/Playgrounds thedailysweatkennebunk.com A yoga and barre studio focused on helping individuals and Portland Trails families find health, wellness and community. We offer mom www.trails.org + me classes and prenatal classes and can teach you how to modify every class on our schedule to help you through pregnancy.
46 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Ritual Art of Wellness Practical magic for intentional living 207-907-9913 | 4 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth at [email protected] www.ritualartofwellness.com Yoga Honor life’s transitions - big and small - with intention filled practice. Ritual offers holistic movement, education, counseling, and support during your journey across life’s biggest thresholds. Rosemont Wellness Center Prenatal Yoga, Little Yogis, and more 207-352-5004 | 619 Brighton Ave, #101, Portland [email protected] www.rosemontwellness.com Rosemont Wellness Center offers prenatal yoga, monthly Little Yogis, Mindful Flow as well as Mindful Flow, Restorative, and Yin Yoga. We also house a range of independent health practices and host workshops and Restorative events. Learn more on our website. Yin Yoga Prenatal Yoga Triple Jump Fitness Family Fit Boot Camp & Tumble Tikes Gymnastics Little Yogis Family 207-253-5244 | 275 B Marginal Way, Portland www.triplejumpfitness.com With easy parking at 619 Brighton Ave. Portland rosemontwellness.com/yoga Find Your Flock
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 47 48 49 FAMILY FRIENDLY BUSINESSES & GATHERING SITES Birth Roots defines a Flock as a group of parents with children around the same age who connect regularly for support, encouragement and socializing. Getting together builds feelings of connectedness and reduces isolation. Families and Flocks have told us that the businesses listed here are welcoming and family friendly. Also included in this section are businesses that provide services new parents find particularly helpful. If you don’t see your favorite in this section, please let us know or ask the business to contact Birth Roots.
Benchmark Real Estate Friends School of Portland 207-775-0248 | Greater Portland A culture of joyful learning [email protected] 207-781-6321 | Route One, Cumberland www.BenchmarkMaine.com [email protected] The highest level of service, an exceptional experience, and www.friendsschoolofportland.org outstanding results. Our team of local market experts provide A Quaker school for preschool-grade 8. Cooperative, hands-on concierge-level service from the first interaction to long after learning in a close community with an emphasis on simplicity, closing. If you’re buying, selling, investing, or developing in service, integrity, stewardship, and peaceful resolution of conflict. Greater Portland, work with the best. Preschool and Kindergarten spend at least an hour in our woods each day. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Play. Imagine. Act. Green Clean Maine 207-828-1234 | 142 Free St, Portland Home Cleaning Services [email protected] 207-221-6600 | Serving Greater Portland www.kitetails.org [email protected] The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine exists to inspire www.greencleanmaine.com discovery and imagination through exploration and play. It Our hard working, friendly cleaning teams and solo cleaners offers a broad and diverse array of educational and cultural provide non-toxic, earth friendly home cleaning services using enrichment opportunities for children ages 0-10 and the adults our own super-effective handmade formulas. We scrub, dust, and who accompany them. sparkle the homes of hundreds of families in Greater Portland. We’re here to help! The Cloth Option Working to end diaper need Ashley Langtry Photography 413-455-0865 | Holyoke, MA Newborn and Family Photography [email protected] 440-527-1966 | Mid-Coast Maine www.theclothoption.org [email protected] www.ashleylangtry.com CornerStone Building & Restoration I am Ashley, a photographer based in Portland, Maine. I specialize 207-775-9095 | Southern Maine in capturing timeless, organic images for newborns,and families. [email protected] I serve the entire Midcoast region. My most popular (and favorite) www.CornerStoneBR.com session is my Fresh 48. I believe your memories are a story worth From ground-up construction of high-tech commercial spaces and telling. modern condos, to full scale historic restorations and design of the finest residential buildings, we provide unparalleled service and results.
50 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Little Monsters Ball & Little Gnomes The Rathband Company Winter Garden Keller Williams Realty Community Supported Parenting Events 207-332-1513 | Greater Portland 207-772-4784 | Hosted by Birth Roots at the Irish [email protected] Heritage Center www.Rathband.com [email protected] The Rathband Company has been providing local real estate www.BirthRoots.org expertise in the Greater Portland region for over 10 years. We’ll help Join Birth Roots for a Waldorf, Montessori, Reggio, RIE inspired guide you home. festival of spring and wee folk! Designed for the youngest among us and their parents and grandparents. The intention is to create School Around Us an event that specifically supports and acknowledges the unique 207-967-3143 | 281 Log Cabin Rd, Arundel developmental window of crawling and newly toddling babies, [email protected] and newly established parents. www.schoolaroundus.org School Around Us is a democratic school that has been providing The New Parent Nest holistic education for children ages 5-14 since 1970. We offer an from Pregnancy through Parenting authentic, nurturing learning environment with mixed age groups, 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland free play, nature-based, and child-centered learning. [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org The SunriseGuide Come play! Get rooted in community and connected to fresh Healthy, local & green resources that can help you thrive in parenting. Birth Roots’ 207-221-3450 | PO Box 163, Westbrook Community Supported Parenting approach supports you as you www.thesunriseguide.com experiment and define your own unique style. We are a comfy www.thesunriseguide.com place to find support instead of judgment and ideas instead of Annual resource guide and coupon book for healthy & sustainable advice. living in Maine. Great offers for kids/family, health/wellness, dining, shopping, and more! Parent & Family Magazine Free Magazine for Families 207-251-2840 | Cumberland & York County Family Events with Birth Roots [email protected] www.myparentandfamily.com For over 20 years, we have been Maine’s trusted source for information from nutrition to discipline and everything in between. We are available at over 250 locations throughout Cumberland and York County including Shaw’s Supermarkets, libraries, and family friendly businesses.
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54 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Toddler Parenting
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 55 INFERTILITY & LOSS When you are the 1 in 8 couples struggling with infertility, the trying-to-conceive cycle can feel like a hamster wheel of hope and despair. When yours is the 1 in 4 pregnancies that ends in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, that hamster wheel goes off the rails. The numbers are illuminating; infertility and loss go hand in hand and are painfully common. It’s very likely that you already know several people who have been affected, even if they have never shared their stories with you. These particular types of grief are still taboo subjects in our culture. When it happens to us, even our most well-intentioned friends and family might not know what to say, and we might be uncomfortable bringing it up. If our traumas are not honored by others, then isolation compounds the hurt we feel. But here’s the thing: we are not alone. Our awful club is bigger than we realize, and there is support for us, from us. The resources listed here will connect you with others who have experienced the heartache you are enduring. Take heart. Get help. You will get through this. - Jessica Thomas, Ballast & Buoy
The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Bella Vita Counseling Abdominal Therapy Navigating Life & Loss Hannah Neumann 207-619-3424 | 251 Woodford St, Portland 502-592-3113 | 619 Brighton Ave, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.bellavitamaine.com www.rosemontwellness.com Working with women and couples dealing with the many Hannah practices Arvigo Therapy with advance training in challenges and transitions that come with having a family. supporting women through preconception, pregnancy, and Experiences with infertility, adoption, abortion, pregnancy loss, postpartum care. Founded on the ancient Maya technique of perinatal and postpartum mood issues, and the transition to abdominal massage, this technique is performed through gentle parenthood are some areas for which clients seek my support. external massage of the abdomen, low back, and sacrum. Breathe / Christine Angel Anne Belden Coaching & Consulting The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy Fertility, Adoption & Parenting 207-749-6807 | 640 Brighton Ave, Portland 207-233-5939 | Portland Office & Skype [email protected] [email protected] www.facebook.com/ www.annebelden.com christineangelarvigotherapy I work with women and couples of all kinds struggling to Christine is a polarity practitioner and a doula. She has attended conceive, adopt, and adjust to new parenthood. My services births since she was 18 years old. Christine also became an Arvigo include working 1-1, workshops & fertility, pregnancy, and loss. Self Care Teacher in 2015. She offers The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® Self Care workshops for anyone just wanting to indulge themselves in a beautiful self exploration of how their body works and how to care for themselves.
