Resources

for pregnancy, birth and postpartum

Western Wisconsin

Oakleaf midwives (Eau Claire, WI): *privileges to deliver at Marshfield pending.

Marshfield Clinic (Chippewa Falls, WI)

Mayo Clinic (Eau Claire, WI)

Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI)

Gundersen Lutheran (La Crosse, WI)

*Hudson Hospital & Lakeview Stillwater no longer have midwives.

Minnesota

Allina Health (delivering at Abbott & United)

Winona Health (solo midwife Katie Duerr)

HealthPartners Park Nicollet (delivering at Regions & Methodist)

HCMC (delivering at Hennepin County Medical Center)

Fairview (formerly HealthEast) (delivering at Woodwinds, St. John's & UMMC Riverside)

Minnesota Women's Care (delivering at Woodwinds & St. John's)

St. Croix Valley

Croixview Family Chiropractic (Hudson, WI) 

Willow River Chiropractic (New Richmond, WI)

Chippewa Valley

Lake Wissota Family Chiropractic (Chippewa Falls, WI) 

Clear Connection Chiropractic (Menomonie, WI).

Fall Creek Chiropractic (Fall Creek, WI)

Two Rivers Chiropractic (Eau Claire, WI) 

Smith & Prissel (Menomonie & Eau Claire, WI)

Rejoice Chiropractic (Eau Claire, WI)

Up North

Blue Hills Chiropractic (Rice Lake & Cumberland, WI)

Foundations Chiropractic (Chetek, WI) 

St. Croix Chiropractic (St. Croix Falls, WI)

Minnesota

ActiveHealth (Saint Paul, MN)

Driftless Region

Coulee Health (West Salem, WI)

Hospital providers:

Western Wisconsin

Dr. Denny Hartung & the WWH midwives, Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI). 

Oakleaf midwives (Eau Claire, WI). Pending privileges at Marshfield. 

Drs. Chris Longbella & Frank Lorusso, OBGYNs, Oakleaf Clinic (Eau Claire, WI).  Delivering at Marshfield Clinic.  

Marshfield midwives (Chippewa Falls, WI).  Recommend Karen Johnson, CNM in particular!  

Gundersen Lutheran midwives (La Crosse, WI).  

Mayo Clinic (Eau Claire, WI): VBAC available with OBs only, unless you've had a vaginal birth before.  

Hudson Hospital (Hudson, WI): VBAC available with OBs only.

Minnesota:

Dr. Ryan Dick, Entira Clinic (Saint Paul, MN): delivering at Woodwinds, St. John's & United 

Winona Health (Winona, MN).  VBAC with midwife Katie Duerr.

Allina midwives (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN): delivering at Abbott Northwestern & United

HCMC midwives (Minneapolis, MN): delivering at Hennepin County Medical Center

Vita Nova OBGYN, formerly known as AALFA Family Clinic (Maplewood, MN): delivering at St. John's.

Fairview (formerly HealthEast) midwives: delivering at Woodwinds, St. John's & UMMC Riverside (3rd & 7th floor clinics)

Out-of-hospital options/Homebirth After Cesarean:

See the "Homebirth" and "Freestanding Birth Centers" tabs for midwives offering HBAC and birth center VBAC in Western Wisconsin & Minnesota.

Peer support:

Western Wisconsin Cesarean & VBAC Support Group (Menomonie, WI).  Meets the second Tuesday of every month 6:30-8pm at TruLiving Birth Center.

ICAN of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN): Minnesota's chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network. In-person meetings available monthly.

Individual Consults

Birth After Cesarean Mentoring (Menomonie, WI): one-on-one consult with me regarding your birth history, priorities and birth planning.

Books

"How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making Sense, Making Peace & Moving On" by Melissa Bruijn & Debby Gould

"Heal Your Birth Story: Releasing the Unexpected" by Maureen Campion

"Treasured Cesarean" by Holly Fehr

"Homebirth Cesarean" by Courtney Jarecki

Support groups

Western Wisconsin Cesarean & VBAC Support Group (for c-section moms & VBAC hopefuls in Northwestern & West Central Wisconsin)

SacredHealing.org (run by marriage & family therapist Sarah Picken, MA, MFT, specializing in birth trauma; offers a "DIY Healing From a Difficult Birth" package)

Birth Trauma & Birth Injuries Support Group (virtual) hosted by PHA Wellness. **You must be physically in Minnesota to attend.  Wisconsin residents can access this support group by driving into Minnesota when they log in.

