Renacer Midwifery
Resources

Resources

“We Welcome And Embrace New Beginnings.”

Books & Websites & Podcast & Instagram

Books

Gentle Birth Choices  “Birth as every woman would like it to be” August 9, 2005
by Barbara Harper (Author), Suzanne Arms (Photographer)
Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents April 25, 2023
by Marea Goodman (Author), Ray Rachlin LM CPM (Author)
Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas’ (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents April 7, 2020
by Natalia Hailes (Author), Ash Spivak (Author), Louise Reimer (Illustrator)

LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents (APA LifeTools Series) May 24, 2022
by Abbie E. Goldberg (Author)
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and Other Labor December 10, 2024
by Penny Simkin (Author), Melissa Cheyney (Author)
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition Paperback – February 21, 2018
by Lily Nichols (Author)

Websites & Podcast

Birth Ask We Know It
Birth As We Know by Kiona Nessenbaum “Birth As We Know It™️ is not just any other podcast. It is different from other birth story podcasts because I take in the perspective of partners, providers, family members, and others who have been in the space.” Birth As We Know
Evidence Based Birth Our mission is to help birth workers build the evidence based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families’ abilities to give birth with empowerment. Evidence Based Birth
Pregnancy Birth and Beyond
“Home Birth Stories” you can read stories about other parents’ experiences of homebirth. Pregnancy and birth stories are a great way to learn about situations similar or different to your own. Home Birth Stories

Movies

Birthworks: Birth in the Squatting Position
This is a classic, timeless film from Brazil in 1979 which teaches much more that birthing in the squatting position. You don’t hear labor sounds, but you see from the expressions on the women how they know to relax into the pain of labor contractions. + More
Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret
Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the ecstasy of birth. Orgasmic Birth poses the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths. + More
The Business Of Being Born (2008)
Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, and a natural part of life but it’s also a business. After a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake teams up with filmmaker Abby Epstein to investigate the maternity. + More

Instagram

@ParteraMidwifery
Andrea Ruizquez
Medical & health
2Spirit Genízara Partera
✊🏽Resurgence of HOMEBIRTH for BIPOC families as a form of the de-colonization. Amah Mutsun Land (Santa Cruz CA).
@KindredSpaceLA
Community Supported Birth Center | Home Birth Midwifery | Doula Support | Lactation Education | Home of Birthing People Foundation
@ParteraJennySilva
Alternative & Holistic Health Service. Birth is a Ceremony. Guided by my Ancestors
🌀 Sobadora, Nutritionist, Placenta Medicine, Childbirth Educator, Lactation, Herbalist
@MidwiferyWisdom
Midwifery Wisdom Collective
Education | Equipment | Guidance l Support
@ByKarissaMraya
Birth & Family Photographer
Photographer: Booking family, birth and sacred business photo sessions 📸✨ Santa Ana, 🍊California and beyond.