community resources

Birth, Postpartum, Sibling, Transition and Abortion Doulas & Birth Photographers:

• Doula 4 All (birth doula, LGBTQIA++ affirming and identifying)
• Oily Doula (birth doula, lactation support, childbirth educator, essential oil support, pelvic steaming, doula educator – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Everyday Miracles  (large group of doulas that serve the TC metro area, no cost for state-funded insurance recipients)
• Lotus Birth and Body Works  (birth doula, postpartum doula, abortion doula, sibling doula, placenta encapsulation, birth photography – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
•  Doula Kaytee  (birth doula, postpartum doula, sibling doula, baby wearing educator, lactation consultant, craniosacral therapist – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Holistic Continuum (birth doula, pelvic floor pt, childbirth education, doula educator, parent/baby yoga – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Olive Tree Doula  (miscarriage and loss doula doula, birth doula, placenta encapsulation)
• Crowning Glory Birth Company  (birth doula, sibling doula, postpartum doula, childbirth education, placenta encapsulation – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Doula Energy (birth doula, postpartum doula)
• Tidal Doula (birth doula, sibling doula, birth photographer – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Nisse Birth and Body Work  (collaboration of birth doulas, sibling doulas, postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, massage, fertility support, transition support – LGBTQIA++ affirming and identifying folks)
• Izzy Adair  (birth doula, postpartum doula (specializes in COOKING), prenatal and postnatal yoga)
• Raven Ivory (birth and family photography – LGBTQIA++ affirming)

Free-Standing Birth Centers:

• Roots Community Birth Center (Minneapolis)
• TwinCities Birth Center  (St. Paul)
• Willow Midwives (Minneapolis)

Childbirth, Lactation, Newborn Education:

• BirthEd Twin Cities (Hopkins – Lamaze – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Oily Doula & Holistic Continuum (Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Education – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Everyday Miracles (Minneapolis – free doulas/support groups/classes with Medical Assistance Insurance)
• Flutterby Hypnobirthing Classes (Edina)

Body Workers and Healers:

• Jalashree  (acupuncture, cupping, moxobustion, herbal medicine, fertility support)
• Blackstone Acupuncture  (acupuncture)
• Enlightened Wellness  (prenatal/postpartum/infant chiropractor – st. paul)
• Active Health Chiropractic  (prenatal/postpartum/infant chiropractor – st. paul)
  
• Body Ready Method (online resource for pelvic floor health and restorative exercises)
• Oshun Center  (a collective of BIPOC and LGBTQIA identified healers specializing in massage, mayan abdominal massage, acupuncture, pelvic steaming, herbal healing and much more)
• MN Healing Justice Network (directory and community of BIPOC local healers)
• Doula Kaytee (infant, birth and postpartum craniosacral therapist – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Vita New Life (pelvic floor specialist)
• Oily Doula (“pelvic”,”vaginal” or “yoni” steam facilitator and essential oil support/education – LGBTQIA++ affirming)

Prenatal Yoga:

• Everyday Miracles (low-cost and no-cost prenatal yoga classes in Minneapolis)
• Yess Yoga Studio  (LGBTQIA++ affirming and identifying teachers, prenatal yoga offered intermittently)
• Izzy Adair  (group classes at yess yoga and one-on-one yoga in your home)
• MPLS Yoga Mama (group prenatal yoga in Minneapolis)

 

Chest and Breastfeeding Support:

• Doula Kaytee  (lactation consultant and cst for newborns and birthers – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Aszani Stoddard (lactation consultant, midwife, functional medicine)
• BirthEd Twin Cities (lactation consultants and counselors – Nicole Stecker and Liz Hochman – LGBTQIA++ affirming)
• Chocolate Milk Club  (support and parent groups for african american parents first monday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m)
• WIC  (nutrition and breastfeeding program)
• Human Milk 4 Human Babies Twin Cities  (donor breastmilk finder)

Homebirth Midwives:

• Vida Midwifery Collective
• Solstice Midwifery
• Thrive Midwives
• Trillium Midwifery Care

Loss and Miscarriage Support:

• Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (no-cost photography for loss)
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resources
• Return to Zero: Hope (loss support, grief counseling, support groups, national)
• Star Legacy Foundation (stillbirth education and support, local)
• Shoshana Center for Reproductive Health Psychology  (pregnancy loss therapy)

Parent Support Groups and Classes:

• Chocolate Milk Club  (support and parent groups for african american parents)
• Everyday Miracles  (doula support, parent groups, birth education and yoga classes, no cost for state-funded insurance recipients)
• Hatch Life  (parent support groups, parenting play-groups with free child care, mental health focus)
• Queer Birth Project  (LGBTQIA++ parent groups, resources and more)

Postpartum Mental Health Support:

• Hatch Life
• HCMC Mother Baby Program
  
• Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota 

More Local Community and Community-Specific Resources:

• Family Tree Clinic (reproductive healthcare, specialize in care for Queer and Trans folks, PrEP, family planning, emergency contraception, some primary care)
• Zen Bin  (self-care workshops, yoga, community healing)
• Spiral Collective (no cost abortion support and resources)