Birth & Trauma Support Group (online forum) hosted by Dancy Perinatal

Birth Trauma Support Group (live virtual meetings) hosted by Postpartum Support International

NICU Parents Support Group (live virtual meetings) hosted by Postpartum Support International

Homebirth Cesarean (online forum) for people who planned home births but transferred and had a cesarean

ICAN CBAC & Uterine Rupture Support Group (online discussion forum)

National Accreta Foundation (survivor community, advocacy & support)

Preeclampsia Foundation (survivor community, advocacy & support)

Individual Therapy; EMDR

Birth Story Healing with Virgina Borbro (virtual).  Highly recommend!

Creative Healing Mental Health (Lake Hallie, WI) *EMDR, DBT available; experienced with trauma.

Karah Gonstead, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C, Genuine Way Family Therapy (Eau Claire, WI) *birth trauma & maternal near miss survivor

Missy Jenneman, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C, Authentic Mental Health (Eau Claire, WI)

Maureen Campion, MS, LP, author of "Heal Your Birth Story" (Bloomington MN) Email info@marriagegeek.com *accepting limited clients

Other

Debriefing a Difficult Birth, Amanda Mondlock (Eau Claire, WI) contact amandamdoula@gmail.com 

 

TruLiving Birth Center (Menomonie, WI):  Formerly known as MorningStar Birth Center under Paula Fiegal from 2003-2017, this beautiful, historic maternity home is now open and serving families again under new ownership.  Nicole Wocelka, LM/CPM is the primary staff midwife, although 4 other area hombirth midwives also have privileges. Contact info@trulivingbirthcenter.com to learn more.

Footprints in Time Birth Center (Black River Falls & Greenwood, WI): AABC-accredited freestanding birth center serving West Central Wisconsin.  Also offers ultrasounds, labs, health education & screenings, and a clinic for family medical care.  Can bill a variety of private insurances as well as Badgercare.  Both CPM & CNM on staff.

Twin Cities Birth Center (Saint Paul, MN): AABC accredited facility on Grand Avenue.  Owned by Amy Johnson-Grass, LM/CPM and ND.

Minnesota Birth Center (MPLS-STP, MN): AABC accredited facility with locations in both Saint Paul and Minneapolis.  Midwives also maintain privileges at Abbott & United in case of transfer and for VBACs.  

Unity House Birthing Center (Unity, WI): Located in West Central Wisconsin, this private birthing home is housed at W129 Capital Rd, Unity WI.  Contact Karen Pierce, 715-965-9255 or Tammy Wills, 715-965-9464 to learn more.  

Roots Community Birth Center (Minneapolis, MN): AABC accredited facility.  The only Twin Cities birth center offering VBAC with no prior vaginal birth.

In addition to home birth, water birth is available at the following locations with the specific providers mentioned.  

Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI) with the midwives or Dr. Hartung.

Marshfield Clinic (Eau Claire, WI) with the Marshfield midwives only.  

Gundersen Lutheran (La Crosse, WI) with the Gundersen midwives.

Footprints in Time Birth Center (Black River Falls & Greenwood, WI)

TruLiving Birth Center (Menomonie, WI) 

*Mayo Clinic does not offer water birth.

Midwives

Erin Kaspar-Frett, LM/CPM & Jade Dillman, LM/CPM, Abundant Moon Birth & Wellness (Menomonie, WI). Birth at home or at TruLiving Birth Center with this long-standing homebirth practice in Western WI.

Carrie Young & Beth Przybylski, CNMs, Evensong Midwifery (Hudson, WI).  Nurse-midwives with a private homebirth & functional medicine practice serving the St. Croix Valley and beyond.  Beth & Carrie were on staff at Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin for many years prior to starting their own practice.  Also licensed in Minnesota and maintain privileges at TruLiving Birth Center in Menomonie.

Karen Garley, LM/CPM, Gentle Joy Midwifery (Stillwater, MN): Karen is truly a gentle joy!  While she is based in Stillwater, she is also licensed in Wisconsin and frequently serves Northwestern Wisconsin families.

Sarah Stites, LM/CPM, Helping Hands Midwifery (Cameron, WI).  Homebirth midwife serving northwestern Wisconsin.  *Currently taking repeat clients only.

