Whether you’re attending births or supporting families postpartum, your work provides comfort, reassurance, and confidence. You are the reminder that pregnant folks can do this.
We strive to create a supportive community of birth professionals. We believe there is enough room for all of us, working together to change the world.
Take your work to the next level through advanced lactation workshops, case studies and even mentorship.
10 Weeks starting June 8
Our unique 10-week course will create a community of lactation and feeding professionals who know it is more than just milk.
Our program addresses the institution and family structure that act as support or barriers to the family/new parent.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Instructor: Ray Rachlin, LM, CPM, CLC from Refuge Midwifery
Come to this introductory class to learn the in’s and out’s of how LGBTQ people can create their families. We will be covering:
Options for creating families – DIY, ICI, IUI, IVF, Surrogacy, Fostering, Adoption
Cycle tracking for insemination
Donor options for sperm, eggs, and uteruses
Types of care providers and healthcare choices for fertility
Impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy and surgeries on fertility, and options for preserving fertility prior to or during gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgery
Emotional and legal considerations and preparing for parenthood
Infant feeding options
This 3-hour course fulfills the breastfeeding class requirements for most doula certifications including DONA and DTI.
All classes are 6-9pm.
Every year, we accept a small cohort of doulas and birth professionals who are ready to launch their birth businesses — all they need is a little direction, some accountability, and support.
The Manhattan Birth Mentor Program provides networking opportunities, advanced training, monthly masterminding groups & a supportive community of successful doulas.
People having babies do not receive adequate holistic and integrative lactation + feeding support or care. That's where YOU, the Integrative Lactation + Feeding Specialist, come in.
We're hosting a unique 10-week program to create a community of lactation and feeding professionals who focus on the goals of the family.
Being present for families and revolutionizing the childbearing year is an important part of being a birth worker. How do you know if you’re feeling the call to step into this work?
Subscribe and download our checklist to find out.
Manhattan Birth founder Tanya Wills was called to pursue birth work after a transformative experience giving birth to her son Milo. She changed careers, became a doula, certified-nurse midwife and got her credentials in lactation and more, all the while growing a community of equally passionate birth workers to teach and mentor birth workers like you.
