The Twin Cities Childbirth Collective

Supporting Our Work

The Childbirth Collective is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to education, support, and advocacy for birth workers, birthing people and families. The mission of The Childbirth Collective is to enhance birth experiences by promoting quality professional doula support, advocating evidence-based care, and educating pregnant families and birth professionals who support the wellness model of perinatal care by creating spaces to connect with the community, and each other.

We operate through the generosity and donations of those we serve, their friends and family, leaders in the community, and people who have felt that our work has impacted themselves or a loved one for the better.

Your generous donations help us do the following:

• Provide continuing education and professional development to our members, including workshops that enrich their knowledge and skills, especially on topics related to birth equity, anti-racism, and justice.
• Offer free monthly educational events for pregnant people and their support person, teaching tools for comfort and coping in labor. 
• Advocate for better policies for pregnancy care including culturally appropriate and inclusive care, insurance reimbursement for doula services and other efforts. The Childbirth Collective works to build relationships with hospitals, birth centers, organizations and care providers in our region.
• Promote doula support and understanding of the role and benefits of doulas to families and medical providers.
• Support and collaborate with other vital organizations in Minnesota that provide services and resources to birthing individuals and families.
• Connect families to a large network of local birth workers, evidence based information, and details about birth and parenting-related local events.

The Childbirth Collective is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all donations are tax deductible.

Our Commitment to Equity

The Childbirth Collective recognizes disparities in perinatal health within black, brown, indigenous, Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ communities, throughout the birth continuum. In order to further the closure of these gaps, the Board and the membership of The Childbirth Collective are dedicated to listening to and amplifying the voices of affected communities and supporting those that identify and/or work within those communities. 

On our journey to becoming an inclusive, anti-racist organization we are committed to educating our members. We expect our members to learn, grow, and challenge themselves to become allies, accomplices, and advocates in spaces in which they are representing the Collective, and within their own lives and businesses. This includes being open to unpacking bias, recognizing where each has privilege, and how that privilege intersects within different aspects of our identities (race, class, gender, etc).