Manhattan Birth

Manhattan Birth Manhattan Birth supports pregnant and postpartum parents with evidence-informed childbirth education, doula support, midwifery care, and newborn care guidance.

Founded by midwife Tanya Wills, Manhattan Birth is a supportive, loving community devoted to NYC childbirth education, birth worker mentorship, doula support, and compassionate parent care. Our mission is to demystify your childbearing body, advocate for the birth experience you deserve, and provide guidance through the joys and challenges of early parenthood. We are a loving, nonjudgmental community of birth professionals and educators delivering practical, honest, and down-to-earth support. Our doulas and birth workers are highly trained, experienced, and continuously learning together to provide the best care. Pregnant parents: Gain confidence with our childbirth classes in NYC, labor and delivery preparation, and personalized guidance for pregnancy and birth. New parents: Find support in our community and consultations focused on postpartum care, newborn care, and lactation support. Birth workers: Join our Doula Mentor Program and Integrative Lactation and Feeding Specialist Program (ILFS) for mentorship, professional development, and business support. Manhattan Birth is inclusive, honest, and evidence-informed. Our classes and services are designed to empower you, your family, and your birth team while centering reproductive justice and holistic care.

Our New Parent Support Group is driven by YOUR questions, experiences, and challenges. ❤️Sophia O'Shaughnessy (DONA-trai...
01/02/2026

Our New Parent Support Group is driven by YOUR questions, experiences, and challenges. ❤️

Sophia O'Shaughnessy (DONA-trained birth and postpartum doula, certified lactation counselor, and mother of three) facilitates each session, bringing her expertise to the room while encouraging new parents to trust their instincts as they get to know their baby.

Sophia is ready for all of your questions, from the most broad to the most specific, including:

🧑‍🍼 Safe sleep practice
🧑‍🍼 Coping with sleep deprivation
🧑‍🍼 Breastfeeding challenges, like supply concerns and pumping
🧑‍🍼 Mental health and processing your birth experience
🧑‍🍼 S*x after birth

And so much more!

🗓 Join us each Thursday (starting January 15th) at 10:30am on the Upper West Side!

📣 Sign up for all dates that work with your schedule → https://manhattanbirth.com/product/parent-support-group/

2025 was full of strength, resilience, and unforgettable births. ✨From sixth babies to brave firsts, we’re grateful to e...
12/31/2025

2025 was full of strength, resilience, and unforgettable births. ✨

From sixth babies to brave firsts, we’re grateful to every family and birth worker who made this year so special. ❤️

Read more about our 2025 highlights → https://manhattanbirth.com/2025-in-review?p=20144

12/23/2025

Join our NEW Parent Support Group and navigate the postpartum period with expert guidance and community support. ❤️

Each Thursday, experienced doula and lactation counselor Sophia O'Shaughnessy creates space for new parents and their babies (0–6 months) to gather for guided discussion, peer support, and answers to your most pressing questions, which include topics like:

👉 Sleep: Safe sleep, nighttime feeding, naps, exhaustion
👉 Feeding: Breastfeeding, pumping, supply, bottles
👉 Your body: Healing, hormones, recovery, body changes
👉 Mental health: Processing birth, identity shifts, support
👉 Relationships: Partners, family, friendships, childcare

…and more!

🗓️ Thursdays starting January 15th from 10:30AM–12PM
📍 Manhattan Birth, Upper West Side
💲 $45/session, package discounts available

Leave with practical strategies and resources that can work for your specific situation. ❤️

📣 Sign up for a single session—or a few → https://manhattanbirth.com/product/parent-support-group/

Last October, NYC babywearing expert Adriane Stare joined us to lead "Babywearing for Birth Workers" 🤍Adriane guided bir...
12/22/2025

Last October, NYC babywearing expert Adriane Stare joined us to lead "Babywearing for Birth Workers" 🤍

Adriane guided birth workers in building confidence with babywearing while updating their knowledge on current products, research, and safety guidelines.

Together, we explored:

✨ The history, science, and cultural context of babywearing
✨ Infant positioning and essential safety guidelines
✨ Hands-on practice with both fabric and buckle carriers

📣 Are you a birth worker interested in classes like this?

📧 Join our email list to stay connected to upcoming courses, skill-building classes, and community offerings.

Sign up → https://manhattanbirth.com/birth-workers-subscribe/

12/19/2025

Our honest hot take: labor is painful. There’s no sugarcoating that.

While we can’t take the pain away, we can help make it more manageable.

One of the benefits of home birth is how it supports pain management:

🏠 Familiar surroundings
❤️ Your turf, your rules

We’re not here to tell you what to do. We’re here to work WITH you, supporting your choices and helping you follow your body’s cues.

