Resources for Pregnant & New Mamas & Families

Some for the KC area, some are for everywhere. This list will be edited, enlarged and reorganized as I find/remember more.

• Mother's Refuge

for homeless or otherwise at-risk teenage (18 or younger) expectant and new moms (and their babies).
11004 E. 40 Hwy. Suite 132
Independence, MO 64055

(816) 353-8070 office
(816) 356-4797 ext 2 admissions

• Happybottomus

A local source for natural disposable & cloth diapers, baby carriers, bottles, teethers, clothing and other natural parenting and eco-friendly gear. Registries available!
225 SE Douglas, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
816-875-4617
happybottomus.com

• Rainey & Dave Rinaldi

Bradley (Husband-Coached) Childbirth Instructors
http://www.bradleybirth.com/ndweb.asp?ID=R337

• Zen Massage

Certified pregnancy massage; must be 12 weeks pregnant
13628 Black Bob Rd
Olathe, KS 66062
913.764.0000
http://zenmassageusa.com/locations-ks-olathe.htm

• Green Mountain Diapers

An exhaustive online resource for cloth diapering.
greenmountaindiapers.com

• Mercy & Truth Birth Center (Medical Ministries)
  

A homelike, family-friendly birthing space with certified midwives, RNs and obstetricians
mercyandtruth.com
Three locations:
5817 Nieman Road
Shawnee, KS 66203
913-248-9965

721 North 31st Street
Kansas City, KS 66102
913-621-0074

6303 Evanston
Raytown, MO 64133
816-356-4325

• The Pregnant Patients' Bill of Rights

What every pregnant woman, her birth companion(s), her midwife/obstetrician and nurses (if she needs or chooses to have them) need to know before she begins maternity care.
http://www.aimsusa.org/ppbr.htm

• La Leche League

A national breastfeeding support organization with local groups of women all over the country. Talk to a LLL leader for any nursing problems you might have.
lllusa.org

all area codes 816 unless otherwise noted

GROUP	Meeting Information	Leaders
Blue Springs	3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m.	Holly 833-1905 3lf@sbcglobal.net Karen 347-8165 kurick4books@sbcglobal.net Morgan 352-6866
Plaza/Brookside	1st Wednesday 7:00 p.m.	Kim 913-649-6464 Jennifer 361-0586 Carrie 523-0947 Annie 268-8832 (Habla Español)
K.C. South/Lee's Summit	3rd Monday 7:30 p.m.	Cyndy 761-7212 Dotti 763-7227
Lee's Summit AM	1st Wednesday 10:30 a.m.	Morgan 352-6866
Jackson County (in Independence)	2nd Thursday 10:00 a.m.	Kartapurkh (Bibi) 816-737-9939 Adia 816-313-2116 (Habla Español)