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Los Angeles Birth Partners is one of LA's longest standing doula referral agencies. Serves families throughout LA County.

LABP provides Birth & Postpartum Doula Care, Childbirth Education, Newborn Care, Lactation, Placenta Encapsulation, Medical Hypnosis. We prepare families for all aspects of the birth and parenthood experience with up to date, evidence based education and services. As a group of childbirth educators, breast/chest feeding educators, birth and post partum doulas, we delight in bringing you the quality care you deserve. As childbirth specialists we bring our expert knowledge to your experience, be it a natural birth, cesarean birth, or twins delivery. We look forward to helping you to have the happy and healthy birth your desire. Learn more about the services we provide by visiting us online at losangelesbirthpartners.com today!

10/20/2025

It's not toxic positivity when it has a purpose. Productive thinking neutralizes negative thinking.

✨️ Reframe the narrative
✨️ Reclaim control over what's within your control
✨️ Ease strong emotions to make centered decisions

Thank you for reminding us to release the intrusive thoughts. They are not ours to hold but to release.
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Expectant and new parents are sometimes more sensitive to others' well-meaning stories, warnings, and reflections. That's their experience. Claim this new experience for yourself.

Exercise: Practice your affirmations with your birth partner and doula. Reflect on what comes up. Which affirmations are easier to speak? Which are more challenging to believe?

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"Positive thoughts only about your
labor, birth, and postpartum 🩷

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10/15/2025

Fathers - you belong.

Consistent community and consistent parenting support with / Saturdays 10am-12pm PST / 1pm-3pm EST.

Keep showing up because fathers needs poured into, too. This is a space you can be yourself, receive support, and give support to others who are in the same season as you. 🍁🍂

Register 📧: donutswithdadsla@gmail.com

Inspired? Consider donating to further the efforts of connecting fathers / parents to communal support and parenting resources.

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"Fathers don't run on empty--we refill
here.
This week's check-in is your moment to breathe recharge, and leave ready to tackle life with more energy and clarity. I look forward to you joining us tomorrow.

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10/13/2025

In the month of October, we hold space for all the families who are forever impacted by pregnancy loss and/or infant loss.

There are professionally led support groups and resources available to help families process the big feelings around miscarriage, TFMR, stillbirth, and infant loss. Know that you are not alone.

If you've heard any of these myths, be comforted by these truths shared by . You matter. Your family matters. Your stories matter.

We honor your child(ren)'s life and impact on the world no matter how long or short their time was.

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""It's rare." ❌️ "They weren't here long enough to matter." ❌️"They should be over it by now." ❌️

Let's talk about the TRUTH. 💔 1 in 4 pregnancies end
in loss. 💔 Every baby matters - no matter how small, no matter how short their time. 💔 Grief has no timeline, and silence only adds to the pain.

Too many parents suffer in silence, believing the myths. It's time to change that. 🕊✨️

🌈 Let's break the silence. 🌈 Challenge the myths. 🌈 Honor every baby, every story, every parent.

You are not alone - and you never have to be. 💛Get free support, community, and healing at 👉 chasingtherainbows.org

Let's speak their names. Let's 💬🕊✨️

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10/07/2025

The divine feminine cycles. ♾️

As the mother / birthing person and baby progress in birth, the birthing waves become cyclical, too. The waves come more often, last longer, and surge with power.

Longer. Stronger. More frequent.

Ride the waves with fierce determination and courage because this means you're birthing well and are moving from early labor to active labor into transition. When waves are predictable, you can more easily work through the waves. You appreciate the lull and rest in the gap or may reposition yourself (rotating baby) or hydrate. Once you fall in rhythm, there's no stopping you! Here comes your baby!

Thank you and for this perfect visual! 🌊

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"It's HERE 👇👇👇👇
Contractions are like waves-powerful, rhythmic, and inevitable.

Your job? Work with them.

If you fight the waves, they will still come, but the resistance will make them feel heavier, harder, and more painful. Pain without purpose.

You can spend months researching the "best conditions for wave riding" (aka labor and birth), but nothing will fully predict what the waters will be like on the day you enter YOUR portal.

The best thing you can do? Surrender. Lean in. Ride each wave. Not with fear, but with trust in your body's power.

Here are some of my favorite mantras to anchor you through each one:
🌊 I can do anything for 2 minutes
🌊 That one is behind me.
🌊 I rest now.
🌊 Each wave is bringing my baby closer
🌊 We are safe.
🌊 My body is perfect.
🌊 We are working together.
🌊 Ride the wave. Ride the wave. Ride the wave.

You've got this, mama. And I'm here to guide you every step of the way.

Hang out with me for more real, honest guidance from a midwife & mama. 🫶 "

10/01/2025

Be kind with everyone you meet. If we knew the heaviness people carry in their hearts, we'd be gentle. 💔

New life brings so much joy and anticipation that we struggle to make sense of loss. You can only truly know this pain when you've gone through the same experience. We see you, mother. We see you, father. We see you parents, siblings, grandparents, extended family. Find community with those who know this heartbreak, so you can continue speaking through the grief.