56 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Jenna Daly, LCSW, PMH-C Heart to Heart Grounded Parent Peer Support for Pregnancy Loss 207-807-0810 | So Portland & Cape Elizabeth 207- 286-7025 [email protected] 4th Wednesdays in Portland www.jennadalylcsw.com [email protected] With a focus on authenticity & purpose, we will work together www.ballastandbuoy.com/pregnancy-and- to make meaning of life’s stresses – pregnancy, birth, parenting, infant-loss trauma & loss - to ease the uncertainty and frustrations that come Our meetings are free and open to babylost parents of all ages, with these significant transitions. An LGBTQi-affirming provider. backgrounds, religions, and circumstances. Using the GPS Group Peer Support™ model, we hold a safe space for you to share and Emily Dziedzic connect with other parents. Grief Support Specialist 207-536-8546 | 110 Auburn St Portland Maine Maternal [email protected] Mallory Zwerdling, LCPCc, NCC www.emilydziedzic.com 207-479-7841 | Cumberland County Grief Support Specialist and Craniosacral Therapist - offering [email protected] skilled support for women who have experienced a significant loss. www.MaineMaternal.com Through our work together you’ll find clarity, inner strength, and Therapy for women dealing with all aspects of reproductive relief from the physical and emotional pain of grief. emotional health and wellbeing including: prenatal and postpartum issues, infertility, abortion, adoption, miscarriage, menopause, Julia Gersen Counseling parenting ,and relationship stressors. Online, telephone, and in- Counseling for life’s “oh $@*#” moments person sessions available. 207-994-8575 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth [email protected] Naturae Medical www.juliagersen.com Natural Family Healthcare Fertility challenges can be painful, confusing, and isolating. You 207-699-3837 | 222 Auburn St, Ste 102, Portland feel up one day and down the next. And waiting. So much waiting. [email protected] Relationships may suffer, including with yourself. You deserve the www.naturaemedical.com support, you don’t need to walk this path alone. Providing Naturopathic medical care to all ages. Free 15 minute consultations available in person or over the phone. Grieving Still Scarborough Learning Resource Center Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Jennifer Wagner RNC, CPLC www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org 207-662-6523 | Scarborough Maine Remembrance photography for parents suffering the loss of a baby. [email protected] Third Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30 pm. Peer support Rhythms Center for Women’s Health group for couples who have experienced a perinatal death 207-615-4240 | Portland, Kennebunk, Portsmouth (conception to 28 days of life). Free of charge, no registration www.rhythmsforwomen.com required. Six Branches Family Acupuncture, LLC Healing Together at Rosemont Wellness Center Scarborough Learning Resource Center 207-370-1535 | 619 Brighton Ave #101, Portland Jennifer Wagner RNC, CPLC [email protected] 207-662-6523 | Scarborough www.sixbranchesacupuncture.com [email protected] Gentle effective treatment for pain, infertility, perinatal concerns, Second Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30 pm cycle regulation, and more. Offering acupuncture, custom herbal Peer support group for couples who have interrupted a wanted formulas, and bodywork, with weekday, evening, and weekend pregnancy for maternal or fetal complications. Free of charge, no hours. In-network with major insurance plans. Free parking. registration required.
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 57 Becca Reed Smith, LCSW Trauma Therapist & Mindset Coach 207-619-2502 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Ste 3, Yarmouth [email protected] www.beccareedsmith.com Through a special blend of brain science and soulful guidance, I support women in feeling safe, confident, and empowered through all transitions and experiences of adult life. Visit my website or follow me on Facebook/Instagram @beccareedsmith to learn more. Two Rivers Lactation and Midwifery Clinic Tiffany Carter Skillings, CPM, IBCLC, RLC 207-517-0386 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth [email protected] www.tworiverslactation.com Empowered home birth and breastfeeding support with a midwife and lactation consultant. In home visits availaible. Other services include waterbirth, IUI, well body care, pap smears, STI screenings. Holistic treatment options such as herbs, homeopathy, and Bach’s essences. Wild Carrot Herbs Plant Medicine for Family Health 207-274-3242 | 570 Brighton Ave, Portland [email protected] www.WildCarrotHerbs.com Listening with heart & hands, Mischa Schuler combines herbs, flower essences, and CranioSacral therapy to nourish spirit & body. We ease grief, enhance fertility, heal tissues, and restore trust in the body. Parents and children thrive. Yoga for Your Grieving Heart Six week yoga and bereavement support group 207-772-5275 | Portland [email protected] theyogaofsusannah.com Grieving the death of a loved one can be a confusing, overwhelming, and lonely process. Expand your capacities to heal with deep listening, mindfulness practices, and gentle yoga & breathing to soothe the emotional and physical symptoms of grief.
58 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH MATERNITY & PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS
Most of the providers listed here offer well woman care throughout your reproductive life. When choosing who will care for you throughout your pregnancy and birth, it might be helpful to know that all of the providers listed here offer a similar, basic schedule of prenatal visits and tests for women experiencing a normal pregnancy. The differences are in where they attend births, specific skills, experience, special training, philosophies, prenatal visit routines, and birth routines. Many providers are willing to offer a “meet and greet” appointment or phone call throughout your pregnancy where you can get a sense of how well matched their services are with your preferences. Some questions you might consider; 1. Does this person’s routine practices, personality and philosophy fit with my preferences for birth and put me at ease about how I would be cared for? 2. What is the likelihood that this person will be the one at my birth and am I comfortable with the back-up provider(s)/partners? 3. What is their schedule of prenatal visits and recommended tests? 4. How long do visits last and what is the normal routine for a prenatal visit? 5. Are there any special skills or knowledge this person has that I want or need that set them apart from other providers? The following are brief descriptions of the certifications and specialties you might see as you make your decisions about who will care for you and your baby: Homebirth Midwives CPMs (Certified Professional Midwives) They complete training and apprenticeships before becoming certified through NARM (National Association of Registered Midwives). They provide well woman care and midwifery care to women experiencing a low risk pregnancy and who wish to labor and birth at home with little to no intervention. Online resources: www.narm.org & www.macpm.org. Hospital Midwives, CNMs (Certified Nurse Midwives) They are registered nurses with advanced, specialized training in well woman care, pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. CNMs provide care in a hospital setting and work with families planning unmedicated births as well as those who prefer to use medical tools such as epidurals. Online resource : www.midwifery.org. Family Practice Doctors, MDs and DOs They have training in all aspects of health care for every member of the family. Some, including those listed in this guide, have additional experience and training to provide care during pregnancy, labor and birth. Some choose to make this the focus of their practice and work with a wide range of families. Online resource: www.familydoctor.org Obstetricians They are doctors who have advanced training and specialize in reproductive health and the care of women during pregnancy, labor and birth. Most work with a broad range of families; from those preferring a natural birth to those experiencing a higher risk pregnancy or birth and who need or want access to a wide range of medical tools. Online resource: www.acog.org Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists They are doctors with extensive advanced training who specialize in high risk pregnancies and deliveries.