Aly Folin, LM/CPM, North Star Midwifery (St. Paul, MN): Aly is very experienced with home birth after cesarean (HBAC) and is also licensed/serves into into Western Wisconsin.

Amber LaBancz, TM, Nourish Midwifery (Stillwater, MN): Amber is a tradititional midwife experienced with HBAC in particular.

Joanna Pust, LM/CPM, Oak Tree Midwifery (Cambridge, MN): Also licensed in Wisconsin.  Serves as far north/east as Shell Lake and as far south as Ellsworth, WI.  Experienced with HBAC.

Jamie Huberty-Koerner, LM/CPM, Solstice Midwifery (Saint Paul, MN): Also licensed and serving into Western Wisconsin, and on staff with Willow Birth Center in Minneapolis.

Sarah Kelly, LM/CPM, Geneabirth (Saint Paul, MN): Also licensed/serving into Western Wisconsin.  

Tammy Wills, LM/CPM, Blessed Beginnings Midwifery (Medford, WI). Offering home birth & birth center delivery at Unity Birthing House in Unity, WI.

Karen Pierce, LM/CPM, Pierce Midwifery (Medford, WI).  715-965-9255.  Offering home birth & birth center delivery at Unity Birthing House in Unity, WI.

Katie Breitenmoser, LM/CPM, Windy Hill Midwifery (Merrill, WI). Homebirth midwife serving West Central Wisconsin. Experienced doing co-care with Oakleaf providers.

Crystal Komp, CNM, Health Inspired Women (Onalaska, WI): Birth at home with a nurse-midwife. Serving the Driftless region, incluing LaCrosse.

Peer Communities

Chippewa Valley Homebirthers (Eau Claire, WI)

Western & Central Wisconsin Homebirth Community (Amery, WI)

Minnesota Homebirth Community (Twin Cities, MN)

Articles/Videos

How to Massage Your C-Section Scar (Institute for Birth Healing)

Tips for Cesarean Recovery (Matrescence)

Connect with Your C-Section Scar: Rituals for Healing (Matrescence)

Pelvic PT/Scar Mobilization

Nicole Pederson, DPT, Optimum Therapies (Rice Lake, WI): Focused on prenatal & postnatal pelvic floor birth prep & rehab.  Nicole is a c-section & VBAC mom herself. 

Katie McMorran, DPT, Womb Space PT (Eau Claire, WI). 4th Trimester Healing, trauma-informed womb care, and more.  Currently practicing out of Inspired Balance.  

Jen Plaetz, DPT, email j.plaetz@health-shift.org (Menomonie & Eau Claire, WI).  Mon/Wed: sees patients at Clear Connections Chiropractic; Tue, Th, Fri: sees patients at Carlson Chiropractic.

Sarah Knight, DPT, Vita New Life (Hopkins, MN): Trauma informed prenatal & postnatal pelvic floor physical therapy.  Both in-home & office visits available.

Holistic Abdominal Massage

Carrie Young, CNM, Evensong Wellness (Hudson, WI).  Mayan-inspired abdominal massage.  Will also teach you how to do a castor oil pack!

Michelle Hansen, RN/LMT, Moon Shadow Healing Arts (Eden Prairie, MN): Mayan Abdominal Massage; preconception, pregnancy & postpartum health; yoni steaming & more for pelvic health.

Karen Townsend LMT (Minneapolis, MN).  Therapeutic massage, shiatsu, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and H.A.R.T. Method Maya Abdominal Therapy.

Craniosacral Therapy

Syvana Hager CST, A Touch of Balance (Altoona & Thorp, WI).  Also offering K-taping (kinesiotape) for c-section scars.

Angel Phillips CST, Blessingway Bodywork (Lindstrom, MN): Angel is the daughter of famed Dynamic Body Balancing founder Dr. Carol Phillips.

Acupuncture

Sarah Aiken-Felling, L.Ac., Inspired Balance (Eau Claire, WI). Sarah is also a c-section & VBAC (HBAC) mom.

Holistic Pelvic Care

Amber Labancz, TM, Nourish Midwifery (Stillwater MN): Amber is not a DPT, but practices Tami Lynn Kent's Holistic Pelvic Care

Peer Support

Western Wisconsin Cesarean & VBAC Support Group (Menomonie, WI).

ICAN of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)

Books

"Treasured Cesarean" by Holly Fehr: The complete, uncensored, healthy mama's guide to accepting, preparing for and owning your cesarean while healing from the inside out!

