Therapeutic Doula

04/10/2024

Calling all parents-to-be, new parents and families! Join us in Richmond , VA this Sunday for a day with Birth in Color!

📅 Date: Sunday , April 14, 2024
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📍 Bryan Park Shelter #3, 4308 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA, 23227

Featuring:
Local Vendors
Special giveaways
Community Resources
Free hairstyles for kids
Bounce house
Cotton Candy/snow cones
Face painting
Fun activities for the whole family

⭐️ Learn more about the Color Carnival event: birthincolor.org/colorcarnival (https://birthincolor.org/colorcarnival)

Come celebrate the joy of parenthood with us at Bryan Park Shelter #3. See you there!

03/14/2024

Hey everyone!

We're thrilled to announce that Birth in Color, a Black-owned reproductive justice nonprofit committed to advocating for safe and accessible maternal and reproductive health, will be hosting a community baby shower on April 14th, 2024, coinciding with Black Maternal Week!

We're looking for local businesses and food trucks to join us and make this event even more special. Birth in Color prioritizes inclusivity and empowerment, providing culturally-centered support to pregnant individuals, their families, and birthing communities.

If you're interested in participating or making a donation, please DM. Every contribution helps us support families in need. Let's come together to celebrate new life and empower our community!

02/24/2024

As a Q***r Black Women, the recent ruling in Alabama hits me particularly hard. When my dad sent me the article he was not only concerned for my wife and me as we start the process of having kids but also worried about the added layer of challenges we face due to our race. We recently underwent an egg retrieval process. While we are grateful for all of our embryos, we certainly don’t intend to have that many children, this ruling could significantly impact our ability to decide our family’s size. It’s distressing to see how this decision disproportionately affects marginalized communities like ours. As a Black LGBTQ+ individual, I’m all too familiar with facing systemic barriers and discrimination. It’s disheartening to witness our basic rights being threatened in such a way, but it strengthens my resolve to fight for equality and the right to build the family of our choice, despite the additional challenges we face due to our intersecting identities.

02/20/2024

Discover the holistic benefits of placenta encapsulation, including support for maternal mental health. Experience improved mood, reduced postpartum depression symptoms, and enhanced well-being. Connect with me to explore how it can benefit you!

01/15/2024

12/18/2022

Walk into a room while I am supporting a birth and you might think that I am just sitting there doing nothing. I won’t be talking. I won’t be touching the client. I won’t be using anything in my bag.

So what am I doing exactly?

🪑 Watching mom’s breathing and sometimes breathing loudly alongside her to remind her to slow down her breath

🪑 Scanning mom’s body during the contraction to make sure that she isn’t holding any tension

🪑 Monitoring the temperature and lighting to create the peaceful environment that she desires

🪑 Calculating how long it has been since she emptied her bladder

🪑 Thinking about how long she has been in her current position and thinking about the next position that she might try

🪑 Timing contractions to see if they are longer, stronger and closer together

🪑 Thinking about when mom and her partner last had a snack

🪑 Reviewing her preferences to make sure that everything is going according to her plan

🪑 Giving the couple space to connect on an intimate level (allowing for oxytocin) and/or guiding the partner to be the lead support

🪑 Updating notes and capturing labor flow

Sometimes just being fully present is enough. Sometimes just knowing I am there in close proximity is all mom needs to be able to relax and focus on what she needs to do. Sometimes just holding space for them in an unbiased manner allows for a noticeable shift in the energy of the room.

And the list goes on….

Source

12/13/2022

It’s a honor to be apart of such an amazing organization! I truly love my BIC family 🤎.

Congratulations to ! She is now a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. We are proud of all of your hard work and what your expertise brings to Birth in Color RVA Therapeutic Doula

11/13/2022

Happy 4th Birthday, Birth in Color🤎.

I am so grateful and honored to be apart of this organization. Being a doula is so much more than just being present during pregnancy and birth, we are literally saving lives. Our work begins well before entering a labor and delivery room. We are dismantling systemic racism in maternal healthcare through community outreach, lobbying for policy changes, educating our communities and advocating for all pregnant people of color.

A special thank you to , for making this all happen. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to serving our community. We love you 🫶🏾.

11/08/2022

Placenta Encapsulation Deal💊💊! Are you interested in encapsulating your placenta or want to know more?? Reach out to me, lets talk❤️.

The Therapeutic Doula uses the Traditional Chinese Menthod (TCM) of placenta encapsulation. The average placenta makes between 80-125 capsules. However, I can not guarentee a certain amout of capsules but when taken correctly you can have many benefits.

The benefits of encapsulating include but are not limited to:
•Improved energy
•Restore natural hormonal balance
•Increase production of breast milk
•Decrease likelihood of insomnia
•Decrease likelihood of baby blues or postpartum depression
•Decrease likelihood of iron deficiency

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