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Nurse Family Partnership Nurse family partnership is a FREE program for first time moms which includes your own nurse mentor who visits you at home, teaches childbirth classes and infant care, and is a valuable resource for the first 2 years of parenting. This is a national program. Here is the Lancaster County branch And This is a great story about Nurse Family Partnership Breastfeeding Support Lactation Consultants The Lactation Center of Lancaster County at Eden Park Pediatrics: 717-344-0579 Bethany Landgraff, BSN, RNC, IBCLC 717-471-2019 bethany@BabyFusion.org  www.BabyFusion.org Kristen Harker, MSN, CNM, IBCLC At Birth Care, home visits for a fee 717-786-4010 Elysha MacIvor Baker, RN, IBCLC Mother’s Harvest 610-517-6857 Ephrata Community Hospital Lactation Consultant 717-738-6308 Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital Lactation Consultant 717-544-3335 Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center Lactation Consultant  717-625-5337 La Leche League Red Rose: Kait: 717-669-1649 Kelly: 717-406-3901 Devon: 717-701-3558 Lancaster East: Diane: 717-464-0171 Bobbie: 717- 569-5556 Greater Ephrata: Courtney: 717-247-4120 Andrea: 717-336-3418 Susquehanna: Holly: 717-826-7748 Tania: 717-492- 0541 Erica Shane Erica Shane www.EricaShaneChildbirth.com ericashane@gmail.com 941-400-4347 Breastfeeding Help Lines PA WIC Breastfeeding Warm Line: 1-855-427-5666 Monday – Friday 8 am – 8 pm. Sat and Sun 9-1 PA Department of Health Healthy Baby Line: 800-986-BABY or 800-986-2229 National Women’s Health Information Center: 800- 994-9662 www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding Lancaster County Breastfeeding Coalition Devon Miller devonkmiller@gmail.com Electric Breast Pump Rentals  (general public) Ephrata Medical Equipment: 717-733-0405 (Ephrata location) Superior Oxygen: 717-509-0202 Women and Babies Hospital: 717-544-3335 Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center: 717- 625-5337 Eden Park Pediatrics: 717-344-0579 A Mother’s Boutique: 724-934-8795 (Wexford, PA) will mail rental pump judy@mothersboutique.com Childbirth Educators Wendy Shiffer Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator Sacred Pregnancy Mini Retreat Instructor www.familytreesbirthplace.com 717-661-7887 (FTBP) wendy@familytreesbirthplace.com Angelique Chelton, CD, CBE, CLC, HCHD www.HearthsideMaternityServices.com 610-585-0806 angelique.chelton@yahoo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hearthside- Maternity-Services/ Hypnobabies Certified Karen Yoder, CD, CCE New Life Doula www.newlifedoula.com imhisdaughter@gmail.com Charis Childbirth certified  Holly Yeager http://www.lancasterdoulas.com/ 717-393-7667 info@lancasterdoulas.com Doulas - Birth, Postpartum, Prenatal Angelique Chelton, CD, CBE, CLC, HCHD www.HearthsideMaternityServices.com 610-585-0806 angelique.chelton@yahoo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hearthside- Maternity-Services/ Hypnobabies Certified Charish Dissinger Cherished Birth Doula and Birth Services www.cherishedbirth.com 717-342-8449 Jaclyn Downs Mothership Reproductive Wellness Collective and On-Call Doula Service Prenatal Yoga Instruction www.MothershipWellness.com 717-575-9616 Erica Shane Erica Shane www.EricaShaneChildbirth.com ericashane@gmail.com 941-400-4347 Lancaster Doulas Holly Yeager Full staff of great birth doulas, placenta encapsulation specialist, childbirth educators, certified lactation consultants, and postpartum doula and infant care specialists http://www.lancasterdoulas.com/ 717-393-7667 info@lancasterdoulas.com Sarah McCann Prenatal and postpartum doula 484-432-9640 Jackie Price, CD(DONA) Bellies to Babies Birth Services Belliestobabiesbirthservices@gmail.com www.Belliestobabies.