CommUNITY Resources

Birthwork is commUNITY work!
Below is a list of local and online reproductive care resources.

Please note that Holding Space: Doula Services does not endorse or recommend the following resources. This list is provided for your convenience to conduct your own research and make informed decisions.

Fertility Support -
Cape Fear Community Acupuncture

Hospitals -
Novant Health Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital

Providers -
Midwives
CNMs
Bear Root Midwifery
Novant Health Costal OB/GYN & Midwifery
CPMs
ILM Birth - Unique support for pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

Obstetricians/Gynegologists
Novant Health Costal OB/GYN & Midwifery
Wilmington Health
Novant Health Glen Meade

Doula Support -
Wilmington
Holding Space: Doula Services
Tulua Healing Arts

Hampstead
Essential Birth Company

Castle Hayne

New Bern

Jacksonville

Chiropractic Care -
Family Tree Chiropractic - Prenatal, pediatric and family wellness.
Healing Hands Chiro-prak-tik

Acupuncture -
Cape Fear Community Acupuncture
Oceana Acupuncture Pregnancy and Postpartum Support

Massage Therapy -
Nicole Lancaster
Me Time 2day
Haven Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine - Gillian Ferguson, LMBT offers prenatal massage

Placenta Encapsulation -
Alumbra - Birth & Wellness
Birth Her Way

Infant feeding -
Lactation Counceling Services
The Milky Mermaid Lactation Services
Port City Breastfeeding Project
WIC Breastfeeding Support

Loss support -
heart2heart - Holistic services for living and dying.

Abortion support -
Planned Parenthood

Adoption support -
NCDHHS Adoption and Foster Care
Post Adoption Support and Resources
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) - a national leader transforming the mental health of the Adoption, Foster, and Kinship Community

Perinatal mental health & support groups -
Salt and Cypress Counceling
A Helping Hand of Wilmington
The Trinity Wellness Center
Mindful Collaboration
Dark Side of the Full Moon - Documentary
Postpartum Support International
Suicide Hotline: call or text - 988

Health & Wellness -
Tulua Healing Arts - Nervous System Regulating Bodywork, Meditation, Yoga
Prenatal Yoga - Kristen Nice
Fit4Mom Wilmington

Pediatricians -
Dockside Pediatrics
Clinic for Special Children
Seaside Pediatrics

Reproductive Justice Organizations -
*Please consider donating what you can to these organizations
Cape Fear Area Doulas - Providing birth doula support services to local pregnant people in need.

LGBTQIA+ Specific Resources -
Mindful Collaboration

Bipoc specific resources -
Chocolate Milk of Wilmington

Community Services/Shelters -
NC DHHS Pregnancy Services - provides help and support in solving medical, social, educational and psychological problems associated with unplanned pregnancies. The State Maternity Home Fund, a component of Pregnancy Services, can provide for maternity housing or alternative care services for any North Carolina resident, expectant mother who is experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. This fund provides payment of residential care with related services.
Good Shepard Center - day shelter and medical clinic; a safe haven for the most fragile and chronically homeless, disproportionately serving those with mental illness and/or physical disabilities
Hope Recovery ILM - provides overnight cold weather popup shelter, mobile shower trailer, downtown drop in center, Sunday breakfast downtown, safe parking for people living in cars
Family Promise of Lower Cape Fear - provides emergency shelter to families facing a homeless crisis and transitional housing to families that are victims of domestic violence
A Safe Place - provides services to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Miracles In Progress Aftercare - provides transitional, halfway house, 12 step recovery environment for clean and sober living

Other online resources -
Birth Rights
Birth Monopoly
Evidence Based Birth
Meal Train

Harm reduction -
Port City Harm Reduction

Mutual Aid -
Cape Fear Area Doulas - Providing birth doula support services to local pregnant people in need.
Liberate ILM

Covid 19 resources -
Covid-19 and Pregnancy
WHO on Covid - 19: Pregnancy & Childbirth
CDC Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Podcasts -
Evidence Based Birth - Rebecca Dekker
Birth Words - Sara Pixton

Book recommendations -
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Birthing From Within by Pam England