Birth for Humankind exists to improve the maternal and sexual reproductive health system and reduce the barriers associated with systemic, disadvantage and discrimination during pregnancy, birth, early parenting and abortions.
We do this by making free universal community-based doula support available in Melbourne and surrounds, to women and gender diverse people experiencing financial hardship and systemic discrimination and disadvantage. This includes:
Community-based doula support: Skilled doulas (birth support professionals) provide free and continuous personalised, practical and emotional support during pregnancy, birth, early parenting, and through abortions.
Doula training: Through our doula training program, we are building a culturally diverse, lived experience workforce who are skilled in providing trauma-informed perinatal support. In doing so we are contributing to improving equity in pregnancy choices and care, including maternity and abortion support.
Education: We provide multi-language, accessible childbirth education resources, including videos and information sheets to help people prepare for pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
Research and advocacy: We use and share programmatic evidence and contribute to partnerships, research and advocacy, to promote systemic change and improved maternal health equity.
For more information visit our website: www.birthforhumankind.org