For Families · Gilbert, Arizona

A few places
we trust.

Organizations, books, and people we point our own patients toward — for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and raising healthy kids. Nothing here is sponsored; it's what we'd tell a friend.

Why we keep this list

We can't be the only
voice in the room.

Over 20 years of caring for pregnant women, newborns, and growing families, certain organizations, practitioners, and books kept coming up — in our own research, and in conversations with the families we see every day.

These are the ones we actually trust enough to send you to. Some are national organizations that set the standard for perinatal and pediatric care. Others are books we recommend so often we've lost count. We'll keep adding to this list as we find things worth sharing.

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Pediatric adjustment at Whole Health Chiropractic, Gilbert AZ

"We didn't want a resources page that just links out and disappears. Everything here is something we'd genuinely tell you about in the room."

— Dr. Josh & Dr. Jess Burckhard

Pregnancy & birth

Preparing for the birth
you want
.

Spinning Babies

Techniques and body-balancing resources to help babies find an optimal position for birth — a natural companion to Webster Technique care.

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International Cesarean Awareness Network

Support, education, and community for cesarean recovery and VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) preparation.

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Evidence Based Birth

Research-backed childbirth education that helps you understand the "why" behind your options, not just the options themselves.

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Pathways to Family Wellness

A quarterly magazine on family wellness and pediatric chiropractic, published by the ICPA — the same organization behind our Webster and CACCP certifications.

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Breastfeeding & tongue-tie

Support for feeding
however it goes.

La Leche League

Mother-to-mother breastfeeding support with local groups across the Valley — a good first call when something feels off.

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KellyMom

One of the most thorough, evidence-based breastfeeding and parenting resources online — our go-to for specific feeding questions.

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Dr. Alison Hazelbaker — Tongue-Tie Assessment

Assessment tools and education on tongue- and lip-ties from one of the field's leading researchers — helpful reading if latch issues have you wondering.

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Pediatric chiropractic

The organization
behind our training.

International Chiropractic Pediatric Association

The credentialing and training body behind our Webster Technique and CACCP (pediatric) certifications — and a good resource if you want to understand the research behind what we do.

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Recommended reading

Books we recommend
most often.

A running list — pregnancy and birth, breastfeeding, and a few on nutrition and children's neurological development that patients ask us about regularly.

Ina May Gaskin

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May Gaskin

Spiritual Midwifery

Ina May Gaskin

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding

La Leche League International

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Jennifer Barham-Floreani

Well Adjusted Babies

Children's tongue-tie

Ticklish

Dr. Robert Melillo

Disconnected Kids

Dr. Robert Melillo

Reconnected Kids

Alissa Segersten & Tom Malterre

The Elimination Diet

Dr. Mark Hyman

What the Heck Should I Eat?

Dr. Mark Hyman

The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

Terry Wahls, MD

The Wahls Protocol

Kelly Brogan, MD

A Mind of Your Own

Danielle Walker

Against All Grain

Sarah Fragoso

Everyday Paleo

Diane Sanfilippo

Practical Paleo

Still have questions?

We'd rather you ask us
than guess alone.

If something here raises a question about your own pregnancy, your baby, or your family's care, we're happy to talk it through.

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