Our Partners
NATIONAL PERINATAL TASK FORCE
We are proud to be a leading Perinatal Safe Spot, based in Connecticut.
The National Perinatal Task Force is a grassroots movement to start and grow Perinatal Safe Spots (PSS) in every ‘Materno-toxic Area’ in the USA, in order to eliminate racial and class disparities in birth outcomes, and to create equity and power in maternal child health care. Guided by fierce love for our families and communities, the National Perinatal Task Force seeks to dismantle the braid of oppression impacting communities of color. We recognize strength and abundance in the breadth of our intersectional collective in order to harness the limitless power of our lived experiences. A Perinatal Safe Spot™ is a physical and/or virtual space, which is a place where women and families can safely connect and find support. A Perinatal Safe Spot™ uses the four tenets of TheJJ Way® model of care, which enable anybody who cares to make a positive difference in a pregnant or parenting person's life. Those tenets are to provide Access, Connections, Knowledge and Empowerment in order to increase the opportunities for a positive birth outcome.
THE BRIDGE
The Bridge which is made up of professionals who offer high-quality services that integrate the needs of the whole family. As members of The Bridge provider network, we work to heal the disparities in health care from the inside. We want to center the lifelines in our community—as our ancestors once did. We do that through getting to know each other, sharing wisdom, and remembering. We believe we have the solutions our clients, patients, and families seek, and we can get so much further when we move as one. Earth's Natural Touch: Birth Care & Beyond is one of the many vetted organizations of The Bridge and agree with the collective values.
NEW HAVEN HEALTHY START
NHHS supports women and families through their pregnancies, births and first 18 months of their babies lives with a continuum of services. We have worked with New Haven Healthy Start since 2018 to support high risk pregnant and postpartum families in New Haven County. We provide FREE Doula services to their high-risk participants, as well as lactation support through our Mocha Milkshake Cafe: Lactation Support Program. They have also supported us by providing opportunities for community members to train as Doulas, and for our doulas to certify as Lactation Professionals.
CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDCARE
The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) oversees a network of early childhood care, education, and development programs. We focus on the first years of children’s lives, from birth to age five. In partnership with the OEC, we have been able to train dozens of OEC HomeVisitors, Staff, and Community Members to become doulas. These doulas help to make up the OEC Doula Network that provides free Doula support services to families across the state at no cost.
MARCH OF DIMES
March of Dimes is committed to ending preventable maternal health risks and death, ending preventable preterm birth and infant death and closing the health equity gap for all families. Learn more about our legacy and impact here. In partnership with the March of Dimes, we have been able to provide Doula Support, and other educational support services to Pregnant and Postpartum Families. We’ve also worked in partnership to form the Doulas4CT Coalition.
UNITED WAY / BRIDGEPORT PROSPERS
The Bridgeport Prospers team is committed to advancing racial equity and addressing the root causes of systemic and institutionalized racism. They use a collective impact model as no one organization or program alone can address the needs and aspirations of our community. They support and advance the needs and health of community partner organizations like ours. We have worked with Bridgeport Prospers for over 6 years to provide support to pregnant and postpartum families in Bridgeport, CT. They too are a founding member of the Doulas4CT Coalition and have supported the legislative efforts of our Birth Justice: Advocacy, Legislation and Policy Transformation Team.
CARE
CARE’s mission is to improve health in New Haven among people most impacted by disparities, including Black and Brown communities and low-income populations, through collaborative research, practice, and engagement. We are fortunate to be one of tho organizations that CARE has identified to support in this work. Through our partnership, we have been able to support Lactating families in New Haven, participate on the New Haven Breastfeeding Task Force, provide education to families and opportunities to our Doulas to train and certify as Lactation Professionals.
