Resources

Breastfeeding

Boober | Classes and care for pregnancy to postpartum

Chocolate Milk Cafe | Support for families of the African Diaspora providing Human Milk to their young

Empire Lactation | Lactation and doula support

La Leche League of New York | Helping mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, linkrmation, and education

New York Lactation Consultant Association | Providing NYLCA lactation consultants for everyone in New York City

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (book)

To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them (article)

The Body Keeps Score (book)

The Baby Book (book)

The Birth Partner (book)

Heading Home with Your Newborn (book)

Black Maternal and Infant Health: Historical Legacies of Slavery (article)

The Mother of All Pregnancy Books (book)

Ancient Song Doula Services | A community-based doula organization in Brooklyn

Birth from the Earth | Holistic Well Womb-man & Midwifery Care, Childbirth Education, Birth & Postpartum Care Services

Birth Day Presence | Non-judgmental childbirth education, doula, and lactation-support services

Healthy Start Brooklyn, By My Side | A variety of support programs and classes for expectant and new parents who live in Brooklyn

We Grow Together | Parenting Classes

The Wonder Weeks

Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

The Fourth Trimester by Cynthia Gabriel

The Social Baby by Liz Andrews, Lynne Murray

The Baby Book by William and Martha Sear

CALMS: A Guide to Soothing Your Baby by Carrie Contey