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Philly Queer Doula Collective

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  • Meet the Doulas
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    • Mission
    • Meet the Doulas
    • Resources
    • Contact us

    Philly Queer Doula Collective

    • Mission
    • Meet the Doulas
    • Resources
    • Contact us
    • …  
      • Mission
      • Meet the Doulas
      • Resources
      • Contact us
      • Mission
      • Meet the Doulas
      • Resources
      • Contact us
        • Resources

          This is a living, breathing, and ever evolving resource list for queer & trans birthing people & families. All the referrals on this list are Queer and Trans affirming to the best of our knowledge. If you have a practitioner or group to recommend please don't hesitate to send them our way! We are invested in this list as both a resource for our communities & a way for us to deepen and strengthen our networks of support amongst providers.

          KEY:

          * LGBTQIA+ identified

          ! BIPOC led

          $ Free or sliding scale

          VIRTUAL GROUPS

          SUPPORT GROUPS:

          • Virtual Peer Support Group for LGBTQIA+ individuals & their families - an online support group led by Jenna "JB" Brown (they/he), Love Over Fear Wellness (*$)
          • New Parent Support Group - Kith + Kin, 1pm on Tuesdays led by Elizabeth Weinstein (she/her) & Tegan Bernstein (she/her)(*$)

          • Family Equality (*!$)

          • Birthbrown Coop (*!$)

          MOVEMENT CLASSES:
          • Breathe Easy: Radically Inclusive Functional Movement, Rest, & Breath Practices for Pre-Conception, Pregnancy, & Postpartum - online video series led by Jenna "JB" Brown (they/he), Love Over Fear Wellness(*)
          • You MVMNT - personal training & functional movement coaching with Tami Bernard(*!$)
          CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES:
          • All Genders Birth Class - with Moss (they/them)(* Trans & GNC centered, $)
          • Whole Body Pregnancy Childbirth Education Class, with Erika Davis (she/her)(*!$)

          IN-PERSON GROUPS

          • FREE! Infant Feeding Support Group: Breast/Chest Feeding, Bottle Feeding, Pumping - every Thursday, 10-11:30am. Hosted by Stephanie Brown, IBCLC/CLC at the Philadelphia Midwife Collective - 6837 Germantown Ave(*$)
          • Birthbrown Coop - (*!$)

          SPECIALIZED CARE

           

          Gynecology/Well-Person/Primary Care:

          • Philadelphia FIGHT (*$!)
          • Radiance Medical Group - Vicky Borgia, MD (*$)
          • Philadelphia Midwife Collective - Mac Vantilburg (they/them) CNM, MSM (*)
          • Abington Hospital - Larissa Crownover (she/her) CNM and Jen Johnson (she/her) CNM
          Homebirth Midwives:
          • Refuge Midwifery - Ray Rachlin (she/they) LM, CPM, CLC and Victoria Dean CPM, CLC (she/her) (*)
          • Philadelphia Midwife Collective - Mac Vantilburg (they/them) CNM, MSM(*)
          Bodyfeeding Support:
          • Stephanie Brown - (they/she) IBCLC (*)
          • Samirah Brogdon - (she/they) IBCLC (*!$)
          • Birthbrown Coop  - (*!$)
          Chiropractor:
          • Philadelphia Midwife Collective - Rachel Pawlikowski, DC
          Osteopath:
          • Philly Osteopathic - Beth Blum, DO (*$)
          Bodywork:
          • Sensory Centered Massage - Ayanna Ife (!)
          • Craniosacral Therapy - Julia Taylor (*)
          Pelvic Floor Specialist:
          • Inclusive Care LLC - Dr. Krystyna Holland (she/her). Located in CO but can do a lot of support virtually(*)
          Physical Therapist:
          • Ally Wellness - Alise Parrish (*!$)
          Acupuncture:
          • Three Points Acupuncture - Bec Jimenez (*!)
          • Acupuncture in Motion - Cara Mafuta Raboteau (she/her/they/them) (*!$)
          • Six Fishes Acupuncture - Cara Frank (she/her), Bec Jimenez (*!)
          • Philadelphia Community Acupuncture - Erin Schmitt (she/her), Ellen Vincent (she/her), J. Billy Scott (she/he/they/them) (*$)
          • West Philly Community Acupuncture - Sarah Lefkowich (she/her) ($)
          Therapy:
          • Oshun Family Canter (*!$)
          • Medb Marsceill  
          • Radical Therapy Center (*!$)
          Doulas:
          • Elizabeth Weinstein -  (she/her)(*)
          • Black Moon Doula - Tekara Gainey (she/her) (*!)
          • Queer Doula Network  -  database of queer gestational workers across the globe
          • Katie Hackett - (she/her) - full spectrum doula (*$)
          • Sam Merkt - (she/ they) - full spectrum doula (*$) smerkt27@gmail.com
          • Jen Hinds M. Ed - (she/her) birth and postpartum doula (*)
          • Nested Birth Doula - Megan Mauger (she/her) (*)
          • Denali Gillaspie - (they/them) (*$)
          • Divine Nine Wholeness - Shakera Holness (she/her) (*!)
          • Two Rivers Doula - Jacks Overstreet (she/her)(*$)
          • Birthbrown Coop - (*!$)
          Sleep Counseling:
          • Doulas of Philadelphia - Lee McClenon (she/her) (*)
          • Savvy Parenting Support - Moorea Malatt , CLEC , CPD, CLC (she/her)(*)
          Birth Photography
          • Apiary Photography - Cait Sumner (they/she) (*$) 
          Yoga/ Movement:
          • Sweet Perfection Yoga Therapy w/ Marina Patrice Vare (she/they/MP) yoga therapist (*$)
          Grief Groups:
          • Philly Death Doula Collective
          Community Resources:
          • West Philly Bunny Hop - Community led, mutual aid, free food distribution. 
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