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Information about home and natural birth options in Chico.
             
Homebirth Midwives in Chico:
 
Birthdance-Midwifery
1198 Oakdale St
Chico, CA 95928
Paula Emigh
(530) 345-7994
quotes from local moms who had a birth with Birthdance
"Sarah and Paula are great!"
"With Sarah and Paula I knew I was in good hands."
"I can't imagine a more loving environment to bring my baby into the world in then in the love and care of Sarah and Paula and ALL the friends and family who were present. Sarah and Paula allowed me to have the birth experience I wanted for my son and provided the security the new Grandma's needed to have the birth experience they wanted for their grandson."- Cyndi Pereira
 
Sacred Ways Midwifery
574 Manzanita Ave
Chico, CA 95926
Dena Moes, CNM
www.denamoes.com
denamoes@hotmail.com
(530) 828-9435
Serra Heck, Apprentice
(530) 321-6477
quotes from local moms who had a birth with Sacred Ways
"My husband and I absolutely loved having Dena as our home birth midwife! I was 42 when I gave birth to my first child and the tremendous amount of support, nurturing care, and expertise Dena has to give made having our baby at home an incredible experience that my husband and I will cherish forever." -Simone Italia  
 
Area Hospitals with Birthing Centers:
Enloe
 
Feather River
 
Childbirth Preparation:
Sacred Beginnings
 
Lamaze Classes
 
 
Enloe Childbirth Classes
 
Feather River Childbirth Classes
 
Childbirth Support:
Sacred Beginnings
www.sacredbeginnings.org
(530) 321-6477
Support, education and empowerment for positive birth experiences!
offering childbirth classes, and massage and yoga for pregnancy.
quotes from local moms who know Sacred Beginnings
"Serra's birth class really made me feel comfortable and ready for my birth."
"I know I would have resorted to using an epidural if I hadn't attended Serra's birth class."
"My husband was very worried about my desicion to have a home birth but after Serra's class he was excited about my choice."
"Going to Sacred beginning's prenantal yoga classes left me feeling calm and ready to take on the rest of the day."
 
Birthmark Doula Services
 
 
 

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Recommending Reading:

  • The Magical Child, Joseph Clinton Pierce
  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sheila Kitzinger
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, The Complete Guide, Simkin, et al
  • The secret Life of the Unborn Child, Tomas Verny
  • Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper
  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, Henci Goer
  • Voices from the womb, Michael Gabriel
  • The Sears Birth Book, William and Martha Sears
  •  Birthing from Within, Pam England
  • Immaculate Deception, Suzanne Arms
  • Babies Remember Birth, David Chamberlain
  • Conscious Conception, Jeanne Parvati Baker
  • Birth Reborn, Michael Odent
  • Birth Trauma: Psychological Effects of Obstetrical Intervention, William Emerson
  •  Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
  • The Healing Power of Birth, Rima Star
  • Sacred Birthing, Sunni Karl

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