📚 Postpartum resources
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The Village Postnatal Retreat Center — (SF) “a space to heal, recover and transition into parenthood”
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Bay Area Crisis Nursery - (Concord, CA) “We ensure children are safe, healthy, and able to thrive emotionally and physically by providing compassionate care and support to families in crisis.”
Postpartum Support International - The PSI HelpLine does not handle emergencies. HelpLine hours are 8am-11pm EST. Services are in English and Spanish. People in crisis should call their local emergency number or the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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Moms on Call by Laura Hunter LPN, Jennifer Walker RN BSN
Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Ou, Greeven, & Belger
The Wilderness (Undelivered Lectures) by Ayşegül Savaş
The First 90 Days After Birth: A Self-Care Journal for First-Time Moms by Kim Burris
How to Baby: A No-Advice-Given Guide to Motherhood, with Pictures by Liana Finck
What Mothers Do: Especially When It Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen
Cry When the Baby Cries by Becky Barnicoat
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Mom and Mind by Dr. Katayune Kaeni, a perinatal mental health professional
Just This - an SF-based podcast that “dives into everything around being and becoming a mother. From pre-conception to years post birth, covering the practical details to the unseen energetics.”
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Nightbaby by Victoria Kennefick
Einstein's Mother and Mothership by Tracy K. Smith
Liquid Flesh by Brenda Shaughnessy
How Could I Not Love My Baby? by Alli Kushner
Poems about motherhood from The Poetry Foundation
