Innatus Birth

10/03/2021

📢Together, A BIPOC Doula Mentorship Program is here! 📢📢

▫️ has come together with and to offer something so valuable and dynamic to birthworkers whether real green and looking for an opportunity to apprentice with a seasoned doula or with some or many births under their belt and well aware of the benefits of mentorship.

▫️1:1 Mentorship
▫️Community Building
▫️Workshops
▫️Apprenticeship

Apply by March 19th at Bit.ly/Apply-2021 or read more about our special mentorship program at Bit.ly/CBCmentorship
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This IS undoubtedly worth the investment.
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Partial Scholarships are available.
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This will be our first big initiative of the Conscious Birth Collective- which is an accumulation of our coops/collectives efforts to fill the gaps within our community.
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Please share wide. Full Program description at link in profile.

25/07/2020

A National Call for Birth Justice AND Accountability.
Link in bio: NY Times- Demand Birth Justice
“A national coalition has identified concrete actions to combat the effects of racism in maternal health settings, and protect childbearing people. Add your name and sign the open letter.”

Posted • In this nation Black, Brown , and Indigenous birthing people have endured the pain of racism and oppression that seeks to destroy our spirit. No more! Go get today’s NY Times! This is a national call to action to demand that
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I give thanks to all the contributors who made this come to light. Loretta Ross, Asteir Bey, Aimee Brill, Christine Miller, Nan Strauss, Christy Turlington Burns, Yuki Davis, Angela Aina, Joia Crear Perry, Dawn Goodbolt, Nicolle Gonzales, Pilar Herrero, Jennie Joseph, Jennie Jacoby, Indra Lusero, Monica R. McLemore, Jamila Taylor, and Chanel Porchia-Albert.
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Anything is possible. Read full article at link in bio, sign on, and share! The time is now!!!!
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21/06/2020

Salute to the Black Fathers. 🖤
To the fathers breaking cycles and building healthier ones
To the fathers healing generational traumas
To the fathers stepping in when another man fell to neglect
To the fathers who didn’t have a father role model
To the fathers able to display appreciation and love for their partners
To the fathers robbed of their involvement and experience due to oppressive systems
To the fathers taken away too soon at the hands of institutional and systemic racism
To the fathers overcoming and thriving
To the fathers committed to the next generation
We see you. We love you. We celebrate you. 🖤

19/06/2020

Juneteenth.
Take all the time you need to research Black American history that has been purposefully buried and attempted to be erased.
Let’s celebrate Black excellence. Those who’ve succeeded in one way or another despite the systems put in place to keep them down.

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13/06/2020

Being a Mother of a means from the moment the they are aware, you are reminding them and reinforcing how beautiful their skin and hair are.
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Teaching them to be comfortable in their bodies and with their spirit.
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While most likely excessively correcting certain behaviors, as you know in school (and eventually in the workforce) they will be held to different standards.
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Holding them tighter and having more in-depth conversations every time another Black person dies at the hands of a racist system.
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Having the fear that you can do everything “right” and they can do everything “right”, and you can still be called out in anguish during their last breath.
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I. AM. MAMA.
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Swipe for at this early age.
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Please take time to support and pour energy into BIPOC movements and businesses. The shirt I am wearing in this picture was purchased in 2018 to support a Black student midwife on her journey into midwifery. Read her story!! I love all the shirts available for purchase; go take a look and purchase one (Fathers Day is around the corner!)
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30/05/2020

30/08/2019

Happy Black Breastfeeding Week!
We cannot stress enough how important solid support is for achieving your breastfeeding goals. But beyond that, we have to acknowledge and bring light to the gaping racial disparities there are in breastfeeding initiation and duration.
This is why we celebrate this week (swipe left➡️)
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Click link in our bio to book a breastfeeding session with our Breastfeeding Counselor, Aida. Gift Cards also available!

02/08/2019

It’s World Breastfeeding Week. Aug 1 - 7
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There are many reasons I became a Doula, but one of them was my own breastfeeding journey. I needed a lot of support throughout the first year. Sometimes I received this by having a supportive partner, being able to stay home with our newborn, and having resources like La Leche League and informative social media accounts. However, a lot of times I was not held or supported. I had a pediatrician tell me I no longer needed to breastfeed because it wasn’t as nutritious for an 8 month old (not true), I had multiple family and friends asking me: “you’re still breastfeeding?”, “you still have milk?”, “is he eating enough?”, “are you feeding him?” - all questions asked with negative connotations, and many many moments of feeding in a car or other ways to not make others feel uncomfortable.
It’s important to me that I support my clients in wanting to breastfeed and meeting their goals. No pressure, of course, but I do feel like more lactating people need to be held closer and receive gentle, caring, and positive encouragement.
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Feed on Babes. 💜

13/05/2019

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mamas.
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Special shout outs to the ones that birthed us.

10/05/2019

🗣Important message here on many levels. 👂🏽
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Let’s apply this to parenthood. New parents- taking care of yourself for your family is vital. How to? Asking for help when needed, listening to your intuition and taking loved ones well meant advice with a grain of salt, quieting your need for external validation and tapping in and knowing your worth.✨

29/04/2019

Four years ago today I attended my first birth as a doula. After an 18 hour ‘work’ day I knew I was exactly where I needed to be. 💜
-Aida
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Happy Birthday to this little guy Nicolas. It will always be a special and memorable day.