Community Resources

Community Resources for SW Washington and Portland Areas

Written on May 16, 2010 by Lisa Kudva, updated on June 2, 2011.

Written on August 1, 2010 by Heather Johnson in Portland Resources in www.nurturedmoms.com, and permission to copy on October 1, 2010.

 

Baby Care and Information

• March of Dimes- Portland, OR chapter: 503-222-9434
• Oregon State Department of Human Services Public Health Website
• WA State Dept. of Health- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
• Northwest Babywearers — Teaching parents the art of baby wearing
• Metro Parent — Portland area publication
• Oregon WIC — 971-603-0040
• Washington State WIC — 360-236-3697

• Tiny Talkers — Baby Signing Workshops — Shira Fogel — 503-754-8776

Birth Options

• Adventist Medical Center –  360-256-4000
• Legacy Health- classes 503-335-3500, support groups-503-413-4840

1. Good Samaritan Hospital – 503-413-7711
2. Emanuel Hospital – 503-413-2200
3. Meridan Park Hospital — 503-692-1212
4. Mt. Hood Medical Center — 503-674-1122
5. Family Birth Center, Salmon Creek, WA — 360-487-4000

• Oregon Health Sciences University — 503-494-8311
• Providence

1. Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Center – 503-216-1234
2. Providence Portland Medical Center – 503-215-1111

• Southwest Washington Medical Center — 360-256-2000
• Sunnyside Medical Center –  360-256-0556
• Tuality Community Hospital – 503-681-1662
• Williamette Falls Hospital –503-656-1631

Birth Centers ( Facilities in and out of Hospital)

• Alma Birth Center — 503-233-3001
• Andaluz Waterbirth Center — 503-885-0228
• Natural Childbirth and Family Clinic — 503-252-8125
• SWWMC Family Birth Center- Vancouver, WA 360-514-2064

Homebirth

• Carol Grey –  503-830-8995
• Partera Midwifery – 503.704.5774
• Nest Midwifery — homebirth@nest-midwifery.com
• Northwest Community Midwives — 503-651-2627
• Portland Natural Childbirth — 503-875-6257
• Vivante Midwifery and Women’s Health — 503-652-8076

VBAC Support and Providers

• Alma Birth Center — 503-233-3001
• Andaluz Waterbirth Center — 503-885-0228
• Legacy Emanuel Midwives — 503-413-4500
• Oregon Health Sciences University Midwifery Group — 503-418-4500
• Pacific Midwifery (Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital) — 360-885-7926

Waterbirth

• Alma Birth Center — 503-233-3001
• Andaluz Waterbirth Center — 503-885-0228
• Natural Childbirth and Family Clinic — 503-252-8125
• Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital with Pacific Midwifery — 360-885-7926
• OHSU with Midwifery Group — 503-418-4500
• Southwest Washington Medical Center - Birth Center - 360-256-2000
• Vivante Midwifery and Women’s Health — 503-652-8076

Breastfeeding and Lactation

• Luna Lactation — Melissa Cole, IBCLC, LLL Leader — 360-830-MILK (6455)
• Zenana Spa and Wellness Center Lactation Services — 503-232-BABY (2229)
• Fay Bosman, IBCLC, 360-695-6916Providence Breastfeeding Center — 503-215-6255
• La Leche League of Portland –  503-289-2681
• La Leche League of Gresham — 503-200- 8904
• La Leche League of Vancouver- 360-514-6773
• Birthingway College of Midwifery Breastfeeding Center — 503-762-1632
• OHSU Center for Women’s Health — 503-494-9397
• Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon — 503-282-3338
• Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon- WA helpline 360-750-0656
• Lisa Kudva — breastfeeding classes through NMCO — 360-571-7279
• Sante Mama - Vancouver, WA- 360-253-BABY (2229)
• State of Oregon Breastfeeding Promotion Program
• Oregon WIC — 971-603-0040
• Washington State WIC — 360-236-3697

Breast Milk Bank and Local Drop Off Sites

• Northwest Mother’s Milk Bank
• Adventist Medical Center -SE Portland, 503-251-MAMA ,drop off site
• Legacy Emanuel Medical Center - N Portland, OR, 503-413-2800, Drop Off site
• Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center - Vancouver, WA, 360-487-4050, drop off site
• Providence Newberg Hospital Lactation Clinic – Newberg, OR,503-537-1400, drop off site
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center– SW Portland,OR, 503-216-MILK, drop off site
• SW Washington Medical Center — Vancouver, WA, 360-514-4027, drop off site
• Zenana Spa & Wellness Center- SE Portland, 503-238-6262

Childbirth Education

• Carol River — Hypnobabies — 503-280-0238
• Sharon Burt — Hypnobirthing — 503-289-6329
• Lisa Kudva — Lamaze — 360-571-7279
• Mother Tree Birth Services — Childbirth seminars and Birthing From Within classes — 503-343-9911
• Zenana Spa and Wellness Center– Hypnobirthing — 503-238-6262
• Original Birth — 503-312-1169
• Head Over Heels Birth Education — 503- 234-6685
• Mother and Child Education Center — Offers classes in English, Spanish, and Russian — 503.249.5801
• Birth Wisdom — Hypnobabies — 971 506.6789
• A Gentle Beginning — 503-263-2058

Child Safety

• Car Seat Safety Resource Center — 503-643-5620
• Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Thursdays by appt., 503-413-4005
• SWWMC Class –  360-487-7466