www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 59 InterMed Women’s Health FAMILY PRACTICE DOCTORS Care Without Compromise 207-874-2445 | 84 Marginal Way, Ste 900, Portland InterMed Family Practice www.InterMed.com Family Centered Maternity Care Our experienced staff of OB/GYN physicians support a variety of birth 207-874-1489 | 100 Foden Rd, So. Portland plans to help guide and assist women through labor and delivery www.interMed.com/practices/family-practice by balancing the best of modern medicine with the wisdom of Excellent prenatal, postpartum and pediatric care by experienced comfortable, personalized care. family medicine physicians. Let us take care of you and your family during your pregnancy and beyond. Maine Medical Partners OB/GYN Clinic Maine Medical Partners Family Medicine 207-662-2911 | 22 Bramhall St, Portland mainemedicalpartners.org/family-medicine Maine Medical Partners Offers primary care for the entire family: including family-centered Women’s Health, Maternal Fetal Medicine prenatal care, deliveries and pediatric care. 207-771-5549 | 887 Congress St., Portland Falmouth Individual access to OB/GYN care providers who are committed to 207-781-1500 | 5 Buckham Rd, Falmouth your care. In addition to providing obstetrics and gynecology care, we are easily able to coordinate any other necessary services at Maine Portland Medical Center. 207-874-2644 | 272 Congress St, Portland Scarborough Mid Coast Hospital 207-883-7926 | 300 Professional Dr, Scarborough For a lifetime of caring (207) 373-6000 | 123 Medical Center Dr, Brunswick Westbrook [email protected] 207-661-3400 | 1 Harnois Ave, Westbrook www.midcoasthealth.com/maternity Mid Coast Hospital Maternity is dedicated to helping mothers and Martin’s Point Healthcare their babies through the miracle of birth and the journey after. We 207-839-2559 | 510 Main St, Gorham provide 24/7 access to maternity care, six OB/GYNs, five midwives, as 207-828-2402 | 331 Verdana St, Portland well as support groups and maternity education classes.
Open Circle Family Practice Northern Light Mercy Women’s Health (Formally Encompass Health) (Formerly “All About Women”) 207-761-4700 | 100 Brickhill Ave, South Portland 207-553-6920 | 195 Fore River Pkwy, Ste 310, Portland www.OpenCircleMe.com MaineMadeUs.com/MercyWomen Nurse practitioners Erica Burkhart, DNP, FNP-C, Meg Clews, FNP-C, Our all-female team always provides the comfortable, personalized, Kristina Beladi, FNP-C, and Deirdre Sulka-Meister, FNP-C provide care you deserve. We know women’s health needs, and we’re here comprehensive, relationship-based healthcare for people of all ages. for you. Whether it’s routine gynecological care, family planning, or Well child care and vaccine counseling. Preventative care, well woman because you’re expecting, generations of women have come to rely care, chronic disease management, and urgent care visits. on Mercy.
Dr. Anne Rainville, MD Women’s Wellness OBSTETRICIANS / GYN 207-518-6000 | 535 Ocean Ave, Portland Coastal Women’s Healthcare Dr. Robert Sansonetti, MD To Care. To Educate. To Excel. To Improve the Health of 207-883-5444 | Scarborough Women in Maine. Southern Maine Health Care 207-885-8400 | 71 US Route One, Ste A, Scarborough 207-282-4270 | 9 Healthcare Dr, Biddeford www.coastalwhc.com 207-324-2146 | 25A June St, Sanford With eight physicians, three nurse practitioners, one behavioral health nurse practitioner and staff committed to creating a professional, Lincoln Medical Partners Women’s Center caring and respectful atmosphere for all patients, Coastal Women’s 207-563-4700 | 24 Miles Canter Way, Damariscotta Healthcare is the gold standard of women’s healthcare in Maine.
60 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Sacopee Valley Birthing Services HOME BIRTH & BIRTH CENTER Brenda Surabian, EMT- I, CPM; Lindsay Bushnell, CPM, NHCM; Jodie Kaufman, CNM, FNP; Robin Illian, CPM Bayside Midwifery 207-329-2111 | Greater Portland & Southern ME 207-358-9801 | Augusta, ME to Portsmouth, NH [email protected] [email protected] www.sacopeemidwives.org baysidemidwifery.com Brenda, Lindsay, Jodie, and Robin are a unique blend of midwives, Bayside Midwifery believes that families deserve the best possible care offering you and your family integrated holistic health care through tailored to meet their needs. We pride ourselves on thoughtful, evidence- your pregnancy and beyond. We attend homebirths in the Portland based care and a holistic approach. Bayside’s services range from area as well as much of Southern Maine. preconception care, annual exams, in-home IUI, home birth, & more. Two Rivers Lactation and Midwifery Clinic The Birth Center at Northern Sun Tiffany Carter Skillings, CPM, IBCLC, RLC Northern Sun Family Health Care 207-517-0386 | 40 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth 207-798-3993 | 53 Main St, Topsham [email protected] [email protected] www.tworiverslactation.com www.northernsunfamilyhealthcare.com Empowered home birth and breastfeeding support with a midwife Sarah Ackerly, ND, CPM & Leslie Walter, CNM, and Alicia Thomas, and lactation consultant. In home visits availaible. Other services ND offer holistic midwifery care including waterbirth at home or at include waterbirth, IUI, well body care, pap smears, STI screenings. the birth center. We provide well body care, contraception, herbal, Holistic treatment options such as herbs, homeopathy, and Bach’s homeopathic, and nutritional counseling and support. Group classes. essences. On-site laboratory. Birthwise Midwifery Service The Birth House - Holistic Midwifery Care MIDWIVES - HOSPITAL 207-647-5968 x 108 | 28 South High St, Bridgton [email protected] Back Cove Midwives www.birthhousemaine.com Deliveries at The Birthplace at Mercy Hospital We are a freestanding birth center and community clinic providing 207-871-0666 | 527 Ocean Ave., Portland affordable, client-centered care to families of southwestern ME and www.backcovemidwives.com the Mount Washington Valley region of NH. Services include home The philosophy of our practice is to engage you where you are in your birth and birth center birth, lactation support, doula care, childbirth life as a woman through well-woman care, throughout pregnancy, preparation, and well body care. birth and postpartum period. Red Tent Midwifery Coastal OB/GYN Midwifery Services Serving Women in Sisterly Love 207-641-0044 | York 207-329-4399 | New Gloucester [email protected] MaineGeneral Midwifery Service www.redtentmidwifery.com 207-632-1322 | Augusta Holistic midwifery care and supportive birth services, including placenta encapsulation, private childbirth preparation classes, doula care, bellycasting, home birth, and waterbirth in southern, central, Midwives of Mid Coast Hospital and midcoast Maine. Suzy, Alexis, Aoife, Maud & Annemarie 207-721-8700 | 121 Medical Center Dr, Brunswick Riverside Healing Center [email protected] Carrie Werner, ND www.midcoasthealth.com/maternity/midwifery.aspx 207-389-4372 | 92 Commercial St, Bath Personal, traditional midwifery in a comfortable hospital setting. Both [email protected] one on one and group prenatal care options. Birth choices including www.riversidehealingcenter.com water birth. We would love to meet and talk with you. Call us to Carrie Werner, Naturopathic Doctor and Midwife ~ Holistic Midwifery schedule an introductory visit. Care including prenatal birth and postpartum care for families birthing at home. Waterbirth, preconception counseling, nutritional support Women’s Health Associates in addition to holistic family care ~ including continuity of care in 207-777-4300 | Lewiston pediatrics and women’s health.
