CPH Family Birthing Center

10/07/2025

With cold and flu season fast approaching do you find yourself questioning, what can I do to help manage my symptoms while breastfeeding? Or what are the benefits to nursing my little one while they’re sick? Then join us for our next Breastfeeding Support Group on Wednesday, October 8th at 11:00 AM, where we’ll be talking with Laura, IBCLC, all about cold and flu season and the effects it can have on nursing mommas and their babies.

Details:

Topic: Cold and flu season

When: Wednesday, October 8th| 11:00 AM

Where: 3rd Floor Conference Room, River Tower

Who: Parents, babies, and small children welcome

Extras: Light refreshments provided & infant weight checks available after the group

Whether you’re currently facing feeding issues, wanting to learn more, or are looking to connect with other breastfeeding moms—you’re welcome here.

08/13/2025

Feeding challenges can be tough—especially when you’re navigating the unknowns of something like D-MER, or Dysphoric milk ejection reflex which is a condition that causes breastfeeding or pumping mothers to experience intense negative emotions right before or during milk release. Join us for our next Breastfeeding Support Group on Wednesday, August 13th at 11:00 AM, where we’ll be talking with Laura, IBCLC, all about D-MER and how it can affect your nursing or pumping journey, and what support or treatment options might be available.

Details:

Topic: D-MER or Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex

When: Wednesday, August 13th | 11:00 AM

Where: 3rd Floor Conference Room, River Tower

Who: Parents, babies, and small children welcome

Extras: Light refreshments provided & infant weight checks available after the group

Whether you’re currently facing feeding issues, wanting to learn more, or are looking to connect with other breastfeeding moms—you’re welcome here.

05/15/2025

PSI is proud to offer multiple online support groups for parents who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss. Our groups include:
🔷 Black Moms in Loss
🔷 Early Pregnancy Loss Support for Moms
🔷 Pregnancy After Loss
🔷 Parenting After Loss
🔷 Pregnancy After Stillbirth & Infant Loss
🔷 Stillbirth & Infant Loss for Parents
🔷 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support for Moms
🔷 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support for Parents
🔷 Termination for Medical Reasons.

You are not alone, and we're here for you 💙 Find a support group and register at bit.ly/FindSupportGroup

05/14/2025

A letter from your labor nurse ♥️

•••••

Here’s the thing.

I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t want to. None of us would. Do you know that?

You’re so grateful - and I suppose rightly so. You just had a baby - and yes, I helped you do it a little bit.

But you know what?

I dreamt about this job when I was a student, picturing you and your babies when I should have been studying care plans and fetal heart rates.

I take you home with me after every shift, replaying the things we did together, the ways I could have served you better, the joy that I got to see in your face.

I don’t mind, the blood, the smells, the dirty linens. It’s part of the job of course, but even more so, it’s the only way we can get these babies here.

I cry over you in the shower, wondering if I could have done something different, if there was something I missed, if I conveyed how much I cared for you in your heartache.

Don’t you see it? I know you’re grateful for everything I do for you. But did you know that I am grateful for everything you do for me?

You let me see the good, the bad, the ugly. The desperate, the broken, and the empty. You let me teach you how to breastfeed, to swaddle, to change that first tiny diaper. You let my hands be the first to cradle your baby’s head. You let my eyes be the first to catch a glimpse of that face. And you let my hand be the first to hold yours when the tears wouldn’t stop.

You invite me into your biggest days. You give me access, authority, and privilege in your most precious moments. You redefine strength, passion, perseverance. You show me the power of unconditional love. You show me women can do it.

You show me I can do it.

All of us - we’re at your bedside because we want to be. Because we love you, your babies, your families. Because you’ve changed our lives.

You can be grateful - absolutely. That gratitude feels so good. But know too, that right here, in these spaces, we couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.

###,
your labor nurse

📸:

••••

Happy International Nurses Day! So grateful to every family that let me (and now virtually lets me) into their biggest moments. xx - Lo

05/05/2025

Join us for a walk, jog or stroll to honor moms. Did you know one if five moms suffer from a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder? That's the national average, in Alaska it is closer to one in three! Join me as I share a little bit of my survival story, share local and national resources, and let's spread awareness this May 7 @ 3 pm for May's Maternal Mental Health awareness week 2025.
The Blue Dot Project Postpartum Support International: Alaska Postpartum Support International Hope Mends Counseling

04/23/2025

Feeding challenges can be tough—especially when you're navigating a lip or tongue tie. Join us for our next Breastfeeding Support Group on Wednesday, May 14th at 11:00 AM, where we’ll be talking all with Laura, IBCLC, about what lip and tongue ties are, how they can affect nursing, and what support or treatment options might be available.

