Links

In the Community

Greenhouse Birth Center On-line Group. This group is for families who share the same values as the women who founded the Greenhouse Birth Center in Michigan. Topics may include attachment parenting, the midwifery model of care, on-demand and extended breastfeeding, resources for natural parenting, and other subjects related to natural parenting. We look forward to meeting you and hope this group is helpful to you and your family. If you are interested in finding out more about this group, please e-mail one of the moderators using the link above.

The Holistic Book, Winter 2006. Each new issue welcomes new businesses who are joining in and investing in the Mid-Michigan holistic community. In this issue, the Greenhouse Birth Center was included as a Featured Practitioner. (The Holistic Book was formerly known as Footnotes for Health.)

Natural Childbirth Choices

Gentlebirth is dedicated to providing information that will help families have the best birth possible - a safe, gentle, positive birth experience that supports happy, healthy families. This site was created and is maintained by Ronnie Falcao, LM MS, a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, California.
Natural Childbirth was created to help fill a need on the Internet for a single large resource for people interested in natural childbirth education and midwifery.
Why Have A Natural Childbirth? An excellent essay written by Shelly Girard, B.S.,L.M.,C.P.M.. She is a Certified Massage Therapist, Licensed Midwife, and Certified Professional Midwife with 30 years experience in body/mind medicine. She has a homebirth practice in Los Angeles, is a co- founder of The Wholistic Midwifery School of Southern California, and earned a Masters in Public Health in Maternal-Child Health from U.C.L.A.
Sheila Kitzinger Here you can explore aspects of birth, drawing on things that Sheila has learned from women around the world and her research as a social anthropologist into women's experiences of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.

Center for The Childbearing Year. Their mission is to promote healthy families by fostering a community that educates, empowers, and supports pregnant women, their growing families, and professionals who work with them during the childbearing year. Offers many helpful resources for families in Ann Arbor.

Conscious Woman. An online resource for personal, community and global issues related to women's health and the environment. Through WebEx, the most technologically advanced and user-friendly online learning system in the market, we will take you into virtual classrooms where you can interact directly with the experts. And all in the comfort of your home!
 

Midwifery

Mothers Naturally. This a public education program from the Midwives Alliance of North America. The goal of Mothers Naturally is to increase the number of safe and positive births by educating and informing the public about natural birth options and empowering women to make pregnancy and birth choices appropriate for their lives.

Citizens for Midwifery. Citizens for Midwifery – the only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care! CfM works to provide information and resources that promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country!

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services. CIMS is a coalition of individuals and organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families. Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs.

The Big Push for Midwives. This campaign was born from the National Birth Policy Coalition, which has coalesced around the following organizing statement:
"Increasing access to the Midwives Model of Care in all settings is essential to the health and well-being of childbearing women and their babies. The National Birth Policy Coalition supports legislative initiatives that promote the autonomous practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives, and that ensure the availability of safe, evidence-based care during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum."

International Cesarean Awareness Network. ICAN is dedicated to prevention of cesareans, recovery from cesareans and advocacy of maternity issues surrounding cesareans. A wonderful resource.

Birth In The Natural State. BirthNetwork of Northwest Arkansas is an organization of individuals and professionals committed to helping women and families in Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding region have safe and fulfilling pregnancy and birth experiences while empowering them in their role as health care consumers. We promote an awareness of evidence-based care and informed decision-making through advocacy, information and support.

Midwifery Today. MT has been serving midwives, birth enthusiasts and your community since 1986 with heartfelt interest and enthusiastic customer service. Through networking and education, Midwifery Today's mission is to return midwifery care to its rightful position in the family; to make midwifery care the norm throughout the world; and to redefine midwifery as a vital partnership with women.
The name of our business is also our motto: midwifery is not a thing of the past, but a viable profession and, more than ever, the best choice for birthing mothers today and in the future. They feel compelled to give a voice to midwifery as a profession, to educate the public and to let our communities know that midwives are working for them in a responsible, reliable and loving manner.
 

Babywearing

Lansing Babywearers is a babywearing organization whose goal is to promote babywearing by educating the general public about its benefits. Many people feel that there's a need for a babywearing movement: a way to teach caregivers that all babies would benefit from being worn.

Breastfeeding

Kellymom's AP Site. This website was developed to provide evidence-based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting. Her goal is that her articles are helpful and encouraging.
La Leche League Int'l. The La Leche League International mission is: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

GotMom.org was created by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to provide breastfeeding information and resources for mothers and families.
 

Cloth Diapers

Jillian's Drawers. Jillian's Drawers is a cloth diaper business started and run by a Greenhouse Birth Center family. Come take a look at their cloth diaper display at The Greenhouse Birth Center in Okemos. While they have moved to Ithaca, NY, they are still connected to the GBC community. You will be able to compare colors, prints, and sizes, and see how wonderful their diapers, covers, inserts, and accessories are. They even carry some slings. They add new products frequently, so check their website often. You will be amazed at how far cloth diapers have come! Once you have seen their cloth diapers in person, you can place your order through the link above, or you can call them at 1-800-516-2991.  

Z Bear Diapers. This cloth diaper business is also run by a Greenhouse Birth Center family. They specialize in cloth diapers, nursing support and coming soon, colic relief. Each of these is close to their heart within their own family. They aim to make your journey in mommy-hood as simple as possible by providing the best care for you and your little koala bear. Please check out their display at The GBC as well.

gDiapers. gDiapers consist of a washable, cotton outer pant and a plastic-free flushable refill.  They are made of breathable material just like sports clothing.  So, babies stay dry and happy and are far less likely to get diaper rash. See our Friends of GBC page to participate in the gDiapers affiliate program.

Photography

Wings & Roots Photography. At Wings & Roots, we celebrate the beauty in the big events and the little moments that make our lives so special. From maternity and birth to weddings and anniversaries we will be there to record your family's milestones on film. Owned by a GBC mom who has birthed two babies under the midwives' care, she will be taking photos at our reunion in 2007. Contact her through the website or at 248-761-3393.

Attachment Parenting

Elizabeth Pantley. Excellent advice on raising children from parent educator and author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution and Perfect Parenting. Avoid Cry-It-Out and help your children welcome sleep.

Prenatal/Mom & Baby/Women's Fitness

Belly dance classes. Bored with the same ole' fitness routine? Join Molly Kozlowski, NCMT (Greenhouse Birth Center's resident massage therapist) at As You Are Yoga for Beginning Belly Dance or Prenatal Belly Dance class. Contact Molly at moflokoz@hotmail.com or call 517-420-7345 for more information.

Natural Family Living

Mothering magazine. Mothering celebrates the experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness of the immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the development of the full human potential.

Natural Family Online. Your "how-to" resource for natural family living, natural beauty, natural home, health & wellness, and natural parenting. No matter what your personal or parenting style, we offer tips, tools and information everyone can use!

Granny Janny Herbals. Janice Marsh-Prelesnik is a herbalist, midwife, and all around earth mother. As a little girl she gathered herbs with her Grandma Lila Sayer, whom she called Granny. She learned from Granny about the nourishing plants that grew literally at our back door. As a young mother she shared herb gathering with her own children. She used herbs to support their body's innate healing abilities. She began to focus deeply on herbs and how they interact in the human body. People began to ask if they could buy some of the remedies that she made for her own family. She was happy to share the preparations.