RESOURCES
This list is sorted alphabetically by category. It is long. You may want to use the "find" feature on your computer. They are mostly isolated to Orange County but you will find some LA folks because they are *that* good.
This list is a constant work in progress. If you are not finding what you are looking for on this list, please reach out to me and we can find the best person to meet your specific needs. If you would like to recommend someone to me, I'd love to add them!
Those marked with an ** indicate that they offer discounted rates for those experiencing financial hardship.
Abortion Resources: (help me fill this space!)
Acupuncture:
Homa Hamidi, Newport Beach
Katie Marienthal Smith, Newport Beach
Megan Joyce, Costa Mesa
Baby Wearing:
Florencia Sheppard**
Laura Brown (Los Angeles)
Belly Binding:
Gigi Vera Vincent**
Melanie Smith, RSM
Birth Centers:
South Bay Birth Center
Birth Educators:
Amanda Cagle and Katie Hallum**
Ashley McIntosh**
April Lovett**
Becca Godlewski
Carrie Cesario, Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis
Florencia Sheppard**
Gigi Vera Vincent**
Julie Fors, Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class
journeyforwardbirthandparenting.com
Kristin Nicole Martinez (fluent in ASL)
Melanie Smith
Meredith Chase, Bradley
Nicolle Kasch, Hypnobirthing**
Tammy Leeper**
Tracy Hartley
Birth Doulas:
Amanda Cagle and Katie Hallum**
Ashley McIntosh**
Christine Acosta**
Christine Moorfield**
Emily Heymann**
Emily Moritz**
Florencia Sheppard**
Harleyann Sellers**
Janay Cook**
Jen Ballew**
Jenna Paxon
Mathilde Bourgan**
Melanie Smith
Breech Resources:
Doctor Emiliano Chavira (External Cephalic Version aka ECV)
*Located in Los Angeles*
Car Seat Techs:
Holly Kohlmann
Amanda Cagle**
Chiropractors:
Dani Calahan, Laguna Hills
Michelle Weaver**
Cloth Diapering Education:
Gigi Vera Vincent
Co-Sleeping and Bedsharing Resources:
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Lab, Doctor McKenna
La Leche League - The Safe Sleep Seven
Domestic Violence Resources: (help me fill this space!)
Laura's House, Lake Forest
Donation Sites:
La Habra Life Center
Laura's House, Lake Forest
Life Center, Santa Ana
MOMS of Orange County, Santa Ana
Women's Transition Living Center, Fullerton
Emergency Foster Care:
Safe Families
714-543-5437 ext. 1234
Grief Counseling:
Marissa Zwetow, LMFT
Homebirth Midwives:
Jennifer Angell, DC, LM, CPM
Lindsey Meehleis, LM, CPM
Melanie Bigda, LM, CPM
Sarah Waldron, MSN, CNM, WHNP**
wildflowerbirthandwellness.com
Lactation Support:
Amanda Cagle**
Emily Moritz**
Danielle Gauss, IBCLC**
Leora Robles, BS, IBCLC
Rachelle King, IBCLC
Réka Morvay, IBCLC
Shelly Jacobs, IBCLC
LGBTQ+ Resources:
South Bay Birth Center
The midwives at this birth center do fertility counseling, preconception counseling, individual prenatals, blood work, and pap smears for LGBTQ+ individuals. Reach out to Laura and Tasha for more information.
Midwives (Hospital-Based):
Providence Midwives, Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
(eligible for MediCal and state-sponsored insurance)
949-364-1040
Orange Coast Women's Medical Group Midwives
Hoag Hospital, Irvine
949-829-5500
Newborn Photography:
Candice Swanson
Hilary Jo Avalos
OBGYN for High risk and VBAC births:
Doctor Heidi Cough, M.D., Orange Coast Women's Medical Groups
Hoag Hospital, Irvine
949-829-5500
Doctor Kenneth James OB/GYN, Orange Coast Women's Medical Group
Hoag Hospital, Irvine
949-829-5500
Doctor Mary O'Toole MD, Orange Coast Women's Medical Group
Saddleback Hospital, Laguna Hills
949-829-5500
Doctor Craig Salcido MD, Providence
Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
949-364-1040
Parenting Support:
Rachel and Tim Steinmetz
Pediatric Physical Therapists:
Dr. Taylor Henderson, PT, DPT
Placenta Encapsulators:
Kristin Nicole Martinez (fluent in ASL)
Postpartum Doulas:
Amanda Cagle and Katie Hallum**
Aurora Sullivan**
Brittany Mason
Christine Acosta**
Emily Moritz**
Gigi Vera Vincent
Oral Tie Revision
Team Tongue Tie, North San Diego
Tongue Tie Tribe, Costa Mesa
Reflexology:
Caroline Klem, Lake Forest
Support Groups:
Wrap Around Baby Care, Lake Forest
Empowered Postpartum
The New Mom School, Newport Beach
The Mommy Center, Laguna Hills
Yoga (for pregnancy, postpartum, or otherwise):
April Lovett**
Francesca Saputo Herrera