Resource Guide & Links

If you would like to add your organization's programs or services to our listing, contact All About Baby & Child at gcalistro@allaboutbaby.com.

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Gerber Information Hotline: 800.443.7237

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Hospitals and Birth Centers

Women's Education Life Learning (WELL) at Yale-New Haven Hospital 203.688.WELL

Offers programs from pregnancy through mid-life: Natural Childbirth Class, Breast Pump Rental/Sales, Breastfeeding Couples, Childbirth Preparation, VBAC, Dancing Thru Pregnancy & AfterDance, Infant/Child CPR, Parentmaking and more. See W.E.L.L.'s ad on our back cover and receive an extra 10% off any class when you mention All About Baby & Child.

Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven 203.785.5146

The Pregnancy & Birth Center at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown 860.343.4000

Providing a full range of childbirth education programs including new classes "Just for Dads", infant massage, car seat safety and Dancing Thru Pregnancy & AfterDance, call 860.344.6699.

Connecticut Childbirth & Women's Center, Danbury 203.748.6000

The area's only freestanding childbirth center.

Offering a full range of childbirth education programs in Guilford, Hamden, Milford and New Haven.

Danbury Hospital, Family Birth Center, Danbury 203.778.BABY

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport 203.384.3000

Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford 860.545.9000

The Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital, Derby 203.732.7250

Milford Hospital, Milford 203.876.4140

St. Mary's Hospital, The Birthplace 203.575.7270

Connecticut's only in-hospital birth center.

Doula Services

Call for a list of doulas in your area.

Birth and postpartum doula care, pregnancy/birth photography, pregnant belly casts, childbirth education, labor/birth tub rentals, sibling support. Now offering at-home prenatal breastfeeding education and postpartum breastfeeding counseling and assistance.

Specializing in providing support for expectant and new moms through professional doulas: emotional and physical labor support, guidance for newborn and sibling care, breast feeding support, instruction and breast pump sales, household help, overnight services, labor baby-sitting for siblings.

Midwives

A non-profit organization supporting the midwifery model of care through education, advocacy and activism.

A brand new web site providing a list of midwifery practices and birth sites in CT and information about midwifery services.

Support Groups

Young Mother's Program Contact Suzanne 203.688.2316

Support group for mothers (13 - 18 yrs. old) offering prenatal care, social work services and education.

A network of parents of premature babies, children with special needs, or parents who have lost a young child or who have endured a high-risk pregnancy. Call to be linked to a fellow parent who shares your experience.

Discussion and support groups and mom and me activity groups. Call for more information.

Postpartum group for new moms with babies up to 6 months old provides the opportunity to get together and chat with fellow moms about life since baby's arrival. Meets weekly.

Local chapters meet to educate and support fellow breast-feeding moms. New Haven/Milford, Diana 203.387.7305, Easton/Monroe, Christine 203.445.7806.

Telephone and e-mail support for women and their families who are experiencing "high risk" or "complicated" pregnancies. Nationally: 949.497.2265.

For parents who work at home and those who would like to.

To find a chapter nearest you.

Support for mothers who choose to stay at home with their children.

The MOMS club of Branford (open to all --not just Branford people) 

The MOMS Club (Mothers Offering Mothers Support) is a non-profit organization that provides support and education to mothers who are at home during the day with their children. Fun activities on a weekly basis for children of all ages. For more information call Jeri at 203-483-0882 or Pat at 203-481-0727.

Future Moms Program: 1.866.347.8360

Anthem sponsors 24/7 toll-free phone access to a registered nurse to discuss pregnancy related issues or questions.  Also provides a pregnancy book  which includes a daily pregnancy calendar, an immunization chart, wallet card with list of key contacts, magnetic note board to post important information for babysitters. Call as soon as you know you are pregnant. Available in Spanish.

Postpartum Support

Postpartum Support International, 927 North Kellog Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 03111; 805.967.7636.  For Connecticut, Postpartum Support International Connecticut Coordinator is C. Dianne Zweig, M.S., 860.675.7763

Provides support for women with postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis and the baby blues. Focus includes education, information and referral for women and families coping with mental health issues associated with child bearing, both during pregnancy and postpartum.

Especially For Dads

Father's Network of Southwest Connecticut Contact Christopher, 203.576.3750 or clibrandi@aol.com

Group for "dads" of children of all ages with disabilities and/or life threatening diseases. Open to any father or grandfather, biological or not. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month, 6:30 - 9:00 pm at FEROLETO Children's Development Center, Trumbull.

Single Parenting

Educational and social support for single parents and their children. Meeting locations statewide: Fairfield: 203.334.6534; Hartford: 860.645.7722.

Multiples

For the chapter nearest you call 877.540.2200 or www.nomotc.org; New Haven 203.783.9762; Waterbury 203.879.5113; Bridgeport 203.459.9351; Hartford 860.205.8471. Meetings, activities, clothing and toy swaps for parents and parents-to-be of twins and higher order multiples.

Support group for loss in multiple births, pregnancy through childhood.

Mothers of Twins:  Monthly meetings, the 1st Thursday of each month except June, July and August.  Our info line, updated monthly,  gives an overview of the club and phone numbers to contact membership. Please call (203) 931-3308.

Mom & Tot Programs

Classes for children birth to 4 years of age featuring play in a highly supportive environment. Over 20 years of experience as providers of proven tools for your child's social, physical and intellectual development - from certified teachers to age-appropriate activities.

A program meeting bi-monthly in Fairfield. Nominal fee includes activities for moms of preschoolers, guest speakers, group discussions, crafts, child care.

Childcare & Nannies

New: Keep an eye on Children First's Expansion of Corporate sponsored backup childcare. The fastest-growing segment of child care industry is available to employees' families when they experience a planned or sudden break down of their regular child care arrangements. Up-to-date information is available at www.Childrenfirst.com; 27 centers nationwide including New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Statewide referrals to all state-licensed childcare facilities, nannies and summer camps.

www.Careguide.com: Your personal on-line resource to finding child care and elder care.

For Moms and Dads

Women's Sports Foundation 800.227.3988 or www.WomensSportsFoundation.org

The leading educational research organization to encourage girls and women to lead healthy lives. .Includes parents' guide to girls' sports, training essentials for young women in sports and fitness, scholarship and grant information and women's sports facts.

myGoals.com is a web-based service that helps people set any kind of goal and then keeps them on track with user-defined e-mail reminders until the goal is accomplished. You can also call 602.391.5691.

Must Know Numbers: Health and Safety Information

UCONN Health Center will provide you with a kit to test the fluoride level in your water, $15.

This organization can refer you to an infant massage instructor in your area.

For information about infant car seats and recalled, defective seats.

A non-profit Connecticut-based organization dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injuries.

Better Business Bureau of Connecticut, 821 North Main Street, Wallingford; 203.269.2700.