Birth Kalamazoo

07/19/2025

Several of our doulas renewed their CPR certification today, and the rest of the team will be doing so next month. We appreciate the partnership and funding from Southwest Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative - Region 8, and support from WMED, instructor John Garwood, and Dr. Karen Garcia. We love staying up to date on our skills for clients! I wonder if most people cuddle those CPR babies like we did? ❤️❤️❤️

07/11/2025

What is our birth class all about? We go deep on options and your autonomy. You'll have space to connect with your partner and we'll prepare them too. We know our community and can tell you the ins and outs of local birthplaces. You'll get to know other families who are having babies. We include birth, postpartum expectations, a breastfeeding class, and a special Body Ready Method class focused on labor flow state and positions to open the pelvis depending on your baby's station. Your educator is a certified doula AND a Lamaze certified childbirth educator. Come join us or tell a friend! The next session starts August 5.

Our natural childbirth birth class in Kalamazoo will teach you how to stack your deck for a great birth experience, and also prepare you for the unexpected.

06/24/2025

There's still space in our Newborn Care class this Sunday! It's a rare opportunity to join last minute. We created this class based on what our postpartum doulas saw that families didn't know after their little ones arrived. Join us to learn all the ins and outs of life with your little one.

Get ready, this baby is coming... From diapering and fingernails to swaddling, soothing and sleep, we've got you covered.

06/21/2025

Come see us noon - 2 pm today at the Cradle Kalamazoo Community Baby Shower! Mt. Zion church on Roberson. 🩷

05/23/2025

We've got space for just one more couple in our birth class series that starts on Tuesday. It's an exciting time to join us, as we recently added a Body Ready Method session to the series, along with our usual birth prep, breastfeeding session, and info on postpartum expectations. Who's the perfect family to join the group? 💜

Our natural childbirth birth class in Kalamazoo will teach you how to stack your deck for a great birth experience, and also prepare you for the unexpected.

05/05/2025

It's the International Day of the Midwife! Thank you to all of the amazing midwives who support our clients and welcome doulas as part of the team. Midwife + doula is an incredible combination! Low-risk, medium-risk, even high-risk families can often work with a midwife in collaboration with a physician backup. We always recommend midwives for the very best safe and respectful care in Southwest Michigan. The WHO mentions pregnancy supports, but remember that midwives can also provide well-woman care throughout a lifetime. Yay midwives!

work in teams as the main healthcare provider for women & babies during:

🤰🏻 pregnancy
🤱🏻 childbirth
👩‍👧‍👦 the postnatal period

On , we thank ALL midwives for the vital lifesaving care they provide to mums & babies around the world – each step of the way.

04/09/2025

Are you able to join us for the Black Maternal Health Week event coming up tomorrow night? We're looking forward to the keynote address, and our doula Ashley is excited to be part of the expert panel afterward. It looks like registration is closed, but it's 110% OK to come without registering (it was only suggested, not required). We'd love to see you there, this is such an important issue for our community.

03/27/2025

We're excited that our doula Ashley Whitt will be part of this expert panel for Black Maternal Health Week. Hope you can join us on April 10! 🤎

Join Bronson Methodist Hospital and Cradle Kalamazoo for an evening of advocacy, education and community support. This event will feature an engaging panel discussion with local experts, community resources, and opportunities to connect with local organizations dedicated to improving Black maternal health. We hope to see you there! This event is free and welcome to all. Registration (using the QR code below) is encouraged. For more information, contact communityhealth@bronsonhg.org.

03/25/2025

Our followers know that we are believers in high-quality training and certification for all of our doulas. We are professionals and we take the work of caring for families seriously. As we continue our celebration of World Doula Week, we wanted to send some love and congratulations to several of the amazing doulas on our team!

Teresa Youngblood, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA), CLC, SBD - recently renewed both her birth doula and postpartum doula certifications with DONA International 💜

Christy Kincaid, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA) - a longtime birth doula on our team, Christy recently completed her postpartum doula certification with DONA International 🩷

Rebekah Olson, CD(DONA) - also an experienced birth doula, Rebekah just completed her postpartum doula training through our sister organization, Heart Soul Birth Pros (a DONA-approved training); knowing Bekah, she'll be fully certified in a flash 💙

Congratulations to these three great doulas!

03/24/2025

Yesterday we explored the role of postpartum doulas, today we are celebrating things that birth doulas know! There’s a unique intensity to birth doula-ing, to nurture someone through such a hallmark life experience. We love supporting Southwest Michigan families.

Happy World Doula Week to our birth doulas: Teresa, Nicole, Christy, Alison, Bekah, Izzy, Ashley, Hannah, Deineira, Jess and Jessica!

03/24/2025

It’s World Doula Week! ❤️💃🏻🌎 This is just the sweetest work and we love supporting you. As part of our celebration, here are five things postpartum doulas know. What would you add to the list?

Happy World Doula Week to our postpartum doulas, Teresa, Tiffany, Izzy, Ashley, Hannah, Deineira, Sarah, Jess, Bekah, Alison, and Jessica!

Birth doula edition coming tomorrow. 🥰

03/21/2025

We offer birth doula training in Kalamazoo just once a year, and that opportunity is coming up April 4-7! (new date) There's still room for you, future doula.

Our DONA-approved birth doula trainings provide your foundation for doula certification and a thriving career.