There is an a real need for perinatal care for 2SLGBTQIA+ birthing people. This includes adequate and supportive lactation and chestfeeding information, postpartum doula care that is affirming and informed, perinatal mental health clinical support that can carefully assess the specific needs of [...]
An 8-week virtual support group where members delve into topics such as self-care, confidence, boundaries, coping tools, and other relevant topics. Members will have the opportunity to support one another and remove stigma, isolation and impact meaningful change in each of their lives. The [...]
As the pandemic stretches on, families find themselves increasingly isolated, especially during challenging times like after a pregnancy loss. Our friends at Pregnancy Loss Support Program offer caring peer support following a miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for fetal anomalies, or newborn [...]
Click here to read our Birth Stories Anthology, Vol 1! We are thrilled to announce that our Summer 2021 Birth Story Series Anthology is complete! Our very first volume of birth stories truly was a labor of love. Instructor Sara Nolan of Tell Your Birth Story spent 6-weeks with participants talking [...]
Originally posted here. These are trying times. In addition to all of the small worries parents carry around daily, we’ve now added Corona Virus (COVID-19) and all the unknowns that come with this unprecedented time. Many parents are going through their days in a state of heightened anxiety. Some [...]
(Original can be found here: https://www.newyorkfamily.com/ode-to-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-parents-new-york/) Parents of babies who have a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face a higher risk of developing perinatal mood disorders (PMADs), like anxiety and depression, and [...]
Swaddling is an oldie but goodie when it comes to what babies like. Swaddling is the practice of wrapping a fussy baby in a blanket (or sleep-sack, zippered pouch, and whatever else the baby industry thinks of next). The intent is to provide the baby with compression (skin is our largest organ for [...]
We place a lot of expectations on ourselves as mothers-to-be and birthing persons. We assume that happy, lovey, pure attachment, “I-need-to-be-with-my-baby-all-the-time,” feelings will naturally come to us as soon as we see our bundle. We expect the 9 months of morning sickness, doctor visits, [...]
As a postpartum doula, I‘m lucky enough to witness my clients’ friends and family meeting a new baby for the first time. It’s a joyful occasion — although sometimes these celebrations can leave the new family and the baby exhausted. The desire to bring loved ones over during this [...]