Austin Area
Birth Centers:
- Round Rock and Salado *(Two locations): The Natural Birthing Center (Hands down the best care)
- Austin Area Birthing Centers (south and duval): I had three of my babies with their amazing midwives!
- Natural Beginnings Birthing center
Midwives:
- Sandra Tallbear CNM with The Natural Birthing center
- Chylain Krivensky, LM, CPMhttp://hamsabirth.com
- Dara Fields, CNM
OBGYN:
- St. David's North (NAMC)
Nurture OBGYN
- St. David's Main
Dr. Kimberly Carter - UT Physicians
- Seton Main
Dr. Kimberly Carter - UT Physicians
Women Partners in Health (WPIH)
- Seton Southwest
Dr. Michael Nix
Hospital:
- North Austin Medical Center
- Seton South West
Parents Groups:
- Your single parenting
- Austin Moms Network
- Austin Homeschoolers
- Austin Unschoolers
- Austin Free Forest School
Placenta Encapsulation:
- See our placenta page
Cord Blood Banking:
- Cryo- Cell - https://www.cryo-cell.com/
- CBR
Postpartum Mood disorders:
- Pregnancy & Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas - http://pphatx.org/
Postpartum Meal Prep:
- Dinner Elf's in-home meal prep service: Use code MAGIC20 for $20 off at: https://www.dinnerelf.com
Yoga:
Acupuncture:
-Light Family Acupuncture - Dedicated to family health with acupuncture, nutrition, herbal medicine and Asian bodywork
-Austin Acupuncture Clinic - Will see clients once/twice for free to use as teaching purposes
- Sage Acupuncture - Specializes in fertility and reproductive disorders
Chiropractic:
- Central Austin
Inner Sun Chiropractic - Dr. Ron Burnett
- South Austin
McKinley Chiropractic - Dr. McKinley & Dr. Maxwell
- North Austin
VanDeWalle Chiropractic - Dr. Vanderwalle
- Round Rock
**Dr. Ben Spitzenberger: Hands down my choice http://maximizedlivingdrspitzenberger.com/
VBAC:
- http://homebirthcesarean.org/
- http://www.ican-online.org/
- http://www.ican-online.org/vbac-education-project/
- http://www.theunnecesarean.com/
- http://www.mothers-embrace.com/index.php/references/
- http://www.cesareanrates.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/231863423635699/
- Dr. Michael Nix At Seton northwest, Dr. Carter at Seton Main, Dr. Love at St. Davids Main
Massage Therapists:
- North
**Summer Greenlees - https://summergreenlees.com/
- Central
Belly Love Massage - Hannah Ford LMT, MTI
Pure Touch - Jane Sampson LMT
Pediatricians -
https://centralfamilypractice.com/
Books, videos and podcasts:
- Delayed Cord Clamping Benefits
- Fetal Monitoring (ECG) During Labor
- Inducing Labor After Your Estimated Due Date
- Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth
- Is It Safe to Eat and Drink During Labor?
- Methods of Milk Expression
- Reducing Fear of Birth: Ina May Gaskin
- Evidence for Pushing Positions
- Exercise for Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes
Essential Oils:
- Peppermint Essential Oil- You can smell peppermint essential oil to ease nausea during labor. This oil is also incredibly helpful to use if you have back labor. Just massage on your lower back diluted.
- Lavender Essential Oil- Lavender is a very versatile essential oil you can use all throughout your labor to promote relaxation and ease muscle tension
- Frankincense Essential Oil- Use it to calm your emotions by inhaling the aroma
- Clary Sage Essential Oil- It encourages more effective contractions. You can also try this as a natural way to encourage labor.
- Myrrh Essential Oil- Inhaling the aroma of myrrh can also encourage the progression of natural labor.
- Rose Essential Oil- Rose essential oil for labor is relaxing and helps soften ligaments. I really like this smell (even if used in the cheaper Rose Water, Because it reminds women of the smell of romance)
- Jasmine Essential Oil- Jasmine evokes feelings of joy, peace, and self-confidence
- Helichrysum Essential Oil- Helichrysum essential oil is great to use on your perineum during delivery to increase skin elasticity. You can just use a small amount of helichrysum with a carrier oil and rub it on. This is great to use in combination with a ginger compress on your perineum.
- Black Pepper - a MUST have in case of back labor.
- Ylang Ylang - Can help advance labor
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These can be purchased in town or online.
I recommend buying them from
https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/aromatherapy/essential-oils
or in town at Garden of the Ancients - 4800 E Yager Ln, Manor, TX 78653
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