HELPFUL LINKS

LOCAL SITES/LOCAL BUSINESSES

GeboorteBeweging "Birth Movement" is a network of birth professionals and parents who are passionate about families have information and freedom to give birth how, where and with whom they want. 

NBvD The Dutch Association for doulas, information, and a list of member doulas. doula.nl Here is also information an profiles of doulas.

Pregnancy Tea Party at the English Bookshop every other Thursday at 14:00, with special guests. 

Amsterdam Mamas is a not-for-profit organisation that provides information, services and events to English-speaking parents in Amsterdam.

Yeba Vita Natural Organic Beauty products.

PRENATAL YOGA/PREPARATION CLASSES IN ENGLISH

Active Health Center with Lillith Turk

Pascal Bonnet

Wellbeing Chiropractic with Eva Willemijn

Iyengar Yoga with Barbara Queirolo

CLASSES WITH YOUR PARTNER

ACCESS with midwife Truus Gale

Birth Bliss Hypnobirthing with Corinne Laan

CLASSES IN DUTCH

Carita Salome

Guillette Bink 

Joyce Hoek-Pula 

Patricia Vriens Bewust in Beweging

 WATERBIRTH

Oerbron water yoga, birth pool rental and information, parent and baby swimming

MASSAGE

Pascal Bonnet 

Miriam Heemskerk Manu Manu

Frances Walker

Nirit Yogev

COMPLIMENTARY HEALTH AND WELLNESS

MaroonBlue Acupuncture for Fertility and Pregnancy, Jacky Bloemraad-de Boer and Manon Ritter

WellBeing Chiropractic  Dr. Karen Jaffe

Cranio Sacral Therapy Marie-Andree Brands 

BREASTFEEDING

La Leche League the local Amsterdam group is English speaking.

Borstvoedingcentrum/Breastfeeding Centre Amsterdam has a shop, and lactation consultants.

Dr. Jack Newman Online Breastfeeding Resource Center.

POSTNATAL RESOURCES

Baby Wearing Center Sabina Arevalo-Hernandez 

Wonderbaarlijk Samen Zerline Nooij Baby Massage and Parent and Child Yoga

Kraameten  Super gift idea, prepared meals delivered to your home in the days following the birth of the baby!

 OTHER WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Childbirth Connection provides up-to-date evidence-based information and resources on planning for pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period.

Dr. Sarah J Buckley Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering- there are some great articles here. 

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) a resource for prevention, recovery and advocacy.

Mothering magazine is a resource and inspiration for natural family life.