Local Resources
This list is in no way comprehensive but hopefully a good start as you research the best option for you and your family. If you are a service provider and/or have a suggestion from personal experience, please email me your recommendations for this growing list!
Quick Links: Hospitals & Birthing Centers / Childbirth Educators & Classes / 3D&4D Ultrasounds / Birth Photographers / Lactation Consultants / Breastfeeding Support Groups / Postpartum Doulas / Sleep Training / Prenatal Yoga / Cloth Diapering Services / Parent Support Groups / Prenatal Loss & Bereaved Families Support Groups / Postpartum Depression Resources & Support Groups
HOSPITALS & BIRTHING CENTERS
Cape Fear Valley Birth Center (Fayetteville) – 15 labor, delivery, recovery rooms; 44-bed NICU; several clinics deliver here so you can shop around for a provider (OB or midwife) you like
Womack Army Hospital (Fort Bragg) – has birth balls, peanuts, showers, and nitrous oxide; OBs and midwives available
Central Carolina Hospital (Sanford) – 5 private labor and delivery suites, OBs and midwives available, jacuzzi tubs (water birth is an option for low-risk clients)
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (Pinehurst) – labor rooms have whirlpool tubs, but they don’t allow water births; 13-bed NICU; no midwives available
Bella Donna Midwifery
WakeMed (Cary & Raleigh)
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS/CLASSES - most hospitals offer childbirth prep classes, just keep in mind, these will often be specific to that hospital’s policies/standard of care
Women’s Birth & Wellness Center (Chapel Hill) – Classes include: Caring for your Newborn, Breastfeeding Basics, Express Yourself, Pass the Puree, Please?, Cloth Diapering
3D/4D ULTRASOUNDS
Little Miracles Imaging
Hello Baby
Picture Me Baby
Blooming Baby (Wake Forest)
BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHERS
Double A Photography
Johanna Dye
Patty K Photography
J. Marie Photograpy
BREASTFEEDING/LACTATION CONSULTANTS
Naturally the Best (NTB) Lactation Services – Sarah Lester
Deborah Anne Freeman - 919-774-7886 / beefree426@gmail.com / 919-774-3505
Harmony Lactation - Nicola Singletary - 919-610-8089 / Nicola.singletary@gmail.com
Rainbow Pediatrics – Kelli Canady – 9104865437 ext 302 /kellicanady@yahoo.com
Whitney Freese – Cape Fear Valley Medical Center - 360-909-4581 / WHITNEY.FREESE@GMAIL.COM/ 910-615-8481
Angela Tatum Malloy – Alpha and Omega Lactation Services- 910-797-5976 / alphaomegalactation@gmail.com
Amanda Elias - 602-872-6740 / amanda.peterson68@gmail.com
Welcome Home Baby Lactation Services – Stephanie Bielli / 910-308-6944 / stephanie.bielli@yahoo.com
Cape Fear Valley Lactation Services
Cumberland County WIC Program - Marian Kuczero, BS, IBCLC / 910-433-3794 - Coordinator of lactation services available to participants in the Cumberland County WIC Program
Nursing Mothers of Raleigh
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUPS
La Leche League of Fayetteville
La Leche League of Moore County
La Leche League of Wake County (Cary, Raleigh & Wake Forest)
La Leche League of Clayton
Mom2Mom Ft. Bragg – Angela Tatum Malloy
Q&A Play: Bringing Mothers Together Breastfeeding Social
Momma’s Village – Fayetteville – Angela Tatum Malloy
Breastfeeding Café (Chapel Hill)
Nursing Mothers of Raleigh
DONATE EXCESS BREAST MILK
POSTPARTUM DOULAS
First Daze & Nightzzz
SLEEP TRAINING
Annie’s Child Sleep Solutions
Silver Mood Sleep Consulting
First Daze & Nightzzz
Prana Health Pediatric Sleep Specialists
PRENATAL YOGA - Most yoga studios offer classes/modifications suitable for pregnant women even if there is not a specific “prenatal” class offered
Bliss Body Yoga (Raleigh)
Tipsy Lotus Yoga (Fayetteville)
CLOTH DIAPERING SERVICES
Peace Love and Cloth Diapers
Clean Start Diaper Service (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)
Diaper Magic (Raleigh and surrounding area)
Fayetteville Cloth Diapering Facebook Support Group
PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS
Coping with Motherhood (Chapel Hill)
PRENATAL LOSS/BEREAVED FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUPS
Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care
Womack Army Hospital
The Compassionate Friends of Fayetteville
The Compassionate Friends of Wake County
Perinatal Loss Support Group at UNC
Parentcare (Raleigh)
GriefShare (various locations)
North Carolina Family Health Resource – 800-367-2229
SIDS Alliance/First Candle – 800-221-7437
Harnett County Department of Public Health – Grief Counselor: Cristina Worthington
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION RESOURCES/SUPPORT GROUPS
Moms Supporting Moms (Raleigh & Fayetteville)
Postpartum Support International
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)