The Childbirth Collective

The Childbirth Collective A community of birthworkers supporting birthworkers. Find events for professionals and families.

June is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and build community with The Childbirth Collective! Whether you're ...
06/02/2026

June is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and build community with The Childbirth Collective!

Whether you're an expecting family, a birthworker, a member, or simply passionate about improving birth experiences in our community, we have something for you this month.

💚 Birth Topic Night: Comfort Measures for Labor
📅 June 9

🧡 What's Up Wednesday (Members Only)
📅 June 10

💙 Birthworker Education Event: LGBTQ+ Healthcare in the Childbearing Years
📅 June 16

🧡 Monthly Board Meeting (Members Only)
📅 June 23

🏳️‍🌈 Throughout June, we're also celebrating Pride Month and honoring LGBTQ+ families, birthworkers, and community members.

Visit childbirthcollective.org or the LinkTree in our bio for registration information, event details, and to learn more about our work supporting families and birth professionals throughout Minnesota.

Which event are you most looking forward to this month??

Reminder: Requests for the Spring 2026 Community Care Grant close May 25th at 11:59pmIf you are a perinatal professional...
05/20/2026

Reminder: Requests for the Spring 2026 Community Care Grant close May 25th at 11:59pm

If you are a perinatal professional providing free or deeply discounted support to families during pregnancy, birth, or postpartum, this grant was created for you.

· Open to doulas, midwives, lactation professionals, bodyworkers, physicians, mental health therapists, and more
· Up to $1,000 per recipient per year
· No receipts, invoices, or reimbursement process required

And yes: if you received one of the $500 grants during our first funding round, you ARE eligible to request funds again this round for up to an additional $500 in funding.

The Community Care Grant exists to put direct support into the hands of the people already doing the work of caring for families and communities.

If this sounds like your work, we encourage you to request a grant.

Learn more and submit your request form at:
childbirthcollective.org/ccg (🔗 in bio)

Join us for our next Birthworker Education Event: LGBTQ+ Healthcare in the Childbearing Year!Come and learn about Twin C...
05/19/2026

Join us for our next Birthworker Education Event: LGBTQ+ Healthcare in the Childbearing Year!

Come and learn about Twin Cities organizations and providers serving the Q***r community, current disparities impacting Q***r birthing families, and ways to provide informed, affirming support.

This session will highlight local resources, explore barriers within healthcare systems, and encourage inclusive care practices for LGBTQ+ individuals and families.

Register TODAY at the link in our bio! Childbirth Collective members attend free - contact us for the Eventbrite code!

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The Childbirth Collective Community Care Grant is now accepting requests for our Spring 2026 funding round!This grant wa...
05/15/2026

The Childbirth Collective Community Care Grant is now accepting requests for our Spring 2026 funding round!

This grant was created to directly support perinatal professionals providing free or deeply discounted care to families facing barriers to accessing support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

· Open to ALL perinatal professionals:
Doulas, midwives, lactation professionals, bodyworkers, physicians, mental health therapists, and more.

· Up to $1,000 per recipient per year
· No receipts, invoices, or reimbursement hoops
· Applications open NOW through May 25th at 11:59pm

If you received one of the $500 grants during our first funding round, you ARE eligible to request again this round for up to an additional $500 in funding.

This is community money returning to the community members already carrying the work.

If this is your work, this is your grant.

Learn more and request at:
childbirthcollective.org/ccg (🔗 in bio)

We LOVE our What's Up Wednesdays! On the second Wednesday of each month our members gather virtually over the lunch hour...
05/14/2026

We LOVE our What's Up Wednesdays!

On the second Wednesday of each month our members gather virtually over the lunch hour to discuss relevant topics in the birthworking world. We've talked about doulas in the OR, birth processing, and this month's topic was insurance coverage! We talked about friction we've run into, shared resources on ways to access insurance reimbursement, and brainstormed things that could be helpful to make the process more accessible going forward.

We are grateful for the members that attended this week! If you'd like to hop on to these monthly calls, head over to our website to explore membership options.

Last night's Birth Topic Night: Comfort Measures for Labor class was SUCH a blast! Five couples joined us to learn all a...
05/13/2026

Last night's Birth Topic Night: Comfort Measures for Labor class was SUCH a blast! Five couples joined us to learn all about techniques to make their birthing process more comfortable. From birth balls to hip squeezes and aromatherapy to mood lighting, so many tools were added to their birth toolkit!

We're so thankful we're able to offer this free monthly class to our community members. If you know anyone who is expecting, send them our way for our next class on Tuesday, June 9th from 6:30-8 PM at the Minnesota Birth Center in Saint Paul. Pre-registration is not required but very appreciated at the Eventbrite link in our bio.

Happy birthing!

This is what our Community Care Grant Pilot Cycle looked like, by the numbers. Thank you. We love you.
04/08/2026

This is what our Community Care Grant Pilot Cycle looked like, by the numbers. Thank you. We love you.

✨ Missed this last month? It's back!! ✨Join us Tuesday, April 14th for our next Birth Topic Night: Comfort Measures for ...
04/08/2026

✨ Missed this last month? It's back!! ✨

Join us Tuesday, April 14th for our next Birth Topic Night: Comfort Measures for Labor at the Minnesota Birth Center in St. Paul.

We’ll explore simple, effective ways to find comfort, calm, and confidence during labor, including breathing, movement, partner support, and relaxation techniques. Whether this is your first baby or your fourth, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn, connect, and feel supported by your local birth community.

🗓 Tuesday, April 14 | 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Minnesota Birth Center – St. Paul (624 Smith Ave S)

✨ Free and open to the community (donations appreciated)
👉 Register using the link in the comments!

04/06/2026

Not all struggles in pregnancy and postpartum are easy to recognize.
And not all of them should be brushed off as “normal.”

As birth and postpartum professionals, knowing when something is deeper, and what to do next, matters.

Join Katherine Stanglin, LICSW and perinatal mental health therapist (and former doula), for an evening focused on:
• recognizing when clients are truly struggling
• understanding common stressors and symptoms
• supporting neurodivergent parents with more awareness
• practical tools you can actually use in your work

This is the kind of knowledge that changes how you show up for your clients and for yourself.

Check out the link in our bio to register! We hope to see you there!

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Minneapolis, MN
55414

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http://childbirthcollective.org/ccg, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-healthca

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