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Midwifery Resources

Overview

At the Midwifery Group, our goal is to provide you with compassionate, competent care focused on educating and preventing illness. We want to provide you with options, working to help you make the best decisions for you and your family.

UR Medicine's Approach

We provide care from early adolescence through pregnancy, menopause, and beyond. All of the midwives at the Midwifery Group are Registered Nurses who hold graduate degrees and are members of the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Pregnancy Resources

  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
  • Birth Reborn – Michael Odent
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth – Henci Goer
  • Your Baby, Your Way – Sheila Kitzinger
  • Birthing from Within – Pam England & Rob Horowitz
  • A Child is Born – Leonard Nilsson & Sheila Kitzinger
  • Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way – Susan McCutcheon
  • Obstetric Myths vs Research Realities – Henci Goer
  • The Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year – Susan Weed
  • Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean, VBAC – Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois Estner
  • Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth: Making Informed Decisions – Nicette Jukelevics
  • Childbirth Without Fear – Michael Odent & Grantly Dick-Read
  • Rediscovering Birth – Sheila Kitzinger
  • Birth Without Violence (new edition) – Frederick Leboyer
  • Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions – Barbara Harper
  • The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence – Judith Lothian & Charlotte DeVries
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn – Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, & Ann Kepler
  • The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth – Marshall Klaus, John Kennell, & Phyllis Klaus
  • The Active Woman’s Guide to Pregnancy – Practical Advice for Getting Outdoors
  • When Expecting – Aneema van Groenou
  • Natural Pregnancy – Practical wellbeing from conception to birth – Janet Balaskas
  • The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth – Penny Simkin
  • The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be – Jennifer Ash & Armin Brott
  • Becoming a Father – William Sears
  • The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy & Birth – Stephanie Brill
  • Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is Born – Elizabeth Noble
  • Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond– Francoise Barbira-Freedman Nutrition
  • Your Vegetarian Pregnancy: A Month-by-Month Guide to Health and Nutrition– Holly Roberts
  • The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices– Aviva Jill Romm
  • Gestational Diabetes: What to Expect – Task Force of the American Diabetes Association Council on Pregnancy, Lois Jovanovic, editor in chief.

Childbirth Education

Breastfeeding

Postpartum Resources

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League
  • The Nursing Mother’s Companion – Kathleen Huggins
  • Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
  • The Year after Childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
  • Breastfeeding and Human Lactation – Jan Riordan & Kathleen Auerbach
  • Breastfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby – Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, & Suzanne Arms
  • After the Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to Wellness: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women – Robin Lim
  • Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs After Childbirth; A Support and Resource Guide – Sally Placksin
  • Natural Healing After Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness – Aviva Jill Romm
  • Nursing Mother, Working Mother. The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work – Gale Pryor

Pregnancy Loss Resources

Rochester Region Support Groups

SAIL: A monthly peer-to-peer support group that meets on the third Saturday of each month and supports families through stillbirth, miscarriage, and infant loss. 

Contact Liz Conrow at (585) 275-8304 or by email at Elizabeth_Conrow@urmc.rochester.edu for meeting information.

Forget Me Not: A monthly peer-to-peer support group that meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month and supports families through stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant loss.

Contact Kim Doolittle at (585) 454-9299, or by email at  Forgetmenotrochester@gmail.com

Parenting and Safety Resources

  • The Baby Book – Sears & Sears
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer – Harvey Karp
  • The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood: Coping with Stress, Depression, and Burnout – Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
  • Your Amazing Newborn – Marshall Klaus & Phyllis Klaus
  • Nighttime Parenting. How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep – William Sears
  • The No-Cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantley

Birth Control Education

Menopause

  • The Menopause Manifesto – Jen Gunter
  • You Are Not Broken: Stop "Shoulding" All Over Your Sex Life – Kelly Casperson
  • Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause – Jancee Dunn
  • The Menopause Brain – Lisa Mosconi
  • The New Menopause – Mary Claire Haver
  • Estrogen Matters – Avrum Bluming & Carol Tavris

Preventative Health Information

  • The New Our Bodies Ourselves – The Boston Women’s Health Book Collaborative
  • Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom – Christine Northrup, M.D.

Nutrition Weight Management

Smoking Resources

Domestic Violence

Mental Health

What Sets Us Apart?

Our midwives are faculty members in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Rochester. The group has over 100 years of midwifery experience in primary care, contraception, and gynecology.

Patient Education & Support

Disability Information

Most individuals will receive 6 weeks of disability after a vaginal birth and 6-8 weeks following a cesarean section delivery. Please obtain the necessary forms from your employer's human resources department. They should not be completed before your delivery. Please fill out the "claimant information"- Part A and sign the form before giving it to our office. You may download and print a copy of the DB-450 form. If your employer has more than 50 full-time employees, you may also want to inquire about the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act).

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