Our Community Birth Center Board of Directors Adopts Non-Discrimination Policy: It is the policy of Our Community Birth Center (OCBC) not to discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, language, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran’s status, or any other protected class. This policy applies to all OCBC programs and operations, including but not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our board, staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, and

Hilary Prager, CNM MPH and Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist is donating 100% of proceeds for all placenta encapsulations, including gift certificates, to Our Community Birth Center. Hilary uses the Traditional Chinese Medicine method to create capsules. Benefits may include increased milk supply and decreased depression. Hilary can be reached at placentahilary@gmail.com.

We have been repeatedly amazed and inspired by the outpouring of support for Our Community Birth Center since we launched our Capital Campaign in November. Just this week we surpassed $70,000 raised toward our fundraising goal. The recent Matching Gift Opportunity from Chris Heritage CNM exceeded our goal and raised over $3,500. Thank you to Chris for continuing to match all of the donations even after it passed the goal!

Our Community Birth Center was featured on KLCC this week, with a very appropriate title, "People Want A Birth Center in Lane County". “There’s a study called Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns and the results were published in 2018,” says Westlake. “It showed lower rates of C-sections, fewer pre-term births, fewer low-birth weight babies and a lower cost to the health care system when families used birth centers.” Read the story Listen to the story

Annie Hoag RN IBCLC is donating 100% of proceeds from her private lactation services to Our Community Birth Center from January 20 - March 31, 2020. Annie offers initial and follow up lactation visits, baby weight checks, baby feeding plans, craniosacral therapy for babies with feeding difficulties, and more! Annie can be reached at annie.hoag.rn@gmail.com or ‪541-513-5267‬.  

At our recent Track Town Pizza fundraiser, a supporter introduced himself and told us that his wife sent him to the event because they haven’t had kids yet BUT when the do have kids in a couple years she knows she wants to use the birth center! We need a birth center for families like this! We also talked with a supporter who gave birth to her daughter at the old birth center when it was in downtown Eugene and then when her daughter had a baby she gave birth at the birth center in Springfield ON THE SAME BED that

Thank you to Wild Light Yoga Center and Jess Eldridge for hosting Our Community Birth Center's first Yoga Benefit Class on January 12, 2020. This was a fun way to fundraise and felt so good! We had such a great response that we're turning it into a series. Next up, come join us at CrossFit Evviva for a class led by Michelle Baumann on Sunday February 16th at 10 AM.

Thank you to KVAL news for covering the importance of Our Community Birth Center for families in our community. 'Our Community Birth Center' to open after Midwifery birthing center shuts down - KVAL News, December 30, 2019

Help us meet our Matching Gift Challenge! Donate on our website by Dec 31, 2019! Michele Peters-Carr and Dennis Carr will match $3,000 of donations (that means we have potential to raise $6,000 by Dec 31!) in honor of Michele’s 3,000+ births attended through her work at the birth center. Was Michele your midwife? Make a donation online and send us a note if you want to donate in honor of your baby or in honor of Michele! Photo by aprilchristopher.com.

Our Capital Fundraising Campaign Launch Party at Capitello Wines on December 11, 2019 was a great success! We had over 100 birth center supporters in attendance and raised $3,000 for Our Community Birth Center! Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered and donated to make this event a success! Special thanks to those who made donations that helped us to put on this fun and family-friendly event: Capitello Wines, Dennis Carr and Michele Peters-Carr, Poppinfrizzle Face Painting, Whole Foods, Sundance Natural Foods, Sweet Life Patisserie, and Ann Hughes Photography. Annie Hoag and Ruth Ezeonwuka at the Capital Fundraising Campaign

Introducing Our Community Birth Center's new logo! Thank you to the most amazing graphic designer and birth center mama Abby Park (abbydee.com) for donating her time and skill to make Our Community Birth Center shine! We are actively seeking donations of funds and professional services and volunteer time. You can donate, contact us, and sign up to volunteer here on our website!