Juneau Family Birth Center

Juneau Family Birth Center Providing family-centered maternity and newborn care across the childbirth continuum.

The Juneau Family Birth Center is the only birth center in Southeast Alaska. Our space is designed to have a homelike charm while providing the safety features and equipment necessary for a state-licensed healthcare facility. Our collaborative care approach is rooted in quality and a culture of safety. We're committed to providing the best care possible by fostering strong relationships and open communication between our midwives and families. By keeping clients informed every step of the way, they can feel confident being active participants and decision-makers in their care.

11/29/2025

Every birth begins with our community — and today, we’re celebrating all who make this work possible. 💛

From the first prenatal visit to the final postpartum check-in, your support ensures families in our community have access to safe, compassionate, empowering midwifery care.

✨ When you give, you:
👶 Help families access prenatal and birth support
🤱 Strengthen postpartum care
📚 Fund childbirth education & community programs
💛 Ensure every family can choose compassionate birth care — regardless of their ability to pay

On this Giving Tuesday, we invite you to help us give birth to healthier families, stronger beginnings, and a brighter future for our community.

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Last year, you helped make beautiful beginnings possible. 💛Thanks to generous community support, $9,000 was raised to en...
11/24/2025

Last year, you helped make beautiful beginnings possible. 💛

Thanks to generous community support, $9,000 was raised to ensure families in our community received the safe, compassionate, family-centered midwifery care they deserved.

Every dollar given strengthens the circle of care in our community — and every birth story you help support matters.

Join us again this Giving Tuesday as we continue to ensure quality birth care is accessible for all families.

11/17/2025

NYTimes Letter to the Editor ✒️

Many of you may have already seen the NY Times article "The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate" (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/electronic-fetal-monitoring-c-sections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.XT6J.Y2YuWc0Xc01e&smid=url-share ).
AABC sent a Letter to the Editor in response! Since our letter did not get published, we wanted to share it with you all here.
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Dear Editor,

Thank you for highlighting the overreliance on continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and its role in rising Cesarean rates.

There is a solution to this epidemic. Midwifery-led birth centers use intermittent fetal monitoring instead of continuous EFM. They are an evidence-based model that delivers outcomes comparable to those of the top nations globally by offering holistic, family-centered care that protects and empowers patients, thereby enhancing both physical and mental well-being in our community.

Birth centers are fully integrated into the healthcare system and guided by principles of prevention, safety, appropriate medical intervention, and cost-effectiveness. While midwifery care can occur elsewhere, birth centers are unique in offering this dedicated, physiologic model.
Outcomes speak for themselves:
-Cesarean rates under 6%
-NICU admissions less than half the national average
-Low rates of interventions with superior overall outcomes

These results demonstrate the clinical excellence and fiscal prudence of the birth center model, reducing complications and costs while maintaining world-standard safety, lowering maternal mortality risk, and prioritizing maternal autonomy and satisfaction.

Respectfully,
Kate Bauer
Executive Director
American Association of Birth Centers
Perkiomenville, PA

Welcome, baby Gideon!This little one made his way into the world surrounded by love, strength, and the beauty of communi...
11/17/2025

Welcome, baby Gideon!

This little one made his way into the world surrounded by love, strength, and the beauty of community. His mama traveled all the way to Juneau to bring him earthside here at our birth center, and we are so honored to have been part of his journey. 💙🌿

Join us in celebrating this joyful family and their newest adventure together.

We are honored to serve as a drop-off spot for food donations. Every can, box, and bag helps nourish our neighbors — tha...
11/12/2025

We are honored to serve as a drop-off spot for food donations. Every can, box, and bag helps nourish our neighbors — thank you for showing up with compassion and care. 💛

If you'd like to give, here’s how you can help:

🛒 Food Donation Ideas:
Tuna fish
Chili
Mac & cheese
Top ramen
Generic cereal
Soups
Canned corn
Canned peas
Canned chicken
Mixed vegetables
Pastas & noodles
Diced tomatoes
Tomato sauce & spaghetti sauce
Canned fruits
Peanut butter
Jelly

Thank you for being a part of a caring and connected community. 💜

Our hearts (and bowls!) are full after such a lovely Open House & Reunion. Thank you to everyone who joined us for soup,...
11/11/2025

Our hearts (and bowls!) are full after such a lovely Open House & Reunion. Thank you to everyone who joined us for soup, stories, and connection — from longtime JFBC families to those just beginning to explore midwifery care.