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www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 67 NATUROPATHIC & HOMEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS
Naturopathic and Homeopathic physicians diagnose and treat an underlying condition (rather than a symptom) and the person (instead of the illness) in a way that supports the healing mechanisms of the body. By improving the functionality of the body’s systems, the natural healing process is invigorated.
The Birth Center at Northern Sun Riverside Healing Center Northern Sun Family Health Care Carrie Werner, ND 207-798-3993 | 53 Main St, Topsham 207-389-4372 | 92 Commercial St, Bath [email protected] [email protected] www.northernsunfamilyhealthcare.com www.riversidehealingcenter.com Sarah Ackerly, ND, CPM & Leslie Walter, CNM, and Alicia Thomas, Carrie Werner, Naturopathic Doctor and Midwife ~ Holistic ND offer holistic midwifery care including waterbirth at home or at Midwifery Care including prenatal birth and postpartum care for the birth center. We provide well body care, contraception, herbal, families birthing at home. Waterbirth, preconception counseling, homeopathic, and nutritional counseling and support. Group nutritional support in addition to holistic family care ~ including classes. On-site laboratory. continuity of care in pediatrics and women’s health.
Fal River Health Center Wildwood Medicine Lindy Grigel, MHP, PA-C, CCH 207-347-7132 | 83 India St, Portland 207-781-7880 | 202 US Rt 1, Ste 203, Falmouth [email protected] [email protected] www.wildwoodmedicine.com www.falriverhealthcenter.com Dr. Sasha Rose utilizes a blend of acupuncture, homeopathy, Integrative Family Practice: Pediatric/Homeopathy. Homeopathy lifestyle modifications, nutritional counseling, and Chinese herbs can help to smooth down reactionary responses and ease general to treat a range of conditions, including digestive issues, stress behavioral challenges as well as treating specific issues such as and anxiety, prenatal care, and infertility. Insurance accepted. colic, ear infections, low immune strength, sleep disturbances, and behavioral challenges. Vaccination and sleep consultations.
Devra Krassner, ND Q: What can I do to relieve sore Integrative Health Center of Maine nipples in early breastfeeding? 207-883-5517 | 222 Auburn St, Ste 102, Portland A: Lanolin and other www.maineintegrative.com natural creams can Naturae Medical be used in between Natural Family Healthcare feedings to soften 207-699-3837 | 222 Auburn St, Ste 102, Portland healing skin. [email protected] www.naturaemedical.com Providing Naturopathic medical care to all ages. Free 15 minute consultations available in person or over the phone.
68 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Osteopathic Medicine is based upon a science of healing which acknowledges that human beings possess an innate capacity for self healing. If the Osteopath (DO) can remove the obstructions in the system, nature “will kindly do the rest”. DO’s are fully licensed physicians, who practice all branches of medicine and surgery. Osteopathic training includes the same basic medical school curriculum as MD schools, with an additional 500 hours of training in manual diagnosis and treatment. Cranial Osteopathy is a type of Osteopathic treatment that offers the physician a deeper understanding of, and ability to communicate with, the human being’s living physiology, as well as a broader range of therapeutic options. This approach offers a gentle, safe and effective way to address the full spectrum of healthcare issues that affect pregnant women, newborns, and infants. The Osteopath provides prenatal care for the expectant mother to address issues that include morning sickness, swelling of hands and feet, sinus congestion, back pain, and preparation of the pelvis to ease labor and delivery. Osteopaths also treat newborns for a wide range of issues including colic, poor suck/latching, irritability, sleeplessness, ear infections, and structural strains. - Written by Dr. Hankinson at OHM
Leigh Baker, D.O. Osteopathic Healthcare of Maine Osteopathic Manipulation 207-781-7900 | 98 Clearwater Dr, Falmouth 207-846-7666 | 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth www.osteopathichealthcareofmaine.com www.drleighbaker.com We use the full range of Osteopathic modalities, providing Gentle hands-on treatment prepares you for delivery and relieves care for the full spectrum of mother and infant’s health care pregnancy and postpartum pain. I help infants with abnormal including a safe, gentle, and effective method for turning head shape, torticollis, colic, sleep & breastfeeding difficulty. Most breech babies in utero. insurances accepted. Karen L. Roberts, D.O. Leslie R. Gass, D.O. Falmouth Osteopathic Health Osteopathic Manipulation 207-541-9285 | 66 Leighton Rd, Ste 1, Falmouth 207-773-7330 | 66 Leighton Rd, Falmouth www.falmouthosteopathic.com www.maineosteopath.com Osteopathic treatment (pregnant/postpartum) women, Specializing in providing osteopathic manipulative care to all newborns, pediatrics. Help with pain, nausea/vomiting, populations, including pregnant/postpartum women, newborns, and swelling, shortness of breath, tight abdomen. Address children. Pregnancy induced pain, swelling, heartburn, postpartum anatomical or functional problems that affect nursing, spit-up, depression, colic, torticollis, and newborn feeding issues are treated sleeping, pooping, crying, developmental delays, infection. in a gentle manner including cranial and biodynamic modalities. Biodynamic Cranial Osteopathy.
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Making decisions about your child’s health and wellbeing is an intense responsibility. Asking questions is an important part of the process. Finding a practitioner who understands your family and is aligned with your parenting approach and philosophy will create a rich partnership in support of your child’s health and well-being.
