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Local Birth Resources

• Women Circling Women - prenatal yoga, Mothersong (a family singing circle) and more!
• Northland Birth Network - list of local childbirth professionals who support normal birth.
• Local Breastfeeding Support from La Leche League 
   

Local Family Resources

• Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)
• Boyz II Dadz: a project designed to assist and support young fathers up to age 21 and their families
• Moving Waters - Counseling for parenting support and fathers groups.
• Birth and Baby Fair is a free event and open to the public; offered twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring.  Focusing on the child-bearing year, Birth & Baby Fair features 30 exhibitors/vendors, panel discussions, demonstrations, and time to meet people, share resources, stories and wisdom.

Great local resources for families in need

Life House providing services to homeless youth including a Teen Parent Center
 

Useful Web Sites

• DONA International for information about Doulas
• The Childbirth Connection for evidence based maternity care practices
• Lamaze International
• International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
• La Leche League International
• Postpartum Support International for information on postpartum depression

Community Doula Organizations

• Everyday Miracles offering Doula services to at-risk pregnant women in the Minneapolis area.
• Bami-Ondaadiziike Doula Project offering services in the Chequamegon Bay area, Wisconsin, including Ashland, Washburn, Red Cliff and surrounding communites.
• Parent to Parent Mentor Program: American Indian Doulas -Doula support for pregnancy, birth and beyond

Other Sponsors

http://www.paintingsprintsandarts.com/ (famous original paintings & giclee prints by Duluth Artist John Peyton)

http://www.tackletheoutdoors.com/ (the place to buy all of your fishing & outdoor supplies)