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January 11, 2021
About the Manhattan Birth Mentor Program

Tanya Wills talks ALL about the Manhattan Birth Mentor Program and answers questions.

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January 11, 2021
Announcing Manhattan Birth’s Virtual Classes

Tanya and Sarah are are thrilled to announce that all Manhattan Birth classes and the mentor program will now be hosted virtually.

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January 11, 2021
Birth Workers Tanya Wills + Sarah Lovell Discuss Birth Trauma

Tanya Wills and Sarah Lovell discuss birth trauma.

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January 11, 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Chemo Stories

Tanya Wills and Tina Zarembavo talk about some of the topics that come up when you meet a friend during your shared experience of having breast cancer.

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January 11, 2021
Celebrating International Day of the Midwife with Tanya Wills

Tanya Wills talks about her work as a Midwife and what midwifery is like, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

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January 11, 2021
Free Webinar Series: Birth Stories

Join us as three new families share their exciting, diverse, and triumphant experiences with you and answer your questions.

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January 4, 2021
Free Webinar Series: Breastfeeding Stories

Join us as new families share their experiences navigating . . . breastfeeding. They’ll share what they faced as total beginners, the bumps in the road, and how they came out the other side, victoriously, as confident new parents.

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January 11, 2021
Free Webinar Series: Postpartum Stories

Join us as two new families share their experiences successfully navigating the unknown… the postnatal period. They’ll share what they faced as total beginners, and how they came came out the other side, victoriously, as confident new parents.

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January 14, 2021
Interview with Tanya Wills

Jennifer Leigh Mayer blog features “Interview with Tanya Wills”

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July 15, 2021
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 […]

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January 14, 2021
Lenox Hill on Netflix

Tanya Wills appears in Season 1, Episode 7 of “Lenox Hill” on Netflix.

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January 11, 2021
Lessons in Birth with Tanya Wills + Sarah Lovell

Tune into this conversation between Tanya and Sarah about a recent birth Tanya attended. Sometimes at a birth, the birth worker, doula, midwife learns something too.

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January 31, 2021
Mentor Program Testimonial: Emilie

Emilie shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.

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January 31, 2021
Mentor Program Testimonial: Michelle

Michelle shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.

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January 31, 2021
Mentorship Program Testimonial: Caroline

Caroline shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.

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January 31, 2021
Mentorship Program Testimonial: Courtney

Courtney shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.

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April 29, 2023
Midwife Musings: Can I eat in labor?

Did you know you can eat in labor? There is a bit of research that shows that folks who are low risk and in labor can benefit from eating and drinking. Our friends at Evidenced Based Birth share that “in the mid 1900s, when anesthesia methods were crude and unsafe, “Nothing by Mouth” policies came […]

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April 29, 2023
Midwife Musings: Do I need an IV in labor?

Tanya talks about IV access when you’re in labor. Tune in! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Wills (@tanyawillsmidwife) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Wills (@tanyawillsmidwife)

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April 29, 2023
Midwife Musings: Let’s Talk About Milk Ducts

Tanya Wills, CNM, LM, IBCLC, WHNP talks about the anatomy of a breast and breast tissue including what makes milk production possible. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Wills (@tanyawillsmidwife)

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May 31, 2023
Midwife Musings: What do midwives do?

What are some basic things midwives do? Tanya shares some basic things that midwives do as care providers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Wills (@tanyawillsmidwife)

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January 11, 2021
New Parent Nipple Pain: Lactation Advice with Tanya Wills, CNM + Sarah Lovell, RN

Tanya and Sarah share nipple pain stories and how to work through the pain.

