Bay Area Birth Community
Try hard as I may, I could not do justice to the abundance of birth resources in the Bay Area. I include here the practitioners who have long been wonderful presence in the birth world, and whom I personally know and continually refer to.
Midwifery
Michelle Welborn
welbornbaby.com | 415-902-6987 | San Francisco, Bay Area
Kara Jo Engelbrecht
mothercraftmidwifery.com | 415-793-6728 | SF / Bay Area
Doula Services
Desiree Dougherty
b-earth-mama.com | desiree@b-earth-mama.com | Greater SF / Bay Area
Heather Charmatz & Kristina Boehme
sfbirthdoulaandplacentaencapsulationservices.com | SF / Bay Area
Acupuncture
Craig Marble, L.Ac.
craigmarbleacupuncture.com | 415-595-1073 | SF Bay Area
Naomi Graham
pleasantlifewellness.com | North Bay
Chiropractic (low force)
Jenny Proenza, Spark Chiropractic
sparkchiropractic.com | 415-648-6481 | SF
Yoga | Pilates | Pelvic Floor
Britt Fohrman | Pre- and Postnatal Yoga
brittfohrman.com | 415-821-2699 | SF
Leslie Howard | The Pelvic Floor & Iyengar Yoga
lesliehowardyoga.com | 415-823-1699 | Bay Area ⇒ International
Kari Marble | Pre- and Postnatal Yoga
welcomeom.com | 415-845-1073 | northwest SF
Cynthia Bahmani | Pre- and Postnatal Pilates
bahmanipilates (instagram) | 415-519-5926 | Pacific Heights, SF
Naturopathic Primary Care
San Francisco Natural Medicine
sfnatmed.com | 415-643-6600 | Potrero Hill, San Francisco
Natural Resources
naturalresources-sf.com | 415-550-2611 | San Francisco
A comprehensive resource center for pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. They offer a wide variety of classes, support groups, have a store and a lending library, and offer a place for mammas and babies to just come in, rest, have a cup of herbal tea.