"Heal Your Birth Story: Releasing the Unexpected" by Maureen Campion

"How to Heal a Bad Birth: Making Sense, Making Peace & Moving On" by Debby Gould

Individual Birth Consults

"Debriefing From a Difficult Birth" with Amanda Mondlock, amandamdoula@gmail.com (Eau Claire, WI).  

Birth After Cesarean consults (Menomonie WI)

Nicole Pederson, DPT, Optimum Therapies (Rice Lake, WI): Focused on prenatal & postnatal pelvic floor birth prep & rehab.  Nicole is a c-section & VBAC mom herself. 

Jen Plaetz DPT (Mondovi, WI).  Sees patients MWF at Gundersen Health.  Call 715-538-1713 to schedule.  Specify you want to be seen at the Mondovi clinic, not Whitehall.

Kate Todd DPT, Optimum Therapies (Lake Hallie)

Katie McMorran, DPT, Tuning Tree (Eau Claire, WI): holistic womb care.  Practicing out of Inspired Balance.

Amber Labancz, TM, Nourish Midwifery (Stillwater MN): Amber is not a DPT, but practices Tami Lynn Kent's Holistic Pelvic Care which is a fantastic, trauma-informed, embodied modality.

St. Croix Valley

Kayli Schounard, IBCLC, River Valley Lactation (Osceola, WI).  Offering in-home & virtual lactation visits, prenatally and postpartum.  

Lynn English, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Lynn (Woodbury, MN).  Offering in-home lactation, newborn care and postpartum doula support in Western Wisconsin.  Lynn was the head of Lactation Services at Woodwinds Hospital for 20 years!

Chippewa Valley

Jennifer Hafele & Keeley Moore, IBCLCs Mama Bear Lactation Care (Eau Claire & Chetek, WI).  Private practice international board certified lactation consultants offering one-on-one consults, as well as several free virtual support groups & private classes on infant feeding topics.

Katie O'Halloran, CLC (Elk Mound, WI).  Private certified lactation counselor.

Driftless Region

Erin Edwards, LPN/IBCLC, Little Bird Lactation (La Crosse, WI). Offering in-home as well as clinic visits.

Free Support Groups

Oakleaf Clinics (Eau Claire, WI). Teresa DeMoe, RN, CLC is continuing the former Sacred Heart breastfeeding support group at Oakleaf post-closure.

Western Wisconsin Health "TLC" - The Lactation Circle (Baldwin, WI): first & third Wednesday of each month, at WWH Fitness Center (first) and Family Resource Center of the St. Croix Valley (third).

La Leche League - Eau Claire chapter (Eau Claire, WI).  Monthly in-person peer support group in Eau Claire. *meetings temporarily paused until further notice.

Mayo Clinic Nursing Moms Network (Eau Claire, WI). Open to Mayo patients. Second and fourth Tuesdays every month, 9-10:30 a.m. in the 727 building.

Myofunctional Therapy

MiYo Flow (Hudson, WI): Dr. Amy Swanson is an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist, Dental Hygienist, Buteyko Breathing Educator and Infant Craniosacral Therapist.

Face-Focused Therapies (Rice Lake, WI): Danielle Vanark offers therapy for mouth breathing, sleep apnea, TMJ, face/neck tension & more. 

Lip & Tongue Tie Revisions*

Dr. Skow, Spring Valley Dentistry (Spring Valley, WI) 

Dr. Winn, Smiles in Motion (Eau Claire, WI)

St. Croix Kids Pediatric Dentistry (Hudson, WI)

*Whether to proceed with an oral revision is a personal decision the pros & cons of which should be explored thoroughly with a team of trained professionals.   These resources are offered on the assumption that referrals will be individualized after expert consultation. 

L+J CO. Photography (Clayton, WI): Northwest Wisconsin birth photographer experienced in both home and hospital settings.

Luci Levon Photography (Menomonie & Eau Claire, WI): maternity, family & lifestyle photographer.

Angi Randall Photography (Augusta, WI): newborn photography in West Central Wisconsin.

Goodness+Grace Photography (Menomonie, WI): family, newborn & maternity photography; Fresh 48 sessions.

Codi Leigh Photography (Eau Claire, WI): Capturing all of motherhood, birth, newborn & family in the Chippewa Valley.

Sage Imagery (Colfax, WI): baby, boudoir & family photography.

