East End Birth Network

08/10/2024

“The art of midwifery is to be a silent witness to a miraculous event.”

wishes to extend our gratitude and respect to all of the incredible midwives out there who are empowering, supporting, and guiding families through their transformative birth journeys and maternal health care. Your determination and dedication to provide compassionate and holistic care ensures that our communities and births are safe, sacred, and celebrated. Thank you for holding space, sharing your wisdom, advocating for birthing people, and creating healthy futures!

Tag a midwife or midwifery care practice that you wish to acknowledge in the comments 💟

14/05/2024

The finished product 💐 Mother’s Day diaper cakes created by .

“Special thanks to our collaborators for providing us with the opportunity to provide families with Mommy and Me Diaper cakes for Mother’s Day 💜


Konnected Thru 22 was created to provide a safe space for families with premature babies to connect through stories and resources, while uplifting and supporting one another. Helping families is what we are all about.

We want our Preemie Mama’s to feel special while providing them with some essential items for their babies for Mother’s Day 💐

Here are some ways you can help:

✨ click link in my bio ⬆️ on IG for the Amazon wish list

✨ send monetary donations 💵 via Zelle or PayPal to [email protected]

If have any questions and or would like to collaborate with us, feel free to send us a direct message or email to [email protected]

Thank you everyone for the continued support and encouragement. We greatly appreciated it 😊 💜🌟”

What a special gift to share with lifegivers in Long Island NICU’S! Happy Mother’s Day to all!

06/05/2024

Thanks to and , we were able to donate over 40 items towards ’s ‘Mommy & Me Cakes’ for Mother’s Day 💐 this growing organization, Konnected Thru 22, was created to provide a safe space for families with premature babies to connect through stories and resources, while uplifting and supporting one another. Their mission is to help preemie parents feel special while offering essential items to them and their babies.

How can you help?

💟 Purchase an item or items from their Amazon wishlist

💟 Donate baby and expectant parent gear and essentials

💟 Send monetary donations

Follow and visit their website to learn more about the amazing community-based work they’re doing! We appreciate you and your vision, Katonya 🙌

06/03/2024

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Welcome our newly LIDA trained birth doulas thanks to Gail Mittleman Janicola !!
Such a fun class and so informative as usual!

06/03/2024

Join in partnership with and for free Pregnancy Support Circles!

This safe space allows you to join a mommy community and engage in supportive and respectful discussions about pregnancy, birth and beyond with advice from doctors and midwives readily available. Through education and storytelling, learn from each other and be better prepared to advocate for yourself and your family. Learn more about pregnancy support circles here: bit.ly/womensupportcircle

06/03/2024

Join Harmony Healthcare Long Island in partnership with WDN - Women's Diversity Network and School of Health Professions and Human Services at Hofstra University for free Pregnancy Support Circles!

This safe space allows you to join a mommy community and engage in supportive and respectful discussions about pregnancy, birth and beyond with advice from doctors and doulas readily available. Through education and storytelling, learn from each other and be better prepared to advocate for yourself and your family. Learn more about pregnancy support circles here: bit.ly/womensupportcircle

07/10/2023

We regret to inform you that is taking a break from the Stork Co-op initiative until further notice!

Unfortunately, due to rising rental rates at the Stork Co-op’s storage facility we need to move locations. It’s become too expensive to house this free service to our East End communities.
We’re currently working on a permanent establishment to store our Stork Co-op’s essentials +more. We’re still planning to be located in the town of Southampton.

We encourage you to donate any items that you were hoping to donate to us, to the following spaces:
*Local daycares and schools
*Local pantries
*Domestic violence and homeless shelters
*Free Cycle East End group on Facebook
*The Kids Closet at in East Hampton village

Keep watch for more updates regarding the big move 💜 this Fall we’ll be setting up a pop-up to clear out maternity and baby gear that we have in stock at the moment.

With love,
EEBN

13/03/2023

Started from the bottom, now we’re HERE 🤩 in 2020 we launched a new initiative: ’s Stork Co-op, a mobile parent and baby pop-up pantry to recycle new and gently used pregnancy and baby items to people in need while keeping things out of the landfill!

This initiatives goal is to distribute essential gear and care items *year round* to birthing people and communities in East End townships of Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton and East Hampton.

This wouldn’t have been possible without funding, continued support and guidance from , , and all community members and organizations who’ve made contributions to us over the past 2.5 years 💜

12/03/2023

Do you have a family member or friend in your community who’s expecting? This is a friendly reminder: hold the moms after birth 🫶🏽 just like newborns, this is a transitional stage for them too!

Here’s 3 ways you can support a mom
💜 dropping off a premade meal, groceries or ordering food from a restaurant delivery service
💜 making a postpartum care package for mom
💜 offering housekeeping services

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12/03/2023

Thoughtful Thursday 💜 thank you Hamptons United and EFL Kids for donating baby clothes from Albetta to our Stork Co-op initiative! This donation allows us to gift a Baby Bundle to many families residing on the East End🤱

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Generous Thoughtful Thursday of baby clothes from EFL Kids to Hamptons United. These beautiful baby items will be donated to EastEndBirthNetwork] for their new initiative – Stork Coop. The Stork Co-op is a parent and baby pantry that provides new and gently used donated baby clothes (0-2yrs), feeding supplies, diapers, wipes and maternity clothes and gear to families in need.  Items are distributed to communities on the East End (townships of Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and East Hampton).
 
Hamptons United is very thankful to EFL Kids for the donation – everyone deserves to feel special during this time of year. If you want to learn more about The Stork Co-op, please message EastEndBirthNetwork] directly, and for more information on how to get involved this holiday season, click link in bio. There are many local volunteer and donation opportunities.

What was your act of kindness today?

We are one united community. We are Hamptons United.

12/03/2023

East End Birth Network’s Former Executive Director, Sara Topping, featured on Faces of Long Island 💜

“I decided to become a doula to provide emotional and physical support for a birthing person throughout their whole pregnancy and labor process. I’m a licensed massage therapist and was treating a client who just had twins via Cesarean who was having back pain. I was shocked by the fact that the only real follow-up for this birth was that she would see her doctor once and she was sent home with babies to lift. I learned there’s no postpartum care on the East End.”

Read her full interview

Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the East End communities throughout the years!

15/12/2022

Happening tonight! 6-8p at Rogers Memorial Library!
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¡Pasando esta noche! 6-8p en la Rogers Memorial Library!