The Baby Sleep Geek Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry Certified Sleep Consultant Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry 207-650-9688 207-536-5835 | 701 US Rte 1, Yarmouth Serving Maine parents of newborns through big kids [email protected] [email protected] www.dirigoteeth.com TheBabySleepGeek.com Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry is passionate about dental education Building confidence in parents’ ability to meet their child’s sleep and prevention, using the highest standard of dental technology needs with empathy, respect, and resolve. Offering private to restore teeth in a family-friendly environment. consults, customized sleep plans, and group classes to address bedtime battles, night wakings, and napping problems. Certified Fal River Health Center Sleep Consultant and Lactation Counselor. Lindy Grigel, MHP, PA-C, CCH 207-781-7880 | 202 US Rt 1, Ste 203, Falmouth Chewy Tubes, LLC [email protected] Take Your Baby Beyond the Pacifier! www.falriverhealthcenter.com 207-741-2443 | South Portland Integrative Family Practice: Pediatric/Homeopathy. Homeopathy [email protected] can help to smooth down reactionary responses and ease general www.ChewyQ.com behavioral challenges as well as treating specific issues such as Mouth fun for Baby! Teethers for each stage of Baby’s healthy colic, ear infections, low immune strength, sleep disturbances, mouth development. Made in Maine. No latex. No silicone. and behavioral challenges. Vaccination and sleep consultations. Child Proofers of Maine Intermed Pediatrics 207-351-7251 | Statewide 207-846-9602 | 259 Main St, Yarmouth [email protected] 207-774-4092 | 84 Marginal Way, Ste. 1000, Portland www.childproofersofmaine.net 207-523-3767 | 100 Foden Rd, So. Portland Making home safer for infants and toddlers and giving parents some peace of mind since 1991. Advise, sell, and INSTALL durable Lincoln Health Pediatrics and parent-friendly safety gates, drawer and cabinet latches, 207-563-4250 | Damariscotta outlet covers, etc. When they start to crawl it’s time to call! Maine Doulas Dr. Harry E. Davis Pediatrics Natalie Grammer & Jodi Phinney Northern Light Mercy Hospital Health Centers 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA 207-553-6767 | 195 Fore River Parkway, Portland | 385 [email protected] Route One, Yarmouth | 409 Roosevelt Trail, Windham www.MaineDoulas.com MaineMadeUs.com/MercyPediatrics No book, no website, no other method can guarantee your success Now accepting new patients in our three area locations, our caring - but we can. A holistic, unique-to-you program fully supported in team of providers creates partnerships with families to ensure your home by a certified sleep expert. Better sleep for your whole individualized care. We offer our patients same-day appointments, family, guaranteed. prompt 24-7 call backs by our providers, lab and x-ray at each location, and a direct connection to a statewide, integrated healthcare system.
72 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Martin’s Point Healthcare Riverside Healing Center 207-798-4050 | Brunswick - Baribeau Carrie Werner, ND 207-725-8079 | Brunswick - Cook’s Corner 207-389-4372 | 92 Commercial St, Bath 207-828-2402 | Portland [email protected] www.riversidehealingcenter.com Maine Medical Partners Carrie Werner, Naturopathic Doctor and Midwife ~ Holistic Midwifery www.mainemedicalpartners.org/primary-care- Care including prenatal birth and postpartum care for families birthing pediatrics at home. Waterbirth, preconception counseling, nutritional support Falmouth Pediatrics in addition to holistic family care ~ including continuity of care in 207-781-1775 | 5 Buckham Rd, Falmouth pediatrics and women’s health.
Lakes Region Pediatrics Selina Rossiter 207-892-3233 | 584 Roosevelt Trail, Windham Certified Gentle Sleep Coach Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic 603-707-1819 | Maine and NH 207-662-2911 | 22 Bramhall St, Portland [email protected] Portland Pediatrics www.selinarossiter.com 207-662-1442 | 1577 Congress St, Portland Sleep in the early years does not have to mean suffering! It’s possible to Saco Pediatrics stay connected and attuned to your baby and get some rest. Let’s talk 207-282-3327 | 4 Scamman St, Saco about gentle ways you and your family can get the sleep you need. South Portland Pediatrics 207-775-4151 | 75 John Roberts Rd, So. Portland Royal River Family Care Westbrook Pediatrics 207-846-0716 | Yarmouth 207-662-1360 | 1 Harnois Ave, Westbrook Yarmouth Pediatrics Southern Maine Health Care Pediatrics 207-846-9761 | 45 Forest Falls Dr, Yarmouth 207-282-7531 | Biddeford 207-467-8930 | Kennebunk Naturae Medical 207-294-5959 | Saco Natural Family Healthcare 207-490-7334 | Sanford 207-699-3837 | 222 Auburn St, Ste 102, Portland [email protected] Wild Carrot Herbs www.naturaemedical.com Plant Medicine for Family Health Providing Naturopathic medical care to all ages. Free 15 minute 207-274-3242 | 570 Brighton Ave, Portland consultations available in person or over the phone. [email protected] www.WildCarrotHerbs.com Open Circle Family Practice Listening with heart & hands, Mischa Schuler combines herbs, flower (formally Encompass Health) essences, and CranioSacral therapy to nourish spirit & body. We ease 207-761-4700 | 100 Brickhill Ave, South Portland grief, enhance fertility, heal tissues, and restore trust in the body. www.OpenCircleMe.com Parents and children thrive. Nurse practitioners Erica Burkhart, DNP, FNP-C, Meg Clews, FNP-C, Kristina Beladi, FNP-C, and Deirdre Sulka-Meister, FNP-C provide Wiscasset Family Medicine comprehensive, relationship-based healthcare for people of all Plant medicine for family health ages. Well child care and vaccine counseling. Preventative care, well 207-274-3242 | 66 Water St, Wiscasset woman care, chronic disease management, and urgent care visits.
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www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 77 PHYSICAL THERAPY MASSAGE & BODYWORK Pregnancy and becoming a parent are mind-body experiences that invite the use of all kinds of care. Massage and bodywork techniques can enhance your physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental wellbeing. Incorporating this kind of treatment into your pregnancy is more than a luxury; it can truly transform how you feel in both mind and body. You often don’t realize just how tense you are until you feel how relaxed you can be.
Arcana Healing Arts Breathe / Christine Angel Healing Arts. Local Craft. Soulful Yoga. The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy 207-773-7801 | 81 Market St, Old Port, Portland 207-749-6807 | 640 Brighton Ave, Portland [email protected] [email protected] www.arcanamaine.com www.facebook.com/ Pre & Post-natal Massage, Reiki, Astrological Readings, christineangelarvigotherapy Reflexology, Herbs, Women’s Workshops, Yoga & More Christine is a polarity practitioner and a doula. She has attended births since she was 18 years old. Christine also became an Arvigo The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Self Care Teacher in 2015. She offers The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy Abdominal Therapy Self Care workshops for anyone just wanting Hannah Neumann to indulge themselves in a beautiful self exploration of how their 502-592-3113 | 619 Brighton Ave, Portland body works and how to care for themselves. [email protected] www.rosemontwellness.com Float Harder Hannah practices Arvigo Therapy with advance training in Relaxation Center supporting women through preconception, pregnancy, and 207-400-5187 | 500 Washington Ave, Portland postpartum care. Founded on the ancient Maya technique of [email protected] abdominal massage, this technique is performed through gentle www.floatharder.com external massage of the abdomen, low back, and sacrum. Experience weightless relaxation as you float effortlessly in one of our 4 float tanks. You will be fully supported by over 1,000 pounds BirthAlliance of epsom salt dissolved in skin temperature water to help your Rebecca Goodwin, LMT/ Doula body find its natural alignment and peaceful rest. 207-318-8272 | 106 Lafayette St, Ste 3A, Yarmouth [email protected] Higher Vibration Massage www.birthalliancedoula.com Health at a higher state of wellness! 18 years of service maintaining the tradition of women caring for 603-832-3847 | 37 Western Ave, Ste 306, Kennebunk birthing mothers. Supporting High Risk, Natural Deliveries, VBAC, [email protected] and Postpartum care. Specializing in Prenatal and Postpartum www.highvibemassage.com Massage. Now offering spinning babies. Kathryn is here to provide excellent massage therapy services through all stages of pregnancy. Massage helps heal and support Infant Sleep Tip: the wellbeing of the growing family through the pregnancy Babies often needs at least one process. 8 years massage experience. of their senses engaged in order to feel secure during sleep. Try a white noise machine or other soothing sound to help your baby fall asleep and stay asleep longer.
