Below are all of the known Birth Networks, listed by state. Birth Networks operate independently of Lamaze International. They address the issues that most affect the communities they serve. New Birth Networks are forming all the time.
Please review the list below to find the Birth Network nearest you.
Alabama
The Birth and Breastfeeding Network of Columbus
Ft. Benning, and Phenix City
Columbus, GA, Ft. Benning, GA, and Phenix City, AL
ColumbusBirthNetwork@gmail.com
ColumbusBirthNetwork.googlepages.com
Arizona
Arizona Birth Network
PO Box 5857
Phoenix, AZ 85010
602-212-6757
azbirthnetwork@gmail.com
www.azbirthnetwork.com
California
Bay Area Birth Information
1875 S. Bascom Ave. #116
P.O. Box 112441
Campbell, CA 95011
www.bayareabirthinfo.org
join@bayareabirthinfo.org
The Birth Network of Santa Cruz County
PO Box 3629
Santa Cruz, CA 95063-3629
831-425-3373
postmaster@birthnet.org
www.birthnet.org
Blossom Birth Services
299 S. California Ave. # 120
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-321-2326
blossombirth@aol.com
www.blossombirth.org
Childbirth Resource Network
Fresno County and surrounding areas
559-497-2261
birthrightrn@sbcglobal.net
www.childbirthresourcenetwork.org
Colorado
Colorado Springs (CO) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
719-219-0732
ColoradoSpringsbN@yahoo.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Dar a Luz Network
Buena Vista, CO
info@daraluznetwork.com
www.daraluznetwork.com
South Denver(CO) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
720-335-0116
SouthDenverbN@mac.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Women Supporting Women, LCC
P.O. Box3247
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-7443
amy@wsupportingw.org
www.wsupportingw.org
Florida
Birth Network of Florida
PO Box 641114
Beverly Hills, FL 34464
800-660-8435
betsy@tenthmonth.com
Brevard (FL) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
321-733-6156
brevardbirthnetwork@cfl.rr.com
www.birthnetwork.org
www.brevardbirthnetwork.org
Central Florida Birth Network
1082 Black Acre Trail
Winter Springs, FL 32708
407-234-7482
CentFLBirthNet@aol.com
www.centralfloridabirthnetwork.com
Northwest Florida (FL) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
850-803-1558
info@nwbirthnetwork.com
www.birthnetwork.org
www.nwfbirthnetwork.com
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
P.O. Box 2157
Alachua, FL 32616
386-462-1551
JMelby@srahec.org
www.srahec.org
Georgia
The Birth and Breastfeeding Network of Columbus, Ft. Benning, and Phenix City
Columbus, GA, Ft. Benning, GA, and Phenix City, AL
ColumbusBirthNetwork@gmail.com
ColumbusBirthNetwork.googlepages.com
Georgia Birth Network, Inc.
259 Eagles Nest Drive
Canton, GA 30114
678-264-4944
info@gabirthnetwork.com
www.gabirthnetwork.com
Illinois
BirthLink
1555 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
847-733-8050
bestbirth@birthlink.com
www.birthlink.com
Indiana
CHOICES of Northwestern Indiana
Hebron, IN
219-996-5188
info@IndianaBirthChoices.com
www.indianabirthchoices.com
Iowa
Birth Options Resource Network (BORN of the Midwest)
(Network includes S.W. Minnesota and N.W. Iowa)
PO Box 87989
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
605-274-9808
chair@born-midwest.org
www.born-midwest.org
Kentucky
The Birth Care Network
104 Browns Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
502-499-4418
www.birthcarenetwork.com
Maine
Maine Association of Independent Doulas (M.A.I.D.)
13 Elm St
Brewer, ME 04412
medoula@roadrunner.com
www.yourbirthconnection.com
Maryland
Anne Arundel Birthing Circle
8378 Veterans Highway
Millersville, MD 21108
443-858-0299
www.birthingcircleaa.org
Birthing Circle of Frederick
1193 Codorus Street
Frederick, MD 21702
301-663-0910
info@birthingcircle.org
www.birthingcircle.org
Massachusetts
Birth Year Network of SE Massachusetts and Cape Cod
PO Box 712
Cataumet, MA 02534
508-420-5647
www.birthyearnetwork.org
Green River Doula Network
Western and Central Massachusetts
and Northern Connecticut
(413) 582-4051
jazzli@crocker.com
www.greenriverdoulas.org
Michigan
BirthNetwork National
PO Box 2370
Birmingham, MI 48012
1-888-45-birth
info@birthnetwork.org
www.birthnetwork.org
Macomb (MI) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
586-337-0393
eileend7234@yahoo.com
www.birthnetwork.org
North Oakland (MI) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
248-872-6735
birthnetwork@comcast.net
www.birthnetwork.org
South Oakland (MI) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
248-588-7057
bnoakland@yahoo.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Southwest Michigan BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
269-926-2758
swmibirthnetwork@gmail.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Minnesota
Minnesota Birth Network
3506 Pierce Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-706-0224
vanessa@minnesotabirthnetwork.com
www.minnesotabirthnetwork.com
The Childbirth Collective
Twin Cities, Duluth, Winona, MN
612-309-6061
msanderlin@comcast.net
www.childbirthcollective.org
Birth Options Resource Network (BORN of the Midwest)
(Network includes S.W. Minnesota and N.W. Iowa)
PO Box 87989
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
