Doula Resources:
Book Recommendations:
{I will only ever recommend books i’ve actually read. this list will grow longer over time}
The Birth Partner
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence
Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
Birthing from Within
Our Babies, Ourselves
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth
The Nursing Mother’s Companion
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Sweet Sleep
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
Mothering the Mother
Birth Sites:
ICAN International Cesarean Network
Breastfeeding:
Postpartum:
Postpartum Support International
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers
Central Ohio Resources:
Birth Networks:
Birth Pool Rental
Birthing Instinct
(614) 370-9295
Breastfeeding Support Groups
Black Lactation Circle – Central Ohio
The Women’s Center at Riverside Group
Le Leche League of Central Ohio
Clintonville Breastfeeding Support Group
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) – Hospital birth only
Professionals for Women’s Health
Independent Childbirth Education:
Linsey Griffith – Hypnobirthing
*All the hospitals in town offer CBE classes. Check with your birthing location if you would like something within your hospital. I have found that classes in the Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s system are very high quality and you do not have to be birthing there to attend classes there.
Chiropractic Care – Webster certified for work on pregnant women
Clintonville: Alexander chiropractic – kyle alexander dc
Grandview/Upper Arlington: Vibe Center for Optimal Living
Grove City: Whole health chiropractic – monica seimer dc
New Albany: Ohio Family & Sports Chiropractic
Polaris: Polaris Wellness Center
Westerville: Proactive Health and Wellness
Craniosacral therapy
alison hazelbaker, PhD, IBCLC, RCST
lisa gillispie, BSW, LMT, CST
jennifer kennedy
Health Coach & Postpartum Fitness:
Homebirth Midwives:
CHOICE – CPMs {Central Ohio}
Columbus Midwife Collective – CPMs {Central Ohio}
Well Rounded Midwifery– Amy Knisely {Granville area}
Birthing Instinct – Cortnie Swies {Central Ohio}
Blessed by Birth – Kathy Mitchell & Hannah Clark CPMs – 614-800-9720 {Heath area}
Laughing Moon Midwifery – Erica Andrews CPM {Athens & Meigs Co}
Ohio Hills Midwifery – Lauren Genter CPM {Athens Co}
Veritas Birth – Melinda McCoy – {Dayton area}
Lactation & Babyfeeding Consultations
jill davis, RN, IBCLC, RLC
alison hazelbaker, PhD, IBCLC, RCST
jennifer kennedy, CLC, ALC, IBCLC Intern
Stacy L Notestine, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Lactiation Counselors
Prenatal Massage:
Preferred Obstetrical Care Providers:
Dr. Holt & Grant Family Medicine
OSU – Dr. Goist, Dr. Cackovic, Dr. Hewitt, Dr. Keder, Dr. Rudesill, Dr. Rood
Pelvic Floor Health
Gillespie Partners in Wellness
Photography –
Birthing Instinct – birth, newborn & family
Milk & Hannah – birth, newborn & family
val ely – birth, newborn & family
Angela Wayner – newborn & family
Brittany Gunther – newborn & family
Placenta Encapsulators
Rachel McCloskey Placenta Encapsulations
Postpartum Support
Elaine Tucker – postpartum doula
Suzan Singh – postpartum doula
Nancy Huston – postpartum doula
Therapy/Counselors specializing in birth and birth trauma
dawn friedman, MSEd LPC
ann tepperman, MSW, LSW
Ultrasound
ultrasona
Vbac (vaginal birth after cesarean) / cesarean support
ican- international cesarean awareness network
Women’s Health Physical Therapy
Dr. Carina Siracusa Majzun, PT
Yoga – Prenatal & Postpatum
Columbus Birth Doula 