This list is not comprehensive – my master list is 13 pages long! Some offerings are evidence based, and some come from cultural practice or folk wisdom. If you have any questions about these providers, or are looking for something or someone specific, please reach out to me.
Birthworkers
- Doula 4 All, Nadine Ashby — birth doula
- Holistic Continuum, Heather Christine — birth doula, pelvic floor, childbirth education
- Oily Doula, Rhonda Fellows — birth doula, childbirth education, lactation support, pelvic floor steaming
- Nisse Birth and Bodywork, Ellyn, Leona, Megan, and Shea — birth doulas, sibling doulas, postpartum doulas, massage therapy, childbirth education, transition support, fertility support
- Lotus Birth & Bodyworks, Rochelle Vincent — birth doula, postpartum doula, sibling doula, abortion doula, placenta encapsulation, birth photographer
- Little Moon Birth and Baby, Alicia Kornacker — birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth education
- Tidal Doula, Emily Kossila — birth doula, sibling doula, birth photographer
- Doula Kaytee, Kaytee Crawford — birth doula, postpartum doula, sibling doula, lactation support, baby-wearing education, craniosacral therapist
- Every Day Miracles — no cost doulas for people on Medical Assistance
- Ninde Doula Project — indigenous, Latinx, and Spanish-speaking doulas through the Division of Indian Work
- Spiral Collective — no cost abortion doulas and support
Massage, Chiropractic, Craniosacral
- Nisse Birth and Body — massage, craniosacral, breech balancing, more
- Oshun Center — LGBTQIA and BIPOC healers offering massage, acupuncture, craniosacral, Mayan abdominal massage, pelvic steaming, and more
- Doula Kaytee — craniosacral
- Active Wellness Chiropractic — prenatal, postpartum, infant chiropractic
- Jalshree — acupuncture
- Vita New Life — pelvic floor specialist
- MN Healing Justice — local BIPOC healer directory
Chest and Breastfeeding Support
IBCLC = Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, CLC = Certified Lactation Consultant
- Doula Kaytee — IBCLC
- birthEd — IBCLCs and CLCs
- Aszani Stoddard — IBCLC
- Chocolate Milk Club — support and groups for Black families
- Human Milk 4 Human Babies — donor milk finder on Facebook
- WIC — nutrition, breastfeeding, formula
Birth Photographers
- Raven Ivory — birth and family photography
- Lotus Birth & Bodyworks, Rochelle Vincent — birth photography
- Tidal Doula, Emily Kossila — birth photography
- Gather Birth Cooperative — birth photography and more
Education: Childbirth, Lactation, Newborn Care
- birthED — Hopkins, Lamaze childbirth, lactation, VBAC
- Oily Doula & Holistic Continuum — Rhonda and HC offer an Evidence Based Birth childbirth class
- Everyday Miracles — doulas, support groups and classes for people with Medical Assistance
- Flutterby Hypnobirthing Class
- Queer Birth Project — childbirth prep
Homebirth Midwives
(Note: There are different paths and credentials for homebirth midwives: CPM = Certified Professional Midwife, LM = Licensed Midwife, TM = Traditional Midwife. )
- Vida Midwives — Britt Jackson CPM, LM. Evelyn Yaeggy, TM. Sasha Bariffe, CPM, LM.
- Solstice Midwifery — Jamie Huberty-Koerner, CPM, LM. Samantha Collins, CPM, LM.
- Thrive Midwives –Kari Michalski, APRN, CPM
- Trillium Midwives — Emme Corbeil, CPM, LM. Grace Flannery, CPM, LM.
Parent Groups and Classes
- Queer Birth Project — virtual and in person LGBTQIA parent groups
- Hatch Life — parent support groups, play groups
- Everyday Miracles — extensive class listings
- Chocolate Milk Club — support and parent groups for Black families
Postpartum Mental Health Support
- Postpartum Support International – MN Chapter – Therapist Directory
- Hatch Life — perinatal therapy
- NAMI Resource List
Miscarriage, Loss, Bereavement Support
- Olive Tree Doula, Denika Anderson — miscarriage and loss doula, birth doula, placenta encapsulation
- Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep — no cost photography for loss
- Return to Zero: Hope — loss support, groups, grief counseling
- Star Legacy Foundation — stillbirth support and education