The Birthwork Foundation

The Birthwork Foundation We provide access, support, and education centering underserved expecting and postpartum families and communities in Iowa and Western Illinois.

Are you expecting this fall or winter? 🤰Have you been considering pregnancy, birth or postpartum support? We still have ...
09/03/2026

Are you expecting this fall or winter? 🤰Have you been considering pregnancy, birth or postpartum support? We still have doulas available for you!

Connect with us to learn more about doula support in your area. Our doulas also travel to surrounding areas. đźš—

âś…âś…Complete an intake form to be matched with a doula available to support you: https://connect.thebirthworkfoundation.com/public/forms/intake

‼️‼️Are you free this afternoon? In the Quad Cities area? Come meet our Doulas at Community Health Care, Inc. at Edgerto...
09/01/2026

‼️‼️Are you free this afternoon? In the Quad Cities area? Come meet our Doulas at Community Health Care, Inc. at Edgerton Women's Health Center from 2-4pm TODAY, September 1st!!

08/31/2026

And that’s a wrap 🎬 on our breastfeeding photo shoot for Black Breastfeeding Week ❤️ National Breastfeeding month continues with the celebration of Semana de Lactancia Latina, Military Lactation, workplace lactation, and Deaf & Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week!

The importance of Black Breastfeeding Week is historic. Before we talk about the gap in Black breastfeeding rates — we h...
08/28/2026

The importance of Black Breastfeeding Week is historic. Before we talk about the gap in Black breastfeeding rates — we have to name the wound.

“For nearly 250 years, Black women were forced to nurse enslaving families' children while their own babies went without. That trauma didn't end with emancipation. It was passed down.

What some call hesitancy, we call inherited protection.”
Clementé G. Love, CLC® Clem the Doula

This week we reclaim our story. And we remember: we all we got.

*W2026

Know Your Rights! A reminder every Black family in Iowa deserves to hear:Iowa Code, Section 135.30A."A mother is entitle...
08/26/2026

Know Your Rights!
A reminder every Black family in Iowa deserves to hear:

Iowa Code, Section 135.30A.
"A mother is entitled to breastfeed her baby or express breast milk in any location in which the mother's presence is otherwise authorized."

Any public place. Any private place. Anywhere you are legally allowed to be. No cover up required. No moving to a bathroom. No leaving.

Your baby eats where you eat. Save this. Share this.

*W2026

It's Black Breastfeeding Week and we are showing up ALL WEEK. 🤎Black Breastfeeding Week (B*W) is observed annually Augus...
08/25/2026

It's Black Breastfeeding Week and we are showing up ALL WEEK. 🤎
Black Breastfeeding Week (B*W) is observed annually August 25–31 as part of National Breastfeeding Month. It was founded by Black women to address the unique cultural, historical, and systemic barriers Black families face around infant feeding — barriers rooted in the exploitation of Black women’s bodies during slavery and sustained by structural inequities in the healthcare system.

This year's theme because WE show up for each other. Let's go, Iowa.

August 25–31 | | *W2026
📍 Iowa — Des Moines, Davenport, Waterloo, Iowa City + more

National Breastfeeding Awareness Month: AAPI Breastfeeding Awareness WeekThe Asian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding We...
08/15/2026

National Breastfeeding Awareness Month: AAPI Breastfeeding Awareness Week

The Asian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week focuses on decreasing inequities and normalizing chest/breastfeeding in AANHPI communities by improving breast/chestfeeding education and support practices.

Learn more:

Considering breastfeeding?! What can you do now to ensure breastfeeding success?đź“šDuring pregnancy, learn as much as you ...
08/12/2026

Considering breastfeeding?! What can you do now to ensure breastfeeding success?
đź“šDuring pregnancy, learn as much as you can about breastfeeding.
👩‍💻Connect with a lactation professional so that they are ready to help once the baby arrives.
🍼Find a local lactation class in your area.

Did you know that has trained lactation experts available to help support your breastfeeding journey? Connect with us for more information.

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