Links
Here are some of our favorite links and resources:
Midwifery:
We recommend that you interview as many doctors and midwifes as you can when you are planning to have a baby or are currently pregnant. It is so important that you feel comfortable with the person or people who are helping and guiding you through this wonderful life changing experience. Choose somebody that you and your significant other feel comfortable with and trust. If you don’t feel comfortable, it is never too late to change and it will make all the difference in assuring your birth experience is as wonderful and beautiful as it should be! Here are a few of the local resources in midwifery care!
St. Joseph Women’s Clinic (Tacoma) 253-207-4890 or 253-426-6825
· Dr. Gail Venuto - OB/GYN
· Donna Payne-Snyder, CNM
· Peggy Dunlop, CNM
· Rhonda DiCostanzo, CNM
Babycatchers and Beyond (Tacoma) 253-471-3193
· Dr. Phoebe Ho
· Bonnie Martin, CNM
Group Health Midwives - St. Joseph Hospital (Tacoma) 253-596-3758
· Dorie Hahn, CNM
· Mary Ann Smith, CNM
· Susan Hodgson, CNM
· Dawn Maclennan, CNM
· Linda Shewey, CNM
· Emily Ghilarducci, CNM
Dawn Wadleigh, Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife (Tacoma) 253-973-9926
Two of us here at Best Loved Baby have had an amazing experience working with Dawn to deliver our babies. She is very nurturing, competent, and respectful of the normal and natural process of birth.
Nancy Spencer, Licensed Midwife (Lake Tapps) Lakeside Birthcenter 253-862-6533
Ann Olsen, Licensed Midwife (Enumclaw) 360-825-5720
Audrey Levine, Licensed Midwife (Olympia) 360-709-0888
Doulas: COMING SOON!
Health & Wellness:
Terra Organics produce home delivery
This is a great local company that supplies a wonderful variety of fresh organic fruits and vegetables right to your door. We love the selection and quality of their produce and it makes even nicer to know that we are supporting are local community whenever possible!
Tacoma Mama is a locally grown city guide
This is a website that has all kinds of wonderful tips and resources for activities and events in the local community and info from other moms, right here in Tacoma. We love it and refer to it often.
Seattle Midwifery School (SMS)
Midwifery Today - Quarterly Midwifery journal