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Birth Resources

Local Resources

 

Birth Center
The Birth Center
6 Westport Ct Bloomington, IL 
(309) 722-4020
bnbirthingcenter@gmail.com
Website 
Facebook Page

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Homebirth Midwifery Care 
With Women Midwifery Services 
Brande Ruskusky, CNM 
1924 W Laura Ave Peoria 
(309) 258-3216 
Facebook Page

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Her Choice Midwifery Services 
Laura Lawson, CNM
1924 W Laura Ave Peoria 
(309) 585-3535 
Website 
Facebook Page

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Women for Women, OBGYN

1302 Franklin Ave. Suite 2200
Normal, IL 61761

Phone:(309) 888-9900

Website

Healing Touch

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Tiffany McBride,

Reiki Practitoner

(217) 979-0369

Website

Facebook Page

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Kristina Johnson Felker,

Massage and Body Work 

901 E Grove street

Bloomington, Illinois

(309) 826-9456

Website

Facebook Page

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Tonya Keach,

BodyTalk Practice (in with Dr. Janine Maere at Ohm Energy Medicine)
209 S Prospect Rd
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 309-830-9341
tonyakeach@gmail.com

Website 

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Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Croft Physical Therapy, Ltd. Leann Croft, PT, MS Specializing in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation 3601 General Electric Road, Suite #5 Bloomington, IL 61704 leanncroft@croftphysicaltherapy.com (309) 452-0704 Website

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Healthy Living Family Chiropractic

2206 Eastland Dr #403, Bloomington, IL 61704

309) 662-3600

Website

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Prenatal Yoga


Main Street Yoga
418 North Main Street Bloomington
(309) 829-9618
Website


Palms Together Yoga

1717 R.T. Dunn Drive

Unit E

Bloomington, Illinois 61701

309-825-1800

Website

Facebook Page

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Renkon Yoga Studio
3907 General Electric Road 
Bloomington, IL
(309) 808-0755

Website

Facebook Page

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Lifestyle

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Blueze Wellness

2412 E Washington St #4B, Bloomington, IL 61704

(309) 585-2116

Website

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Young Living Essential Oils & Herbal Remedies

Tiffany McBride

Website

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Positive Supports

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Attachment Parenting

Bloomington Normal Attachment Parenting Group

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Breastfeeding Support

La Leche League of Bloomington-Normal 
Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
McLean County Health Dept 
200 W Front St #304 
Bloomington, IL 61701
Facebook Page 

Laura Tepen 
lllofbn@gmail.com
217-671-9454

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Cesarean Prevention, Awareness, and Recovery

International Cesarean Awareness Network of Central Illinois 
Meets the 4th Monday of every month (except December) at 6:30 p.m. 
Christ Lutheran Church
311 Hershey Rd Normal, IL 61761.http://www.ican-online.org 
Facebook Group

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Recommended Reading​ and Links

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Books

Natural Hospital Birth by Cynthia Gabriel

 

Joyous Childbirth Changes the World by Dr. Tadashi Yoshimura

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Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper

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Birthing From Within by Pam England

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The Thinking women's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

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Ina May's Guide To Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

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The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Jill Romm

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The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins

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Ina May's Guide to Breast Feeding by Ina May Gaskin

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Natural Health Afterbirth by Aviva Jill Romm

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Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

 

The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberlhy Ann Johnson
 

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Links

Ask Dr. Sears 
Pregnancy and childbirth information from the well known Dr. Sears

 

Birthing Naturally 
Information about pregnancy and natural childbirth

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The Brewer Pregnancy Diet 
Information about pregnancy nutrition

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Childbirth Connection 
Pregnancy and childbirth information

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The Coalition for Breech Birth
Information and advocacy for breech birth

 

Coalition For Improving Maternity Services
Birth advocacy

 

Dr. Momma
Circumcision information

 

Evidenced Based Birth
Evidenced Based Maternity Care Practices

Facebook Page

ICAN 
International Cesarean Network

 

Improving Birth 
Birth Advocacy 
Facebook Page

 

Midwifery Today 
Midwife and birth publications

 

Mothering.com 
Information about pregnancy, natural child rearing, and Due Date Clubs

 

Penny Simkin 
Author, doula, childbirth educator and birth counselor.

 

Plus Size Pregnancy
Pregnancy information

 

Pregnancy.org 
Pregnancy and parenting community

Spinning Babies Information on optimal fetal positioning

 

The Unnecessaren 
Information and cesearean advocacy

 

The Whole Network
Accurate Circumcision Information

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Videos

These Are My Hours

Mother with her Child
Blue Infant Shoes
Ting Legs
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