~ ACUPUNCTURE ~
Coming soon!
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~ BELLY CASTING ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
~ WILD ROSE PHOTO & ART STUDIOS ~
Serving Northeast Indiana & Southern Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
Casting, painting and drawings with 40 years experience.
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~ BIRTH CENTER ~
(FREE STANDING)
~ GOSHEN BIRTH CENTER ~
1155 Lighthouse Lane
Goshen, IN 46526
(574) 971-4840
Goshen Birth Center is a safe, private and home-like setting where certified nurse midwives from the Fairhaven OB/GYN practice provide the ultimate in supportive, personalized care during the natural birth of your baby. The center has the ideal environment that allows you to relax and let your body do what it was designed to do. The attractive, soothing decor, birthing suites with comfortable queen-sized beds, and the large whirlpool tubs for relaxation during labor or waterbirth, were all designed with you and your family in mind. If you're looking for a birthing experience that is different from the traditional hospital setting, you're at the right place.
~ BLESSINGWAY CELEBRATION ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
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~ BREASTFEEDING ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH, RN ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
~ BLOOMINGTON AREA BIRTH SERVICES ~
Resource and referral network for the Bloomington Indiana area. Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Breastfeeding, Yoga instructors and more.
~ GENTLE HANDS MIDWIFERY ~
Serving Northeast Indiana and Southeast Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
Working with breastfeeding mothers since 1991, offering support and encouragement to help you get off to a great start.
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~ CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
Independent Certified Childbirth Educator
~ BLOOMINGTON AREA BIRTH SERVICES ~
~ SHELLIE RICH, BS ~
Serving the Indianapolis area
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
~ GENTLE HANDS MIDWIFERY ~
Serving Northeastern Indiana & Southeast Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
I have been teaching since 1991. The focus has always been and still is on out of the hospital birth experience. But if you are having a hospital birth, I can help you with important information that will help keep your birth as natural as possible.
~ JOYOUS BIRTHING CHILDBIRTH SERVICES ~
Serving Indianapolis/Greenwood
Kristin Minor, CD, CCE, EMT, Adoption Educator
Kristin is the founder of Joyous Birthing Childbirth Services with a strong desire to help empower women and families. She has had the privilege of attending hundreds of births and feels it an honor to serve families. Kristin is married to a loving and supportive husband of 21 years with 3 beautiful daughters who came to them in very different ways. Their first daughter was born by cesarean, the second was a VBAC born at home and their third daughter came to them through China. Kristin is currently offering comprehensive lectures and training for adoptive parents.
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~ CHINESE MEDICINE ~
Coming soon!
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~ CHIROPRACTOR ~
~ THE WELLNESS CENTER ~
C. Bryan Strother, DC FICPA
One Madison New Buffalo, MI 49117
(269) 469-1310 (800) 327-7819
Certified in Pediatrics and Pregnancy care through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. Also offering massage therapy.
~ UNITED CHIROPRACTIC: SCIENTIFIC WELLNESS CENTER ~
Dr. Kristin Livingston, D.C.
16095 Prosperity Drive Suite 100
Noblesville, IN 46060
phone: (317) 774-2998 fax: (317) 774-3130
Prenatal/Pediatric care (extensive training through International Chiropractic Association Council on Pediatrics), Craniosacral Therapy and
Massage Therapy (including prenatal and infant massage)
~ CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER ~
Nancy Elwartowski-Cooper DC DICCP
2000 E. 116th St Ste 101
Carmel, IN 46032
Diplomat in pediatric and pregnancy care, through the International Chiropractic Association. Trained in John Barnes Pediatric Myofascial release and Webster Breech turning. Neurodevelopment training through INPP out of the UK.
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~ DEPRESSION HELP ~
~ POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL ~
Call toll free at 1-800-944-4773
Questions and help with Postpartum depression
Indiana State Coordinator
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~ DOCTOR ~
COMING SOON!
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~ DOULA CARE ~
~ A LOVING TOUCH ~
Serving the Indianapolis area
Rachelle Boatright
Rachelle provides doula care through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. She strives to enhance the experience with the woman and her birth partner, working as a team to achieve the goals they desire. Aroma therapy, lactation and massage information for the Indianapolis area is available on her website.
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH, CD (DONA) ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
~ IMAGINE DOULA SERVICES ~
Serving Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jordan S. Saalfrank, MSW, CD (DONA)
After receiving a Masters of Social Work from NY Hunter College, I moved back home to Indiana to start my family. Doula work is a wonderful way to help families network and understand the choices in childbirth available to them. I am always available to answer questions for basic support or be your labor support doula.
~ BLOOMINGTON AREA BIRTH SERVICES ~
Resource and referral network for the Bloominton Indiana area. Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Breastfeeding consultants, yoga instuctors and more.