Clinics

• Cascadia Women’s Clinic– 360-433-0022
• Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Vancouver — 360-699-5433
• Clark County Parent Child Health – 360-397-8440
• Multnomah County Health Department- 503-988-3816
• Free Clinic of SW WA, 360-313-1390
• Kaiser Salmon Creek Clinic -360-571-3017
• The Legacy Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine – 360-487-2870
• New Heights Medical Clinic – 360-694-0355
• Northwest Perinatal Center — 503-297-3660
• Sea Mar Community Health Center –  360-896-5128
• The Women’s Clinic of Vancouver, 360-944-6933, 360-256-4060

Doula Friendly Care Providers

• Karen Parker Linn, CNM ( Providence Maternal Care Clinic) — 503-239-6800
• Legacy Emanuel Midwives — 503-413-4500
• Maxine Bauer, MD (Providence Maternal Care Clinic) — 503-239-6800
• OHSU Midwifery Group — 503-418-4500
• Pacific Midwifery (Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital) — 360-885-7926

 Doulas

• Birth Journeys Doula Collective — (503) 415-9334
• Mother Tree Birth Services — 503-343-9911 (OR) & 360-635-5666 (WA)
• PDX Doulas – Volunteer Services at OHSU — 1-877-739-6478
• ABC Doula Services — Postpartum Doula Services — 503-752-1691
• Renaissance Childbirth & Postpartum Professionals– 503-493-7390 (OR) & 360-542-9534 (WA)
• New Creation Doulas — 503-516-8489
• Birth Root Doula Services — 651-278-6163
• Nurtured Moms — Heather Johnson — Gresham — 503-489-7002
• Organic Baby Birth Services — 503-593-0625
• Amiga Doula — Shari Exo — Hillsboro — 503-515-4642 — bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Ayla Birth — Free and Low Cost Doula Services to women in need — 503-809-1721

Fitness, Exercise and Wellness

• Baby Boot Camp- Urban exercise for Mamas (Meets at the Oregon Zoo) — 503-830-1009
• The Movement Center –pregnant & postpartum moms Yoga -  503-231-0994(OR) & 360-635-2935(WA)
• Stroller Strides — Helen Cotton Leiser — 503-260-5018
• Zenana Spa and Wellness Center–503-236-6262
• Mamalates — integrating prenatal and postpartum Pilates, yoga, and other mind body techniques with strength + resistance training — 503-459-8936
• Portland Prenatal Wellness — 374-678-7151
• Yoga Bhoga — 503-241-5058
• Nurture — support for families, a collective of wellness providers (lactation consultants, childbirth education, midwives, doulas, counseling & art therapy, acupuncture, massage, naturopathic medicine), a large wellness lending library, a homegoods library, activism & community projects, resource list and referrals, and a community for families to connect with other families — info@nurturepdx.com

Activism and Moms Groups

• Moms Rising – The Motherhood Manifesto
• Full House –  Moms of multiples in the Portland area — 503-972-1346
• MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers — sarahemops@gmail.com
• Moxie Moms — four local chapters (NE Portland, N Portland, Parkrose, Burlington)
• Beaverton MOPS — beavertonmops@gmail.com
• Lake Grove MOPS — 503-636-5656
• MOMS Club of Vancouver, 360-604-0135
• Portland Mamas Inc- Forum for Mom Entrepreneurs
• Enviromom — enviromompdx@gmail.com
• Urban Mamas – Portland Mamas Forum

 Maternity and Birth Photography

• EmilyG Photography — 503-936-2922
• Amber Jordan — 503-866-6577
• Jessica Lemmons — 360-431-9265
• Rachel Stevens Photography for Women — 503-891-6529
• Soul Prints Photography — 503-737-7770

Placenta Encapsulation

• Amanda Englund — 503-956-2980
• Raeban Nolan — 503-380-2408
• Wendy Gordon –  503- 652-8076

Postpartum Depression

• Baby Blues Connection — 360-735-5571
• Postpartum Support International of Washington– 1-888-404-7763
• Mother Roots Counseling — specialized support surrounding issues of fertility, pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period — 503-287-2295
• Postpartum Support International –Wendy Davis, PhD –503-246-0941
• Heartworks — Mychelle Moritz, ATR-BC, LPC — support for preparation and choices about becoming a parent; postpartum adjustment, depression, anxiety, traumatic birth experiences (birth trauma); birth preparation for trauma/abuse survivors; pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth; abuse survivors who are now parents — 971-344-7527

Teen Parents

• Insights Teen parent Program– 503-239-6996
• Steps to Success (STS) Teen Parent Program — 503-731-4793
• Vida’s Ark –  Homeless shelter for teen parents –Vancouver, WA — 360-695-3681

Sickness and Loss

• Baby Blues Connection — SWWMC, 360-735-5571
• Brief Moments –Vancouver, WA, 360-696-5100

• Brief Encounters –  503-699-8006 or 503-284-7426

• Compassionate Friends — 503-248-0102

• Mother Roots Counseling — specialized support surrounding issues of fertility, pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period — 503-287-2295
• Grief Watch — 503-284-7426
• Heartworks — Mychelle Moritz, ATR-BC, LPC — support for traumatic birth experiences (birth trauma); birth preparation for trauma/abuse survivors; pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth; abuse survivors who are now parents — 971-344-7527