Did you know Doulas support families grieving the loss of a child during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum?

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" Follow for support on your healing journey 💖 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

The grief of losing our son during pregnancy hasn't gone away, I've just learned how to carry it differently. I've shared this video the past two years, and still picture what life would be like with him here.

Talking about pregnancy and infant loss is important because for so long, people have suffered in silence, in pain, and in shame. It's important because conversation is finally happening that helps people know they aren't alone and their grief is valid. When people are given support to grieve, healing can happen.

✨️ If you know someone who has experienced loss, and haven't known what to do to support them, this month l'lalso be sharing resources to help you, too.

From how grief affects intimacy and marriages after loss, to why pregnancy and infant loss can feel so isolating, to feelings of betrayal from our body, to how we can honor our babies in our every day lives and tangible steps for healing, it's my hope to bring more tools and conversation this month around an experience that so many people share, but feel completely isolated in.

Sending love to all the families who carry the invisible burden of grief that comes from having a child the rest of the world will never see. 💖

Follow for support on your healing journey and share with your community to be a part of furthering the conversation. ✨️

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09/15/2025

Birth Basics Childbirth Edu & Prep
3rd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm PST
Online via Zoom

When you practice, you integrate! 🔵

One size doesn't fit all. However, birth educators and coaches prepare you for what to expect during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum. You learn what "could be on the test", not exactly what will be on the test! With lots of practice using a variety of tools and techniques, you'll be grounded and prepared for any outcome!

Participants often report:
✨️ greater birth satisfaction
✨️ greater confidence and advocacy of needs
✨️ greater interpersonal trust and connection

Giving birth in Fall or Winter 2025? Our team would love to be part of your family's birth story!

Sept 17th & 24th
Oct 15th & 22nd
Nov 19th, 20th (back-to-back Wed/Thurs) *
Dec 11th & 12th (back-to-back Thurs/Fri) *
* change due to holidays

Registration link

We want better birth options for all birthing people. Classes are intimate and customized to the needs of the group. This 2-part interactive class series provides the support needed to discover what choices align with your circumstances, traditional & cultural needs, and birth goals.

09/11/2025

Heroes don't always wear capes! 🦸🏻‍♂️⛑️🦸‍♀️
When you stay ready, you can act and act fast.

Signs of choking
🚫 silent: no sounds, no crying, no coughing
🚫 terrified: wide eyes, panicked
🚫 changing colors: blue face or lips, pale

Families regularly inquire about Infant CPR & First Aid. Parents, grandparents, birthkeepers, nannies, babysitters, and any caregivers who are entrusted with children must learn this essential life skill!

This video by Dr Rachel Ruiz of models what's needed to respond to an infant (under 1 year) who is choking on food or an inedible object, while you wait for help to arrive!

Contact your care provider, local hospital, or American Red Cross for group classes or private training. This decision will grow your confidence to act and save a child's life. Every second counts!

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"While letting babies feed themselves does NOT increase the risk of choking, if it does happen, you must act quickly.

Written by Dr. Rachel Ruiz on our team, this guide has pictures and visuals with simple instructions. We highly recommend you post it in a visible place near where your baby eats so you and other caregivers can easily access it.

Download our FREE Infant Rescue Guide to help you learn how to identify choking, understand which rescue maneuvers to use, and show you with visual pictures and step-by-step instructions how to perform infant rescue for choking.

➡️ Comment RESCUE on this post and we'll DM a link to BOTH our infant & toddler guides.

⚠️ Note: Maneuvers in this video are for babies up to 12 months of age.

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09/09/2025

We want to hear from you. Yes, you fellow birth partners!

During our online classes and MTDN gatherings, we enjoy hearing from everyone. The unique perspective of the birthing person and the birth partner/ non-gestational parent matters. 🤲 We hold space for both.

In this video, reflects on his experience as a freshly postpartum father of a 1 week newborn.

✨️ "Newborns require way more attention than I thought...I'm much more involved than I anticipated."
✨️ "My appreciation for women has grown."
✨️ "I did not know I was capable of this much love."

Share what you're experiencing to your partner, care provider, doula, family, and friends. Your voice matters! Your voice ensures the (w)holistic needs of the family unit are met!

✨️ Meet the Doula Night (2nd Wednesday of each month) ✨️ 6:30pm-8pm | No cost RSVP required
Sept 10th, Oct 8th, Nov 12th, Dec 10th

✨ ️Birth Basics ✨️ 3rd & 4th Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm
September 17th & 24th or October 15 & 22nd etc

✨️ Newborn Care Class (Online Group) ✨️ 1st Sundays 5pm-8pm
Oct 5th, Nov 2nd, Dec 7th

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" It's exactly like how they describe it - indescribable.

One other thing - the common thought is that children are a hindrance to your goals and aspirations.

I had many of them, some of them very ambitious, before having a child.

I don't see how I would ever reach these goals WITHOUT my baby. I know this experience will take me to another level."

