Heart of the Valley Birth and Beyond

05/28/2018

We’re witnessing a flood of stories condemning gender discrimination in the workplace. But bias against mothers remains casual and unapologetic.

05/11/2018

So incredibly important

In response to our feature on why America’s black mothers and babies face a life-or-death crisis, we heard from hundreds of women eager to share their stories.

05/03/2018

A doula will remind you to hold onto a simple truth that’s often forgotten: You know your body best. Here are 4 ways doulas support plus size parents.

04/30/2018

Three Perkins+Will mothers conceptualize the pumping room of their dreams.

04/19/2018

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, four Black women share their pregnancy and childbirth experiences to highlight the lasting impact of the racism and trauma Black women too often face when entering motherhood.

04/17/2018

Not my usual post but I am so in support of this rule change I had to share!

The senator made history as the first sitting member to give birth while in office.

04/12/2018

We are building a program similar to the Birthmark Doula Collective right here in our community—message us to get involved!

The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America.

04/07/2018

Update on our new Community Doula Program: we have trained 18 new doulas so far, and another 15 are set to be trained next weekend!

We are already providing culturally- and linguistically-matched doula care for 5 Linn/Benton/Lincoln pregnant women/families, with more referrals coming every week.

If you are interested in HAVING a doula (you must be an IHN client), BEING a doula, or REFERRING women to our program, contact programs@valleybirthandbeyond.org

04/07/2018

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01/24/2018

Currently beginning a pilot program (with research component!) on culturally matched doulas in Medicaid Priority Populations. Message us if you want more information!

"What we have been asking is for the whole profession of obstetrics to change how they view [pregnant and birthing] bodies and the people who live in those bodies"

The last major influence on why there isn’t pressure for more birth doula support research is that it doesn’t fit neatly into a feminist or women centered agenda in the United States. During the …

01/16/2018

Samantha Bee investigated the causes of America's high maternal mortality rate on the latest episode of 'Full Frontal.'

01/04/2018

A ProPublica analysis shows that women who deliver at hospitals that disproportionately serve black mothers are at a higher risk of harm.