Everyone deserves postpartum care and support
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postpartum care
Whether you are welcoming your first, have experienced a loss, or have done this before, our organization works to ensure you and your loved ones have the care and support you need during the postpartum recovery.
We believe everyone deserves care, dignity, and access to supportive services and resources following childbirth or loss. That means changing the way our care systems work here in the United States.
Community After Birth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy for the expansion of postpartum care.
We achieve this through providing support services, educational programs, groups and community circles, and grassroots advocacy.
Our Community
We provide services and support for those who...
ARE EXPECTING
ARE POSTPARTUM
HAVE EXPERIENCED
A PERINATAL LOSS
ARE ALLIED
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
N.E.S.T. Program
N.E.S.T. Program
Nurturing the Early Stage Together
Community After Birth partners with area doulas to provide postpartum doula support at no cost to families in Anne Arundel county.
This program prioritizes military families and/or those in treatment for mental health conditions.
Request a doula below and a Community After Birth team member will follow up with you.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Health Equity Forum
Panel on Black Maternal Health
April 28 | 3 PM - 4:15 PM
Hosted by Anne Arundel County Health Department
What are the benefits of doula support?
What are the benefits of doula support?
Support from a doula has been shown to:
Increase childbirth education and preparedness
Reduce cesarean delivery rates
Improve perceptions of birth experiences
Increase breastfeeding and chestfeeding initiation
Sustain breastfeeding and chestfeeding success
Reduce stress in the home
Foster better parent sleep
Increase parent confidence in newborn care
Improve mental health outcomes like reduced rates of postpartum depression
Lower risks of maternal mortality
Lower risks of infant mortality
Facilitate parent connection in communities
Donate Today and Support Families
Donate Today and Support Families
Donations are collected to:
- Provide doula care to more families in Anne Arundel county
- Share more educational programs and parent resources in the community
- Deliver more pregnancy and postpartum care items to community members in need
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