~SPECIAL DELIVERY DOULA SERVICES ~
Connie Gallagher CD, (DONA)
I am a thirty something wife and mother of four daughters and live in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I believe the variety of birth experiences I have had with my own daughters has given me a broad outlook on the many different ways women can give birth. Because of that, I have a strong desire to help women have a satisfying and safe birth experience, full of memories that they will treasure for a lifetime.
~ TERRY BLANKENSHIP ~
Serving the Indianapolis area
As a doula who is familiar with VBAC, c-sections, pain medication use and the advantages of massage and aromatherapy in labor and birth, I love everything about the laboring mom, the bond with both mom and dad, and the gift ... the baby.
~ MY DOULA STACIA ~
Serving the Michiana area
Stacia Hemmes, Birth & Postpartum Doula
Helping the Michiana area with informative and compassionate labor and delivery assistance ... Nurturing care of mother & baby.
I am a 35 year old mother to 4 wonderful children. Since 1996, have been a certified doula through DONA. I chose to become a doula in order to help other women feel in control and educated about the births they had. I have helped mothers with natural births, VBACS, epidurals and c-sections. My goal for you is to attain the birth you feel most comfortable with and will remember as well made choices for you and your baby.
~ JANIS CHRISSIKOS, RN & DOULA ~
Auburn, Indiana 46706
~ KATHLEEN HICKEY ~
Serving the Fort Wayne area
Kat offers birth doula servies - serving families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Her goal is to help the family have the most safe and satisfying birth possible. She is available for births in all settings and specializes in non-medical pain management and helping encourage babies to take the best position for birth. She is also a photographer (pregnancy and birth) and a reiki practioner.
~ SWEET PEA DOULA ~
Heather Morrall
Pendleton, IN 46064
Heather lives in Pendleton with her husband and 3 children. She offers birth doula services to Indianapolis, Carmel, Noblesville, Greenfield, Anderson and the surrounding area.
~ JOYOUS BIRTHING CHILDBIRTH SERVICES ~
Serving Indianapolis/Greenwood
Kristin Minor, CD, CCE, EMT, Adoption Educator
Kristin is the founder of Joyous Birthing Childbirth Services with a strong desire to help empower women and families. She has had the privilege of attending hundreds of births and feels it an honor to serve families. Kristin is married to a loving and supportive husband of 21 years with 3 beautiful daughters who came to them in very different ways. Their first daughter was born by cesarean, the second was a VBAC born at home and their third daughter came to them through China. Kristin is currently offering comprehensive lectures and training for adoptive parents.
~ A BELLY BLESSING ~
Serving Grant and surrounding counties
Julie A. Six, Birth Doula, CD (CBI)
Julie is passionate about helping women make informed decisions about their care throughout pregnancy and birth. She offers professional birth doula services along with birth and newborn photography.
~ THE DOULA NETWORK OF FORT WAYNE ~
Visit their website to view all local Ft. Wayne birth and postpartum doulas serving Northeast Indiana. A mission to empower birthing families by providing reliable information and resources throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum.
~ JENNI SHAVER, CD (DONA) ~
Serving Southwest Indiana in and around Evansville
Jenni is a certified doula and teaches private childbirth education classes. Families interested in her services, or need help finding area resources for natural living can contact her for more information.
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~ FERTILITY ~
Coming soon!
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~ HEALTH FOOD ~
Coming soon!
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~ HERBS & ESSENTIAL OILS~
~ GENTLE HANDS MIDWIFERY ~
Serving Northeast Indiana & Southeast Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
Working with herbs for 10 years, I offer help and understanding about herbs and essential oils.
~ BAREFOOT HERBS ~
521 W Kirdwood Ave Bloomingtone, IN 47404
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~ HOLISTIC CARE ~
Coming soon!
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~ HOME BIRTH ~
~ HOME BIRTH SUPPORT GROUP ~
Serving Central Indiana/ Indianapolis
Sara Spalding
Meetings are held on the second Monday of
each month 6:00-8:00 at College Avenue Branch Library 4180 N. College
Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
We offer monthly meetings for experienced homebirthing families, families who are interested in homebirth, and anyone else interested in homebirth. We
are not childbirth educators and this is not a class -- just family-to-family support.
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~ HOMEOPATHICS ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH, RN ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
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~ HYPNOBIRTHING ~
Coming soon!
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~ MASSAGE THERAPY ~
~ TERRY BLANKENSHIP ~
Serving the Indianapolis area
Massage therapist offering prenatal massage and teaching infant massage.
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~ MIDWIVES ~
(Other Indiana midwives may be available by request)
~ HOME 4 BIRTH ~
Serving East Central Indiana
Wantina Brooks, CPM & Brandi Wood, DEM & Marisol Holman, DEM
2098 East SR 38 Markleville, IN 46056
Offering complete prenatal care, including any needed lab work, full labor and birth support and 6 weeks of postpartum follow up care. We travel 1.5 hours in any direction to support families rights to choose a homebirth. Waterbirth is available to any of our clients as well.
