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RESOURCES
Abdominal Rehab Splint
Baby Belly Band and Groin Band
Insurance Covered Support Bands (for pregnancy + postpartum)
Prenatal Cradle and V2 Support
Dr. Stas Kudla (Vashon): ND, LAc
Radiant Belly: Home Birth Kit / Tub Kit
Angela Hodge Birth Services: Angela Hodge
https://thebirthhour.com/homebirth-birth-plan
www.homebirth.org.uk/plan.htm
https://freebirthplan.com
Vashon Island Midwifery rents birth tubs to Vashon residents! Talk to your midwife today.
Vashon Island Midwifery Childbirth Education Class
Other Vashon Professionals:
Angela Hodge Birth Services: Angela Hodge
Off-Island Professionals:
Childbirth Class for LGBTQ+ Families (Maia Midwifery)
Parent Trust for Washington Children
No-cost virtual workshops for Indigenous families (Center for Indigenous Midwifery)
Catherine Henderson (Vashon)
Fertility Friend
Natural Cycles
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Vashon Food Bank
WIC (Washington Infant and Children)
Every Mother
Fit2B
Mutu Systems
Tummy Team
Tupler Technique
DOVE Project (Vashon)
Vashon Island Midwifery Childbirth & Postpartum Doula
Other Vashon professionals:
Fruit of the Womb Birth Services: Amber Matusky
Angela Hodge Birth Services: Angela Hodge
Pinecone Perinatal Services: Gretchen Ryerson
Off-Island Professionals:
Daybreak Star Doulas: No-cost full-spectrum doula services to families identifying as American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander
Open Arms Perinatal Services: No-cost doula services.
Global Perinatal Services: No-cost doula services to low-income, immigrant, and refugee families.
If you are a latinx or BIPOC-identifying person who is interested in becoming a doula on Vashon Island, please reach out. Vashon Island Midwifery would love to support the training and certification processes for you and have you join our team!
Minglement (Vashon)
Motherlove
Birth Junkie : Polly Jean Formula
Mountain Rose Herbs
Herb Pharm, online resource for herb purchases
Vashon Island Midwifery Lactation Support (1-1 lactation sessions & lactation support groups)
Colleen Carette (IBCLC) (Vashon)
La Leche League Support for Transgender and Non-Binary Parents
Milk Junkies: Breastfeeding and parenting from a trans perspective
Breastfeeding videos from Stanford Medicine: Latch, milk expression, breastmilk storage and more
Breastpump order (Insurance)
Edgepark
Aeroflow Breastpumps
Nurturing Expressions (pumps, supplies, accessories, advice etc)
Frenotomy (laser method)
Kitsap Kid’s Dentistry (Bremerton; accepts some medicaid)
Meridian Campus Family Dental (Lacey)
Dr. Ghaheri (Portland)
Olympia Smiles
A Kids Place Dentistry (Renton; accepts medicaid)
Airsync Integrative Dentistry (Issaquah)
Health:Latch (Bellevue)
Olympia Pediatric Dentistry
Karey Baker (Vashon)
Pinecone Perinatal (Vashon): Gretchen Ryerson
Vashon Island Midwifery Perinatal Mental Health Care
Other professionals:
Valerie Harrington (Vashon)
Maiah Merino (West Seattle; virtual appointment): Specialist for BIPOC and LQBTQ+ identifying folks
Womens Therapy Referral
MyTransHealth: Directory of qualified, affirming medical & mental healthcare providers
UpLift: TeleTherapy for teens and young adults 13-21, sliding scale available.
Therapy Decolonized (Bryanna Boyd): Sliding scale options
Therapy for Black Girls: Resources, podcast, and provider directory.
Therapy for Black Men: Resources and provider directory.
Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA): Behavioral health services
Insight Physio (Vashon): Andra DeVoght, yoga classes
Nicole Grey (Vashon): Prenatal, postpartum, and fertility yoga
Vashon Natural Medicine
Vashon Youth & Family Services
DSHS: Food, cash, and medical assistance
Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave
Maternity Support Services (MSS) and Infant Case Management (ICM): No-cost health education and counseling until your baby is two months old
King County Rent Assistance
Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA)
FindHelp.org: Search for food assistance, help paying bills, and other free programs by zip code
211: Call or search for services near you.
ParentHelp123: Extensive directory of resources for pregnancy, parenting, and life.
Vashon Youth & Family Services
Parent Trust for Washington Children (parenting classes, newborn care, infant CPR and more!)
Queer/Trans Early Parenting Support (QEPS)
Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)
Families of Color Seattle: No-cost support groups for new parents, Black moms, parents of children with disabilities, Native families, queer & trans families of color, and more!
No-Cost LGBTQ+ new parent drop-in group (LGBTQbirth.com)
Femme & Them: Bringing Baby Home
Thresholds: Bringing Baby Home
Parent's Guide to Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan
Co-sleeping Safely
Spinning Babies
Miles Circuit
Vashon Natural Medicine
SeaMar Community Health Center
Odessa Brow Childrens Clinic (Dr Ben Danielson)
Insight Physio (Vashon): Andra DeVoght
Fruit of the Womb Birth Services: Amber Matusky
LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss Group (Katie Byron)
Pregnancy + Birth Loss Healing Circle (Thresholds)
Northwest Abortion Access Fund
All-Options: Judgement-free support for reproductive decisions
International Stillbirth Alliance
The Compassionate Friends
Babyinheaven: An infohub for grieving parents
Vashon Island Midwifery Support Groups
Off-Island Resources:
Coalition for Breech Births
Holistic Moms Network
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
Perinatal Support International
Perinatal Support Washington
Liberate Meditation (Free meditation app by and for POC)
Breathe Easy: Radically Inclusive Movement, Breath, and Rest Practices for Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum
Teen Link: Confidential & anonymous helpline for teens
Postpartum Men: Resources for non-gestational parents experiencing postpartum mood disorders
King County 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-4CRISIS (immediate interpretation in 25 languages)
A Healing Passage for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma
Birth & Trauma Online Support Group
No-Cost Birth & Trauma Support Group
No-cost Support group for partners of those who experienced traumatic birth
Spa Ecdysis (Vashon): Body treatment, postpartum planning, and menstruation consultations
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