DOCUMENTS

LOCAL RESOURCES

CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

• Mindful Nests (mindful-nests.com). Libby Hickman (who is also our office manager) has been teaching Natural Childbirth classes at our birth center for the last 15 years. She focuses on the natural process of labor and birth, and will help you release fear around childbirth and learn practical coping strategies.

• New Life Doula Services (newlifedoulaservices.com) offers private childbirth classes to her doula clients as well as Christian faith-based classes.

• Confluence Health (Central WA Hospital) offers childbirth preparation classes in both English and Spanish.

• HypnoBirthing - Cynthia Varadan, RM, LMT, offers Mongan Method HypnoBirthing classes in the Yakima/Ellensburg area. Contact: , or (509)619-8679.

DOULAS

• New Life Doula Services - Melissa Davies (newlifedoulaservices.com)

• Christine Potter (christinepotterphotography.com/doula)

• Anna Dunagan (wenatcheevalleydoula.com)

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT

• Lactation Consultants Hotline: (509)433-3331

• Central WA Hospital offers excellent breastfeeding classes. (confluencehealth.org/breastfeeding-classes/)

BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY

• Christine Potter (christinepotterphotography.com/)

• Mary Collier (mkcphotos.com)

• Heather Lynn (heatherlynnphoto.com)

PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION

• Living Nourish - Our Midwife, Danelle, provides Placenta Encapsulation services (livingnourish.com)

• New Life Doula Services - Placenta Encapsulation (newlifedoulaservices.com)

BODYWORK

• Craniosacral Therapy for both sensitive Mama bodies and newborns, provided by Midwife Danelle. Can improve many discomforts of pregnancy, and help babies with breastfeeding difficulties, colic, and other physical concerns. livingnourish.com

• Spinning Babies

• Miles Circuit for posterior ("sunnyside up") babies

• Ask your midwives to write a referral for physical therapy, massage, chiropractic, and other bodywork modalities to help you feel your best during your pregnancy.

INFANT CPR

• Infant CPR class at Central WA Hospital - confluencehealth.org/infant-cpr/

WIC

Local resources for the Special Supplementation Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Link - wicprograms.org/co/wa-chelan

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

If you feel that you are experiencing any form of abuse with your partner, whether it's physical, sexual, emotional, there are local options for help. This includes your partner physically hurting you, emotionally manipulating you, making you feel alienated from friends or family, withholding resources from you, or making you take part in sexual activities against your will. Your midwives are available 24/7 to talk about these issues and provide help.

Links:

Sage - Support for domestic abuse victims 509-663-7446

WA state Coalition Against Domestic Violence

 Statement on COVID-19

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We are carefully monitoring the COVID-19 situation in our area. Official recommendations change daily, so we will update this page as needed.

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Currently, our practice is operating under our normal business hours. We are also abiding by the following protocols:

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- We are regularly sanitizing all of our equipment and facility.

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- We ask that you thoroughly wash your hands as soon as you enter our clinic and use hand sanitizer as needed.

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- We have temporarily removed toys from our clinic as they are difficult to individually sanitize.

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- Please wear a mask to your appointment. If you prefer not to, we will ask to reduce your appointment time to reduce exposure. We are not asking people to wear masks during labor.

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- We have asked clients to limit the number of people brought to appointments.

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- We are temporarily shortening our appointments to reduce interactions between clients in our waiting room.

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- We are offering optional Telemedicine visits by video chat, when appropriate clinically.

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- We have a small staff and a private facility which allows us to follow the recommendations for social distancing. We recognize the importance of our individual health and our availability to our clients and so we are not only practicing social distancing in our clinic, but also in our own personal lives. We encourage you and your family to follow these recommendations as well.

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If you or a family member have symptoms, or if you believe you have been exposed, please call us and we will discuss how to get tested and arrange an alternative prenatal visit.