Community Resources

Pregnancy and Family Planning Resources: 

 

• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Nutrition Program - Supplemental food program for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding/bottlefeeding, infants, and children. Provides health screenings, nutrition and health education, breastfeeding support, and monthly benefits for food. https://srhd.org/programs-and-services/wic 

• Planned Parenthood - High quality and affordable health care. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/washington/spokane/99207/spokane-health-center-2794-91850

• Chas Clinic - OB’s, midwives, great pediatricians, wonderful family doctors/women’s health doctor’s https://chas.org

• Alexandria’s House through Volunteer’s of America - young women ages 16-20 can receive support, guidance, and a place to stay to help care for their babies while working to ‘end the cycles of poverty, child abuse, and neglect.’ https://www.voaspokane.org/alexandrias-house

• Multicare/Rockwood Clinic - Great OBs, midwives, pediatrician’s and family doctors https://www.multicare.org

• Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery - Provides immediate refuge for children and support for families. 24-hr child care, parent education, crisis counseling https://www.vanessabehan.org

• Center for Reproductive Health - Fertility doctors, IVF, egg freezing. https://www.fertilitydoctor.net

• Idaho Abortion Rights - Resilience through community, reproductive resources. https://idahoabortionrights.com/

• Miscarriage & Abortion Hotline - Information and support to self-manage a miscarriage or abortion.   https://www.mahotline.org/

• All-Options Talkline - Support for pregnancy: present, past, future. https://www.all-options.org/find-support/talkline/

• Mission Community Outreach - They provide gently-used clothing (infant-adult), small houseware items, personal hygiene and infant diapers for FREE to everyone! https://www.4mission.org https://www.facebook.com/MCOC.Spokane 

• Birth Injury Justice Center - The most in-depth resources nationwide to help guide and assist families with disabilities caused by physical birth injuries  https://www.childbirthinjuries.com/

• Car Seat Safety Guide - A guide for everything you need to know that’s related to safe car seat usage! 855dolor55.com/en/ultimate-car-seat-safety-guide/ 

• Spokane Birth Resources - Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum resources of Spokane and North Idaho. http://spokanebirthresources.com  

• National Sexual Assault Hotline: https://rainn.org/ 

• OpenPath, Psychotherapy Collective - Nonprofit, nationwide network of mental health professionals that offer psychotherapy at VERY reduced costs. https://openpathcollective.org/

• Inclusive Therapists - Help with finding therapists who are inclusive and safe to ALL. https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

• Expose Fake Clinics - An extensive list of clinics who claim to be helpful with reproductive issues, but are not. https://www.exposefakeclinics.com/

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Labor and Delivery:

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• Quilted Health Midwives - Midwife-led pregnancy care, that delivers at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Provides doulas FREE of charge to every client! (Kelly and I are both approved doulas that can work with Quilted Health) https://www.quiltedhealth.com/

• Deaconess Medical Center - Fantastic birthing floor, great NICU, staff is fantastic. https://www.deaconess.com

• Sacred Heart Birth Center - Their birthing floor is also great, wonderful NICU, and an antepartum unit for those struggling during pregnancy. https://www.providence.org/locations/wa/sacred-heart-medical-center/birth-place?y_source=1_MjA5MzAyNTYtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLmdvb2dsZV93ZWJzaXRlX292ZXJyaWRl#llaid=2758

• Wildwomb Midwifery - AMAZING group of midwives offering out-of-hospital birth care at home or their birth center. https://wildwombmidwifery.com/ 

• Juniper Midwifery - offering midwifery services for in-home births in the Spokane, CDA and surrounding areas. https://www.thejunipermidwife.com

• Serenity Midwives - In-home midwifery services serving North Idaho. https://www.serenitymidwives.com

• Hazeltree Midwifery - They offer midwifery services for at-home births and at their birth center. https://hazeltreemidwifery.com 

• Local Midwife - Tess is a great midwife who does out-of-hospital births in both Washington and Idaho. http://www.localmidwife.org/

• Birth by Design - Out-of-hospital midwife Beth Morrill specializes in supporting home births and births at her Birth House. http://www.birthbydesign.us/

• Rockwood Midwifery Care - Great group of midwives who provide in-hospital care through Deaconess Multicare. https://www.multicare.org/location/deaconess-health-education-center/womens-center/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=Yext&y_source=1_MzQ4NTYwNjQtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D

Health and Wellness:

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• Wise Chiropractic - Offers chiropractic care for all stages of life, including pregnancy and postpartum. https://www.wisechiropracticspokane.com/faq

• Yoga - Prenatal and birthprep yoga can help the birth person strengthen their body in preparation for labor. http://www.harmonyoga.com/classes.html

• Spokane Prenatal Massage - Massage that specializes in providing pain relief and relaxation to pregnant and postpartum women. https://spokaneprenatalmassage.com

• Kaylee Bliss Photo - Birth, motherhood, and family photographer. https://www.kayleeblissphoto.com 

• Core Pelvic Physical Therapy - they treat everything from pelvic pain, incontinence, tailbone pain, bladder issues, prenatal/postpartum. https://www.corepelvicpt.com

• Other Mothers - family-owned business that sells and buys new and used baby clothes, furniture, maternity wear, and other children’s items at affordable prices https://othermothersaz.com 

• Hennessey Funeral Home - offers free funeral services for infant and baby loss, bereavement support https://www.hennesseyvalley.com

• Spokane MISS Chapter - Support for families through the death of a child/infant https://www.missfoundation.org/supportgroup/spokane-miss-chapter/

• Netharly Yaeger - In-home hairdresser local to Spokane, WA (509)216-4514

• Cloverblossom Doula and Encapsulation - Olli Gluskin offers placenta encapsulation and birth doula services. https://www.cloverblossomdoula.com 

Benefits of Having a Doula: 

 

• https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647727/

• https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2018/10/the-benefits-of-having-a-doula-throughout-the-birthing-process/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt8uGBhBAEiwAayu_9Ukg97lkxBo882ry01sSY5_WLzgeODVhWPRrXOJKCW8d1EE1Xt2WQxoCnTQQAvD_BwE

• https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/114/Supplement_6/1488

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***Website photos of Kelly and Nicki were shot by Vigi Photo Works https://m.facebook.com/people/Vigi-PhotoWorks/100081624625740/