September Belle Photography (Bruce, WI): newborn & family photography for the Rice Lake & Chippewa Valley areas.

Sarah Wimmer Steffen Photography (Central WI): birth & newborn documentary photographer.

Birthing From Within

See "Events" page for upcoming Birthing From Within classes!

Spinning Babies

Spinning Babies Parent Education (Eau Claire, WI) with Dr. Abby at Confluence Birth

Hypnobirthing

Hypnobirthing (virtual) with Dr. Abby at Confluence Birth

Hynobabies (self study) or instructor-led through Hypnobabies Twin Cities

VBAC Prep

See "Events" page for my upcoming "Intro to VBAC" class!

Infant Feeding

Infant Feeding Basics (Eau Claire, WI) with Mama Bear Family Care 

Basic Childbirth Ed

Birth Basics (Eau Claire, WI) with Mama Bear Family Care

BirthED (Hopkins, MN + virtually): Lamaze-based childbirth education as well as several specialty classes on newborn, lactation, CPR + more

Wisconsin

Dr. Denny Hartung, Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI).  Routinely delivers breech singletons & twins, including physiologic breech, breech for primips (first time moms) and breech and twin VBAC (including a breech twin A).  WWH maintains a strict 25 mile radius to prioritize its local population, but will usually make exceptions to this for planned breech births or twins.  Please call the birth center (715-684-1455) to request a consult with Dr. Hartung.  They will ask your zip code to determine your eligibility for care.

Drs. Chris Longbella & Frank Lorusso, Oakleaf Clinics (Eau Claire, WI): Although Dr. Longbella has reduced his patient load to focus on fertility patients, he has delivered breech babies and his partner has delivered twins, including twin VBAC.  Drs. Longbella & Lorusso were formerly at HSHS Sacred Heart, which was permanently closed in March 2024.  Post-Sacred Heart, they maintain privileges at Marshfield Clinic in Eau Claire.

*All of these providers have high success rates with ECV (external cephalic version) for breech or transverse babies.

Minnesota

Dr. Ryan Dick, Entira Clinic (Saint Paul): Dr. Dick is a family medicine doctor specializing in obstetrics, including higher risk obstetrics such as twin gestations.  He works closely with OB backup through MetroPartners OBGYN.  Although Dr. Dick delivers primarily at Woodwinds in Woodbury, MN he also maintains privileges at United (Children's St. Paul) and Fairview St. John's.

HCMC midwives (Minneapolis, MN): Hennepin Healthcare midwives are the only midwife practice in the Twin Cities able to primary twins.  (They work closely with HCMC OBs).

Dr. Kamenshikov with Allina (Minneapolis, MN): Dr. Kamenshikov is great for twins & VBAC.

Out-of-hospital midwives:

Please inquire for more information.  We do have some area homebirth midwives who are experienced and comfortable catching breech babies and twins on a case-by-case basis.

Karah Gonstead, LCSW, Genuine Way Family Therapy (Eau Claire, WI).  Perinatal mental health certified.

Missy Jenneman, LCSW, Authentic Mental Health (Eau Claire, WI): Perinatal mental health certified.

Creative Healing Mental Health (Lake Hallie, WI) *EMDR, DBT available; experienced with trauma.

Sara Bowe, LPC, Uplift Counseling (Eau Claire, WI)

McKala McWilliams-Nehring, MSW, Collaborative Counseling (Eau Claire, WI)

Birth Trauma Support Group

Taylor Johnson, PHA Wellness, taylor.johnson@phawellness.com (Wisconsin & Minnesota groups available)

Prescribers:

Karen Johnson, CNM, Marshfield Clinic (Eau Claire, WI).

Sarah Tyler-Peterson, CNM, Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI): experienced with progesterone replacement therapy and other medication treatments for people at high risk of PPD.  Generally need to establish care as an obstetric patient, deliver with the midwives and begin treatment immediately after birth to access this modality.

Amy Marvin, RN MSN, Willow Creek Women's Clinic (Altoona, WI).  

Specialty Perinatal Mental Health Clinics

Marshfield Clinic, Perinatal Mental Health Program (Marshfield, WI). 715-387-9077 *clinic treatment only

RedLeaf Center for Family Healing, Hennepin Healthcare (Minneapolis, MN) *intensive mother-baby day program 

PrairieCare Perinatal Mental Health Clinic (Brooklyn Park, MN) *currently all perinatal mental health services are offered virtually

St. Croix Valley

Jess Kramer, L.Ac., herbalist, RN, Glenwood Family Acupuncture (Glenwood City, WI)

Emily Jacobson & Amber Moore, L.Ac., Healing Roots Wellness (River Falls, WI). 

