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Join us on Sunday, October 18, for an interactive, in-person gathering to explore the art and practice of babywearing!P...
10/13/2026

Join us on Sunday, October 18, for an interactive, in-person gathering to explore the art and practice of babywearing!

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10/10/2026

40 years of midwifery at Inuulitsivik πŸ’—

For 40 years, midwives have been welcoming new life, supporting families and helping make birth possible closer to home.

✨ It all began in 1986, when midwifery returned to Puvirnituq. What started there grew over the years, with maternity services established in Inukjuak in 1996 and Salluit in 2004.
For generations of families, this has meant being able to experience pregnancy, birth and the first moments with a new baby surrounded by the people, language, culture and community that are home.

And the story continues. πŸ’•

🌿 Through INIA, Inuit students are learning and building their skills to become midwives in their own communities. Today, Inuit midwives who once started their own journey as students are becoming mentors and teachers, sharing their knowledge with the next generation.

This is more than 40 years of midwifery. It is 40 years of knowledge, dedication, strength, compassion and countless moments shared with families across Nunavik.

πŸ’Ÿ To every midwife who has been part of this journey, past and present, nakurmiik.

Thank you for being there for the first breaths, the long nights, the joyful moments and everything in between. Thank you for helping keep birth closer to home and for carrying this legacy forward.

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αŠα•™α‘Žα‘¦ α’ͺᕐᕉᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔨᖃᕐᓂᖅ α‘Œα‘²α“‚ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒻα’₯ πŸ’—

ᐅᑭᐅᓂ αŠα•™α‘Žα‘¦ α’ͺᕐᕉᓂ, ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔩᑦ α‘α“α–“α“±α‘¦α‘Žα“―α”¨α…α–ƒα‘¦α‘•α‘α‘¦ α“„α‘•α•Œα±α“α“‚α’ƒ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲα”ͺα•α“±α‘Žα’ƒ αƒα“šα’Œα“‚α’ƒ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᐃᑲα”ͺᕐα’₯ᓱᒋᑦ αƒα•α“‚α’α“α“‡α‘Žα‘¦α“±α’‹α‘¦ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑕᕆᓐᖏᑕᖓᓂ αŠα“‡α•α•‹α’₯α‘•.

βœ¨α±α’‹αŠα•α‘α••α“‚α–… α‘•α’ͺᓐᓇ 1986α’₯, ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔨᖃᕐᓂᖅ α…α‘Žα•α‘Žα“‚α•α’ͺᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒧᑦ. α‘Œα‘²α“‚ α‘•α’ͺᓐᓇ α±α’‹αŠα•α‘α••α“‚α…α‘¦α“±α“‚ αŠα–α“•α•—α–… ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋα’ͺα‘•, ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᕕᒻα’₯ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᓃᑦ α“„αƒα‘•α…α“•α•α“±α‘Žα’ƒ α‘Œα‘²α“‚ ᐃᓄᒃα”ͺᐊα’₯ 1996 α…α‘Žα“ͺᓗᒍ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α“΄α“ͺα“—α“‚ ᐱᓕᕐα’₯α“±α“‚ 2004 α’α‘Žα“ͺᓗᒍ. α‘­α–‘α•šα•‡α“„α‘¦ αƒα“šα’Œα‘¦, α‘•α’ͺᓐᓇ α‘Œα’£α‘¦α‘α“΄α…α“α“‚α–α–… ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᓗᒍ αŠα‘‘α‘Žα“—α“‚ α“―α™°α”ͺᒧᑦ, ᐃᕐᓂᓗᓂ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α“―α•—α“ͺα“•αΉα‘¦α“―αŠα“‚ ᐃᑲᐅᕐᓂᓂ αƒα“šα’‹α“—α’ α“„α‘•α•Œα±α’ƒ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓗα’ͺᔭᐅᓗᓂ α‘•α’ͺα’ƒα‘―α“„α–“ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐα’₯ᓄᑦ, ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐα’₯α“‚ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᓄᓇᓕᒻα’₯ ᐃᒫᒃ αŠα“‡α•α•‹α’₯α“‚.

αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᑕᒐ α“±α“• ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ α‘²α”ͺα“―α–α“α“ˆα–α–…. πŸ’•

🌿 α‘–α’ƒα‘―α‘Žα’Žα“ˆα•α‘α’₯α’ƒ INIA ᑯᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓡᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᐳᑦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α±α’‹α…α•α“‚α–‘α•αΈα“•αŠα•—α‘¦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᓗᒍ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓯᔨᑦᓴᐅᓂᕐα’₯α’ƒ ᓄᓇα’₯α“ƒα‘¦α“±α‘Žα’ƒ α“…α‘¦α”­α’α‘Žα’ƒ. ᐅα“ͺα“—α’₯, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔩᑦ α±α’‹αŠα•α‘α••α“‚α…α‘¦α“±α‘Žα’ƒ α‘•α‘‰α•˜α“ˆα•†αŠα“―α‘¦α“±α‘Žα’ƒ αƒα“•α“΅α’α“—α‘Žα’ƒ αƒα’«α™°α•α‘Žα–‘α“•α•α³α‘¦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— αƒα“•α“­α”¨α“α–‘α“—α‘Žα’ƒ, ᖃᐅᔨα’ͺᐅᓯᕐα’₯α“‚α’ƒ α–ƒα…α”¨α”­α…α‘Žα‘¦α“―α“±α‘Žα’ƒ α‘–α’ƒα‘―α“„α–“α…α“‚αŠα•α‘α–… α‘­α–‘α“ͺα“•α’₯ α‘­α–‘α‘‰α••α“‚αŠα•α‘α“„α‘¦.

α‘•α’ͺᓐᓇ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᑐᖅ αŠα•™α‘Žα‘¦ α’ͺᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔨᖃᕐᓂα’₯. ᐃᒣᑉᐳᖅ αŠα•™α‘Žα‘¦ α’ͺᕐᕉᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓂ ᖃᐅᔨα’ͺᐅᓯᖅ, ᑐᓂα’ͺα“‚α–…, α“²α–‘α“‚α–…, αƒα“šα‘¦α“±α’α“±α“α“‚α–… αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α“ˆα“΄α’α‘¦α“΄α…α–α‘¦α‘α‘¦ ᐃᑲᐅᕐᓃᑦ α‘²α’ͺα‘¦α“±α‘Žα’ƒ αƒα“šα’‹α‘¦α“±α’‹α‘¦ αƒα“šα’Œα‘¦ ᓄᓇᕕᓕᒫᖅ α“ˆα‘¦α“±α’.

πŸ’Ÿ αƒα“•α–“α‘Žα‘¦α“±α’ α‘Œα’ƒα‘―α“„α–“ ᑕᒣᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᔨᓄᑦ αƒα“šα…α–ƒα‘•α…α“―α’ͺα”ͺᓄᑦ ᑖᑦᓱα’ͺ αŠα–…α–α‘Žα–“α’α‘¦, α‘­α–‘α“‚α‘¦α‘Žα“‚ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᐅα“ͺα“—α’₯ᒧᑦ, ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ.

ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯ α“‡α”«α‘Žα–ƒα‘¦α‘•α“‚α‘¦α“―α“„α‘¦ ᐁᓯα’ͺᕕᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ αŠα“‚α•α“΅α•†α…α•α‘α‘¦ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᑐᑦ, α…α“α“„αŠα–ƒ α“ˆα‘¦α“±α’‹α‘¦, α–α••αŠα“‡α•α‘‘α“±α‘Žα’ƒ ᐱᓕᕐᑐᑦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᓱᓇᓕᒫᑦ α‘•α’ͺα’ƒα‘―αŠ α‘•α’ͺᑐᒧᖓ αŠα’ƒα‘αŠα”ͺᑦ. ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ ᐃᑲα”ͺᕐᓂᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᖃᑦᑕα’ͺα‘• α–ƒα“‚α‘¦α‘α’¦α‘¦α“±α‘Žα’ƒ αŠα“‡α•α•‹α’₯α‘• αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α‘Žα’α’₯αŠα•α“‚α“― ᑖᑦᓱα’₯α–“ α•Ώα’»α’ͺᕆᑦα”ͺα“―αŠα’₯α’ƒ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ.

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40 ans de pratique sage-femme Γ  Inuulitsivik πŸ’—

Depuis 40 ans, les sages-femmes accueillent de nouveaux Γͺtres dans le monde, accompagnent les familles et contribuent Γ  ce que les naissances puissent avoir lieu plus prΓ¨s de chez soi.

✨ Tout a commencΓ© en 1986, avec le retour de la pratique sage-femme Γ  Puvirnituq. Au fil des annΓ©es, cette initiative a pris de l’ampleur, avec la mise en place de services de maternitΓ© Γ  Inukjuak en 1996, puis Γ  Salluit en 2004. Pour des gΓ©nΓ©rations de familles, cela signifie pouvoir vivre la grossesse, l’accouchement et les premiers instants avec un nouveau-nΓ© entourΓ©s de leurs proches, dans leur langue, leur culture et leur communautΓ©, lΓ  oΓΉ se trouve leur chez-soi.

