Welcome to my “Local Highlights” Blog! As a doula, an amazing part of my job is to not only provide my clients with the information needed for them to make informed decisions, but to connect them with professionals with the skills and knowledge to make those decisions a reality. If you have taken any of my classes, you will know that building a fully supportive birth team is at the core of my practice. There are so many, extremely unique, and wonderful people filled with passion for every step of your birth journey, right here in the KC Metro Area!

Fertility Clinics

● Kansas City Integrative Health

● Reproductive Resource Center

● University of Kansas Health System

● Blue Sky Fertility

Fertility Support Groups

● KCinfertility Support Group

● Infertility Support Group

Prenatal Yoga

● HoMe Holistic

● Darling Yoga

● Surya Yoga

● Full Circle Yoga KC

Belly Binding

● Rose Sparrow

Chiropractors

● Dr. Suzanne Wolverton, DC, CACCP, FASA

● Dr. Amina Karim, DC

● Dr. Mark Balderston, DC

● Journey Chiropractic

Massage Therapists

● Shawna Patton, LMT

● Kristen Thomas, LMT

● Lifestyle Massage + Bodywork

Birth Photographers

● Brittney Brownell

● Jessica Bridgewater

● Charity Vazquez, CLD

● Anna Pollitt

Lactation Consultants

● Vanessa Flood

● Dr. Lauren Hughes with Bloom Pediatrics and Lactation

Breastfeeding Education

● Rose Sparrow

● Birthing Beyond

Breastfeeding Support Groups

● Team Breastfeeding

● Kansas City Breastfeeding Support Group

● Done Naturally Support Group

● Pumping Mamas

● Fed is Best

Postpartum Therapists

● Nicole Harris, LCMFT

● Claire Wimer, LPC

● Nikki Green, LSCSW, LCAC

● Jennifer Dawdy, LSCSW, LCAC

● Emily Kravit, LSCSW

● Andrea "Andi" Moskow, LMSW, LMAC

Physical Therapists

● Linda Mufich, PT

● Shannon DeSalvo, PT

● Elise Umbarger, PT, DPT

Bereavement Lactation Consultants

● Star Rodriguez

● Jillian Malan

Postpartum Support Groups

● Postpartum Support International

● OMamas

● Team Parenthood

● Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Support Group

Playgroups

● Therapeutic Touch

● Zen Friends

● Bring Your Own Baby Yoga

● Mama and Little Movers Yoga

Grief Therapists

● Michelle Salzman BSN, LSCSW

● Renee Herrmann, LCPC

● Nikki Green, LSCSW, LCAC

● Jennifer Dawdy, LSCSW, LCAC

● Andrea "Andi" Moskow, LMSW, LMAC

● Nicole Kangas

● Overland Park Counseling

Bereavement Photographers

● Brindy Nichols

● Brittney Brownell

Bereavement Support Groups

● Support for Bereaved Parents

● Parent Loss Grief Support Group

● Bereaved Parents Support Group

● M.E.N.D.

● The Compassionate Friends

○ Kansas City Chapter

○ Johnson County Chapter

○ Wyandotte County Chapter

● Share

Bereavement Peer Mentors

● Stillbirth Day

Low Income Support for Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Postpartum

● KC Women’s Ministry’s Sliding Scale Program

● Resource Health

Abused Women Shelters

● Rose Brooks

● Hope House

● Safe Home

Child Abuse Protection Agencies

● Child Abuse Prevention Association

● Child Protection Center

Pediatricians

● Dr. Carissa Stanton, MD

● Dr. Rozina Mohiuddin, MD

● Sunflower Medical Group

● Dr. Lauren Hughes with Bloom Pediatrics and Lactation

Minor Emergency Services

● Childrens Mercy

● Overland Park Regional Pediatric ER

LGBTQ+

● Blue Sky Fertility

● University of Kansas Medical Center

● Family Equality

● Queer Doula Network

Placenta Specialists

● Jessica Sexton

● Welcome Baby KC

● My KC Doula

Other

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