Chippewa Valley

Jamie Wilcox, L.Ac., Eau Claire Acupuncture (Eau Claire, WI) 

Sarah Aiken-Felling, L.Ac., Inspired Balance (Eau Claire, WI)

Minnesota

Erika Sullivan, L.Ac., Alchemy Grove Acupuncture & Apothecary (Lilydale, MN)

Up north

St. Croix Chiropractic (St. Croix Falls, WI). Has an acupuncturist on site as well as other wellness services.

Minnesota & Western Wisconsin

Angel Phillips CST, Blessingway Bodywork (Lindstrom, MN): Angel is the daughter of famed Dynamic Body Balancing founder Dr. Carol Phillips.

Landon Yakovleva, CST, Have Heart Doula & Lactation Services(South St. Paul, MN)

Amber LaBancz, Nourish Midwifery(Stillwater, MN)

Central Wisconsin

Syvana Hager, CST, A Touch of Balance (Altoona & Thorp, WI)

 

 

Mellie Artema, CST, Artema Somatics (Menomonie, WI). Somatic focus, primarily works with adults.

Halos of the St. Croix Valley (New Richmond, WI). A nonprofit providing financial and other resources to families facing the loss of a pregnancy or child.

Faith's Lodge (Danbury, WI).  A retreat for parents & families coping with the loss of a pregnancy or death of a child.

SHARE of the Chippewa Valley (Eau Claire, WI).  Offering a remembrance walk, support group and more locally.

Postpartum Support International Loss Support Groups

Beth Rogers RN, Intuitive Postpartum Doula (New Richmond, WI)

Ellie Huebner (Eau Claire, WI) *overnight care

Bethany Aberle, 715-538-3673 (Eau Claire, WI) *overnight care

Rhonda Gearing (Osseo, WI)

Amanda Mondlock (Eau Claire, WI)

Care Packages

Andmamatoo (New Richmond, WI): mother/daughter nonprofit providing postpartum care baskets & support to NICU parents.  All products are naturally made, handmade, women-made, and mother-made.

Financial Assistance:

Project Sweet Peas provides food & fuel assistance for NICU families.  See website for eligibility requirements.

Support Groups

Postpartum Support International (PSI) NICU Parents' Support Group(virtual)

Hand to Hold NICU Parent Support Group (virtual)

Project Sweet Peas NICU Parent Navigation Support Group (Facebook)

Ronald McDonald House Locations:

Ronald McDonald House - Marshfield Clinic (Marshfield, WI)

Ronald McDonald House - Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)

Ronald McDonald House - Children's/the U (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)

NICU-experienced doulas

Brittany Geisen, former NICU RN + IBCLC, Gather Birth Cooperative (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN)

Hannah Sackett, NICU & birthplace chaplain at UM/Riverside, hannahsackettdoula@gmail.com

Katie Slack, Birth, Postpartum + Loss Doula, Sacred Waters Birth Services (Saint Paul, MN): extensive experience with complex medical situations & loss while working in the hospital setting previously.

Other Resources

The NICU Translator (NICU nurse + doula on Instagram): What to expect, discharge prep, life after NICU & more.

Willow Creek Women's Clinic (Altoona, WI): providing primary care for women.

Birchwood Family Medicine (Birchwood, WI). Direct primary care for the whole family, including a 6-visit "Fourth Trimester Care" package for new moms. 

Fourth Trimester Support Doc (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN): Integrative mother/baby 4th trimester care, including lactation support, from Minnesota-based Dr. Michelle Haggerty's practice.  Her Wisconsin-licensed partner, Dr. Swanson, serves Hudson, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Dresser, New Richmond & more.

Lakeland Clinic (Rice Lake, WI): Direct primary care.

Althea Medical Group (Chippewa Falls, WI): Direct primary care, including functional medicine.

Sensible Solutions Care Clinic (Barron, WI): Direct primary care.

Footprints in Time Midwifery & Family Clinic (Black River Falls & Greenwood, WI): In addition to being a freestanding birth center, Footprints also offers primary care for the whole family.  They have PAs, APNPs & RNs on staff!

