Loving Arms Childbirth Services

2 spots left! Group starts next week in-person in Emeryville ❤️

New classes, new faces, new website, same great support: come join us for community, education, and connection!

Loving Arms still has room in our next 6 week Childbirth Series + a Lactation class starting March 11. Please see us at www.lovingarmschildbirthservices.com to register and check out our other offerings (Intensives, Comfort Measures workshops, Infant Care & the 4th Trimester workshops)

Loving Arms Childbirth Services | International Certified Childbirth Educators Loving Arms Childbirth Services Our Classes Welcome Welcome to Loving Arms Childbirth Services.We provide education, foster community building for new families, help build confidence in the birthing person’s ability to birth their baby and give their partner skills to help them achieve the birth t...

We're so excited about our new classes and workshops for 2024!! We have added Infant Care and the 4th Trimester, Comfort Measures, Intensives and our Childbirth series will now be 6 weeks long. Please visit us at www.Loving Arms Childbirth Services to learn more and register for a class. We look forward to seeing you. Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy, birthing and parenting 2024 👶 All are welcome!

Support Group For Mothers w/ Jennifer Subasic-Marks

Loving Arms New Look for 2024! We have added Intensives, Comfort Measures Workshops, Infant Care & The 4th Trimester workshops in addition to our regular Childbirth Education Series, now 6 classes plus a Lactation Class! Come enjoy preparing for childbirth and beyond! Develop community with others and learn your options in a fun, interactive way. Learn more and register at

Loving Arms Childbirth Services | International Certified Childbirth Educators Loving Arms Childbirth Services Our Classes Welcome Welcome to Loving Arms Childbirth Services.We provide education, foster community building for new families, help build confidence in the birthing person’s ability to birth their baby and give their partner skills to help them achieve the birth t...

Loving Arms will have a table at an event this Saturday to connect parents with providers Hope to see you there!

Comfort Measures for Labor Workshop! This Saturday, Nov. 11, 2-4 pm. Come learn and practice a variety of labor support techniques and ways to work with your body for an easeful fulfilling labor! Register here: https://www.lovingarmschildbirthservices.com/register/

New 6 week evening series September 7 - October 12, 2023, 6 - 9 pm Full curriculum

Loving Arms Childbirth Services | International Certified Childbirth Educators Loving Arms Childbirth Services Our Classes Welcome Welcome to Loving Arms Childbirth Services.Janaki Costello, Molly Brannigan, Jessica Christen, Anna Mahony and Eleni Gekas-Osband provide education, foster community building for new families, help build confidence in the birthing person’s abilit...

There are two spots left in the Loving Arms Childbirth Series May 22 - July 10! registration and information at

Loving Arms Childbirth Services | International Certified Childbirth Educators Loving Arms Childbirth Services Our Classes Welcome Welcome to Loving Arms Childbirth Services.Janaki Costello, Molly Brannigan, Jessica Christen, Anna Mahony and Eleni Gekas-Osband provide education, foster community building for new families, help build confidence in the birthing person’s abilit...

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On Monday, April 10th, The White House released an official proclamation for Black Maternal Health Week 2023! As the founders of Black Maternal Health Week, the Black Mamas Matter Alliance is thrilled to have the support of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the White House for a third year in a row. We appreciate the administration’s commitment to eliminating disparities and creating an equitable health system inclusive of Black mamas and birthing people!

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The umbilical cord.
Check out all the detail in this one.
🩸you can see the one vein that Carries oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the baby
🩸you can see the two arteries that carry waste from the baby back to the placenta

And after the cord is cut just keep it clean until it falls off on a few days to a week or so. No need to use alcohol or hydrogen peroxide like our mothers and grandmothers used to.

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✨TOP TIPS for supporting partners with breastfed babies ✨
#5. Take care of her/ them- nourishment, emotional support, encouragement
One of the very best things you can ever give your child (grandchild, niece, nephew) is to support their mother/ parent.

✨Nurturing her, giving her your support through words and actions is vital to her wellbeing.
Validating her nurturing work, ensuring she is well hydrated (think: bottomless water bottle) and well-nourished all play into her being able to get the sleep and rest she needs.

✨Learning about the mechanics of breastfeeding, safer shared sleeping, the value of co-regulation, realistic expectations for normal infant and toddler sleep will all help you to find common ground to grow your family.

✨It is as much your job as it is the breastfeeding mother/ parent’s to learn about life with your baby. Show you care by actively seeking to learn alongside.

🤩TIP 6 following tomorrow

📸 an all time fave of supporting his partner to get the sustenance she needed while her hands were full with a boobin’ babe 🥰❤️

All tips and additional links to info ✨ https://littlesparklers.org/infant-and-toddler-sleep/top-tips-for-supporting-a-breastfeeding-mother-person-to-get-sleep-without-you-feeding-the-baby

Words are important. Calling baby's blood 'cord blood' is misleading and coercive.
https://midwifethinking.com/2015/09/16/cord-blood-collection-confessions-of-a-vampire-midwife/

New Saturday morning series Sept. 24-Nov. 12 just added to our schedule! https://www.lovingarmschildbirthservices.com/register/

Class Schedules & Registration | Loving Arms Childbirth Services Registration Loving Arms Childbirth Classe Schedule And Registration Register If you would like more information on our classes, please contact us! Name Email Address Phone Message

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated their guidance on breastfeeding to be more in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance. Great news for public health and families!

Link in comments.

Thread by @DrTomori on Thread Reader App : The new AAP safe sleep recommendations are out – another day when being an anthropologist and having written extensively on human infancy is helpful. 🧵washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022… Despite missing in...…

On our midwifery-led labor and delivery floor at Highland Hospital, we practice delayed clamping. We don't cut baby's umbilical cord right away so that they can get all the blood they need for a strong start in life. 💜💛

Here are a few benefits of delayed cord clamping to think about when writing your birth plan:

- an increase in Red Blood Cell count
- an increase in neonatal blood volume
- decreased risk of iron deficiency anemia

📷 : onesfuture (IG)