Changing Woman Initiative

At CWI, we're committed to expanding access to culturally centered birth care through Community Birth services, our Birth Sanctuary, and support for families who choose or need hospital births. We believe every family deserves respectful care, informed choices, and support throughout their birthing journey.

Today, we honor homebirth while advocating for a future where all families have access to the knowledge, resources, and care they need to birth with dignity and sovereignty.

Our vision is to restore the sovereignty of global Indigenous wellness by honoring our human right to equitable reproductive health.
We strive to center indigenous midwifery and community health with the return to gender equality and cultural birth practices. Our work is centered around providing care to those who have historically been separated from their cultural and ancestral reproductive, birthing, and wellness practices and knowledge.

At Changing Woman Initiative, our mission is to empower our diverse Indigenous communities to protect cultural birth resiliency and the fundamental Indigenous right to reproductive health, dignity, and justice.

By providing cultural birth knowledge and promoting reproductive wellness and healing through holistic approaches, we encourage the reclamation of Indigenous sovereignty of women’s medicine and lifeway teachings.

We are honored to be a part of this powerful work and look forward to sharing more about who we are, what we do, and how we show up with and in community with you.

Registration is now open for the New Mexico Statewide Maternal Health Task Force meeting, happening June 18 in Albuquerque and held in-person at the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel! The meeting will run from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm MT. Please register using the link below or by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer.

🔗 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHTF_June2026.

• Early registration encouraged: May 29, 2026
• Online registration closes: June 2, 2026.
• Lodging accommodation requests: May 28, 2026 by 5:00 PM, or when accommodation availability limit is reached (whichever comes first)

Early registration is strongly encouraged to secure your spot and ensure any lodging needs are accommodated. Please do not wait until the deadline, as lodging availability is limited.

2027 Lactation Images photo call. Submit your photos and support normalizing humanmilk feeding.

It's like our annual yearbook! Check out the 2025 Impact report on our website!
https://cwi-health.org/2025-impact-report/

Join us for Doula Circle Today! In honor of Mother's Day at CWI on Friday, May 15, 2026 from 5-7pm. For more information or to sign up please email [email protected]

Join us for a virtual Doula Support Circle "Let's chat: The complexities of Motherhood" on May 18, 2026 from 5-6:30PM . Please email [email protected] for more information or to receive the zoom link. This is a space for all bithworkers to support, engage, grow and build relationships, using art and creativity to hold space for all.

Today we honor our matriarchs, life-givers, knowledge keepers, and caregivers. Those who carry and protect our wisdom and traditions with love and care.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother’s Day. 💛✨

Check out the upcoming Doula Circle in honor of Mother's Day at CWI on Friday, May 15, 2026 from 5-7pm. For more information or to sign up please email [email protected]