605-274-9808
chair@born-midwest.org
www.born-midwest.org
Nevada
Birth Year Network
Las Vegas, NV
702-480-5654
info@birthyear.net
www.birthyear.net
Northern Nevada Birth Network
1333A Kimmerling Road
Gardnerville, NV 89460
775-265-1316
nevadabirthnetwork@tripod.com
NorthernNevadaBirthNetwork@yahoogroups.com
New Jersey
Dar a Luz Network
Jersey Shore, NJ
info@daraluznetwork.com
www.daraluznetwork.com
South Jersey (NJ) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
856-498-5620
sjbirthnetwork@hotmail.com
www.birthnetwork.org
New Mexico
Albuquerque Birth Network
P.O. Box 12401
Albuquerque, NM 87195
505-463-1694
info@albuquerquebirthnetwork.org
www.albuquerquebirthnetwork.org
New York
Adirondack Council for Birthing Women
7 Clark Street
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
518-798-6574
www.adkbirths.com
info@adkbirths.com
BirthCircle
168-59 118th Road
Jamaica, NY 11434
718-712-0119
lisa@bestbeginningsllc.com
BirthNet of Albany
215 Partridge St
Albany, NY 12203
518-465-5087
birthnetalbany@yahoo.com
Choices in Childbirth
441 Lexington Ave
19th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-983-4122
info@choicesinchildbirth.org
www.choicesinchildbirth.org
Homebirthers of New York (HoNeY)
117 N Jackson Ave
Endicott, NY 13760
julieb@homebirthersofny.com
www.homebirthers.org
Rochester Birth Network
72 Maple Park Heights
Rochester, NY 14625
716-234-0022
www.rochesterbirthnetwork.com
amy@rochesterbirthnetwork.com
Tri-State Birth Initiative c/o Westchester Lamaze
PO Box 96
Elmsford, NY 10523
Lily Masci, LCCE, FACCE
clily.birthingwell@snet.net
Marla Peers, LCCE, FACCE
m.peers2@verizon.net
North Carolina
Triangle BirthNetwork of North Carolina
Wendy Smith Martin, CD(DONA)
919-572-6678
www.trianglebirthnetwork.com
Ohio
Akron (OH) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
888-45-birth
akronbirthnetwork@hotmail.com
www.birthnetwork.org
The Birth Circle
34 Curtis Street
Athens, OH 45701
hollowaygrady@yahoo.com
www.athensbirthcircle.org/index.html
Birth Workers of Central Ohio
8601 Firstgate Drive
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
614-501-3101
douladani@insight.rr.com
www.birthworkers.com
Cleveland (OH) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
888-45-birth
birthnetcleveland@yahoo.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Dar a Luz Network
Kettering, OH
info@daraluznetwork.com
www.daraluznetwork.com
Dar a Luz Network
Troy/Sydney, OH
info@daraluznetwork.com
www.daraluznetwork.com
Dar a Luz Network
Xenia, OH
info@daraluznetwork.com
www.daraluznetwork.com
Toledo (OH) BirthNetwork - A BirthNetwork National Chapter
888-45-birth
birthnetworktoledo@gmail.com
www.birthnetwork.org
Oregon
Lane County Birth Network
P.O. Box 428
Eugene, OR 97440
birthnetwork@gmail.com
www.LaneCountyBirthNetwork.org
Pennsylvania
birthcircle
State College, Pennsylvania
814-625-2559
scbirthcircle@yahoo.com
Birth Without Boundaries
Central Pennsylvania
717-802-2762
siafu2012@yahoo.com
www.birthwithoutboundaries.com
I CAN BIRTH (Indiana County Advocates for Normal Birth)
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana County, PA 15701
724-834-4558
kasep771@aol.com
Mothering & More
Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, and Schuylkill Counties
contact@motheringandmore.org
www.motheringandmore.org
Philadelphia Birth Network
63 W. Lancaster Ave. #14
Ardmore, PA 19003
info@phillybirth.net
www.phillybirth.net
South Dakota
Birth Options Resource Network (BORN of the Midwest)
(Network includes S.W. Minnesota and N.W. Iowa)
PO Box 87989
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
605-274-9808
chair@born-midwest.org
www.born-midwest.org
Tennessee
Doula and Childbirth Associates (DACA)
1000 John Clark Court
Franklin, TN 37067
615-969-9328
tracygood@direcway.com
Texas
Citizens for Gentle Birth
San Antonio, TX
info@citizensforgentlebirth.org
www.citizensforgentlebirth.org
Waco Birth Network
3428 N. 26th
Waco, TX 76708
254-296-0194
carrie@birthritedoulas.com
Utah
Utah Birth Network
PO Box 575
Kaysville UT 84037
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/UBNET/
www.utahbirth.net
Unmedicated Childbirth Advocacy Network (UCAN)
Provo, UT
info@birthnaturally.org
www.birthnaturally.org/ucanbirth.htm
Virginia
Birth Matters Virginia
3208 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434 528-5458
mfschuppe@earthlink.net
www.birthmattersva.org
The New River Valley Birth Association
1612 Second Street
Radford, VA 24141
540-293-6509
cindysimpsoncd@hotmail.com
www.nrvbirth.bravehost.com
motherwise bith resources
1502 Wood Grove Circle
Richmond, VA 23238
804-502-9441
info@motherwisebirth.org
www.motherwisebirth.org
Washington
Peninsula Birth Network
Kitsap County, WA
www.PeninsulaBirthNetwork.com
Wisconsin
Childbirth Assistance, Resources & Education
(C.A.R.E) Network
N77 W7063 Oak Street
Cedarburg, WI 53012
262-893-9945
doulas@ticon.net
www.milwaukeedoulas.org
Australia
Birthplace Support Group, Inc.
c/o Pregnancy Information and Resource Centre
80 Canning Highway
East Fremantle, WA
6158 Australia
birthplaceinc@yahoo.com.au
www.birthplace.org.au
Canada
Birthing Circle
841 Bennett Court
Oshawa, Ontario L1K.1V3
Canada
905-576-1833
birth@home.com