Your presence reminds us why this community is so special. 💛

A big thanks as well to our board members, staff, and volunteers who made the evening possible — we couldn’t do it without you!

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY! 🤰✨Join Joelle at the Juneau Family Birth Center for a one-day intensive childbirth class! Satur...
11/10/2025

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY! 🤰✨

Join Joelle at the Juneau Family Birth Center for a one-day intensive childbirth class!

Saturday, November 15th from 12-5 PM

This class will give you valuable knowledge, confidence, and support to prepare for your big day. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to connect with other parents-to-be and learn from the best! 🍼👶

Reserve your spot today! 💙 https://forms.gle/bUvsfJy6ywoc9wD99

🍂✨ Soup, Stories, and Community ✨🍂It’s that time of year again! Our Annual Open House + Reunion is happening soon! Join ...
11/05/2025

🍂✨ Soup, Stories, and Community ✨🍂

It’s that time of year again! Our Annual Open House + Reunion is happening soon!

Join us at Juneau Family Birth Center on Friday, November 7th, from 4–6 PM for warm soup, good company, and a chance to connect.

This is a special evening for those curious about midwifery care and for families who have already shared their birth journey with us. Mingle with midwives and other parents, meet our board members, and enjoy a tasty autumn menu!

Bring your stories, your appetite, and your autumn spirit. We can’t wait to see you!

Expecting a little one? Join Joelle at the Juneau Family Birth Center for a one-day intensive childbirth class! 🤰✨Saturd...
11/04/2025

Expecting a little one?

Join Joelle at the Juneau Family Birth Center for a one-day intensive childbirth class! 🤰✨

Saturday, November 15th from 12-5 PM

This class will give you valuable knowledge, confidence, and support to prepare for your big day. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to connect with other parents-to-be and learn from the best! 🍼👶

Reserve your spot today! 💙 https://forms.gle/bUvsfJy6ywoc9wD99

💥NRP TRAINING OPPORTUNITY💥Julie Moon with Midwives Untethered will be conducting a hands-on, instructor-led Neonatal Res...
10/29/2025

💥NRP TRAINING OPPORTUNITY💥
Julie Moon with Midwives Untethered will be conducting a hands-on, instructor-led Neonatal Resuscitation ADVANCED course at Juneau Family Birth Center on November 4, 2025, from 9:00am-5:00pm.

🔗Register: https://nrplearningplatform.com/login

If you are taking the course in order to obtain or renew your NRP eCard, then please follow the instructions below, and make sure all steps are completed. Learners must complete the online training at least 48 hours before the instructor-led event (but not more than 90 days before).

This online portion costs $55.00 per individual and will not be applied or refunded if you select the wrong course.

👉If you are a midwife, a nurse or birth assistant, or a paramedic, register for the ADVANCED course. If you work at a CABC-Accredited birth center or need NARM certification, you must complete the ADVANCED course.
👉If you are a doula, an EMT, a receptionist, or some other support role at birth, you may register for the ESSENTIALS course.
👉If this is your first time taking NRP, give yourself at least 8 hours to complete the online portion.
👉If you are familiar with NRP, give yourself at least two hours to complete the online portion.
👉You may need to log out and back in again to access the exam and post-course survey.
👉 You need a completed certificate to come to the Instructor-Led course.

The event will be a full day with a working lunch at the training site. Learners who completed the essentials training are expected to stay for the full day to practice scenarios as support staff.

If you have any questions, please email nrp@birthcenters.org
Julie Moon, CNM, APRN, NRP Instructor Mentor

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1601 Salmon Creek Lane
Juneau, AK
99801

Opening Hours

Monday 8:15am - 4:15pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Telephone

+19075861203

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