Childbirth Education and Labor Support for Expectant Families
for young families in the Seattle area:
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Find out What Birth is Really Like at our Area Hospitals and BIrth Centers
Local childbirth professionals and moms who've been there tell their stories and offer
advice about what our facilities are really like---The Real Low Down!
Making the Best Decision about Where to Birth
Really, what is a midwife and what do they do?
Labor Doulas
Post Partum Help
Midwives of Washington State
Homebirth
Massage Therapists specializing in pregnancy related
Article on Massage Therapy from local practitioners
ICAN--Inernational Cesarean Awareness Network in Seattle
email icanseattle@juno.com or
call Michelle 206-721-1806 or Verushka 206-932-0668
Labor Tubs Northwest
Delivering comfort to your birth. Full Service Rentals (206) 713-0349.
Organic and Natural resources for parenting
Compleat Mother Magazine online
information about pregnancy, natural birth and breastfeeding
Poison Control
1-800-542-6319
Children's Hospital Nurse Line
Basic health questions and information. 987-2500
Crisis Line
24-hour phone service giving support and information for any personal/family crisis. 461-
3222
Consumer Products Safety Council
Consumer information and product recalls. www.cpsc.gov
Parent Help line
Parenting support National Hotline. 1-800-448-3000
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies & Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
Nutrition, education, food supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding women and
children. Information & Referral 1-800-322-2588
American Red Cross
Classes in baby-sitting, first aid, CPR and home nursing. 323-2345
www.seattleredcross.org
Community Colleges
Parent education programs for parents and children, birth - 5. North Seattle 527-3783;
Seattle Central 587-6906; Shoreline 546-4593; South Seattle 764-5802; Bellevue (425)
564-2366; Edmonds (425) 640-1665; Everett (425) 388-9300; Green River (253) 833-
9111; Highline 878-3710 x3460 or see the yellow pages under schools.
CHS Adoption Resource Center
Workshops, classes, consultations, home study & post placement reports and services.
695-3200
Open Adoption & Family Services
Counseling, financial aid and support for birth and adoptive parents interested in an
open adoption. 782-0442 Toll free for birth parents (800) 772-1115 www.openadopt.com
Signing With Your Baby
American Sign Language classes for hearing families wanting to reduce frustration and
aid early communication with pre-verbal babies. (206) 789-7446 or www.signingbabies.
net.
Compassionate Friends
Support for parents whose child has died. 241-1139
Baby Blockers
Baby proofing specialists. 1-800-585-1988 www.babyblockers.com
Safety for Toddlers
Consulting and installation of home safety devices for infants and toddlers. 1-800-775-
3460 www.safety4toddlers.com
Birth and Baby
Located in Lynwood, we never met a mom who didn’t love this store and swear it was
worth the drive! This store offers everything breastfeeding including lactation consultant
and home visits. That’s right, get your nursing bra and help with nursing in convenient
one stop shopping! (425) 485-3295 www.birthandbaby.com
http://www.birthtofive.org/
Growing Child
Developmental and parenting information. 1-800-927-7289 www.growingchild.com
http://www.midwivesofwa.org/
http://www.anacs.org/
King County Libraries
Quick information, story times, lectures, books and videos. 1-800-462-9600 www.kcls.org
