The sun will be back soon and we've got new Our Community Birth Center clothing styles ready when it does! Order now and you can pick up in Eugene or we can ship to you anywhere in the US! Shop at https://ourcommunitybirthcenter.square.site

Today we received approval from Oregon Health Authority for our remodel plans! Remodeling is on track to start this summer. We have raised a little over $260,000 toward our Startup Campaign goal of $300,000! Donate at ourcommunitybirthcenter.org to help get the doors open and launch midwifery birth center services.

Thank you for helping Build Up The Birth Center! We are excited to get to share this pre-remodel video tour of Our Community Birth Center's new birth center building located adjacent to Island Park in Springfield, Oregon at 188 West B Street, Building O. Renovations start in June 2021 with a goal of opening for services by the end of 2021. We will keep you posted as the timeline gets more solidified.  Link: Our Community Birth Center Pre-Remodel Video Tour (3 minutes) One of the many things about this building that we are grateful for is that it already has

Today we were choosing paint colors, flooring, and counter tops for the birth center. It's all coming together and it's going to be beautiful! Thank you to our architect Kira Malone at 2fORM Architecture for helping guide us and for providing gorgeous options.

We have a Social Justice Committee made up of board members, staff, and volunteers (doing mostly behind the scenes work) helping to ensure equity and inclusion are sown into the roots Our Community Birth Center. The Social Justice Committee is launching a series of kid book suggestions. In particular, we'll highlight books centering People of Color, inclusion, and gender diversity. Books are a wonderful way to inspire important conversations with your kid(s) about loving themselves and others in all of our uniqueness. Elena Aguero (she/her), Development Coordinator of Our Community Birth Center shared the following book suggestion: Little Feminist Picture

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Build Up The Birth Center including the live zoom event and video tour, fun at home party packs, and the online auction! The event last week was a lot of fun and has given Our Community Birth Center a big boost toward our Startup and Remodeling fund goal. Build Up The Birth Center raised $25,411--surpassing our goal of $25,000 for this event! Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers and community supporters. You are bringing the new birth center to life and we appreciate you! Photo: Flower bouquets made by

It's official, Our Community Birth Center has a new home! Our Community Birth Center has officially signed on to lease a building for the new birth center. Design and remodeling will start soon to convert this lovely home-like space adjacent to Island Park in Springfield into a birth center and clinic to serve our community. We cannot wait to welcome parents and babies into our new center where they will receive client-centered care and wrap around support through their journey to parenthood and beyond. All hands-on deck to help get the doors open! Our community has helped raise $204,331 for

Lane County recently closed its CHC Prenatal Clinic which was the only FQHC prenatal care option locally. We are sad to see more gaps opening up in our local perinatal health care system. Story by KLCC on 2/26/2021: "Pregnant people often chose Lane County’s federally qualified Prenatal Clinic because of its wrap around services, easy access to care, and integrated Spanish speaking staff. With this crucial service gone, Our Community Birth Center is preparing to step in. AlexAnn Westlake is Executive Director of the non-profit and a certified nurse midwife. She said they’ve held focus groups with Latina community members.

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

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