Childbearing Year Resources

The childbearing year encompasses three distinct stages: prenatal (aka your pregnancy), birth, and postpartum. Many of these postpartum resources are geared toward the immediate postpartum phase (hence the childbearing year), but postpartum isn’t a liminal or linear experience — check out these resources whenever and wherever.

Prenatal Resources

navigating the pregnancy experience and preparing for birth

Books

• The Art of Breastfeeding

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

• The Birth Partner

• Natural Hospital Birth

Podcasts

Instagram Resources

• Prenatal Yoga Center

• Mojo PT

• Paging Dr. Fran

Postpartum Resources

healing the body, processing birth, and caring for your new baby

Books

• The Fourth Trimester

• Yoga for Pelvic Floor and Postpartum

Instagram Resources

• Hey Sleepy Baby

• The Birth Trauma Mama

• Lizzie Kieffer