78 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Jade Integrated Health 207-773-5778 | 207-844-8280 1023 Washington Ave, Portland | 12 Windorf Circle, Brunswick [email protected] www.JadeIntegratedHealth.com Lovely atmosphere integrating physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga, Chinese Herbology, and massage for wellness in pregnancy and post-partum. Drop in prenatal and mom/baby yoga and fitness classes. Postnatal home visits. Insurance accepted. Free 30 minute consultations! Koru Physical Therapy & Wellness, PLLC Allison Poole, PT, MPT, WHC 207-358-8161 | 619 Brighton Ave, Portland Northern Light Mercy Physical Therapy [email protected] 207-400-8530 | Westgate Shopping Center www.korumaine.com 1364 Congress St, Unit 3, Portland Allison helps women of all ages to restore, renew, and reclaim NorthernLightHealth.org/Mercy-Hospital their health, specializing in pelvic floor physical therapy, functional Northern Light Mercy Physical Therapy offers comprehensive nutrition, and health coaching for optimal, lasting results. out-patient physical and occupational therapy to patients of all ages. Our team of therapists have specialized training in manual Mast Clinic techniques, joint and soft tissue mobilization, dry needling, Helping Children to Be Their Best functional strength training, aquatics, ergonomics, and custom 207 689 6278 | 980 Forest Ave, Portland splint fabrication. [email protected] www.mastclinic.com Kellie Ryan Kid whisperer. Pediatric Physical Therapist. Expert: Infant & Toddler LMT and Sexuality Educator Behavior & Development. Your child is worth it! 207-245-4350 | 19 South St, Ste 2, Portland [email protected] www.kellieryanlmt.com Intuitive bodywork and Postpartum sexuality support. A safe place New Mom to discuss what sex means after having a child as well as answering other questions you may have regarding sexuality, pleasure, and Home Visits your body’s well being. For all genders. Quality Care in the Wild Carrot Herbs Comfort of Your Home Plant Medicine for Family Health 207-274-3242 | 570 Brighton Ave, Portland Ask your OB or Midwife for a [email protected] referral anytime between 1-5 weeks postpartum to evaluate, www.WildCarrotHerbs.com Listening with heart & hands, Mischa Schuler combines herbs, educate and, if necessary, flower essences, and CranioSacral therapy to nourish spirit & body. treat any outstanding issues We ease grief, enhance fertility, heal tissues, and restore trust in the by a women's heath physical body. Parents and children thrive. therapist. Wildwood Medicine Serving coastal towns between 207-347-7132 | 83 India St, Portland Cape Elizabeth and Brunswick. [email protected] www.wildwoodmedicine.com Darcie Reed is a Certified Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist Portland & Brunswick Locations that has a wealth of knowledge to provide quality prenatal and (207)773-5778 postpartum massage. Her training and years of experience allow d dh l h her to individualize sessions to support each client’s needs. $80/50 minutes hands-on.
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www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 81 RETAIL GIFTS, SUPPLIES, RETAIL SHOPS, ETC Most families have a short list of “the essentials” that made a huge impact on their perinatal experience. The shops, sites and businesses listed here might have something that makes your list!
Acelleron The Boutique at Maine Medical Center A health and wellness company 207-662-5185 | 22 Bramhall St., Portland 877-932-6327 | Online, Portsmouth, NH & [email protected] North Andover, MA mmc.org/boutique [email protected] Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Your dependable www.ordermypump.com resource for pregnancy, birth, and the newborn; period. We A health and wellness company that provides breast pumps carry specialty items, unique gifts for moms and babies, through insurance, as well as other mom and baby products. nursing supplies including bras, breast pumps (sale and rent), breastfeeding pillows, books, and more. Arcana Healing Arts Healing Arts. Local Craft. Soulful Yoga. Coastal Pharmacy & Wellness 207-773-7801 | 81 Market St, Old Port, Portland Your personal wellness team. [email protected] 207-899-0993 | 29 Marginal Way, Ste 4, Portland www.arcanamaine.com [email protected] Pre & Post-natal Massage, Reiki, Astrological Readings, [email protected] Reflexology, Herbs, Women’s Workshops, Yoga & More We are an integrative compounding pharmacy and nutritional wellness store. We work with you and your practitioner to improve The Baby Booty Resale Fundraiser your health through custom medications and high-quality A Birth Roots Community Supported Parenting Event nutritional supplements. We share knowledge generously to help 207-772-4784 | Portland you make informed decisions. [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org Everything Birth The Baby Booty resale has become a favorite way for families to 586-648-4766 | Online pass along gently used clothing, toys, gear, and maternity items [email protected] they no longer need and to find new loot for Baby’s next stage. www.everythingbirth.com Please consider shopping, volunteering and/or donating items to For all your birthing and midwifery supplies. Woman owned and this important fundraiser for Birth Roots. operated for 20 years. Birth Roots Classes From Pregnancy through Parenting Island Treasure Toys 207-772-4784 | 16 Vannah Ave, Portland 207-856-6565 | Yarmouth & Freeport [email protected] www.BirthRoots.org Kidz Clothesline Celebrate the family in your life with a gift certificate to one of our 207-729-5439 | Brunswick classes. Call or email and we’ll help you find just the right one. Lots for Tots 207-347-8601 | Falmouth & Scarborough Q: When and how should I introduce a bottle of milk? A. The "paced feeding" approach works well and is explored in Birth Roots classes and groups.
82 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Maine Doulas The SunriseGuide Jodi Phinney & Natalie Grammer Healthy, local & green 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA 207-221-3450 | PO Box 163, Westbrook [email protected] www.thesunriseguide.com www.MaineDoulas.com www.thesunriseguide.com When reflecting, we remember people who surrounded us in Annual resource guide and coupon book for healthy & sustainable discovering who we are as parents. Give the essential gift of living in Maine. Great offers for kids/family, health/wellness, support through doula care, prenatally or postpartum. Gift dining, shopping, and more! Certificates in any denomination delivered in an attractive, gift- worthy presentation. Treehouse Toys 207-775-6133 | Portland Rainbow Toys 207-781-4265 | Falmouth Starry Eyes Earth friendly kid’s resale 646-229-5810 | 76 Washington Ave, Portland [email protected] A uniquely curated selection of high end resale and new merchandise. Organic, local, handmade, new, used, and vintage: clothing, toys, books, and gifts for babies and young children ages newborn to 6 years. Find us on Facebook!
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Pre-pregnancy (being in a state of readiness to welcome pregnancy), pregnancy, birth, and postpartum often bring a new awareness as well as unique challenges to a woman’s body. You may find that a team approach is a good fit. Many women seek out practitioners with specific skills, awareness, and knowledge about the changes in physical, emotional, and mental health that can complement one another and offer complete care for the whole experience.