Details:

Topic: Nursing a Baby with a Lip or Tongue Tie

When: Wednesday, May 14th | 11:00 AM

Where: 3rd Floor Conference Room, River Tower

Who: Parents, babies, and small children welcome

Extras: Light refreshments provided & infant weight checks available after the group

Whether you're currently facing feeding issues, wanting to learn more, or are looking to connect with other breastfeeding moms—you're welcome here.

04/12/2025

The Women & Babies Fair is happening TODAY at the CPH River Tower from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.!

Come check out over 30 amazing booths, reconnect with some of your favorite returning vendors, tour the Family Birthing Center, and take advantage of discounted labs and wellness resources—all in one place!

Bring your friends, bring the family, and come celebrate motherhood, health, and community with us!

We can’t wait to see you there!

04/11/2025

We’re just ONE day away from the Women & Babies Fair!

Join us tomorrow from 9 AM to 1 PM at Central Peninsula Hospital for a fun, family-friendly event full of amazing vendors, valuable resources, and some awesome GIVEAWAYS you won’t want to miss!

Whether you're expecting, raising little ones, or wanting to connect with local businesses and services that support women and families — there’s something here for you.

We can’t wait to see you there!!

See pics for just some of the incredible giveaways that our vendors have put together for YOU!

04/09/2025

It's time to meet more of our incredible vendors!!

We're so excited for a morning filled with support, education, and connection at the Central Peninsula Hospital Women & Babies Fair — happening this Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM!

Come meet an incredible lineup of vendors offering everything from family health services to handmade goods, doula care, photography, fitness, wellness resources, and so much more. Here's a sneak peek at who will be there:

Local & Medical Services:

CPH Family Birthing Center

CPH Women’s Health Clinic

CPH Lactation Clinic

CPH Mammography

CPH Diabetes Center

CPH Mental Wellness Clinic

CPH Rehabilitation

CPH Human Resources

Central Peninsula Family Practice & Pediatrics

Delissa the Doula LLC

Dr. Behrens

Providence Children’s Hospital

Kenai Public Health Center

PCHS

Soldotna Chiropractic

Support & Advocacy:

907 Navigation and 100% Communities

ABC Life Choices

Alaska Breast and Cervical Screening Assistance Program

Alaska Family Services

Living with Endo – Endometriosis Support Group

Kenai Local Food Connection

Safe Kids

Wellness & Family-Focused Businesses:

Kenai Core Fitness

Black River Fitness

Frontier Community Services

Creative & Handmade Goods:

Imperfectly By Dison

Jordan Essentials

M. Meyers Photography

Mulholland Made – Handmade by H2Os

Radiant Wear

Reverie Studio

Seawitch

Forever Links

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come explore everything our community has to offer for women, babies, and families. We can’t wait to see you there!

04/08/2025

🎉Exciting News! 🎉

The Women & Babies Fair is back THIS SATURDAY April 12th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the CPH River Tower!

We’re thrilled to welcome back some of our favorite vendors for another amazing year! Stop by and reconnect with returning favorites like:

Delissa Owen - Birth Doula

Mulholland Made – Handmade by H20s

Alaska Breast and Cervical Screening Assistance Program

Alaska Family Services

M. Meyers Photography - Certified Birth Photographer

Frontier Community Services

Come explore over 30 booths, enjoy discounted labs, on-site mammograms, tour the Family Birthing Center, and more. It’s a fun, FREE day for women of all ages!

Learn more and pre-register for labs at cpgh.org/women-and-babies-fair

04/07/2025

Is your baby ready for solids?

This little one had their eyes on the watermelon before we even had a chance to sit down—such a classic sign they might be ready to explore solids!

Join us this Wednesday for our next Breastfeeding Support Group as we chat with Lactation Consultant Laura, about the signs of readiness when starting solids.

Come connect, ask questions, and share stories with other parents in the same season. This is a small child and baby friendly event, light refreshments will be provided, and infant weight checks will be offered towards the end.

When: April 9th at 11am
Where: 3rd floor conference room of the River Tower

03/31/2025

This is an amazing resource for Alaskans.

🚨 Reminder, Alaska! 🚨
The 907 Navigation App is available now on the Apple Store! 📱

Android users, don’t worry—it’ll be ready for you in just a few days! 🔜

This 100% free app is designed to help Alaskans easily find and access local resources, social services, and benefit systems. With real-time updates, step-by-step guides, and helpful tools, it’s here to make navigating essential services easier than ever.

Download it today and see how it can help you!