Registration for our next Childbirth Prep Plus Course is open
Registration for our next Childbirth Prep Plus Course is open! This cohort will be great for people with due dates between May - July 2022. We welcome participants planning birth centers, hospitals, and homebirth. In-person and zoom options are available. Thank you to Emily Little PhD Executive Director of Nurturely for facilitating a Babywearing session when we cover newborn and postpartum topics! We also enjoy partnering with Parenting Now to facilitate a session focused on parenting. Our sessions on pregnancy, labor, and birth are all guided by our own Certified Nurse Midwife and Executive Director AlexAnn Westlake Cnm and we
New Special Offerings
Our special new offering - Postpartum Bonding & Healing Pool Session This session is all about you and your baby or child. We create a loving and healing space where you can relax, heal, and bond. If your birth or postpartum experience didn’t go as you had hoped, this is an opportunity for deepening your connection and creating loving memories. Any parent-child (or parents and children) can benefit from one of these sessions and all are welcome to sign up. Also, we have put special intention into making this a healing space and time for those who experienced birth trauma,
Ready for the first babies!
Sweet gift bags ready for the first babies at Our Community Birth Center and we're expecting those first babies any day now ! Our clinic services are also in full swing. Did you know our nurse midwifery service also provides annual check ups, gynecology, fertility, birth control, lab testing, and more? We have long appointment times and take the time to listen to you and work with you toward your health goals. Text, call, or request an appointment on our website. Phone number 458-234-6800. Insurance Updates: Your care with us is covered (in-network) by the following insurance plans: - Regence
Press Release: Grand Opening
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND OPENING BRINGS FREESTANDING BIRTH CENTER TO LANE COUNTY Our Community Birth Center Grand Opening Event October 24 Eugene/Springfield, OR – October 2021 – The public is invited to the Grand Opening of Our Community Birth Center, a new community-based nonprofit midwifery birth center that expands options for pregnant people in Lane County. Join us Sunday October 24th between 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm for an in-person open house style event or for our live online event from 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm. In-person location: 188 West B Street, Building O, Springfield, Oregon. Live online access details
Operations Coordinator Position Opening
Update: This position has been filled. Job Posting: Operations Coordinator, Our Community Birth Center Do you have experience in midwifery birth center operations and management? Would you like to put your skills and expertise to use in an organization committed to equity, social justice, and anti-racism? Are you excited by the chance to help grow a new nonprofit community-based midwifery birth center and health clinic? If you said “Yes” to any of these questions, we may have the perfect job for you! Our Community Birth Center is a community-focused organization in Springfield/Eugene, Oregon that is growing and evolving even as
Childbirth Preparation Plus Course Open
Congratulations on your soon to arrive little one! Click Here for Childbirth Preparation Plus Course Registration The childbirth preparation plus course at Our Community Birth Center offers a wonderful opportunity for pregnant people and their support person(s) to gain more knowledge and confidence about the birth process and more! We recognize that the journey from pregnancy through parenthood and beyond is so much more than just labor and birth. This is why we have developed a comprehensive course to accompany you on this exciting journey! Our course includes preparation for childbirth, lactation/baby feeding, newborn care, and parenting. Specific topics include
Per Diem Lactation Consultant Position Opening
Update: This position has been filled. Job Posting: Per Diem, Lactation Consultant, Our Community Birth Center Are you committed to providing personalized care and community-based lactation services? Would you like to put your skills and expertise to use in an organization committed to equity, social justice, and anti-racism? Are you excited by the chance to join a new and growing nonprofit community-based midwifery birth center and health clinic? If you said “Yes” to any of these questions, we may have the perfect job for you! Our Community Birth Center is a community-focused organization in Springfield/Eugene, Oregon that is growing and
Per Diem, Birth Assistant Position Opening
Job Posting: Per Diem, Birth Assistant, Our Community Birth Center Posted on September 1, 2021 Are you committed to providing personalized care and supporting physiologic birth? Would you like to put your skills and expertise to use in an organization committed to equity, social justice, and anti-racism? Are you excited by the chance to join a new and growing nonprofit community-based midwifery birth center and health clinic? If you said “Yes” to any of these questions, we may have the perfect job for you! Our Community Birth Center is a community-focused organization in Springfield/Eugene, Oregon that is growing and evolving
Volunteer Work Party
Thank you to our awesome volunteers today! The remodel prep work party was a success. Bye bye carpet and fluorescent lights. We are ready for Essex General Construction, Inc. to take the stage soon.
Message from the Architect
Did you know that Our Community Birth Center is led by birth center parents and midwives collaboratively? Our Board of Directors and many of our volunteers are birth center parents. Also, we are excited that even our architect, Kira Malone from 2fORM Architecture, who designed the remodel for our building is a birth center parent! It made the work of designing the birth center floor plan flow very smoothly since she has personal knowledge of the purpose and services of the birth center. Kira shared this photo and message about the project: "This birth center project is particularly meaningful for
Floor Plan For the Birth Center
The welcoming community room. The open kitchen located at the heart of the building for families and staff. The natural views of the park from the birth room windows. There are so many special aspects of this birth center that fill us with joy! We are looking for a few more volunteers to help with our remodel prep work party on Saturday June 26th. Let us know if you're available to help! We will be removing carpets and trim plus a couple other tasks.
Birth Pool Ordered
We placed the order for our beautiful large birth pool! #waterbirth It's a FP3 Birth Pool by Edel Immersys. This tub was designed specifically for labor and waterbirth and we are so thrilled! Special thank you to Christine Heritage and her friends and family who donated to fund the purchase of this tub. Chris has been advocating for access to water immersion for labor and birth in Lane County since the 1980s. Thank you Chris . Photo from Edel Immersys.