Acelleron Kate Bathras Coaching A health and wellness company Coaching and Energy Work 877-932-6327 | Online, Portsmouth, NH & 207-449-7085 | Willard Square, South Portland North Andover, MA [email protected] [email protected] www.katebathrascoaching.com www.ordermypump.com Want to navigate this time of growth and change with confidence A health and wellness company that provides breast pumps and grace? Feeling stuck, lost, overwhelmed, or restless? through insurance, as well as other mom and baby products. Supporting you through transition and transformation with coaching and energy healing. Energy work for adults and children. Age Management Center Live as well as you can for as long as you can. Coastal Pharmacy & Wellness 207-774-1356 | 1945 Congress St, Bldg C, Portland Your personal wellness team. www.agemanagementcenter.com 207-899-0993 | 29 Marginal Way, Ste 4, Portland The Age Management Center takes an individualized approach [email protected] to wellness. Our services include bio identical hormones and [email protected] office treatments to address Fertility, PMS, Menopause, Sexual We are an integrative compounding pharmacy and nutritional Dysfunction, Urinary Symptoms, Erectile Dysfunction, and Male wellness store. We work with you and your practitioner to improve Hormone Deficiencies. Functional medicine consultations are your health through custom medications and high-quality available to help address underlying causes of symptoms like nutritional supplements. We share knowledge generously to help fatigue, thyroid issues, gut health, and much more. Come see us you make informed decisions. for a free consultation. Float Harder The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Relaxation Center Abdominal Therapy 207-400-5187 | 500 Washington Ave, Portland Hannah Neumann [email protected] 502-592-3113 | 619 Brighton Ave, Portland www.floatharder.com [email protected] Experience weightless relaxation as you float effortlessly in one of www.rosemontwellness.com our 4 float tanks. You will be fully supported by over 1,000 pounds Hannah practices Arvigo Therapy with advance training in of epsom salt dissolved in skin temperature water to help your supporting women through preconception, pregnancy, and body find its natural alignment and peaceful rest. postpartum care. Founded on the ancient Maya technique of abdominal massage, this technique is performed through gentle external massage of the abdomen, low back, and sacrum.
84 THE DEEPER THE ROOTS, THE HIGHER THE REACH Integral Wellness Psychiatry Nicole Niehoff, CD (DONA) Dr. Katherine Kessler D.O. Placenta Encapsulation Services Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry, fellowship trained in 207-415-7333 | Southern and Central ME Women’s Mental Health [email protected] 207-536-8511 | 22 Free St, Portland www.mainebirth.com [email protected] Placenta medicine has long been a healing aid during the www.kesslerintegralwellness.com postpartum period and beyond. Inquire about my variety of Offering holistic adult mental health services with specialty in services including prints, keepsakes, methods of medicine, and perinatal (pre and post partum) psychiatry, infertility, menopause, transportation. Many blessings to you and your family! and integrative treatments. Therapy, medication management, mindfulness, and integrative medicine approaches available. Open Circle Family Practice (Formally Encompass Health) Jade Integrated Health 207-761-4700 | 100 Brickhill Ave, South Portland 207-773-5778 | 207-844-8280 www.OpenCircleMe.com 1023 Washington Ave, Portland | 12 Windorf Circle, Nurse practitioners Erica Burkhart, DNP, FNP-C, Meg Clews, FNP-C, Brunswick Kristina Beladi, FNP-C, and Deirdre Sulka-Meister, FNP-C provide [email protected] comprehensive, relationship-based healthcare for people of all www.JadeIntegratedHealth.com ages. Well child care and vaccine counseling. Preventative care, well Lovely atmosphere integrating physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga, woman care, chronic disease management, and urgent care visits. Chinese Herbology, and massage for wellness in pregnancy and post-partum. Drop in prenatal and mom/baby yoga and fitness Riverside Healing Center classes. Postnatal home visits. Insurance accepted. Free 30 minute Carrie Werner, ND consultations! 207-389-4372 | 92 Commercial St, Bath [email protected] Maine Doulas www.riversidehealingcenter.com Postpartum Placenta Specialists Carrie Werner, Naturopathic Doctor and Midwife ~ Holistic 207-200-5102 | ME / NH / MA Midwifery Care including prenatal birth and postpartum care for [email protected] families birthing at home. Waterbirth, preconception counseling, www.MaineDoulas.com nutritional support in addition to holistic family care ~ including Considering placenta encapsulation to enhance your postpartum continuity of care in pediatrics and women’s health. experience? This unique to you, organic supplement has been shown to increase energy and milk supply, replenish iron levels, and Two Rivers Lactation and Midwifery Clinic brighten your postpartum moods. 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Free 15 minute consultations available in person or over the phone. www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 85 Wild Carrot Herbs Plant Medicine for Family Health 207-274-3242 | 570 Brighton Ave, Portland [email protected] www.WildCarrotHerbs.com Listening with heart & hands, Mischa Schuler combines herbs, flower essences, and CranioSacral therapy to nourish spirit & body. We ease grief, enhance fertility, heal tissues, and restore trust in the body. Parents and children thrive. Wildwood Medicine and Community Acupuncture 207-347-7132 | 83 India St, Portland [email protected] www.wildwoodmedicine.com Between Dr. Sasha Rose’s years of experience and training, and the well-rounded practitioners in the Wildwood Clinic, our facility can help address a variety of concerns including, digestive issues, stress and anxiety, prenatal care, and infertility. Insurances accepted for private appointments.
