Mapleseed Birth Services

Pregnancy and Parenting Resources:

Iowa City Doulas - Birth and postpartum doula cooperative

Iowa City Babywearers - Meets first Saturday of every month, 1-3 pm, Fair Grounds Coffeehouse

Iowa Diaper Depot - Eastern Iowa cloth diaper service


Advocacy and Awareness Groups:

Friends of Iowa Midwives - Promoting access to midwifery and out-of-hospital birth in Iowa

International Cesarean Awareness Network of Iowa City

International Cesarean Awareness Network of Central Iowa

International Cesarean Awareness Network of the Quad Cities


Breastfeeding Support:

Breastfeeding and More Group - Meets Thursdays, 12-2 pm, Mercy Hospital, McAuley Room

La Leche League of Iowa City - Meets third Thursday of the month, 7pm, St Andrews Presbyterian Church

La Leche League of Cedar Rapids - Meets second Tuesday of the month, 7pm, Birth, Baby and Beyond

Mercy Lactation Consultants - Claudia Barber: (319) 339-3975, (800) 637-2942 ext. 3975

UIHC Lactation Consulatants - Deborah Hubbard: (319) 284-8741; Tracy Thacker: (319) 356-2888


Alternative Healing and Wellness:

Inner Balance Massage - Lauren Wipperman, LMT

Sacred Space Bodywork - Kristin Bergman, LMT: (319) 621-0335

Eastwind Healing Center - Massage therapy, counseling, Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Acupuncture

Robinson Family Wellness - Ron Robinson, DC, specializing in prenatal, postpartum, and infant chiropractic


Midwives:

Iowa Midwives Association - Direct-Entry Midwives preserving traditional midwifery and home birth in Iowa

Mother and Child Midwifery - Kathy Deol, CNM, specializing in home birth and holistic well-woman care

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Hospital-based CNMs


Loss Resources:

Iowa City Hospice - Grief Support and Counseling: (319) 688-4217

UIHC Women’s Wellness and Counseling Service: (319) 356-2294


Crisis Care:

Domestic Violence Intervention Program - Shelter, support groups, crisis line: (319) 351-1043; (800) 373-1043

Rape Victim Advocacy Program - Medical and counseling services, hotlines: (319) 335-6000; (800) 284-7821

Johnson County Crisis Center - Food bank, crisis hotline: (319) 351-0140