09/27/2026
This week's events & offerings:
- Open Hours/Community Clinic Wednesdays 12-4p this week
- Perinatal Recovery Dharma Wednesdays 7-830p
- Trans Youth Crafts & Connections every other Thursday 5-8p
- Medical Ethics Book Club 3rd Fridays beginning Oct 16
- DnD Community Fundraiser Oct 30th
- Breech & Twin Births Training Nov 6-8th
- Midwife Assistant Training Nov 14th & 21st
- Traditional Community Midwifery Care for Black, Indigenous, & Transgender people!
- Virtual Therapy Session openings!
More info at our website: iyapittsburgh.org
Every Wednesday from 12-4 PM we're open to the public for:
- basic perinatal care
- access to available parent/baby essentials
- help navigating social services
- blood pressure checks for community members
- free pregnancy testing & proof of preg. letters
- Narcan & Safer S*x Supplies
iyapittsburgh.org/clinic
Every Wednesday evening 7-8:30 PM we offer an online Recovery Dharma group for Pregnant & Postpartum gestational parents up to 3 years postpartum who are in recovery from substance use or process addictions (gambling, shopping, co-dependency, etc.).
This group is facilitated/chaired by midwife & therapist Michele and is inclusive of gestational parents of all genders.
Register at the link or email supportgroups @ iyapittsburgh . org for the group link. You can also find us online in the Recovery Dharma meetings directory.
iyapittsburgh.org/dharma
Every Other Thursday 5-8 PM we host the Trans Youth Crafts & Connections support group for trans & nonbinary youth aged 16-25.
- bring a craft or art project (or use some basic supplies on site)
- bring a snack or your dinner
-make friends with other trans youth!
Our next group meeting is THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST
iyapittsburgh.org/tycc
Join our Medical Ethics Book Club! We will spend two months reading each book and discussing the intersections of ethics, care, & policy the book & supporting materials bring to light.
6-8 PM meeting time for all dates:
- Oct 16/Nov 20, 2026 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- Jan 15/Feb 19, 2027 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
- Mar 19/Apr 16, 2027 - TBD
- May 21, 2027 - final discussions & picking books for the next round (to begin Aug 2027)
PWCY $5-20 tickets are available each month for up to 20 people. Coffee & tea provided.
PDFs of the books are available upon request, but we highly suggest either borrowing from your local library or purchasing a copy of your own from a local retailer so you can make notes & highlight as you are moved to do so!
https://bit.ly/IYABOOKCLUB
Join our DnD Fundraiser to help raise money for our continued support of the community. Your ticket/donation helps Iya Pittsburgh Project compensate the wonderful community members who provide community-based care—like birth planning support, advocacy, postpartum resources, therapy, support groups, homebirth midwifery, and more!
Thanks to a collaboration with Gamemaster Colten Fisher, you can join us this October 30th as our party heads to a garden gala at Pips Conservatory in the fantasy-industrial city of Ferriburg; vines wrap around the whole greenhouse, and magical plants become aggressive. How will you and your character navigate this creepy fall day?
Whether new to tabletop games or longtime players, participants aged 14 and up can choose from premade level 3 characters. You’ll share a table, roll some dice, and help sustain community support with a fun-filled evening. Sign up below to reserve your seat at the table or make a donation if you cannot join us.
Tickets & Donations: https://bit.ly/IYADND
Please email us at [email protected] with any questions!
Ìyá Pittsburgh Project & Dr. David Hayes have teamed up to bring ✨Essentials of Breech & Twin Birth✨ to Pittsburgh!
Midwives, Physicians, & Students: Come join us & increase your breech & twin birth competency & birth attendance skills with a full 9.5 hour lecture day followed by a 4 hour hands on simulation morning or afternoon.
Lecture 9am-7pm, Nov. 6th, 2026
Simulation 9am-1pm or 2pm-6pm, Nov. 7th or 8th
(An additional day of sims will be added with enough sign-ups.)
Lecture-only $300 (incl. 9.5 ACNM CEUs)
Lecture+Simulation $450 (incl. 13.5 ACNM CEUs)
Registration is open: bit.ly/breechbirth
More general info: originbh.org
Email [email protected] for BIPOC/Q/T scholarships
SIGN UP NOW SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CANCEL!
✨MIDWIFE ASSISTANT TRAINING✨
Come join us at Ìyá Pittsburgh and learn the necessary social and clinical skills to assist midwives at homebirths.
- charting
- taking vitals & monitoring (client & fetal)
- assessing SROM
- assisting in emergencies
- immediate postpartum care/assessment
- and more!
This training is for practicing birthworkers and student midwives who are early in their training. This training is not for brand new or aspiring birthworkers. Participants will still need CPR and NRP or Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) in order to assist at births. Ìyá Pittsburgh will be offering HBB in January 2027.
When:
Nov. 14th & Nov. 21st
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where:
Ìyá Pittsburgh Project's office inside of
Tripoli Street Community Center/Cityview Church
816 Tripoli Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Cost:
PWCY Sliding Scale $50-$350
Any amount over $50 paid will go to paying your instructors. Registration and payment are due by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, November 6th, 2026.
Registration & Payment Link:
bit.ly/MAtrainingIYA
All payments made through our link are tax deductable.
If you have questions or concerns, email us at [email protected]
Are you Black, Indigenous, or Transgender? Are you looking for Traditional Community Midwifery Care? Ìyá Pittsburgh Project is here to support you through our Restorative Reproductive Justice Project!
- Traditional Midwifery Care from a Black, Q***r, & Nonbinary Midwife
- Homebirth Services for qualified applicants
- Training & Education for the Community & Birthworkers
- Also accepting donations to fund this project -- to pay your community midwife!
More info at iyapittsburgh.org/restorativereproductivejudtice
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Looking for a new therapist? Need virtual appointments? Our resident therapist, Michele "Misha" James-Parham, LSW (they/he) has availability!
- self-pay; sliding-scale starting @ $50 for 60mins
- centering LGBTQ+ & BIPOC people
- affirming LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, Poly, & Kink folks
- trauma-informed, relational, & psychodynamic therapy tailored to your specific needs!
- longer, intensive sessions available!
iyapittsburgh.org/socialworker