09/07/2025

"Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living." ~ Mary McLeod Bethune

Women are the sweetness of life. ✨️

Tonight, look to the skies for the Corn Moon. 🌝 The feminine being is often represented by the moon,

🌘 Cyclical - waxing and waning of the moon affect tides, emotional states, and fertility (possibly birth too!)
🌗 Sensitivity - heightened intuition and clairvoyance
🌖 Reflective - pause to integrate

Take a moment to celebrate your life's harvest. Honor life itself and all the possibilities within the birthing body.

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Mary McLeod Bethune's legacy is unmatched. Reading and studying opened the world to her, and she went on to make tremendous progress in advancing education, literacy, women's rights, civil rights, and political engagement. She became the Ma of millions.

09/06/2025

Pelvic floor exercises grow our ability to contract and relax our pelvic floor muscles. Both are needed, especially in birth! Today's birth tip is shared by Dr. Rebecca Maidansky .

Unlike muscles in our arms and legs that contract and lengthen quickly, pelvic floor muscles take time to relax, especially if chronically tensed.

With practice, we develop muscle memory to relax and lengthen our pelvic floor during intimate moments, examinations, self-care rituals, and birth!

1. Deep diaphragmatic belly breathing paired with long, slow exhales.
2. Lip Bubbling like a horse. 🐴
3. Guttural Groans from the deepest parts of you.
4. Visualize the pelvic floor muscles, relaxing and lengthening.

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"Your pelvic floor's only job during birth is to get the heck out of the way.

But that's easier said than done. Our muscles are used to protecting us - they tense when we're in pain to protect against the perceived threat.

In this case, contractions are the perceived threat. The pain from contractions can cause your pelvic floor to reflexively tighten in order to protect you. But contractions, though painful, aren't actually trying to threaten you. They're trying to help you get your baby down and out.

And sometimes your pelvic floor just needs a little help getting on board and getting out of the way.

Here are two ways to keep your pelvic floor relaxed during childbirth:

✔️ Relax your jaw
When your jaw clenches, your pelvic floor may follow suit. Side note - did you know there's a connection between TMJ and pelvic floor issues? Relaxing your jaw by unlocking it, massaging it and wiggling it all around can help you relax your pelvic floor at a time you don't feel all that connected with those muscles.

✔️ Make low vocalizations
Your pelvic floor and your vocal cords are also connected. High pitched sounds tend to cause pelvic floor contraction, whereas low pitched sounds tend to help those same muscles relax

Try it now and see if you can feel the difference! "

09/05/2025

👨 "What does it feel like?"
👩 "Like I'm not pregnant."

When you're carrying the weight of the world, lean on your birth partners. You and your baby are held!

Practice the Abdominal Lift & Tuck with your birth team - partner, doula, family, friend, anyone who wants to see you smile! ☺️

Much gratitude to for the thorough explanation of this technique, that provides relief during pregnancy and birth and engages the baby into the pelvis during labor. 🙌

Have you experienced euphoria from the Abdominal Lift & Tuck? Tell us about your experience! 👇

🎥 Couples demo video

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"👍SAVE this POST👍

The abdominal lift and tuck is a technique used during labor to help facilitate the baby's descent into the pelvic INLET.

This method can be particularly useful in labor if baby still has a HIGH fetal station and labor has been going on for quite some time.

Here's how to do the abdominal lift and tuck:
1. Find a Supportive Standing Position: your partner will stand behind you with their hands under the bottom of your belly. Partners often find comfort leaning against the wall.

2. Lift up and gently hug the belly inward: As you feel a contraction starting, gently lift your belly upward and slightly inward toward your spine. This helps align the baby's head with the cervix and encourages descent into the pelvis. Communication is important here!

3. Hold the Position: Maintain the lift and tuck position for the duration of the contraction, then relax your hands and lower your belly when the contraction ends.

4. Repeat for 10 contractions: Continue this technique with each contraction, taking care to rest and stay hydrated.

The abdominal lift and tuck can help by:
👉 Improving the baby's alignment and position.
👉 the effectiveness of contractions
👉 Reducing discomfort and pressure on the lower back...

This technique can be a helpful tool in supporting a smoother and more effective labor process.

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Los Angeles Birth Partners (LABP) offers expert care and support to help families make informed decisions to achieve their best birth and parenting experience. We support your personal choices and are dedicated to helping each family have a healthy and positive pregnancy, birth and 4th trimester.

We offer a variety of education classes for the perinatal and postpartum period such as; Birth Preparation, Postpartum Doula Support, Breast/Chestfeeding/Infant Feeding, Newborn Care and Lactation Consults. We want your family to experience a joyful transition to parenthood. As full spectrum care providers, we honor the entire reproductive journey and look forward to giving your family compassionate collaborative care.

LABP is one of Los Angeles’ longest standing doula practices. A ‘Doula Practice’, sometimes called a ‘Doula Circle’, is a group of several doulas who work together, sharing call time and other client responsibilities. We are a team of birth professionals providing expert doula support to birthing people in Los Angeles County. We are all deeply dedicated to our clients and birth work.