Childbirth Collective named “Best Prenatal Resource” by Minnesota Monthly Magazine!

We at the Childbirth Collective are THRILLED to have been named “Best Prenatal Resource” in the Twin Cities by Minnesota Monthly Magazine. What an honor, especially in an area so rich with amazing prenatal resources!  

 

Here’s what they had to say about us: 

BEST PRENATAL RESOURCE

The Childbirth Collective

The non-profit group of midwives, doulas, bodyworkers, and other birth professionals known as the Childbirth Collective is one of the best birthing resources in the Twin Cities. Their free, incredibly informative Parent Topic Nights—which help addled parents-to-be navigate the heretofore uncharted health-care and emotional waters of the childbirth year—separate information from rumor and dispel many pregnancy myths. The collective’s website hosts a wealth of information, including recommended books and DVDs, a comparison of local hospital birthing programs, and profiles of its members. Bonus: the husbands we know enjoyed the classes as much as the expectant mothers. • childbirthcollective.org

Welcome to a New Generation of Collective Thoughts!

The Childbirth Collective has been publishing this newsletter since 1998 and now we take a step into the world of blogs. We recently introduced a new website design (www.childbirthcollective.org) and, since much of our member information, as well as the schedule for Parent Topic Nights are featured there, we wanted to find a way to continue to offer the articles, birth stories and book reviews that have been included in the paper version of the newsletter. This blog replaces the thematic content that you used to find in the newsletter.

We will put out a blog post three or four times each year, with the same dedication to evidence based, best practice information for expectant families that you have come to expect from the Childbirth Collective. Our members are passionate about their work and about the challenge we face to help parents discover how to plan for, work toward and experience a birth that is personal and unique to their family. The mission of the Collective has not changed and we believe that by reaching out with the information in this blog, we can continue to encourage, inspire and enlighten parents as they uncover the hopes and dreams they have for their birth. The Collective is dedicated to giving parents the information to make informed choices about how, where and with whom to give birth, and this information has helped to change and enrich the birth community here in the metro area.

THE MISSION OF THE CHILDBIRTH COLLECTIVE IS TO ENHANCE THE CHILDBEARING YEAR FOR PARENTS BY PROMOTING QUALITY DOULA SUPPORT, ADVOCATING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, AND PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION BASED ON THE WELLNESS MODEL OF MATERNITY CARE.

We hope you will join us on the next chapter of our adventure to offer support, options and a safe place to explore the facts, fictions, myths and fears around birth. Our deep trust in birth as a process and in a mother’s instinctual reaction to pregnancy, labor and birth allow us to create a safe environment for families hoping and planning for a normal, intervention free birth, a planned surgical birth and for everything in between. It is our hope that what you read here will make you curious about what a supported birth might mean to you or to someone you love. Consider this blog an invitation to join us at one of our Parent Topic Nights – no matter how you hope to give birth, you will find a community of support and enthusiasm for all aspects of birth.

Judith Nylander
President
The Childbirth Collective

Welcome to Collective Thoughts

The Childbirth Collective is proud to announce the newest member of our media family, the “Collective Thoughts” blog. Please stay tuned for articles, birth stories, and media links coming soon!