RESOURCES
This is a partial list of services and care providers in the New York area. These links are provided for informational purposes only. For an even larger listing you may consult The New York Guide to a Healthy Birth published yearly by Choices in Childbirth:
www.choicesinchildbirth.org.



Childbirth Education and Information Organizations
The Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York: www.ceamny.org
Choices in Childbirth: www.choicesinchildbirth.org
Childbirth Connection: www.childbirthconnection.org
The New Space for Women's Health and Birth: www.newspacenyc.org
Realbirth: www.realbirth.com Power of Birth: www.powerofbirth.com



Lactation Resources and Breastfeeding Support Groups
La Leche League International: www.lalecheleague.org
Realbirth: www.realbirth.com
Power of Birth: www.powerofbirth.com




Lactation Consultants
Manhattan
Susan Burger: 212.252.8400
Ayelet Kaznelson: 917.620.4068 www.ayeletkaznelson.com
Kate Sharp: 212.595.1627 www.katesharpIBCLC.com

Brooklyn
Stacey Brosnan: 917.584.9782 www.femsurge.com
Judy Fram: 718.789.9451
Freda Rosenfeld: 718.469.5990



Prenatal and Postpartum Massage
Meg Darnell: www.megdarnell.com
Providence Day Spa: www.providencedayspa.com
Sage Brooklyn: www.sagebrooklyn.com
Eileen Togher: 718.249.6080 www.earthysoul.com



Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs
Patricia Cassidy, L.Ac.: 917.202.7418
Sarah Rivkin, L.Ac.: 718.309.0432 www.SlopeAcupuncture.com
Laura Gabbe, L.Ac.: www.FlowingChiNYC.com
Lea Rizack, L.Ac., CNM: 212.795.0494



Labor Support Doulas
The Metropolitan Doula Group: www.metrodoula.com
Baby Moon Doulas: www.BabyMoonDoulas.com
Birth Day Presence: www.birthdaypresence.com
Birth Focus: www.birthfocus.com (large group/sliding scale)
Colleen Bak: www.fullmoonbelly.com
Mia Borgatta 917.407.6840
Beth Donnelly Caban: yogabethdc@yahoo.com
Bonu deCaires: 845.313.1151 (NY and NJ)
Dos Doulas: Cori Pleune 917.554.8442 and Sarah Kaylor 917.612.5927
Lijah Friedman: citydoula@aol.com
Natashia Fuksman: www.natashiadoula.com (homebirth only)
Jenna Hutchins: 212.505.5685
Jennifer Kroll: 212.465.7545
Noga Kreiman-Miller: 917.770.5204
Power of Birth: www.powerofbirth.com
Kristen Sasser: 212.545.3757
Lauren Vecca: 718.486.5179
Stana Weisburd: 917.575.1227
Dana Wren: 646.667.7786



Postpartum Doulas
Doula Care: Ruth Callahan 212.749.6613
Lijah Friedman: citydoula@aol.com
Linda Giammarese: 917.561.2193
Meredith Lichtenberg: 212.929.1355 www.amotherisborn.com
Mother Nurture Inc: www.mothernurture.com
Pamela Smith: 917.586.3573
Dana Wren: 646.667.7786



Midwifery Services
(Prenatal, Birth, Well Woman Care and Family Planning)

MANHATTAN
St.Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital and Birthing Center
CBS Midwifery: 212.366.4699 www.nycmidwives.com
Christiane McCloskey, CNM: 646.530.3514 (office in Brooklyn)
Midwifery of Manhattan: 212.957.3006 www.midwiferyofmanhattan.com
Georgia Rose, CNM: 718.543.9000

St, Vincemt's Hospital
Clementine Midwifery: www.clementinemidwifery.com ( office in Brooklyn )

Maureen Rayson, CNM: 646.230.7708

BROOKLYN
Long Island College Hospital
Bluebird Midwifery: Catherine Clark 718.855.8885
Nurse Midwifery Associates: Joanne Middleton and Janette O'Sullivan 718.486.7374
Beverly Woodard, CNM: 646.638.9388

Methodist Hospital
Park Slope Midwives: 718.499.3636

Birthing Centers
Bellevue Birth Center: 212.238.7999
Brooklyn Birth Center: 718.376.6655 www.brooklynbirthingcenter.com

Homebirth Midwives
www.nyhomebirth.com

NEW YORK CITY
Tioma Allison, CNM: 917.497.3529 tiomaspace@hotmail.com
Community Midwifery: Joan Bryson, CNM: 718.788.0595 www.communitymidwifery.com
Homebirth Practice: Miriam Schwarzschild, CNM: 718.369.0769 mirwife@gmail.com
JJB Midwifery: Martine Jean-Baptiste, CNM 212.769.4578 & Karen Jefferson, CM 718.230.4789
Kristen Leonard, CNM: 646.290.8020 kmleonard@mac.com
Cara Muhlhan, CNM: 212.388.1837 cmuhl2@aol.com
Marcy Perlman Tardio, CNM: 718.788.9131 marcenu@verizon.net

For homebirth referrals for Long Island, Upstate New York and New Jersey: www.nyhomebirth.com