welcome to queer birth slc
a place for LGBTQIA+ families to find resources related to pregnancy, birth, and parenting IN salt lake city
We’ve compiled this list to help you find the best providers for your pregnancy and birth. Many of these providers are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and others are allies. While we recommend all of them, it’s up to you to reach out, talk with them, and see if they’re a good fit for you and your family. We can’t guarantee the provider you’re interested in will have availability to work with you. This list is ever-evolving, and if you’re a birth worker who should be on it, click the button at the bottom of the page. Best of luck on your family building journey!
FERTILITY + FAMILY BUILDING
Books
Utah fertility support
Workshops
All Things Birth for Queer Families - a free workshop by Birthsmarter for folks to learn about their options in birth including birth locations, providers, doulas, childbirth education, and more. This workshop is offered in SLC occasionally, contact Heart Tones Birth Services for more information.
PREGNANCY
Books
The Birth Partner, 5th Edition (earlier editions don’t use gender neutral language)
Podcasts
Childbirth Education
Birthsmarter - offering unbiased, inclusive + award-winning childbirth education and community for the next generation of families. In person in SLC + virtual + on-demand.
Acupuncture
Prenatal massage
Maternal Massage | Lena Forsgren (she/her)
Prenatal yoga
Jacoby Ballard (he/him) | Queer + Trans Yoga
Destiny Olsen (she/they) | Centered City Yoga
BIRTH
Home birth options
Adrienne Brown (she/her) | Wasatch Midwifery
Eve German, Libby Silva + Kayla Wright (all she/her) | The Birth Center
Gloria Moore (she/her) | Bearth Midwifery
Teryl Stay (she/her) | Stay Awhile Midwifery
Amber Adams (she/her) + Carla Belliard (she/her) | BirthMindBody
Birth center options
Hospital options
U of U (has midwife and OBGYN options)
Intermountain Medical Center (has midwife and OBGYN options)
LDS Hospital (has midwife and OBGYN options)
St. Mark’s Hospital (has midwife and OBGYN options)
Birth doulas
Heart Tones Birth Services | Beth Hardy, owner (she/her)
Shauntea | Destiny Olsen (she/they)
Revolution Doula | Misty Penman (they/she)
Rewilding Birth | Lindsay Dougal (she/her)
Wildbloom Birth | Ali Moyle (she/her)
Sacred Sister Doula | Ashley Finley (she/her)
Community Aegis Doula Services | Chris Bryce (they/them)
Birth Learning | Robynne Carter (she/her), Emily Steadman (she/her)
Birth photographers
La Luna Birth | Lauren Radcliffe (she/her)
Nicole Hamic (she/her)
Eva Irene Birth | Eva Cooper (she/her)
Bay Shillington (she/her)
Wild Oak Birth | Danielle Wilstead (she/her)
POSTPARTUM
lactation
Book: Queer Nursing
Book: Sweet Nectar (Hopefully) Everything You Want to Know About Chestfeeding
Book about inducing lactation: Breastfeeding without Birthing
YouTube: Inducing Lactation + using a Supplemental Nursing System
Lactation consultants
Susan Johnson (she/her) | Sego Lily Collective - Susan has experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients and non-gestational parents inducing lactation
Aleesha Burke (she/her) - Aleesha has experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Live Embodied Physical Therapy | Sam Dawson Dandy, DPT (she/her)
Align Integration and Wellness | Susan McLaughlin (she/her)
Engage Physical Therapy | Natasha Fett, PT, DPT (she/her)
Postpartum doulas
Heart Tones Birth Services | Beth Hardy (she/her)
Bountiful Doulas | McKayla Broadhurst (she/her)
Bud to Blossom | Sierra Brooks (she/her)
Revolution Doula | Misty Penman (they/she)
Shauntea | Destiny Olsen (she/they)
Postpartum support groups
Birthsmarter’s Fourth Trimester Survival Group - a virtual 6-week group + ongoing Signal chat group
Individual and couples therapy
Fair Play Method coaching
Ashley Brichter (she/her) | Birthsmarter
Queer family meetups
Follow Queer Parents of SLC on Instagram to see their upcoming playgroups and meetups.
