Montana Childbirth Collective

02/22/2022

Mothers’ Milk Bank of Montana is helping babies receive the best nutrition.

10/18/2021

Calling all expecting parents! This is going to be absolutely amazing. Set yourself up for success.

Check this out!!! Join us for this incredible opportunity as we host Innate Postpartum Certified Practitioner and Doula at Gloria Overcash for this incredible opportunity —

Innate Postpartum Care: Planning for the Fourth Trimester

​November 7, 14, 21 & December 5 (plus one class postpartum)
3 - 5 PM at Roots
110 S. Grand Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715

Intimate class size limited to 6 couples (birthing person and support person.)
Investment: $297
Scholarship opportunities available. Please reach out.

Ideally this class is taken by mothers and families 20 - 35 weeks gestation. The first four classes will be happen prenatally, with the fifth class happening postpartum and scheduled depending on class participants.

More about the course:

Rest. Food. Bodywork. Warmth. Community.

These are the 5 essentials of Mother-centered postpartum care. 💕

These essentials are found throughout the world’s ancient postpartum traditions because they are deeply rooted in women’s physiologic and psychologic needs.

Now, we’ve interwoven this time-tested postpartum wisdom with modern science to create:

INNATE Postpartum Care: Preparing for the Fourth Trimester Course.

This course consists of five classes to help Mothers, families, and their support people create a postpartum plan tailored to their unique needs. 🌸

It was designed to be taken during pregnancy - to prepare for a nourishing and regenerative postpartum period.

To find out more and to register hop on over to our website. Link is https://www.rootsfamilycollaborative.com/special-events.html

09/29/2021

The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110) is going to the House floor for a vote! Call on members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote YES on the . Text PUMP to 747464 (provided by MomsRising) or call 1-855-880-2155 (provided ACLU) and you will be connected to your Representative.

Call script: Hello, my name is [________]. I live in [city, state, zip code] and am a constituent of Representative [name]. I’m calling to urge [him/her/them] to vote yes in support of House Bill 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. This bill will cover 9 million women of childbearing age who don’t currently have protections that would give them time and a private space to pump breast milk at work. This is wrong and must be fixed. Passage of the PUMP Act would make a world of difference for families and I hope you’ll vote yes when it comes to the floor this week.

Add your own words about why this bill is important and why your Representative should support it. Share your own story. Your voice is important!

03/22/2021

We're SO EXCITED to share this with you!!

An incredibly thoughtful postpartum mom donated 12 hours of doula care to be gifted to another mom!!

How amazing is that??!!

We're opening up nominations for a new or expecting mom this week, as we recognize the work of doulas and the important role they can play in elevating the motherhood experience.

From March 22 through March 28, the nomination form will be live on our homepage at www.treeoflifedoulacare.com.

Please, please check it out! Nominate a mom in your life! And share away!!

Our hope is that this will mark a new trend in how we care for moms, for babies, for families. Reach out to us if you'd like to donate funds to support a mom in our next round of "village" care!

03/08/2021

Have you registered yet?! Such a fantastic group of speakers and always very well done.

Registration for the 2021 MT Virtual Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative launches this Friday at 9AM. (First 100 to register receive a conference gift box). Register here: https://www.umt.edu/ces/conferences/blc/default.php

02/28/2021

The commercial will be broadcast a year after a previous Frida ad showing a new mom going to the bathroom was banned from the Oscars.

02/18/2021

TL:DR NEW LEGISLATION COULD STRIP MONTANA MIDWIVES OF REPRESENTATION LEADING TO POTENTIAL RESTRICTION OF PRACTICE

PLEASE READ!! MONTANA LICENSED MIDWIVES NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

Senator Tom Jacobson has introduced bill LC0050 which dismantles the Montana Board of Alternative Healthcare. This would mean MT licensed midwives would be licensed and regulated by the State nursing board.

MT licensed midwives are NOT nurses. This is a point of distinction we have always made. Would it be okay for electricians to pass laws governing plumbers? This is exactly what this bill does to midwifery.

This bill takes away any representation (direct or indirect) that midwives have at the state board level. We will have no seat on the Nursing board or advisory committee.

THIS IS REGULATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Montana families deserve access to options. This bill could strip you and your neighbors of the right to midwifery reproductive health care.
Midwives, local small business owners in your community, could lose their livelihoods.

PLEASE stand with Montana Licensed Midwives. If you are a MT citizen PLEASE do the following (templates below the action steps):

1. Email Senator Tom Jacobson sharing your opposition to the forward movement of LC 0050 and demand Midwifery representation. Tom.Jacobson@mtleg.gov

2. Call his office and state the same message 406-868-9814

3. Facebook message him the same message. (search Senator Tom Jacobson)

4. Share this post and ask your friends, Montana Citizens, to do steps 1-4

Email and Facebook message template:

Hello Senator Tom Jacobson,

My name is (use your name) and I am a Montana Citizen from (your county) county. I am writing to share that I oppose LC 0050 that would dismantle the Montana Board of Alternative Healthcare and would force Licensed Midwives to be regulated by the Montana Nursing Board. Both the naturopaths and midwives oppose this bill. This bill removes any board or advisory board representation of the Licensed Midwives. This allows for regulation without representation. Licensed Midwives are not nurses, and I question the ability of a profession, not associated with direct-entry midwifery, to regulate midwives. Thus, potentially creating an unethical situation involving restriction of competition and supporting the monopolization of healthcare options. This could reduce my healthcare options for Montana citizens, and under represent midwives at the board level while potentially creating trade restriction of midwives.

Thank you,
(your name)

Phone call/ voice mail template:

Hello my name is (use your name) I’m a Montana citizen from (your county) county. I’m calling to voice my opposition to LC0050. I stand with Montana Midwives and Naturopaths. I believe the Board of Alternative Healthcare does an effective job at licensing, regulating and representing these professions.

Thank you
(your name)