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April 29, 2023
Perinatal Mood Disorders

Tanya Wills shares what the doulas in the mentorship program are learning about perinatal mood disorders. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanya Wills (@tanyawillsmidwife)

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January 5, 2021
Small Things Grow Midwifery featured in Redbook

Manhattan Birth Founder Tanya Wills was interviewed by Redbook in the article “Heroic Acts of Nurses and Midwives During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

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July 14, 2021
Sundays with Sarah: Choosing your care provider

One of the biggest decisions a birthing person will make is: choosing their provider. How can you ensure that you have the birth you choose and that you are heard? Sarah Lovell, RN, CLC and student midwife (and amazing educator at Manhattan Birth) shares some key things to look out for and how to know […]

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July 15, 2021
Sundays with Sarah: Who Should Be at Your Birth

Building your birth team is an important step in creating the birth space you want. How do you know who should be present at your birth? Tune into this informative video from Sarah Lovell, CNM, LM, RN, CLC, and one of our amazing childbirth educators. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan […]

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January 4, 2021
Swaddling 101 with Tanya Wills: Part 1, Arms In

Tanya Wills instructs how to swaddle a baby with their arms in.

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January 4, 2021
Swaddling 101 with Tanya Wills: Part 2, Arms Out

Tanya Wills instructs how to swaddle a baby with their arms out.

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wells featured in Allbodies

Tanya Wells featured in Allbodies article, “What’s up with my discharge?”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Fatherly

Tanya Wills featured in Fatherly article, “Does Paternity Leave Have to Be So Lonely?”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Gothamist

Tanya Wills featured in Gothamist article “Expectant Mothers In NYC Face The Prospect Of Laboring Without Their Partners”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Harper’s Bazaar

Tanya Wills featured in Harper’s Bazaar article, ‘”It’s a Battle Scar”: The Emotional Toll of C-Sections No-one Talks About’

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Los Angeles Times

Tanya Wills featured in Los Angeles Times article.

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in New York Family

Tanya Wills featured in New York Family article, “Your Brain On Birth”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Our Bodies, OurSelves

Tanya Wills featured in Our Bodies, OurSelves article, “Choices in Childbirth Statement”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in Parents

Tanya Wills featured in Parents article “How the Pandemic Is Changing the Conversation Around Home Birth”

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June 30, 2022
Tanya Wills featured in The Bump

Tanya Wills featured in The Bump article, “What to Know About Planning for a Homebirth.”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in The New York Times

Tanya Wills featured in New York Times article, “Home-Birth Film by Ricki Lake Prepares for Redelivery, Worldwide”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured in The New Yorker

Tanya Wills featured in “A Chaotic Week for Pregnant Women in New York City,” an article in The New Yorker.

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured on Muscle Medicine Podcast

Tanya Wills is featured on “Muscle Medicine” podcast to talk about navigating changing birth plans during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured on Yoga | Birth | Babies Podcast, part 2

Tanya Wills featured on Yoga|Birth|Babies Podcast episode, “Conversations With A Midwife”

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills featured on Yoga|Birth|Babies Podcast, part 1

“What Midwives REALLY Do with Tanya Wills” on Yoga|Birth|Babies Podcast.

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills on Bloomberg QuickTake

Tanya Wills on Bloomberg Quicktake episode, “Pregnancy and the Pandemic.”

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January 5, 2021
Tanya Wills on Breastfeeding for Yahoo Life

Watch Tanya Wills on “What Happens to your Body when you Breastfeed,” part of the the Yahoo Life Know Your Body Series

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January 14, 2021
Tanya Wills on Wild Womb Podcast

Tanya Wills featured on the Wild Womb Podcast.

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May 31, 2023
The Bridge Directory: A Resource for Families of Color

The Bridge is on a mission to provide a nationwide referral network made up of professionals of color who offer high-quality services that integrate the needs of the whole family.  The Bridge is not just a directory and a resource for families of color, but a community of professionals, who seek to heal the disparities […]

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January 11, 2021
Tips on Handling Due Date Expectations with Tanya Wills

Tanya Wills reassures pregnant people that it is normal to have their baby between 37-42 weeks, and shares tips on how to handle due date expectations. It is normal to give birth after your due date!

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January 11, 2021
Virtual Doula Support: Birth Worker Stories with Tanya Wills + Sarah Lovell

Sarah talks about her experience as a virtual Doula and how connecting with her client via FaceTime led to a unique and overall positive birthing experience.

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