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.
Recognizing you have started laboring can spark worry, unless you feel clear on what to actually do!Â
Download Your Guide to Early Labor, the same set of recommendations we walk through in our childbirth prep series: The Complete Childbirth Experience. Inside:
It's yours to download and keep.

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:
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.

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.