St. Croix Valley

Dr. Katie Swanson, DO, IBCLC, Fourth Trimester Support Doc (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN): integrative 4th trimester mother-baby care and lactation support in your home!  Serving Hudson, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, New Richmond, Amery & more.

Dr. Vivian Rider, Full Circle Pediatrics (St. Croix Falls & Osceola, WI).  Offering in-home, in-office and also virtual visits in the Upper St. Croix Valley.  Also offers a Mommy & Me group in partnership with an IBCLC, and functional pediatric psychiatry.

Sara Atteberry, RN, Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI)

Chippewa Valley

Kara Wesner, NP, Althea Medical Group (Chippewa Falls, WI)

Dr. Laura Smith, DO, Spero Wellness (Chippewa Falls, WI)

Beckee Biassi, DNP, Oakleaf Clinics (Eau Claire, WI)

Megan Bayrd, DO, Mayo Clinic (Menomonie, WI) *LGBTQ+ friendly

Dr. Amy Falkenberg, Oakleaf Clinics (Eau Claire, WI)

Dr. Jenifer Bassett, Oakleaf Clinics (Eau Claire, WI)

Amy Burns, PA-C, Mayo Clinic (Menomonie, WI)

Northwoods

Dr. Kristen Dall-Winther, Birchwood Family Medicine (Birchwood, WI)

Paige Harper DNP, FNP-C, Lakeland Clinic (Rice Lake, WI)

St. Croix Valley

By Design Integrative Medicine (Hudson, WI): Hormones, endocrinology & more with naturopath Dr. Danielle Volger-Bos, ND.

Evensong Wellness (Hudson, WI): Nurse midwives with a private functional medicine practice.  Specializing in reproductive hormone issues.  DUTCH testing and hormone replacement therapy available.

St. Croix Chiropractic & Wellness (St. Croix Falls, WI): Offering comprehensive functional hormone testing including the DUTCH test, and appropriate supplements/lifestyle changes.

Chippewa Valley

Spero Wellness Clinic (Chippewa Falls, WI): Family medicine MDs, pediatricians and nurse practitioners with a functional medicine practice.

Wholistic Nutrition LLC (Eau Claire & Stanley, WI): Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultants and Certified Integrative Health Coaches offering personalized testing, detox programs & hormone health strategies. 

Sara Brown, CNM, APNP, Western Wisconsin Health (Baldwin, WI): nurse-midwife in the hospital setting with a functional medicine practice, including hormone replacement therapy & fertility. 

Family Tree Health & Wellness (Eau Claire, WI): offering nutrition response testing.

Wellness Way (Eau Claire, WI): chiropractic & functional medicine program.

Althea Medical Group (Lake Hallie, WI): DPC (direct primary care) with functional & integrative medicine available.

St. Croix Valley

Nicole Wocelka, Clinical Herbalist, Haeswinkle Holistic Health (New Richmond, WI): Offering in-person consultations & custom blended remedies.  (Also a homebirth midwife).

Jessica Kramer, LAc, LMT, RN, Glenwood Family Acupuncture (Glenwood City, WI): Jessica is an herbalist as well as an RN & acupuncturist.

Phyllis Jaworski, Sacred Ibis Botanicals (Hudson, WI): Herbalist practicing out of Arcana Apothecary.  Handcrafted teas, tinctures & more for women's health & beyond.

Chippewa Valley

Kerri Mae, Master Herbalist, River Prairie Apothetcary (Eau Claire, WI): Offering local classes, in-person consultations and custom blends. 

Erica Wilfer, Terravee Naturals (Eau Claire WI): Herbal tinctures, loose leaf brews, magnesium lotions, fire cider, elderberry tonics & other handcrafted natural products for women's reproductive health, family well-being & more.

Sarah Aiken-Felling, Inspired Balance (Eau Claire, WI): Acupuncturist who is also a Masters in Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Jamie Hawk, Eau Claire Acupuncture (Eau Claire, WI): incorporates herbal treatments as part of a whole-person approach to fertility and other women's health issues.

Up North

Lisa LeCuyer Kofakis, Silver Creek Herbals (Turtle Lake, WI): Clinical herbalist offering individual consults & herbal products in Barron County.

Twin Cities

Lise Wolff, MS, RH (Minneapolis, MN): Lise is quite literally famous.  Individual consultations & remedies available.

Health Food Stores

Menomonie Food Market Co-Op (Menomonie, WI): carries a wide selection of loose-leaf herbs.