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www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD 89 Davis, Dr. Harry E., Pediatrics, 70, 73 BIRTH ROOTS Dirigo Pediatric Dentistry, 12, 15, 70, 75 PERINATAL RESOURCE INDEX Dziedzic, Emily, 55, 56 East Coast Nannies, 20 Absolute Health Chiropractic, 22, 23 Elusive Photography, 17, 18 Acelleron, 12, 16, 80, 82 Everything Birth, 80, 81 Acupuncture by Meret, 4 Eye of Henna, 17, 19 Age Management Center, 82, 87 Fal River Health Center, 66, 70, 72 Anne Belden Coaching & Consulting, 54 Fiddlehead Doula Collective, 38, 42 Arcana Healing Arts, 44, 76, 80 Find and Meet Doulas, 39 , 42 Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, 54, 76, 82 Float Harder, 44, 76, 78, 82 Ashley Langtry Photography, 17, 48, 51 Friends School of Portland, 48, 51 Baby Sleep Geek, 30, 70, 72 Gass, Leslie R., D.O., 67, 68 Back Cove Midwives, 59, 65 Green Clean Maine, 48, 51 Baker, Leigh, D.O., 67, 68 Grieving Still, 55 Ballast & Buoy, 55 Healing Together, 55 Barry, Martha J., Ph.D., 34 Heart to Heart - Ballast & Buoy, 55 Bayside Midwifery, 59, 61 Heartfelt School, 30 Bella Vita Counseling, 54, 56 HELD, 42 Benchmark Real Estate, 48, 52 Higher Vibration Massage, 76 Birth Roots: Baby Booty Resale Fundraiser, 25, 80 Honeysuckle Care, 12 Birth Roots: Baby Care Class, 26 HypnoBirthing Classes, 26 Birth Roots: Baby Roots Outdoor Classroom, 28, 29, 30, 79 Innate Family Chiropractic, 22 Birth Roots: Birth Classes, 26, 41 Integral Wellness Psychiatry, 34, 35, 83 Birth Roots: Breastfeeding Class, 14, 26 InterMed Family Practice, 58 Birth Roots: Bridge Package, 6, 25 Intermed Pediatrics, 70 Birth Roots Gift Certificates, 17, 80 InterMed Women’s Health, 58, 60 Birth Roots: Gottman Institute Classes, 30 Island Treasure Toys, 80 Birth Roots: Hand in Hand Parenting Classes, 30, 35 Jacobs Chiropractic Acupuncture, 4, 22, 23 Birth Roots: Li’l Siblings Class, 30, 32 Jade Integrated Health, 4, 44, 76, 77, 83 Birth Roots: Little Monsters Ball & Little Gnomes Winter Garden, 49 Julia Gersen Counseling, 34, 55 Birth Roots: New Parent Nest, 49 Kate Bathras Coaching, 82 Birth Roots: Newborn Buds & Sprouts Classes, 22, 31, 86 Kidz Clothesline, 80 Birth Roots: Parenting from the Same Page, 20, 27, 31, 43 Koru Physical Therapy & Wellness, 77 Birth Roots: Pregnancy Class, 22, 27, 65 Krassner, Devra, ND, 66 Birth Roots: Preparing for Pregnancy Group, 27 La Leche League of Greater Portland, 12 Birth Roots: Toddler Parenting Class, 31, 53 Lillian Harris Counseling, PLLC, 34 BirthAlliance, 38, 40, 76 Lincoln Health Pediatrics , 70 Birthplace at Mercy, 7, 8, 26, 30 Lincoln Medical Partners Women’s Center, 58 Birthwise Midwifery Service, 7, 38, 59 LincolnHealth & Miles Maternity, 7, 10 Boutique at Maine Medical Center, 80 Little Music Maker, 30 Breastfeeding Basics at WIC, 12, 26 Lots for Tots, 80 Breastfeeding Support Group, 12, 30 Love Lab Studio, 31 Breathe / Christine Angel, 38, 54, 56, 76 Maine Breastfeeding Coalition, 12, 14 Breathe Deeply Doula, 38, 39 Maine Center for Acupuncture, 4, 5 Breathing Room, 44 Maine Childcare Group, 20 Bridgton Hospital, 7 Maine Coast Waldorf School, 31, 33 Center for Grieving Children, 34 Maine Doulas, 13, 14, 17, 39, 41, 42, 43, 70, 81, 83 Central Maine Medical Center, 7 Maine Forest Playgroup, 31 Chewy Tubes, LLC, 12, 70, 74 Maine General Medical Center, 7 Child Care Choices, 20, 21 Maine Maternal, 34, 55 Child Proofers of Maine, 70 Maine Medical Center, 7, 11 Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 48 Maine Medical Partners Family Medicine, 58 Cloth Option, 48 Maine Medical Partners, 58, 71 Coastal OB/GYN Midwifery Services, 59 Maine Mother + Company, 83 Coastal Pharmacy & Wellness, 80, 82 MaineGeneral Midwifery Service, 59 Coastal Women’s Healthcare, 58, 63 Mariah Cropley Photography, 17, 18 Community Counseling Center, 34 Martin’s Point Healthcare, 58, 71 Community Doula Birth Program, 38, 40 Mast Clinic, 13, 77 CornerStone Building & Restoration, 48, 52 Maternal Health Alliance, 27, 31, 34 Crisis Services/24 Hour Help, 34 Mercy Hospital Breast Connection, 13 Daly, Jenna, LCSW, PMH-C, 34, 55 Mercy Hospital Lactation Connection, 13
90 www.birthroots.org | FROM PREGNANCY TO PARENTHOOD Mid Coast Hospital, 7, 9, 13 , 58 Treehouse Toys, 81 Midwives of Mid Coast Hospital, 59 Triple Jump Fitness, 45 Milk Depot at Maine Medical Center, 13 Two Rivers Lactation and Midwifery Clinic, 14, 16, 56, 59, 83 MMC Boot Camp for New Dads, 27 Who’s Your Mama Media - Corinne Mockler, 83 MMC Breastfeeding Support Group , 13, 31 Wild Carrot Herbs, 56, 71, 77, 84 MMC Childbirth Education & Parenting, 27 Wildwood Medicine, 4, 6, 66, 77, 84 MMC Lactation Services, 13 Wiscasset Family Medicine, 71 MMC Mothering Circle, 31 Women’s Health Associates , 59 MMC Prenatal Yoga, 27, 44 Woodin, Nate, LMFT, RPT, 35 Mom to Mom of Maine, 31, 32 Yoga for Your Grieving Heart, 56 Morehouse, Dr. Quynn, 35 York Hospital, 7 Naturae Medical , 55, 66, 71, 83 Niehoff, Nicole, CD (DONA), 83 Northern Light Mercy Physical Therapy, 77 Northern Light Mercy Women’s Health, 58 Inclusion in this Birth Roots Guide Northern Sun Birth Center, 7, 59, 62, 66 does not imply a Birth Roots Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, 55 Nurture Counseling, 35 endorsement. On Call Lactation Support, 13 Open Circle Family Practice, 58, 71, 74, 83 Follow Birth Roots on Facebook and Osteopathic Healthcare of Maine, 67, 69 Instagram to learn more about our family Parent & Family Magazine, 49 Peisner, Barbara, LCSW, 35 friendly activities and relevant articles PenBay Medical Center, 7 and information. Pinetree Family Chiropractic, 22, 24 Portland Doula Collaborative, 39, 42 Portland Nannies, 20, 21 Portland Osteopathic Children’s Clinic, 67 Portland Playgrounds, 44 Portland Trails, 44 Postpartum Depression, 36, 37 Postpartum Support International, 35 pumpspotting, 13 Rainbow Toys, 81 Rainville, Dr. Anne, MD, 58 Rathband Company, 49, 51 Red Tent Midwifery, 17, 39, 59 Reed Smith, Becca, LCSW, 35, 56 Rhythms Center for Women’s Health, 55 Rice, Jean, 13, 71 Ritual Art of Wellness, 27, 35, 45 Riverside Healing Center, 59, 61, 66, 71, 83 Roberts, Karen L., D.O., 67 Rocky Coast Family Acupuncture, 4, 6 Rosemont Wellness Center, 45 Rossiter, Selina, 71 Royal River Family Care, 71 Ryan, Kellie, 77 One-Day, Seasonal Sacopee Valley Birthing Services, 59, 64 Safe Kids Maine , 27 & Weekend Classes Sansonetti, Dr. Robert, MD, 58 Sarah MacLaughlin Parent Coaching, 31, 32 School Around Us, 49 Six Branches Family Acupuncture, 4, 5, 55 South Portland Pediatrics, 13 Southern Maine Health Care Pediatrics, 71 Southern Maine Health Care, 58 Southern Maine Medical Center, 7 St. Mary’s Hospital, 7 Starry Eyes, 81 SunriseGuide, 49, 53, 81 Sunshine Doula & Massage Services, 39, 42
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