Birthing Ways-Doula Connection

Birthing Ways- Doula Connection is a proud supporter of the Northland Birth Network.  Join us the second Thursday of every month for Parent Topic Nights at 7pm at Peace Church, 11th and 11th East, Duluth. Check News and Events for current topics.

Literature for our organization

Print off a poster or brochures for yourself or to display at your organization.

• Birthing Ways- Doula Connection Poster 
• Brochure: inside and out

Great local resources for families

• Women Circling Women for prenatal yoga
• Local Breastfeeding Support from La Leche League

• Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) provides support, information and activities for parents and young children
• Fathers And Children Together (FACT): a project designed to assist and support young fathers up to age 21 and their families
• Birth and Baby Fair  Birth and Baby Fair is a free event and open to the public; offered twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring.  Focusing on the child-bearing year, Birth & Baby Fair features 30 exhibitors/vendors, panel discussions, demonstrations, and time to meet people, share resources, stories and wisdom. 

Useful Web Sites

• DONA International for information about Doulas
• The Childbirth Connection for evidence based maternity care practices
• The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)for the evidence-based Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
• Lamaze International for information about the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices
• International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) for prevention, recovery and advocacy support
• La Leche League International for breastfeeding support and resources
• Postpartum Support International for information and support for postpartum depression

Additional Local Community Doula Organizations

• Parent to Parent Mentor Program:  American Indian Doulas offering Doula support for pregnancy, birth and beyond. Offering services in Duluth and NE Minnesota. 

• Bami-Ondaadiziike Doula Project offering services in the Chequamegon Bay area, Wisconsin, including Ashland, Washburn, Red Cliff and surrounding communites.

 Birth Choices in NE MN, greater Minnesota and NW Wisconsin

• Birth Centers
  • Alisha's Care Center, Long Prairie MN  phone: 320-732-8162
  • LifeCircle Birth & Wellness Center, Shell Lake WI
  • Morning Star Birth and Womens' Health Center, Menomonie WI and St. Louis Park MN
  • Health Foundations Birth Center, St Paul, MN
• Home Birth (serving MN and WI)
  • Birth Duluth Midwifery - Jana Studelska, CPM/LM
  • Caralee Isbell, CPM/LM  phone: 218-428-7062
  • Lake Superior Midwifery - Katie Sandell, CNM/RN/MS
  • LifeCircle Birth & Wellness Center -Jessica DeFilippo, CPM/LM
• Hospitals
  • Birthing Center, St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth
  • Birthplace, Essentia Health, Duluth
  • Birthing Center, Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center, Moose Lake
  • The Birthing Center, Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet
  • Women's Health & Birth, Grand Itasca Clinic/Hospital, Grand Rapids
  • Women's Health & Birth Center, Fairview Univ Med Center - Mesabi, Hibbing
  • The Birthing Center, Virginia Regional Medical Center, Virginia