Resources

Resources To Take On Your Journey

Addiction & Substance Abuse

Birth Trauma

Breastfeeding

Breast Milk Banks

Cesarean Resources

Doulas/Postpartum doulas

Prenatal, Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery and Beyond

Postpartum Resources

Resources for Fathers

Massage Therapy

NICU Resources

Infant Loss/Grief Resources

Infertility

NAIT

Mental Health

Therapists

Local community service boards and 24-hour emergency mental health crisis lines

    • Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) 804-819-4000;

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-819-4100

    • Chesterfield County Mental Health- 804-748-1227

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-748-6356

    • Henrico County Mental Health- 804-727-8515

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-727-8484

    • Hanover County Mental Health- 804-365-4222

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-365-4200

    • Powhatan County Mental Health- 804-598-2200

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-598-2697

    • Goochland County Mental Health- 804-556-5400

        • 24 hr. crisis line 804-556-3716

    • National Maternal Health Hotline: 1-833-943-5746 (24/7 support; text or call)

Local support groups – Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Postpartum, Loss, Birth circles, Motherhood support

Book Resources

Pregnancy

    • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth~Ina May Gaskin

    • Journey Into Motherhood~Sherri Menelli

    • Birthing From Within~Pam England

Postpartum mood disorders

    • Nobody told me: My battle with postpartum depression and obsessive compulsive disorder~ Wendy Isnardi

    • This isn’t what I expected~ Karen Kleiman, LCSW/Valerie Davis, MD

    • Down came the rain: My journey through postpartum depression~  Brooke Shields

    • A Mother’s Climb Out Of Darkness: A Story about Overcoming Postpartum Psychosis ~ Jennifer Moyer

    • Mommy, Deconstructed: A Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Recovery Guide ~ Christina L. Vanneste

    • Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression ~ Karen Kleiman and Amy Wenzel

    • Postpartum depression and anxiety: A self-help guide for mothers
      ~ Pacific Postpartum Support Society

    • The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression ~ Karen Kleiman

    • The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption ~ Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson

    • Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness — Before, During, and After Pregnancy ~ Lucy Puryear, MD

    • Life Will Never Be The Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide ~ Ann L. Dunnewold PhD and Diane G. Sanford PhD

    • The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions ~ Pamela Wiegartz

    • Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood ~ Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel

    • One Mom’s Journey to Motherhood: Infertility, Childbirth Complications, and Postpartum Depression, Oh My! ~  Ivy Shih Leung

    • Medications and Mother’s Milk 2012: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology ~ Thomas Hale, MD

    • Birth of a New Brain: Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder ~ Dyane Harwood

    • Setting the Wire: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis ~ Sarah C. Townsend

    • When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women ~ Penny Simkin

    • Birth Trauma: A Guide for You, Your Friends and Family to Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Birth ~ Kim Thomas

Grief

    • Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage ~  Sherokee Ilse

    • Empty Arms: Hope and support for those who have suffered a miscarriage, stillbirth, or tubal pregnancy
      ~ Pam Vredevelt

    • Miscarriage, A Shattered Dream ~ Sherokee Ilse

    • Trying again: A guide to pregnancy after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss ~ Ann Douglas and John
      Sossman

    • Miscarriage Mom: The unspoken realities of miscarriage and how to cope ~ Kristy Parisi

    • I never held you, miscarriage grief, healing and recovery ~ Ellen DuBois and Dr. Linda Bachman

    • About what was lost: Twenty writers on miscarriage, healing, and hope ~ Jessica Berger Gross

    • Surviving Miscarriage: You are not alone ~ Stacey McLaughlin, PhD

    • A gift of time- Continuing your pregnancy when your baby’s life is expected to be brief~Kuebelbeck & Davis

    • A guide for fathers: When a baby dies~Tim Nelson

    • Strong and tender: A guide for the father whose baby has died~Pat Schwiebert

    • Miscarriage: A Man’s book ~ Rick Wheat

    • Life touches life: A mother’s story of stillbirth and healing~Lorraine Ash

    • Unspeakable losses: Healing from miscarriage, abortion, and other pregnancy losses~Kim Kluger-Bell

    • They were stillborn: Personal stories about stillbirth~Janel C. Atlas

    • Dear Cheyenne: A journey into grief~ Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

    • When hello means goodbye~Paul Kirk and Pat Schweibert

    • Empty arms: Coping after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death~Sherokee Ilse

    • Dancing in the Rain~Cindy Shufflebarger

    • Trying again: A guide to pregnancy after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss~Ann Douglas & John Sussman

    • Journeys: Stories of pregnancy after loss~Amy L. Abbey

    • Yoga for grief and loss: Poses, Meditation, Devotion, Self-reflection, Selfless acts, Ritual ~Karla Helbert, LPC

    • Bearing the Unbearable: Love, loss and the heartbreaking path of grief ~ Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

Termination due to medical reasons

    • Our Heartbreaking Choices ~ Christie Brooks

    • A Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby’s Life is Expected to be Brief ~ Amy Kuebelbeck and Deborah Davis

    • Rebirth: The Journey of Pregnancy After a Loss ~ Joey Miller, MSW, LCSW

    • An Abortion for Love, Notes From a Friend: A Journal After a Genetic Termination ~ Dr. Susan Hodge

    • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby ~ Deborah L. Davis

Bookstore

    • https://bookshop.org/shop/HCC

        • This is a compiled list of recommended books by our staff and colleagues and from conferences, the staff has attended.

        • Disclosure: HCC is an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you make a purchase.

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