The Birthcraft Library
Knowledge is empowering. Support is everything.
Welcome to the Birthcraft Library, a collection of resources, education, and guidance for every stage of your journey. Whether you are preparing to welcome your first baby, exploring birth options, navigating surrogacy, or adjusting to life postpartum, you will find information here to help you feel more prepared, confident, and supported. Because every family deserves access to knowledge, compassionate care, and resources for informed decisions.
Pregnancy & Prenatal Preparation
Prenatal visits, choosing a provider, pregnancy wellness, third-trimester preparation.
- Prenatal planning
- ACOG Women's Health (opens in a new tab)
Patient information from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Labor & Birth Education
Stages of labor, comfort measures, breathing, pain relief, hospital and home birth, birth preferences, informed consent.
- Birth doula support
- Evidence Based Birth® (opens in a new tab)
Childbirth research, explained for families and birth professionals.
- DONA International: What is a doula? (opens in a new tab)
What birth and postpartum doulas do, from a doula training and certification organization.
Surrogacy & Intended Parents
Surrogate birth planning, communication, intended-parent involvement, emotional support, transition after delivery.
Postpartum & Recovery
Physical healing, emotional wellbeing, newborn care, feeding, rest, when to seek professional help.
- Postpartum support
- Postpartum Support International (opens in a new tab)
Help for families facing postpartum depression, anxiety, and distress.
Partners & Support People
Practical ways to prepare for and support pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery.
Michigan Pregnancy & Birth Resources
Statewide directory of relevant professional and community resources.
- Support wherever your birth story unfolds
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (opens in a new tab)
The state health department's programs and services for Michigan families.
- Michigan 211 (opens in a new tab)
Call, text, or search online to find local help across Michigan.
A directory of birth and family resources throughout Michigan
Being gathered. Each listing is reviewed before it appears here.
Independent resources are listed for your information. They are not partners of Motherhood Multiplied, and listing them is not an endorsement. Links checked October 14, 2026.
You do not have to figure it all out alone.
Pregnancy, birth, and growing a family can bring a lot of questions. You deserve information you can trust and support that respects your choices. Whether you are preparing for birth, navigating a surrogacy journey, or simply exploring your options, I would love to connect.