Western Wisconsin Babywearers (Eau Claire, WI): lending library, BST & try-on events available!  Formerly known as Chippewa Valley Babywearers.

Doula Kaytee IBCLC, CST, CBE (Saint Paul, MN): certified babywearing educator as well as lactation consultant and bodyworker.  Currently on leave due to surgery, but offering individual one-on-one consults on return.

Twin Cities Babywearing Community (Minneapolis, MN): monthly in-person meetings & lending library at Everyday Miracles.

*sleep consultants listed do not promote or adhere to "cry it out" strategies

Chippewa Valley

Kate Kleven, Isla Grace (Eau Claire, WI): Breastfeeding specialist & baby-led sleep & well being specialist.

St. Croix Valley

Elizabeth Eirwood, RN, CLC, Empowering Mama (Saint Paul, MN).  Experienced postpartum doula & sleep consultant offering gentle sleep coaching into Western Wisconsin.

Gina Dolksi, Calm Cool Families (Saint Paul, MN): Experienced doula & sleep consultant offering gentle sleep support into Western Wisconsin.

Sara Seleth (Eau Claire, WI): mommy & me, prenatal yoga at The Yoga Room EC

Kianna Griffin (Hudson, WI): https://nurturedrootco.com/

Chelsea Vollmer (Bloomer, WI): chels.vollmer@gmail.com

Cheryl Berkley (Eau Claire, WI): cheryl@letlovellc.com 

The Motherhood Collective (La Crosse, WI): themotherhoodcollective@gmail.com 

Tuning Tree (Eau Claire, WI) holistic prenatal & postnatal massage, reiki, physical therapy & myofascial release with Katie McMorran.  Recently relocated to Inspired Balance in Eau Claire.

Evensong Wellness (Hudson, WI): Holistic abdominal massage with Carrie to support fertility, pregnancy, endometriosis & more.

Elev8teUs (Hudson, WI).  Holistic prenatal massage with Hannah Goette.

Trinity Massage (Hudson, WI). Prenatal massage with Alicia Hardy.

Frog Hop Massage (Bruce, WI). Katie Kahl LMT, 715-415-1938

Smith & Prissel (Eau Claire, WI). Prenatal massage is available in addition to chiropractic care.

St. Croix Valley

Dani Cincoski (Stillwater, MN), daniellecincoski@gmail.com 

Aileen Larson (Saint Paul, MN), doulaaileen@gmail.com

Ashley Dippel (River Falls, WI), 218-770-8965 / labour.love@live.com

Mary Stoehr (Hudson, WI), 651-434-7516 

Chippewa Valley

Rhonda Gearing (Osseo, WI), info@rhondagearing.com 

Baby-Toddler Closet (Durand, WI): providing essentials to families with small children at no cost.  Located at Faith Lutheran Church on Prissel St. in Durand.  Email babytoddlerclosetdurand@gmail.com to inquire.

Helping Hands for Our Children of the Chippewa Valley (Eau Claire, WI): providing clothing & other essentials.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace Dunn County (Menomonie, WI): Providing handmade beds at no cost to families in need.  "No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!"  Contact mary.bygd@shpbeds.org to learn more or apply for a bed.

Stepping Stones of Dunn County (Menomonie, WI): Food pantry, emergency and transitional shelter and resources for people experiencing housing and food insecurity.

Bolton Refuge House (Eau Claire, WI): Domestic violence services & shelter for women & children.

Hope Gospel Mission (Eau Claire, WI): Addiction recovery and homelessness services.  Both short and long-term programming available.

Sojourner House (Eau Claire, WI): Catholic Charities-run homeless shelter for both men & women.

Options for Women (Menomonie, WI): providing free & confidential counseling, testing and resources to people experiencing unplanned pregnancy.

Pregnancy Help Center of Rice Lake (Rice Lake, WI): providing free & confidential counseling, testing and resources to people experiencing unplanned pregnancy.

Apple Pregnancy Care Center (Eau Claire, WI): providing free & confidential counseling, testing and resources to people experiencing unplanned pregnancy.

Western Dairyland (Independence, WI): Housing and economic assistance for disadvantaged families in West Central Wisconsin.  Also has an Eau Claire office.

WestCAP (Glenwood City & Menomonie, WI): Housing & energy assistance, transportation, food banks & more.

Dunn County WIC (Menomonie, WI): nutritional and breastfeeding assistance for women & children.