INFANT CPR See the list of hospitals in the Health & Wellness section, many of which offer infant CPR classes; ditto for the list of places for Post-Natal Education Classes in this section. Also: Baby Be Safe babybesafe.com Little Hearts littleheartscpr.com MATERNITY CLOTHES A Pea in the Pod apeainthepod.com Belly Dance Maternity bellydancematernity.com Bump bumpbrooklyn.com Clementine Consignment clementineconsignment.com Destination Maternity destinationmaternity.com Encore Maternity encorematernity.com Madison Rose madisonrosematernity.com Motherhood Maternity motherhood.com Rosie Pope Maternity rosiepopematernity.com Veronique Maternity veroniquematernity.com PEDIATRICIANS See our section on neighborhood pediatricians in Health & Wellness. PRE- AND POST-NATAL EDUCATION, FITNESS OR SUPPORT 92Y 92y.org AquaMom aquamom.com Birth Day Presence birthdaypresence.net BklynBirth bklynbirth.com Caribou Baby cariboubaby.com Choices in Childbirth choicesinchildbirth.org Destination Maternity (classes) destinationmaternity.com Diastasis Rehab diastasisrehab.com Fern Drillings ferndrillings.com Fitnotic fitnotic.com JCC jccmanhattan.org Karma Kids Yoga karmakidsyoga.com Mama Glow mamaglow.com Manhattan Twins Club manhattantwinsclub.org Metro Minis metrominis.com Mind Over Matter Health & Fitness (MOM): Mind Over Matter’s goal is to provide busy New Yorkers with access to fitness. MOM has personal trainers who will train you anywhere— even in your office! And with group classes, yoga and more, this company has every type of instruction and will work with you to create your ideal fitness plan. mindovermatternyc.com Mommybites mommybites.com Mom Prep rosiepope.com Mom Support momsupport.org Newborn Notions: For childbirth education and early parenting classes. Enhance your parenting skills with classes in childbirth preparation, infant/toddler CPR as well as workshops taught by professionals. Classes are in small groups and can be taught privately at your home. newbornnotions.com NYC Dads Group/New Dad Boot Camps nycdadsgroup.com Prenatal Yoga Center prenatalyogacenter.com
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Stork and Cradle: Childbirth classes are based on Lamaze and Birthing From Within philosophies. Classes & services include prenatal breastfeeding, baby care, infant CPR and in-home lactation consultations. Board certified lactation consultants at Stork and Cradle have at least 8 years of experience working with breastfeeding families. storkandcradle.com Strollercize strollercize.com Stroller Strides strollerstrides.com Tribeca Parenting tribecaparenting.com Twiniversity twiniversity.com Yummy Mummy yummymummystore.com SLEEP CONSULTANTS Deborah Pedrick familysleep.com Dream Team Baby dreamteambaby.com Mommywise mommywise.com NYC Sleep Doctor nycsleepdoctor.com Sleepy On Hudson sleepyonhudson.com Smooth Parenting smoothparenting.com Soho Parenting sohoparenting.com Swellbeing swellbeing.com STROLLER CLEANING AND REPAIR Stroller Spa strollerspa.com
BIG TIP: OB/GYNs, Midwives, Doulas & Lactation Experts
If you’re searching for an OB/GYN, midwife, doula or lactation consultant, there’s no shortage of qualified people in the NYC area. Start by asking trusted friends for recommendations, but don’t take their advice as the last word. Follow your instincts. Use Google or one of your childbirth reference books to really understand the role of each provider, and take note of questions to ask when interviewing the kind of health care provider you’re interested in working with. For OB/GYNs: The major local hospitals have referral services. We also recommend trying the search engine at castleconnolly.com, which gathers Best Doctors lists using peer referrals. For doulas: Try the following websites: DONA International (dona.org), NYC Doula Service (nycdoulaservice.com) and The Metropolitan Doula Group (metrodoula.com). You can also speak to your OB/GYN. For midwives: Try the American College of Nurse-Midwives (midwife.org), and Choices in Childbirth (choicesinchildbirth. org)—also ask your OB/GYN. For lactation experts: Try the New York Lactation Consultant Association (nylca.org). www.newyorkfamily.com
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