You are pregnant! Now what? This guide will give you all of the local resources for pregnant and postpartum options in the Manhattan area.
Maternity and Postpartum Resources Guide
Finding Your Doctor
One of the first things you probably think of while you are pregnant, is finding your doctor.
With locations on both the East and West sides, The Woman’s Health Group offers providers who specialize in Gynecology & Obstetrics. With both options of providers who hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD), a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-C) you can be sure to find a provider who can meet what you are looking for. The Women’s Health Group is the only OBGYN office in Manhattan.
Local Midwifes
Bethany Page is a Certified Professional Midwife in Wamego who will travel into Manhattan to assist with at home prenatal visits, a home birth and then postpartum support and care including breastfeeding support and education for a new baby. Bethany has been a Midwife since 2008.
Blessed Event Birth Services is owned and operated by Gail Webster, a Certified Professional Midwife. Blessed Event Birth Services offers prenatal visits, at home delivery and breastfeeding support in addition to placenta encapsulation among many additional services. Gail has been a Midwife since 2011.
Rachel Andresen is a Certified Professional Midwife in Manhattan and will also assist with your prenatal care and delivery of your baby in your home. In addition to to her Midwife services, Rachel also offers placenta encapsulation. Rachel has been a Midwife since 2016.
Additional Provider Options 
If you are currently pregnant, you may be eligible for free pregnancy assistance with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas is dedicated to helping expecting mothers deliver healthy, full-term babies. They offer Counseling and Emotional Support, Pregnancy and Infant Items, Financial Assistance, Help Locating Local Resources and Adoption Services.
If you are located in Pottawatomie County, check out the Healthy Pregnancy Initiatives which is a free program for expectant mothers and fathers. This program offers classes about becoming parents, information about safe sleep environments, car seat education, baby feeding education, infant developmental screenings, weight checks for a new baby, immunizations, community baby showers in April and October as well as providing additional information to other community resources.
Life Choice Ministries offers free pregnancy testing, emotional support, prenatal and parenting education, practical help, professional counseling, and facilitation of private adoption.
Next Step Pregnancy & Family Resources offers support when finding out if you are pregnant and options available to you. Next Step offers free pregnancy tests, referrals for free ultra sounds, information about both adoption and abortion as well as free classes on parenting support like fatherhood coaching, parenting classes, and professional counseling.
Another option is to receive services from the Riley County Health Department. The health department offers expecting mothers monthly visits with a nurse to check fetal heart tone, blood pressure ad weight. They also provide evidence-based education on pregnancy, fetal development, and breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Support in the Manhattan Area
Ascension Via Christi Birth and Women’s Center offers breastfeeding support led by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
Little Apple Doulas offers lactation support among their many other services that you can customize around what support you might be looking for.
Manhattan Breastfeeding & Birth Services offers both a birth doula and lactation counselor options with a Lactation Counselor.
More Than Milk offers in-home lactation services for Manhattan, Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie Counties. The owner is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
The Riley County Health Department offers breastfeeding support by Registered Nurse or Certified Lactation Counselor.
Pelvic Floor Therapy 
Good Life Physical Therapy is a speciality Pelvic Floor Therapy clinic focusing on the whole body and how the pelvic floor can effect the whole body together. They are located on Houston Street.
To help regain and work on your pelvic floor muscles, Mathis Physical Therapy has a specific Pelvic Rehab Team which is located inside of Candlewood Shopping Center. In addition to Pelvic Floor Therapy, they also offer additional physical therapy services.
Whole Health MHK offers the Emsella, which is a simple medical chair device where you will see a 65-percent reduction in leakage. This is a non-invasive procedure you complete in the middle of your day, with no down time.
Additional Support
Embrace Grace is a loving support group for women who are pregnant and unmarried who are looking for additional support. This community is a group of woman who want to build each other up and support each other during this new transition.
The H.E.A.R.T. Ministry offers support for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and infant loss from an Evangelical Christian perspective. They offer the option of a 1:1 conversation with someone else who has experienced a similar loss as well as the option for a support group.
