Kelly Collins, Doula+

06/15/2026

Thank you to local doula Andrea Fowler for organizing this fundraiser! And please join us in making a donation.

Due to the sudden closing of the North Carolina Birth Center, the wonderful midwives (Cat & Kate) and staff (Mariam) will be continuing to provide prenatal and birth support for their families who are due in June; however, they will not be asking families to continue paying and they are not receiving any salaries from the parent company.

Please consider contributing to help pay the midwives and staff for their amazing and continued support of birthing families and also to help cover the cost of supplies, Internet and utilities which they are currently paying for on their own.

This birth center has been an important part of this community and the staff was doing an incredible job of creating a new safe space for birth in Chapel Hill. Please help support them and reach out to me, Andrea Fowler, directly with any questions or assistance to offer as they search for new jobs even though the actual birth center was thriving.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated by the staff to allow them to support their families during this big and sudden change.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-birth-center-staffs-continued-patient-care

Please share widely to help support our local birth community!

Due to the sudden closing of the North Carolina Birth Center, our wo… Andrea Fowler needs your support for Support Birth Center Staff’s Continued Patient Care

06/14/2026

06/13/2026

ECU Health received a grant from The Duke Endowment to participate in the Maternal Infant Health Carolinas initiative, a multiyear effort to improve maternal and infant health outcomes across North Carolina and South Carolina, strengthen care coordination, and advance health equity.

H.E.A.R. (Healing, Equity, Advocacy and Respect) 4 Mamas and Babies is a text- and phone-based screening and referral program developed at The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to identify medical, behavioral health and social needs early in pregnancy and throughout the postpartum year.

“ECU Health is proud to serve as a pilot site for this proven maternal health model, allowing us to bring an innovative, evidence‑informed approach to mothers across our 29‑county region,” said Angela Still, executive director, Women’s Services, Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center.

To learn more about what this means for families across the region, visit: https://go.ecuhealth.org/4epnHgp.

06/05/2026

Very sad news for our community 😭 My heart is with the staff and families who are affected.

To our beloved community,

It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news that the North Carolina Birth Center will close its doors effective June 30th, 2026.

This is a message we hoped we’d never have to write. The trust you placed in us was a gift we never took for granted.

We grieve for our clients who envisioned welcoming their babies here. We grieve for the families who found comfort, safety, and support within these walls. We grieve for our dedicated team, who poured their hearts into this work every single day. And we grieve for our community, which will feel the loss of a place built on connection, compassion, and the belief that families deserve personalized, respectful care.

We are grateful to our beautiful birth community for stepping in to help us transfer our patients into their care with as much respect and ease as possible

Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journeys. Thank you for believing in birth center care. Thank you for the privilege of serving you.

With deep gratitude, sorrow, and love,

The North Carolina Birth Center Team

06/03/2026

Heavenly Father,

As we enter this new month, we thank You for Your faithfulness that has carried us through every season. Thank You for being our Provider, Protector, and Sustainer. Thank You for the countless ways You have supplied our needs—both seen and unseen—and for Your mercies that are new every morning.

Lord, as June begins, we surrender our plans, desires, burdens, and expectations to You. We trust that You know exactly what we need and that You are able to provide abundantly according to Your riches in glory through Christ Jesus.

Where there is uncertainty, bring peace.

Where there is lack, bring provision.

Where there is weariness, bring renewed strength.

Where there is confusion, bring clarity.

Where there is heartache, bring healing.

Where there is fear, bring faith.

Where there is disappointment, bring hope.

Father, Your Word declares that You are our sun and shield. Shine Your light on the paths before us. Illuminate our decisions, guide our families, and help us walk in wisdom and obedience. Be our shield against discouragement, anxiety, distraction, and anything that seeks to draw us away from Your presence.

Thank You that You are a good Father who does not withhold any good thing from Your children. Help us to trust Your timing when answers seem delayed and to recognize Your goodness even in seasons of waiting.

This month, may our hearts remain fixed on You. Teach us to seek Your Kingdom first, knowing that You are already aware of every need we carry. Strengthen our faith to believe that You are working all things together for our good and Your glory.

We pray for our homes, our marriages, our children, our communities, and those entrusted to our care. May June be marked by Your favor, Your provision, Your protection, and Your presence.

Let this be a month of gratitude instead of worry, trust instead of striving, and faith instead of fear.

We receive Your promises and rest in the assurance that You will supply every need and withhold no good thing from those who walk with You.

In the mighty name of Jesus,
Amen.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

Help us get to 100 likes!

Share our page
Abiding Love Birth Collective

www.abidinglovebirthcollective.com

05/22/2026