Albany Family Life Center

11/06/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17JbKcj8Mg/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Decades of research have shown that round-the-clock fetal monitoring does not reliably predict fetal distress, and experts say it leads to many unnecessary surgeries. But it’s still used in nearly every birth in the U.S. because of business and legal concerns, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3WF7yLx

11/03/2025

Join us for this mini Active Birth Series! Get your Childbirth Education in before the winter holidays! To register, contact Jessica@AlbanyFamilyLifeCenter.org

10/30/2025

Join us!

Registration link in bio.

10/29/2025

♻️ Pump It Forward! 💛

Got a used or unwanted Spectra S1 or S2 breast pump collecting dust? Bring it to our Pump It Forward Spectra Pump Drive on Wednesday, October 29th from 11 AM – 7 PM!

We’re refurbishing and rehoming pumps to help local families who need them most. 🙌
Your donation makes a real difference—and the first 20 donors will receive a special thank-you gift! 🎁

✨ Event details:
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕚 11 AM – 7 PM
📍 Upstate Lactation Collective, 1820 Western Ave Albany
💛 Spectra S1/S2 pumps only (any condition welcome!)

Let’s keep the love (and the milk!) flowing. 🍼💞

10/29/2025

We have a few spots left in this class taught by the amazing Rebecca Rovner! As Love Grows - Birth and Postpartum Doula Services. To register, each out to info@albanyfamilylifecenter.org

Join Rebecca Rovner for Life With Your Newborn! Monday November 3 at Albany Family Life Center.

10/28/2025

10/27/2025

Join us on November 18th! Email Jessica@AlbanyFamilyLifeCenter.org to register.

10/25/2025

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/breastfeeding-has-long-been-linked-to-reducing-cancer-risk-scientists-may-have-just-discovered-why-180987567/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10242025&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwZnRzaANo9tdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHt_-6uk_Gb2Eg8U2nis3ah5fGujnPiiiiyZMRobwZ9c7HQl6SCKRBtI_gPnD_aem_xyqGB86GCYXH6q719dVIRQ

Patients with a history of breastfeeding showed higher levels of specialized immune cells in their breasts that may protect against malignant cancers

10/15/2025

10/10/2025

Join Rebecca Rovner for Life With Your Newborn! Monday November 3 at Albany Family Life Center.

09/27/2025

Join us October 16 to celebrate and uplift the work that BirthNet does to advocate for birth justice in the Capital Region. Details below!