BUILD YOUR CIRCLE OF SUPPORT IN THE CHILDBEARING YEAR
Explore your approach to childbirth, know your options, and find the care that’s right for you
— from preconception through early parenthood.
Explore your approach to childbirth, know your options, and find the care that’s right for you
— from preconception through early parenthood.
Home, birth center or hospital? Midwife or doctor? Explore your approach to childbirth and find the setting that’s right for you.
Explore your preferences and priorities to find the birth setting that’s right for you.
Hear from other families about their births in different settings.
Consider the pros and cons of home, birth center and hospital.
Search for providers who support your approach to childbirth.
Find a place to give birth that offers the care you’re looking for.
Find birth attendants who support your preferences and priorities
Find birth doulas, birth photographers & videographers, placental encapsulation, and cord banking services.
Locate Chicago-area practitioners and resources for the childbearing year.
Prenatal counseling. Preconception health. Fertility support.
Support for optimal health in pregnancy. Complementary care for discomforts and disorders. Counseling.
Recovery from birth. Lactation support. Pediatricians. Complementary care for mother and newborn. Postpartum depression.
Help with trauma or loss related to conception, pregnancy or birth. Miscarriage. Stillbirth. Loss of a newborn. Traumatic birth.
Childbirth, parenting, exercise & yoga classes. Workshops. Support groups. Calendar of local events.
Be part of a vibrant community of local families who are navigating fertility, pregnancy and new parenthood.
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More evidence-based advice and resources for Chicago-area families
