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Resources
Beautiful Beginnings supports local organizations and is a member of the Postpartum Health Alliance and the San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition.
Our doulas are well trained in other support services for your birth, parenting, and health related resources. Below is a list of doulas and their speciality. Please click on their name under Our Doulas to contact them directly:
Kimberly Bianco: Bradley Instructor/doula, Infant Massage, Moby Wrap representative and specialist,OSD*
Nova Bella Conte: Maternity, Birth and Newborn Photography
Julie Darabi: Speaks Spanish
Tammy Downs: Babysitting services (on leave of absence)
Diana Kay: Childbirth educator, Speaks Spanish, Acupressure protocol trained, massage, Hypnosis doula
Beth Machado: Speaks Portuguese
Jenny Matsumoto: Childbirth educator, Hypnosis doula
Trisha Olow: Childbirth educator, Placenta encapsulation
Stacey Scarborough: Childbirth educator
Jema Sturtevant: Speaks Spanish
Marjorie Strafford: Massage therapist
Lisa Thompson: Reiki, Energy healing
Rachel Vence: Childbirth educator, Hypnobabies instructor/doula
Leilani Wilde: IBCLC (Internation Board Certified Lactation Consultant), placenta encapsulation
* Operation Special Delivery: a program that offers volunteer birth doulas for women who’s husbands are deployed
Book Recommendations | Breastfeeding | Childbirth | Doula Organizations
Parenting | Professional Perinatal Sites | Other Resources
Book Recommendations
The Baby Book by Dr. Sears
The Baby Sleep Book by Dr. Sears
Birth Matters by Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The Doula Book by Marshall H. Klaus
Easy Labor by William Camann & Kathryn Alexander
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby by Dr. Marc Weissbluth
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
Sleeping through the Night by Jodi Mindell
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
Breastfeeding
La Leche League International
San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition
Breastfeeding.com
KellyMom.com
Childbirth
CEA Orange County
Childbirth.org
Baby Center
Pregnancy.org
HypnoBirthing
HypnoBabies
Birthing from Within
Bradley Method
Lamaze International
International Cesarean Awareness Network
International Childbirth Education Association
Doula Organizations
DONA International
North County Doulas
Preparing the Parents
Doulas Association of Southern California
Parenting
Dr. Sears
Ohana Wellness
Baby Sign Language Basics
Happy Healthy Hip Parenting
Honoring Families | Supporting Parents | Enriching Relationships
Professional Perinatal Sites
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
American Academy of Pediatrics
Centers for Disease Control
Other Resources
Sit-Safe Infant Seat Installer
Rosemary Mason, Sit-Safe San Diego
619.448.6667 or doularose /at/ gmail.com
Seat Belt Safe USA
Seat Check
Articles on Sleep Issues
Operation Special Delivery – offers free doula services to moms with deployed partners