Et l’histoire se poursuit. πŸ’•

🌿 GrΓ’ce au programme INIA, des Γ©tudiantes inuites acquiΓ¨rent les connaissances et dΓ©veloppent les compΓ©tences nΓ©cessaires pour devenir sages-femmes dans leurs propres communautΓ©s. Aujourd’hui, des sages-femmes inuites qui ont elles-mΓͺmes commencΓ© leur parcours comme Γ©tudiantes deviennent Γ  leur tour mentores et enseignantes, transmettant leur savoir Γ  la prochaine gΓ©nΓ©ration.

Ces 40 annΓ©es reprΓ©sentent bien plus que la pratique sage-femme. Elles tΓ©moignent de 40 ans de savoir, de dΓ©vouement, de force, de compassion et d’innombrables moments partagΓ©s avec les familles de partout au Nunavik.

πŸ’Ÿ Γ€ toutes les sages-femmes qui ont contribuΓ© Γ  cette histoire, hier comme aujourd’hui, nakurmiik.

Merci d’avoir Γ©tΓ© prΓ©sentes pour les premiers souffles, les longues nuits, les moments de joie et tout ce qui se trouve entre les deux. Merci de contribuer Γ  ce que les naissances puissent avoir lieu plus prΓ¨s de chez soi et de faire vivre cet hΓ©ritage pour les gΓ©nΓ©rations Γ  venir.

Spaces available for this training- possible travel support as well. Sign up if you can make it- Glenda and Margaret ar...
10/09/2026

Spaces available for this training- possible travel support as well. Sign up if you can make it- Glenda and Margaret are amazing in every way πŸ’–

We're bringing our Full-Spectrum Birth Worker Training to Neah Bay this October!

This training is for anyone who wants to learn how to support families during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and pregnancy loss. It's also a great opportunity for people who are interested in becoming a birth worker and earning income while serving their community.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, fill out our interest form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNyUUttrZv3fsyCsawUZOZHMprqoaoZKBCjb1K-2s4pRNsAA/viewform (or scan the QR code on the flyer!).

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with friends, family, and anyone who may be interested. We can't wait to bring this training to our community! 🀎🌿

10/07/2026

If you struggle with imposter syndrome, this one's for you.

Lately our BADTie community has been feeling the imposter syndrome.

What if I haven't directly experienced what my clients are experiencing?

What if I don't know how to respond?

Is my support enough? Am I enough?

You might not have every experience or every answer. That's okay. Your skill, presence, attentiveness, and care, and the way you are uniquely you, is more than enough.

Save these affirmations for when you need them. What affirmations do you find helpful when you're struggling?

[Graphic shows a black background with gold "Doula Affirmations" going down the right side, 5 affirmations in white text with gold arrows pointing to each, a brown BADT raised fist icon, and white accent lines. and are at the top, and www.BirthingAdvocacy.org is at the bottom. The affirmations are as follows:
I show up as I am, and that is enough for the families I serve.
My presence is a form of care, even when staying is all I'm doing.
I can hold space for someone else's pain without carrying it as my own.
Rest is part of my practice, not a betrayal of it.
I am allowed to set boundaries and still be a good doula.]

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10/02/2026

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In honor of National Midwifery Week, join us for Toward Justice and a Reclamation of Joy in Birth, a day of celebration, learning, conversation, and community connection.

This one-day gathering will bring together midwives, practitioners, and thought leaders to create space for conversations about birth, justice, and the reclamation of joy in birth.

πŸ“… Monday, October 5, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
πŸ“ UC Law Auditorium
198 McAllister Street, San Francisco
🍽️ Lunch provided

Featured speakers include California State Controller Malia Cohen; midwives Kiki Jordan, JayVon Muhammed, and Gingi Allen; and Ruta Lauleva Lua’iufi Aiono, IBCLC, Traditional Birth Attendant & Student Midwife.

Registration is required. Register through the link: https://pages.e2ma.net/pages/1922162/58986

We hope you’ll join us as we gather during National Midwifery Week to learn, connect, and envision a future rooted in justice and joy in birth.

πŸŽ‰We are starting a new virtual cohort of Positive Indian Parenting on October 14th! πŸ«„πŸ½Positive Indian Parenting is an 8-...
09/30/2026

πŸŽ‰We are starting a new virtual cohort of Positive Indian Parenting on October 14th!

πŸ«„πŸ½Positive Indian Parenting is an 8-week series for pregnant and parenting families to help us remember our ancestral parenting teachings. We will learn about traditional practice and discuss how to apply them nowadays.

This journey holds and supports families in reclaiming these practices and deciding how to apply them in their lives. 🌸

Held over Zoom
✨Begins Wednesday, October 14th 12pm-1pm PST✨

Registration is full- keep an eye out for future offerings!! ✨

Question? Email: [email protected]

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