General birth
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El Parto es Nuestro
El Parto es Nuestro is a non-profit making association that aims to improve the level of care given to mothers and their babies during pregnancy, birth and post-birth in Spain. The website includes information and articles about birth in Spain.
www.elpartoesnuestro.es
Dona Llum
Formerly called El part es nostre, Dona Llum offers free support and advice about birth. Their website includes up to date information about birth in Catalunya as well as personal experiences and articles. They have information sessions the first and third Thursday of the month (except during August) from 5pm-7pm at Centre Civic La Magoria, Gran Via 247 (corner with Moianes). Tel. 609 347 457.
www.donallum.org
Grup Gemma
Gemma is a support/information group for pregnant women and mothers. They have weekly meetings which provide a chance to get together with other mothers and mothers-to-be and during which specific themes regarding pregnancy, childbirth and children are addressed. Although this is not an English-speaking group, a number of English speakers attend the meetings.
Meetings are every Tues from October to June, 11am-1pm.
Centro Civico de Sant Marti C/Selva de Mar, 215
www.grupgemma.org
Homebirth
Nacer en Casa
This association was set up with the aim of informing on homebirth and connecting homebirth professionals. The website has a list of homebirth professionals across Spain.
C/ Guetaria, 56 - 6oA
28041 Madrid
Tel. 91 341 2358
secretaria@nacerencasa.org
www.nacerencasa.org/www.nacerencasa.org
Cooperativa Titania-Tasco
Created in 1985 Titania-Tasco offers homebirth assistance, pregnancy checkups, antenatal classes, child rearing groups, breastfeeding support and bi-weekly family workshops.
C/ de la Llibertat, 47 bxos 1o
08012 Barcelona
Tel. 93 426 6559
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-1pm & 4pm-8pm
info@titania-tasco.com
www.titania-tasco.com
Marenostrum
Marenostrum is a family health centre, specialising in alternative health and wellbeing. They have two midwives who offer homebirth assistance. For women delivering in a hospital or clinic, Marenostrum also accompanies dilation at home until the woman is ready to go to hospital. The centre also offers antenatal courses and post-natal breastfeeding support. In October 2010 Krishinda Powers, an American, UK-trained midwife joined the team. You can read her blog at http://buddhamama-birthofamidwife.blogspot.com/2010/11/begining.html
Fontanella, 16 pral
Barcelona
Tel. 93 302 2915
marenostrumcentredeparts@wanadoo.es
www.marenostrumcsf.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm
Marisa Drago Masia - midwife
Offers homebirth and natural birth in Sant Jordi clinic under her care.
Tel. 93 221 2265
doulesllevadores@hotmail.com
Birthing centres
Casa de Naixements Migjorn
Migjorn is a midwife-run birthing home near Manresa that offers homebirth and birth in the centre itself. They also run antenatal classes, breastfeeding support and child rearing groups.
C/ Roques Baixes, 23
08795 Sant Vicenc de Castellet
Tel. 93 833 0678 / 608 440 283
migjorn@inicia.es
www.migjorn.net
Clinica Acuario
Acuario is a private clinic with Spain's only natural birth centre. It offers natural birth, water birth and a special birthing centre just 800m from the main hospital. Near Alicante.
Their website is also in English.
Avda. Vergel 11 - 03778 Beniarbeig
Tel. 96 647 6260
Email: acuario@acuario.org
www.acuario.org
Doulas
Doulas Barcelona
A group of doulas based in Barcelona. They can help you find an English-speaking doula. Their website is also in English.
www.doulasbarcelona.org
Mares Doulas
The association Mares Doulas can help you find an English-speaking doula in Barcelona. Email them or search the directory on their website.
Email: info@maresdoulas.org
www.maresdoules.org
Shawn McSweeney
Shawn McSweeney is a certified prenatal and post partum yoga teacher and an experienced birth and postpartum doula, helping mothers, babies and families before, during and after the birth in home and hospital settings. She has been practising and teaching yoga for more than 20 years and has been working with pregnant woman and new mothers for the last 15 years. Shawn is known for transmitting gentleness and humor in her classes and with her clients. She lives in Sitges with her husband and two children. She is fluent in Spanish and Catalan as well as her native English.
Email shawnmcsweeney@gmail.com
Phone 93 811 3282 or 619 880 952
http://pregnancysitges.wordpress.com
www.integralyogabarcelona.com
Julliette Allard - doula
French, English and Spanish speaking.
Tel. 656 639 455 or 93 207 3361
www.yogacongracia.com
Alba del Cid
English-speaking doula. Alba is also a qualified breastfeeding advisor, and offers podal reflexology.
Tel. 93 300 5705
albadelcid@yahoo.co.uk
Amy Proszowski - doula and yoga instructor
Canadian doula, prenatal yoga instructor and birth educator.
amy@yogadoulaspain.com
www.yogadoulaspain.com
Maremeva
Swedish doula Viktoria Lowenthal also offers birth preparation classes.
Tel. 667 546 194
maremeva.catalunya@gmail.com
www.maremeva.net
Imma Sŕrries i Zgonc
English and German-speaking Mare Doula and shiatsu therapist. Imma also runs pregnancy groups that help women approach their birth prepared, informed and confident. Private classes are also available at home.
Tel. 626 656 735 or 93 429 2422
English-speaking gynecologists
Dr. Leila Onbargi
Based at the Teknon clinic, Dr. Onbargi is an American-trained gynecologist. Dr. Onbargi is happy to discuss birth plans and to help women who are looking for a more natural birth.
C/Vilana 12, consulta 61
Tel. 93 393 3161
www.teknon.es/consultorio/onbargi
Pro-natural birth gynecologists
Dr. Guillem Hernández
Gynecologist/obstetrican with experience in natural births and natural twin births.
Rbla. Catalunya 85 1o 1a (also has practice in Sant Joan Despi)
Tel. 93 487 9448
Dra. Carme Guasch
Dra. Guasch attends birth at the Hospital de Barcelona and at the Clinica Corachan
Comte Borrell 209, ent A
Tel. 93 439 5889
Dra. Arianna Bonato
Dra. Bonato attends births with the Marenostrum family health centre and also at tbe Hospital de Barcelona
Fontanella, 16 pral
Barcelona
Tel. 93 302 2915
marenostrumcentredeparts@wanadoo.es
Breastfeeding
La Lliga de la Llet
This is the Catalan branch of the international organisation La Leche League. On their website you can find details of the groups that are held around Barcelona. Meetings are generally held once a month and are led by a trained Leche League monitor. Meetings are free and you don't need to be a member to attend.
The group in Horta has an English-speaking monitor. Tel. 658 253 065 for more information about the Horta group.
www.lalligadelallet.org
www.laligadelaleche.es
Alba Lactancia
Founded in Barcelona in 1992, this group aims to help breastfeeding women with support and advice. They have several groups that meet in Barcelona - these are listed on their website.
Selva de Mar, 215 6a, taller 6
Tel. 616 466 844 - Eulalia Torras i Ribas
Telephone for breastfeeding advice: 690 144 500
www.albalactanciamaterna.info
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