~ HOMEBIRTH & WOMEN'S HEALTH ~
Laura Gilbert, CNM
316 S. 5th Street Goshen, IN 46528
Laura is a Certified Nurse Midwife licensed to practice in Indiana and Michigan. She has a homebirth practice serving Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Her goal is to guide families through the options they have and support them in having the homebirth experience they desire.
~ BIRTHROOT MIDWIFERY SERVICE ~
Lynn McDonald, CNM
58887 Bremen Highway Mishawaka, IN 46544
Lynn offers personalized women's health care (GYN and family planning) with an emphasis on homebirth services in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. She attends homebirths within a one hour radius of Mishawaka including Porter, Laporte, St. Joseph, Starke, Marshalll, Kosciusko, Elkhart and LaGrange Counties.
~ ABOUT WOMEN & BABIES, LLC ~
Jeannie Stanley, CNM
103 Meyers Street Wolcottville, IN 46795
Office (260) 854-3000 Midwife (260) 318-1195
Free-standing birth center and homebirth care. Jacuzzi tub, waterbirth, VBAC!
~ GENTLE HANDS MIDWIFERY ~
Serving Northeastern Indiana and Southeastern Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
7570 E. 750 N. Howe, IN 46746
Ireena offers complete prenatal care, full labor, birth and postpartum care. Water birth is an option. Homebirth options, including VBAC.
~ BETSY BAKER, CNM ~
Serving the Indianapolis and surrounding area
Betsy believes women should have the experience they desire where ever they have their babies. She attends births at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and waterbirth is
an option.
~ ALTERNATIVE WOMEN'S HEALTH: CENTRAL INDIANA NURSE MIDWIVES ~
Serving Central Indiana/Indianapolis area
Lynda Barton-Kirch, CNM
Offering alternative pregnancy and birth options, well-woman care, annuals, and alternatives and complementary wellness support.
~ BELIEVE MIDWIFERY SERVICES ~
Serving Central Indiana
Penny Lane, BA, MSN, CNM, IBCLC
118 W. Main Street, Thorntown, IN 46071
Penny is offering holistic women's healthcare, homebirth, newborn care, and lactation services.
~ FAIRHAVEN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY ~
1111 Lighthouse Lane
Goshen, IN 46526
(574) 533-0348 (866) 778-9882
Nurse-midwifery has been an integral part of the Fairhaven Obstetrics & Gynecology practice since 1993 and currently includes five Certified Nurse Midwives. It is the Nurse-Midwifery philosophy that the childbearing process is essentially a normal one. We work toward empowering women in their own individual pregnancy and birth, expanding choices and promoting health and normalcy in the childbearing years. We also care for women in all stages of life. Sound decisions are integral to good healthcare, and we want you to take an active role in making the right choices for yourself. As a provider of gynecological care from adolescence to midlife and beyond we will provide the information you need to make informed and educated decisions about your healthcare. We are committed to providing quality healthcare from birth and beyond.
The nurse-midwives have priveleges at Goshen Birth Center (listed above under BIRTH CENTERS) and Goshen General Hospital.
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~ NUTRITION ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH, RN ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
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~ PHOTOGRAPHY ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
Offering pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum photography
~ BRANDY CUNNINGHAM PHOTOGRAPHY ~
Capturing the essence of who your are ... Maternity, baby, children, family
~ WILD ROSE PHOTO & ART STUDIO ~
Serving Northeast Indiana & Southeastern Michigan
Ireena Keeslar, CPM, Artist
Pregnancy, birth and postpartum photography. Photos can be made into a DVD with music.
~ KATHLEEN HICKEY ~
Serving the Fort Wayne area
Offering pregnancy and birth photography
~ JOYOUS BIRTHING CHILDBIRTH SERVICES ~
Serving Indianapolis/Greenwood
Kristin Minor, CD, CCE, EMT, Adoption Educator
Kristin is the founder of Joyous Birthing Childbirth Services with a strong desire to help empower women and families. She has had the privilege of attending hundreds of births and feels it an honor to serve families. Kristin is married to a loving and supportive husband of 21 years with 3 beautiful daughters who came to them in very different ways. Their first daughter was born by cesarean, the second was a VBAC born at home and their third daughter came to them through China. Kristin is currently offering comprehensive lectures and training for adoptive parents.
~ A BELLY BLESSING ~
Serving Grant and surrounding counties
Julie A. Six, Birth Doula
Julie is passionate about helping women make informed decisions about their care throughout pregnancy and birth. She offers professional birth doula services along with birth and newborn photography.
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~ PRODUCTS ~
~ LYNDA BARTON - KIRCH ~
Serving Central Indiana
(317) 290-0049
Offering homemade glass jewelry and tub rental for waterbirthing.
~ NATURAL FAMILY BOUTIQUE ~
Jessica Marfoe, Independent Sales Rep
Unique and natural products for mom, baby, the whole family. Home parties and fundraising ideas available.