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Roxanne’s Birth Center Story

2021-03-13T07:42:33-08:00January 30th, 2021|

We received care at the birth center for all four of my pregnancies, and my first two were delivered at the birth center. I think what surprised me the most about the care we received at the birth center was the level of trust that developed between our family and all of the midwives and nurses. It was a two-way street too! In our first pregnancy, we attended the Centering Pregnancy classes and were trusted with doing some of our own basic prenatal care. In all of my pregnancies, I never doubted for a second that the midwife caring for

Eugene Marathon Team

2021-02-09T22:30:35-08:00January 14th, 2021|

Join Our Community Birth Center's 2021 Team for the Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K (in-person or virtual)! You'll get to participate in the race and fundraise for a great cause. Contact us at OurCommunityBirthCenter@gmail.com to register for our Team! As a team member, you commit to raising a minimum of $250 for the half or full marathon and $100 for the 5K. In exchange for your fundraising, Our Community Birth Center will cover your race registration fee. Just send us an email identifying which race you want to do and affirm your commitment to fundraise or personally donate the

Parent-Child Massage Benefit Class

2021-02-09T22:31:52-08:00January 7th, 2021|

Join us for a Parent-Child Massage Class taught by Lillian Shoupe and benefiting Our Community Birth Center. The class will take place over live interactive video sessions on February 14, 21 and 28 from 11 am - 12 pm PST. Registration fee is set on a sliding scale and 100% of fees go to Our Community Birth Center to help open the new birth center. If you cannot afford the fee and want to participate please reach out to us. Sign up here: https://ourcommunitybirthcenter.square.site/ What are the benefits of infant massage? According to Mayo Clinic: Research suggests that infant massage

2020 Our Community Birth Center Highlights

2020-12-15T06:52:57-08:00December 15th, 2020|

Wow! And, this was created before our event on Dec. 9th. We're now at $160,000 raised and we have 24 supporters making monthly recurring donations. Thank you everyone for your support! Our goal is to reach 30 recurring donors before the end of the year, sign up on our website. Image Text: 2020 Our Community Birth Center Highlights 501(c)(3) Status Awarded $157,438 of $300,000 Raised for Start Up Programs Offered: - Health Care Options Counseling - Baby Gear Network - Community Support Circle - Online Lactation Classes New Birth Center Search: - Negotiations are underway now with the owners of

Inaugural Midwifing the Birth Center Award

2020-12-15T06:07:58-08:00December 10th, 2020|

Congratulations to the recipients of the Inaugural Midwifing the Birth Center Award. “Midwifing” used as a verb symbolizes the acts of supporting, uplifting, empowering, and caring that are some of the key traits of midwifery care. This award is for supporters of Our Community Birth Center who have gone above and beyond to support and uplift the birth center itself with their personal contributions of all kinds. 2020 Awardees: Janell Niemann-Ross CNM and Sarah Imig RN IBCLC Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to Our Community Birth Center's mission to open a new birth center in Lane County! We

AlexAnn Westlake, Executive Director & Certified Nurse Midwife

2021-02-09T22:33:05-08:00December 8th, 2020|

Hi, my name is AlexAnn and I am a Midwife and Director of Our Community Birth Center. Many of you know me quite well, but for those who don't, here is an introduction. Thank you to all of you for being part of the birth center community and for your outpouring of support to help restore birth center services to Lane County! I was born at Sacred Heart Hospital in downtown Eugene into the hands of a Certified Nurse Midwife. Our Community Birth Center's Board President, Mary Carpenter CNM, was one of the midwives who helped care for my mom

Capital Campaign Virtual Year End Celebration

2020-11-18T18:13:17-08:00November 17th, 2020|

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-community-birth-centers-capital-campaign-virtual-year-end-celebration-tickets-129266829567 One year ago, Our Community Birth Center hosted a joyful and packed Capital Campaign Launch Party (with babies, kids, snacks, and so much good company!). We wish we could get together in-person once again; however, since that is not an option... We invite you to join us online for a brief celebration of our accomplishments over the past year and a look ahead to the next steps as we get closer to opening an new nonprofit nurse midwifery birth center for Lane County. We will share Our Community Birth Center's highlights of the past year, introduce our 2021

Matching Challenge Final Total

2020-11-09T05:49:34-08:00November 3rd, 2020|

Many thanks to all our donors and matching donors! Thank you Christine Heritage, Janie Akerlund, Nancy MacMorris-Adix, Cynthia J. Hunter, Holly Russell, Hope Ruddell, Sharon Baker, Jenny Noyce & Cory Hoover, Ruth Ezeonwuka, Annie Hoag, Christine Apollony Donaldson, Hilary Prager, Kirstin & Pete Carhart, AlexAnn Westlake, Linda Motzkin & Jonathan Rubenstein, Temple Sinai, Jude Hales, and Jeanelle Martinez for matching donations!

Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020 and Land Acknowledgement by Our Community Birth Center

2021-02-09T22:34:03-08:00October 13th, 2020|

Our Community Birth Center's Board of Directors would like to share our official land acknowledgement statement. October 12, 2020 was Indigenous Peoples' Day and we will continue to reflect on the on-going negative impacts of colonialism, share accurate history, and take actions toward justice. "We meet on the unceded land stolen from the Kalapuya, Siuslaw, Cow Creek Umpqua and Yoncalla peoples. I ask you to join me in acknowledging these communities, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. I ask that we also acknowledge that our culture was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many indigenous

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