Two Hearts Birth Support

Pregnant or trying to become pregnant? You may be a little nervous about what the COVID-19 vaccine means for you as a pregnant person. Evidence Based Birth, one of my favorite resources, has gathered a great deal of information from different studies, and put it all here on one page as a quick reference.

evidencebasedbirth.com

The trauma caused by white supremacy is literally damaging the ability of Black birthing parents and babies to have healthy pregnancies and births, in addition to every other messed up thing about it. If you have the ability and the time, I ask everyone (especially people who are or one day may be birthing parents) to read this and take the words to heart.

'In our DNA': Police violence, racism plague Black maternal health Black women have the highest rates of birth complications and maternal mortality in the country. How does police brutality feed these disparities?

We are a few days into Black Maternal Health Week, and rather than go on a tangent as a white woman discussing Black maternal health, I hope you’ll check out the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and other organizations working to create greater equity and safety for Black birthing parents and babies.

Black Maternal Health Week - Black Mamas Matter Alliance Black Maternal Health Week takes place every year from April 11 –17, founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

What science says about doulas...

Impact of Doulas on Healthy Birth Outcomes Birth outcomes of two groups of socially disadvantaged mothers at risk for adverse birth outcomes, one receiving prebirth assistance from a certified doula and the other representing a sample of birthing mothers who elected to not work with a doula, were ...

Why would someone hire a doula? What are the benefits?

Benefits of a Doula Birth and postpartum doulas improve outcomes for families. DONA International trains strong, professional doulas equipped to make a difference!