• What's a doula and where can I find one?
  
• Can I have a home birth in Alabama?
• Where do I find a childbirth class outside of a hospital?
• How do I increase my chances of having an empowering birth experience?

If you are wondering about such topics,

you want to come to a Birth Stories meeting!

We meet the second Tuesday of every month at the YWCA

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We believe that birth is a normal process

and a significant life event for every couple. 

We believe that all women should have access to

evidence-based, quality maternity care.

 

We support the Midwives Model of Care and the

Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative.

 

Our mission is to be a free resource for information

about evidence-based maternity care,

normal childbirth, and breastfeeding,

so that parents can make fully informed decisions

for themselves and their babies.

 

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Join us for free monthly brown-bag lunch meetings

to share birth stories and to provide information

The group is cofacilitated by Dalia Abrams & Susan Petrus, who together bring the experience of 6 births, childbirth education, breastfeeding expertise and great connections in the Birmingham natural birth community.

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Read research about the importance of sharing birth stories in  Birth Stories: A Way of Knowing, Journal of Perinatal Education 2001

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Past meetings
Future meetings

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Questions? Contact us, and let us know what topics you want to discuss:
            Dalia Abrams BirthPower@Bellsouth.net
            Susan Petrus ALbirthnorth@gmail.com

To find a Birth Stories and More group near you, click here.
(These are all Alabama groups.)

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