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Nutrition for Pregnancy & Postpartum

Books & Online Resources 

Prenatal care with midwives focuses on health and well-being.  We view nutrition as a vital component of a healthy pregnancy, homebirth, healthy baby, successful lactation, and the postpartum period.  Review these resources to help guide your health and well-being! 

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Books

  • Real Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols, RDN

  • Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols, RDN

  • Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell

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Podcasts

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Websites

Local Resources for Food Aid

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Women, Infants & Children (WIC) - A federally funded nutrition program for low-to-moderate income pregnant, postpartum, and lactating people, infants and children to the age of five years who are at nutritional risk. WIC is unique in that it provides specific supplemental nutritious foods and nutrition education to a specific target population as an adjunct to ongoing health care. The purpose of the WIC program is to prevent health problems and to improve the health of program participants during critical times of growth and development. 

Breastfeeding support and information is available to all WIC Program participants at the numbers listed below. After hours assistance is also available via The Breast Start Helpline: 1-855-855-MILK (6455). WIC Program participants may be eligible to borrow hospital grade electric breast pumps, contact them for more information. 

Services are provided at 9 sites throughout Mendocino County. There are fixed-base offices in Ukiah, Willits and Ft. Bragg and staff travel to outlying clinics in Pt. Arena, Boonville, Covelo, Laytonville, and Gualala monthly or bi-monthly. In addition, there is also an office at Consolidated Tribal Health Project. Please call their office for more information and/or to schedule an appointment. 

The WIC Program not only improves the health of the WIC participants, but also helps the local economy by the spending of the vouchers for specific nutritious foods at local markets. In 2014, over 2 million federal dollars were infused into the local economy as the participants spent the vouchers at local stores. 

Contact Information:  In County Phone Number: 1-855-843-2949 

Ukiah - Main Office 1120 South Dora Street Ukiah, CA 95482 Phone: (707) 472-2743 Fax: (707) 472-2734 

Ft. Bragg Office - 120 West Fir Street Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Phone: (707) 964-7106 Fax: (707) 961-2650 

Willits Office - 221 B South Lenore Avenue , Willits, CA 95490 Phone: 1-855-843-2949 or (707) 472-2743

 

Fee: None 

For WIC INCOME GUIDELINE TABLE GROSS INCOME: see website


CalFresh (formerly Food Stamps Program) 

Available to eligible low-income individuals and families. Food stamps may be used to purchase food in markets that accept food stamps. 

(707) 463-770 

 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  - Mendocino County Department of Social Services 

(707) 463-7700 | Toll free line at 1-800-221-5689 

You can apply online for SNAP in California. Apply to get up to $234 a month per household member on an EBT card. SNAP application form is available in English, Spanish, and additional languages at https://www.getcalfresh.org

 

North Coast Opportunities (NCO) has various community wellness projects that can offer assistance with food & nutrition: 

● Community Wellness Projects 

Miles Gordon, Food Systems Director 

Email: mgordon@ncoinc.org | Tel: 707-467-3281 

● Food PREP 

April Cunningham, Food PREP Coordinator acunningham@ncoinc.org | 707-467-3212 

● Nutrition Basics 

Tarney Sheldon, Project Manager email: sheldont@ncoinc.org 

Tel: 707-467-3200 ext. 280 

 

More Food Assistance Programs in Ukiah area: ​

St. Vincent De Paul Society

900 South Oak Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 

(707) 462-1431 

 

Ukiah Community Center And Food Bank

888 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 

(707) 462-0654 

 

Seventh-day Adventist Church

151 Cherry Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 

(707) 459-4040

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