🎧 Listen to more of Tanya Wills and Dr. Ivy's conversation on home birth at . 🔗



LIB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWga3jBolrQ)

The Complete Childbirth Experience is designed to prepare you for YOUR birth! ❤️⁠Join us:⁠🗓️ November 16 - December 14 ⏰...
12/18/2025

The Complete Childbirth Experience is designed to prepare you for YOUR birth! ❤️⁠

Join us:
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🗓️ November 16 - December 14
⏰ Sundays from 1:30-4:30pm ***with a NEW additional time slot from 1:30-4:30pm!
📍In-Person on the Upper West Side⁠
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The Complete Childbirth Experience covers it *all*:⁠
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🤰 Labor & Childbirth (Weeks 1–3)⁠
🍼 Lactation & Newborn Care (Week 4)⁠
👶🏻 Infant & Toddler CPR (Week 4)⁠

We tailor the class to whoever is in attendance, so your questions will be answered, and we’ll demystify the process and help you feel prepared for anything that comes your way.
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📣 Learn more and register → https://manhattanbirth.com/pregnant-folks/classes/complete-childbirth-experience-mb
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(Check out our reduced-cost rates for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and solo parent families!!⁠)⁠

Karaoke, laughter, celebration… and then straight into an overnight birth! 🎤❤️🐣So many joyous (and silly) moments from o...
12/17/2025

Karaoke, laughter, celebration… and then straight into an overnight birth! 🎤❤️🐣

So many joyous (and silly) moments from our Manhattan Birth Doula Mentor Program holiday party! ✨

We are so grateful for our birth community. ❤️

12/16/2025

At Manhattan Birth, we’re committed to making doula care, childbirth education, and lactation training more accessible for parents and birth workers.

Because the reality is this: marginalized communities are navigating systems that were never built to support them.

📢 Our Accessibility Fund helps address these barriers. 📢

Through this fund, we support pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as aspiring and practicing birth workers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and members of other marginalized communities: providing access to education, mentorship, practical tools, and ongoing support.

Because everyone deserves accessible and quality birth education and care. ❤️

Learn more and contribute → https://manhattanbirth.com/accessibility-fund-donate/

The early months with a new baby can feel isolating.Your pediatrician sees you for 20 minutes every few weeks, and late-...
12/13/2025

The early months with a new baby can feel isolating.

Your pediatrician sees you for 20 minutes every few weeks, and late-night scrolling leads you down endless rabbit holes of extreme, contradictory advice. You’re left asking: "Is this normal?"... "Am I doing this right?"

Our NEW Parent Support Group offers something social media can’t: real-time support from a lactation expert (​Sophia O'Shaughnessy) and a community of people going through exactly what you’re experiencing right now.

🗓️ Thursdays, 10:30AM–12PM
📍 Manhattan Birth, Upper West Side
💲 $45/session, package discounts available

Each week, Sophia O'Shaughnessy will bring a topic for discussion, but we will always spend most of the session discussing what's most urgent or important to parents in the room.

We’re not here to promise perfect outcomes, but to affirm that what you’re experiencing is normal and to give you practical strategies and resources that can work for your specific situation. ❤️

📣 Sign up for a single session—or a few! → https://manhattanbirth.com/product/parent-support-group/

Get to know Doula Mentor, Sophia O'Shaughnessy! ❤️From helping people set up their practice to helping people figure out...
12/10/2025

Get to know Doula Mentor, Sophia O'Shaughnessy! ❤️

From helping people set up their practice to helping people figure out what their doula superpower is, she loves guiding doulas as they begin their practice.

Other birth workers are the only ones who understand the growth curve there is in stepping into your role as a birth professional, how to live this life you're dreaming of, and make a difference for people who need it, without burning yourself out. ⁠
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That's why we designed our Doula Mentor Program.⁠
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For community, accountability, learning, and support. For and with each other! ✨

Join us for our January session of the Complete Childbirth Experience! ✨📅 January 4th - February 1st, 2026📌 Sundays from...
12/10/2025

Join us for our January session of the Complete Childbirth Experience! ✨

📅 January 4th - February 1st, 2026
📌 Sundays from 1:30 - 4:30pm
📍In-Person in our space on the Upper West Side

This is our most popular class for a reason because it covers it ALL:

🤰 Labor & Childbirth (Weeks 1–3)
🍼 Lactation & Newborn Care (Week 4)
👶🏻 Infant & Toddler CPR (Week 4)

We tailor each class to the people in the room so we can answer your questions, demystify the process, and help you feel prepared for whatever comes your way. 💪

Register now → https://manhattanbirth.com/pregnant-folks/classes/complete-childbirth-experience-mb/

(Check out our reduced-cost rates for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and solo parent families!!)

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Heartfelt, down-to-earth, no-purple-crystals childbirth preparation, parenting classes and support groups, lactation consults, and advanced doula trainings.