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It's More Than Just the Milk

Tanya talks about the current state of lactation. This is a system that has left birthing people out in the cold, with woefully inadequate training for birth professionals, the hierarchy of care that undermines them, and the constant blaming of the milk owners. We need to talk about nurses, midwives, and pediatricians who believe they have training because they nursed their own babies. Learn more about Manhattan Birth's Integrative Lactation + Feeding Specialist training.

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get your guide to early labor

Recognizing you have started laboring can spark worry, unless you feel clear on what to actually do! 

Download Your Guide to Early Labor, the same set of recommendations we walk through in our childbirth prep series: The Complete Childbirth Experience. Inside:

  • exactly what to do if labor starts at night versus during the day
  • how to rest and sleep through early contractions
  • what to eat and drink to keep your body fueled for the work ahead
  • how to keep your mind calm and protect your space

It's yours to download and keep.

    Ready for Anything: Complete Childbirth Experience

    The Complete Childbirth Experience is our 4-week, in-person, live and interactive childbirth class on the Upper West Side. Over four weeks you'll cover:

    • Labor & Childbirth (weeks 1–3)
    • Infant & Toddler CPR (week 4)
    • Lactation & Newborn Care (week 4)

    You'll also get a customized class workbook, additional video trainings, office hours with the Manhattan Birth team, and our full resource lists — recommended reading, practitioners, and trusted resources for childbirth around NYC.

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    about manhattan birth

    More than a team of instructors, meet our supportive and loving community devoted to compassionate support for professional birth workers, parents and parents-to-be.

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