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Survivors of sexual and domestic violence may be resilient, but their reactions to that trauma may affect their ability to navigate pregnancy and childbirth. Access to trauma-informed midwives and doulas can be key in supporting their efforts to have a healthy pregnancy, a positive birthing experience, and ultimately a rewarding relationship with their baby.

From over 500 incredible images from 85 photographers in 10 countries and 24 states within the United States — we are so incredibly pleased to present these gorgeous images of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Midwifery in the US is founded on the labor of Black midwives. And Black midwifery here has a legacy going generations back to African and Caribbean roots. Learn more in this series with us and the National Black Midwives Alliance.

Safe spaces that may be lacking today are possible tomorrow when we pause to listen, learn, and grow.

Milk banks collect, screen, process, and dispense human milk donated by lactating parents who are not biologically related to the infants who will receive their milk.

When it comes to getting pregnant — there isn’t just one way. Doula and educator Jenna Brown depicts intrauterine insemination (IUI) through animation.

The Bone closing Ceremony has been used all over the world to aid in the new parents’ healing process.

IBCLC Sunny Huang walks viewers through hand expression and breast/chest massage using a balloon in this 10-minute video!

Pregnant person? Laboring parent? What’s gender-neutral language all about? Is it rejecting gender? We talk about why it’s important and offer 10+ resources for further learning.

Did you know Black Babywearing Week was June 14-21 this year? #therevolutionwillbecarried

During the COVID-19 pandemic, those kinds of strategies that may be seen as “hippy” or “crunchy” like breastfeeding and cloth diapering, can make the difference in survival for under-resourced families.

When Keia and Jon were expecting their first child, Roman, they let us listen in on how they made their birth choices.

After hearing the baby herself, Midwife Rebecca hands the stethoscope to Anissa so she can listen as well.

A drink recipe for postpartum from a postpartum parent.

Certified Nurse Midwife Christine gives a peek inside her busy, birth-filled life as a home birth midwife, birth advocate, mom and business owner in Georgia!

Chiropractic care allows the nervous system to adapt to everyday stress by correcting misaligned areas of the spine.

Birth workers Chae + Isis share how this podcast started, words of wisdom, they’re favorite episodes, and more.

Reliable, evidence-based information and updates about COVID-19 and pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Your sex questions answered by a childbirth + sex + period educator.

Jats'uts Meyah, the last midwife of an ancestral lineage - Bacila Tzek Uc - shares her sacred Maya knowledge in the pueblo, Yaxhachén.

The mucus plug! You may never have heard of it or seen it — but you should know about it!

We asked a midwife and OB a few common questions (still ask yours, too!)

Founded in 2017, the Louisville Doula Project is the first doula project offering full-spectrum doula care in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.