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/belliestobabiesdoula  Catherine Rivera Birthcraft Doula and Herbal Arts www.birthcraftpa.com  www.facebook.com/birthcraft. sunshinedoula@yahoo.com 717-606-9988 Amber Rothermel Preserving Birth Doula Services www.preservingbirthdoula.wix.com/preservingbirth doula www.facebook.com/preservingbirthdoulaservices preservingbirthdoula@gmail.com 717-847-2420 Birth Coloring books! Sherry Sensenig, CD(DONA) Labor and Beyond Doula Services Birth Doula www.laborandbeyond.com 717-314-7570 Erica Shane Lancaster ericashane@gmail.com Birth Doula Postpartum Chef Services Postpartum Doula Visits Lactation Support Wendy Shiffer Baby Belly Childbirth/Family Trees Birth Place www.babybellychildbirth.com www.familytreesbirthplace.com DONA certified (Birth) 717-380-1393 wendy@babybellychildbirth.com Christiana Stoltzfus Bellissimama Doula Services Birth Arts Certifying bellissimamadoula@gmail.com http://costoltz.wix.com/bellissimamadoula 717-587-5347 Susan Wenger CAPPA Certified Labor Doula swengers@hotmail.com 717-826-3041 Karen Yoder, CD, CCE New Life Doula www.newlifedoula.com imhisdaughter@gmail.com Charis Childbirth certified Pregnancy Massage Lareesa Stoltzfus Does home massages, office is in Gap 717-940-6283 Birth Photographers Holly Yeager hollylynh@yahoo.com 717-203-1678 Jackie Price Bellies to Babies Birth Services Belliestobabiesbirthservices@gmail.com www.Belliestobabies.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/belliestobabiesdoula April Westhafer of Glimpse In Time Photography 717-925-0525 april@glimpseintimephotography.com www.glimpseintimephotography.com www.facebook.com/glimpseintimephotography Placenta Encapsulation Wendy Shiffer 717-380-1393 wendy@babybellychildbirth.com Lancaster Doulas Holly Yeager 717-393-7667 info@lancasterdoulas.com Claire Reiner, PES(PBi) 717-419-0715 babymamabirth@gmail.com Callie Landis Lancaster Placenta Company 717-925-0154 info@lancasterplacentaco.com https://www.lancasterplacentaco.com/ Erica Shane Erica Shane www.EricaShaneChildbirth.com ericashane@gmail.com 941-400-4347 Prenatal Nutrition/Family Nutrition Jaclyn Downs 717-575-9616 www.GetBalancedWellness.com Postpartum Services PSI – Postpartum Support International is a great resource with a lot of client information, referrals to support groups (none in Lancaster at the present time but other areas).  Client and family resources, resources for professionals, etc.  It’s wonderful:  http://www.postpartum.net There are state pages as well, with contact for local coordinators, etc. Erica Shane www.EricaShaneChildbirth.com ericashane@gmail.com 941-400-4347 New mom support group and postpartum chef Local Counselors for Referrals for Post Partum Depression Barb Linder (office in Strasburg, does home visits and phone counseling as well).  (717) 471-8701 does not accept insurance Claire McCormack, CNM. She used to run a Postpartum Depression group which isn’t meeting any longer, but is still listed as a contact who will meet with someone individually. (717) 397-7461. Mary Kunkle LPC (717) 560-1908 East Petersburg. Katherine Arnold, LCSW (717) 538-0161 -- Lancaster Ursula Warner  (717) 538-0161 - Lancaster Stephanie Novotny Kegel Social worker at Women's and Babies (717) 544-0700 Wendy McDowell PPD support group in York (717) 851-4305. http://www.wellspan.org/programs- services/womens-health/health-resources/support- groups/ Crisis Intervention Philhaven Behavioral Healthcare Services / Crisis Intervention 24 hours / 7 days at (717) 274-3363 Lancaster County Mental Health & Crisis Intervention Program Mental Health Assessment & Services 24 hours / 7 days at (717) 394-2631 Suicide Hotline:  Call 911 or 1 (800) SUICIDE or (800) 784-2433 Alternative: SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 1-800- 273-TALK (8255) Postpartum Doulas Lancaster Doulas Gwendolyn Mccomsey info@lancasterdoulas.com Website: http://www.lancasterdoulas.com/ 717-393-7667 Angelique Chelton,  CD, CBE, CLC, HCHD www.HearthsideMaternityServices.com angelique.chelton@yahoo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hearthside- Maternity-Services/ Hypnobabies Certified  610-585-0806 Cesarean and Post-Cesarean Support International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) of Lancaster County www.ican-online.org lancastercounty.pa@ican-online.org www.facebook.com/ICANofLancaster 717-847-2420 Amber Rothermel Preserving Birth Doula Services Post-Cesarean Support, VBAC Support, Repeat Cesarean Support www.preservingbirthdoula.wix.com/preservingbirth doula www.facebook.com/preservingbirthdoulaservices 717-847-2420 Homebirth Cesarean International Support for mothers who planned an out of hospital birth that ended with a Cesarean www.hbci.org www.facebook.com/homebirth-cesarean- international Other Services Bengkung Belly Binding & Sealing Ceremony Wendy Shiffer CD(DONA), LCCE Certified Belly Wrap Artist Sacred Pregnancy & Sealing Ceremony (717) 380-1393 or (717) 661-7887 Aroma Therapy Classes and Guidence Abby Twerdock 302-333-7743

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