Made to Birth

08/25/2025

Great tips

With a new school year right around the corner, it’s a great time for your family to establish some new–and tried and true–reading routines!

Read our blog for some great tips on how to get a reading routine going with your family: https://pulse.ly/0zpetlqd1r

08/25/2025

Nice

After spending a week or so telling my husband that most women’s waters don’t break until well into the birthing time, mine broke!

08/25/2025

🤗💜

Packing your birth bag early can help put your mind at ease as your baby's birth gets closer.

Dancing For Birth's 'Birth Bag Checklist' is the ultimate resource for ensuring you have everything you need at hand, during and after your birth.

Our checklist covers all the essentials, from toiletries to clothing, to baby items, so you can feel confident that you're prepared.

By packing your bag ahead of time, you can avoid the stress of last-minute scrambling and focus on what's really important...welcoming your little one into the world.

Get this free DFB™ resource—the 'Birth Bag Checklist' now:
https://www.dancingforbirth.com/pregnant-fitness-childbirth-education-class

08/25/2025

Awe 🫢

Happy Black Breastfeeding Week! 🤱🏾 Held every year August 25-31, this annual event celebrates the beauty and strength of breastfeeding.

The 2025 theme is “Boots on the Ground: Rooted in Breastfeeding Success, Grounded in Community,” a message that highlights our history of community support and the role of community-centered organizations in making breast/body feeding work for Black families.

Here at ABC, we are committed to uplifting Black parents while breastfeeding and guiding you toward the resources you need to have a successful lactation journey.

📸:

08/25/2025

Congratulations 🎉

08/25/2025

Awe 🫢

Happy First Day of School!🍎

To all the families sending off their little (and not-so-little) learners today, and to the incredible educators opening their doors and hearts—here’s to a fresh start, new friendships, and endless possibilities.

May this school year be filled with curiosity, growth, laughter, and resilience. Whether it’s the first day of preschool or the final year of high school, every step forward is a milestone worth celebrating.

Thank you, teachers, for your dedication and passion. Thank you, parents and caregivers, for your support and encouragement. And to the students—shine bright. The world is waiting for your brilliance.

Let’s make this year unforgettable!

08/25/2025

Oh no 😥

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Michel Odent, a renowned and internationally recognized surgeon and advocate for the demedicalization of childbirth.

Odent wrote several key articles and publications on childbirth, lactation, and caring for pregnant and birthing people, including the first article applying the gate control theory of pain to childbirth. He was among the first advocates for water birth to support a more client-focused environment, with the goal of centering the birthing parent and their baby in the birth experience once more.

An example would be "Birth Under Water," one of his earlier publications from The Lancet in 1983. It reflects on what he and his team learned after the 100th baby was born after the use of water immersion in his hospital. The ideas shared set the stage for water birth to become more common and more widely accepted as an avenue for managing the intensity of labor and supporting birthing parents in coping through labor progression.

We welcome you to share the impact Odent's work and writings have had on your work as birth and lactation professionals, so we can remember and learn from his legacy of advocating for the rights and experiences of parents and babies.

Odent, M. (1983). Birth under water. The Lancet, 322(8365-8366), 1476-1477.

Photo: Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA

07/26/2025

I’m excited to be apart of this! My first time in Mrs. Harris show. Coke out and support. 💜🤗

07/26/2025

It’s that time of year again I hope to see ya there 🤗💜

07/26/2025

It’s that time of year! I hope to see ya there 🤗💜

07/26/2025

Bring your kids, neighbors, family, friends. I’m excited to partner with a wonderful organization. I hope to see y’all there! 🤗💜

07/11/2024

💜☺️

Change can be scary. It can be overwhelming when new parents don’t have the support they need and feel like they are going it alone.

We take pride in fully equipping our students with knowledge and power to guide parents-to-be through change, no matter how big or small, and give them confidence in their own abilities as they embark on their new journey.

The decision to change to a new career as a birth and lactation professional can also be daunting and requires courage.

What changes are you proud to have gone through?