If you're pregnant and trying to picture how labor will actually begin, you've probably noticed that no two people describe it the same way. Most people think giving birth and going into labor starts like a movie. Water splashes dramatically to the ground, everyone starts running around in circles, and you immediately know it’s “go […]
In the Manhattan Birth Doula Mentor Program, we grow and maintain a loving community where everyone is seen and heard.
Understanding what it means to be a doula—to enter someone’s life in that role—takes a lot of practice and experience.
Online community support and continuing education can fast-forward that process.
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)
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)
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)
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 […]
Tanya Wills featured in The Bump article, "What to Know About Planning for a Homebirth."
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Caroline shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.
Courtney shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.
Michelle shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.
Emilie shares a testimonial for the Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program.
Tanya Wills featured in Our Bodies, OurSelves article, "Choices in Childbirth Statement"
Tanya Wills appears in Season 1, Episode 7 of "Lenox Hill" on Netflix.
Tanya Wills featured in New York Family article, "Your Brain On Birth"
Tanya Wills featured in Fatherly article, "Does Paternity Leave Have to Be So Lonely?"
Tanya Wills featured in New York Times article, "Home-Birth Film by Ricki Lake Prepares for Redelivery, Worldwide"
Tanya Wills featured on Yoga|Birth|Babies Podcast episode, "Conversations With A Midwife"
Tanya Wills on Bloomberg Quicktake episode, "Pregnancy and the Pandemic."
Tanya Wells featured in Allbodies article, "What's up with my discharge?"
Tanya Wills featured in Harper's Bazaar article, '"It's a Battle Scar": The Emotional Toll of C-Sections No-one Talks About'
Jennifer Leigh Mayer blog features "Interview with Tanya Wills"
"What Midwives REALLY Do with Tanya Wills" on Yoga|Birth|Babies Podcast.
Tanya Wills featured in Parents article "How the Pandemic Is Changing the Conversation Around Home Birth"
Tanya Wills featured in Gothamist article "Expectant Mothers In NYC Face The Prospect Of Laboring Without Their Partners"
Tanya Wills featured in Los Angeles Times article.
Tanya Wills is featured on "Muscle Medicine" podcast to talk about navigating changing birth plans during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Tanya Wills featured in "A Chaotic Week for Pregnant Women in New York City," an article in The New Yorker.
Join us as three new families share their exciting, diverse, and triumphant experiences with you and answer your questions.
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.
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.
Tanya Wills talks ALL about the Manhattan Birth Mentor Program and answers questions.
Tanya Wills and Sarah Lovell discuss birth trauma.
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.
Tanya Wills talks about her work as a Midwife and what midwifery is like, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Tanya and Sarah share nipple pain stories and how to work through the pain.
Tanya and Sarah are are thrilled to announce that all Manhattan Birth classes and the mentor program will now be hosted virtually.
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!
Manhattan Birth Founder Tanya Wills was interviewed by Redbook in the article "Heroic Acts of Nurses and Midwives During the COVID-19 Pandemic."
Tanya Wills instructs how to swaddle a baby with their arms out.
Tanya Wills instructs how to swaddle a baby with their arms in.
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.
