American Association of Birth Centers
215-234-8068
www.birthcenters.org
reachnacc@birthcenters.org
ACNM: American College of Nurse-Midwives
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374
240-485-1824
www.midwife.org
Services Offered: Professional association for CNMs, also locator service on web site
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
The Green Mama
Chicago IL
773-299-8502
www.TheGreenMama.com
Manda@TheGreenMama.com
Area Served: Chicago & National
Training & Background: The Green Mama helps to grow greener families through consulting, classes, and inspiration. Worried about toxins in your nursery, daycare, or food? Want to live green and save green? Get answers and get inspired at www.TheGreenMama.com.
Bellybum Boutique
Chicago IL
773-868-0944
www.bellybumboutique.com
info@bellybumboutique.com
Area Served: Chicago & Suburbs
Training and Background: Good for you; good for baby; good for the earth...Pre & postnatal and parenting resources, parties, classes and special events. We also have transition wear, cloth diapers and baby wear. Check our web based calendar.
BirthNetwork Chicago
Vanessa Tarbell
Chicago IL
773-961-7064
www.birthnetworkchicago.wordpress.com
birthnetworkchicago@gmail.com
Area Served: Chicago Area
Training & Background: We are the Chicago chapter of the BirthNetwork National. We promote mother-friendly childbirth, advocate for a woman's right to fully informed medical consent, and support breastfeeding-friendly policies. We host free monthly meetings and occasional special events.
Bloom Yoga Studio
Chicago IL
773-463-YOGA (9642)
www.bloomyogastudio.com
info@bloomyogastudio.com
Area Served: Chicago
Training & Background: Bloom offers Prenatal Yoga, Childbirth Prep and Breastfeeding, Prenatal and Postpartum Massage, Doula Referrals, Infant Massage Workshops, New Mom Support Groups, Infant CPR, Mom & Baby Yoga, and more - all in a sunny, spacious, and welcoming studio in Lincoln Square.
Mary Cay Cavanagh LMT CEIM
Sisters Baby Massage
Oak Park IL
630-452-1527
marycay@sistersbabymassage.com
http://www.sistersbabymassage.com
Area Served: Chicago & Western Suburbs
Training & Background: I am a certified educator of Infant Massage and Dunstan Baby Language and offer parent/caregiver classes in both of these disciplines. Please see website for more details about classes.
Chicago Area Certified Infant Massage Instructors
847-289-4563
www.infantmassageinstructors.com
info@infantmassageinstructors.com
Services Offered: Information on the benefits of infant massage for infants and children, the benefits for parents and caregivers, infant massage classes and helpful resources.
Chicago Community Midwives (CCM)
Chicago, IL
630-832-3556 x 2
www.chicagocommunitymidwives.org
Jiandra@aol.com
Services Offered: The mission of CCM is to improve maternal child health primarily by providing community and professional education about the Midwives Model of Care™, out of hospital birth and breastfeeding.
Citizens for Midwifery
Athens GA
888-CFM-4880
www.cfmidwifery.org
info@cfmidwifery.org
Services Offered: Promotes the Midwives Model of Care™ as the best care for pregnancy and birth. The only national consumer-based group. CfM works to provide information and resources that promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country!
CIMS: Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
888-282-CIMS
www.motherfriendly.org
Services Offered: Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, Resources for promoting a wellness model of maternity care, Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative™
Coalition for Illinois Midwifery (CFIM)
Bellflower, IL
630-832-3556 x2
www.illinoismidwifery.org
info@illinoismidwifery.org
Mission: The Coalition for Illinois Midwifery seeks to ensure the availability of safe, licensed direct-entry midwifery services for families in the state of Illinois. We support the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential as a basis for licensure.
DONA: Doulas of North America
PO Box 626
Jasper, IN 47547
888- 788-DONA (3662), Fax: 812- 634-1491
www.dona.org
Info@DONA.org
Services Offered: Doula Certification and training
Family & Child Development Center
Chicago IL
312-440-1203
Services Offered: Family Counseling - Long & short term, play group up to age 4, Grants & United Way Sliding Fee Scale
Family Network
Highland Park IL
847-433-0377
Services Offered: Nonprofit 15 years - Baby n Me, resources, first four years of family life, drop in & preschool program, new mom's groups
Focus on Families
Oak Forest IL
708-687-2601
Services Offered: NonProfit Early Childhood Block Grant Parent Meetings, At Risk, Birth to Five Programs, Birth to Three program
Free Standing Birth Centers in Illinois
Chicago IL
312-372-4292
www.HMPRG.org
info@HMPRG.org
Services Offered: Working with legislative, judicial and educational issues to promote free standing centers