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Childbirth Collective empowers birthworkers through education and resources, focusing on improving maternal health outcomes by addressing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and enhancing the role of doulas in the Twin Cities community.

<div fr-original-style='margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' id="isPasted" style='margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>All birthworkers in the Twin Cities are invited to join us for this free, public event&mdash;an interactive presentation to learn more about hypertension disorders in pregnancy (HDP) and current (and increasing) rates. We will share a HDP toolkit that highlights the role doulas can play in recognizing early warning signs, bridging communication with clinical teams, and improving maternal outcomes.</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Certificate of attendance will be provided for you to pursue continuing education credits.</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Presented By:</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>LauRen Gaines, RN, MPH,<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nurse-Midwife student</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Ann Forster Page, DNP, APRN,<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">CNM, FACNM</div><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' id="isPasted" style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Objectives:</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Increase doula knowledge, confidence, and satisfaction in recognizing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Understand the impact of HDP on maternal and neonatal health.</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Identify the doula&rsquo;s role in early recognition, communication, and addressing perceived barriers to responding to warning signs.</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(8, 8, 9); color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Explore the HDP Toolkit as a standardized resource to enhance education, safety, and collaboration.</div>

Hypertensive Disorder in Pregnancy - Educational Session & Toolkit for Doulas in Minnesota

<p fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When emergencies happen&mdash;whether during birth, postpartum, or in an unexpected setting like a home visit&mdash;knowing your role as a doula or other support person is critical.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Join the Childbirth Collective for a practical, no-nonsense workshop on how to stay grounded, supportive, and effective when every second counts.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You&rsquo;ll learn:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What birth emergencies can look like in home and hospital settings</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What happens when EMS is called&mdash;and how to work alongside them</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to advocate clearly and calmly without overstepping or getting in the way</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Emotional support tools for clients, partners, and families in crisis</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Advocacy language that&rsquo;s effective&mdash;and what to avoid</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Presented by Grace Flannery, LM, EMT, BCP, a licensed midwife, EMT, and board-certified phlebotomist who brings deep experience from both midwifery and emergency response. Grace&rsquo;s practice, Trillium Midwifery Care, supports home birth families across the Twin Cities.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For Grace, the art of midwifery is rooted in sincere relationships, weaving in a blend of age-old wisdom, current research evidence and well established community standards. As a community midwife, Grace is devoted to offering midwifery care that is inclusive, highly personalized, and responsive. She sees the strength of community midwifery in the model of care, which emphasizes autonomy, building trust, consistent presence, and thorough education. This fosters adequate space and time for understanding, integration and grounded decision-making to happen each step of the way.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Whether you&rsquo;re a birth doula, postpartum doula, lactation consultant, bodyworker, or other perinatal professional, this workshop will leave you better prepared to serve your clients with confidence and clarity&mdash;even in the hardest moments.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please Note: This event will NOT cover clinical questions. That includes recognizing symptoms or diagnosing an emergency (for example: what BP reading would be an emergency?&quot; &quot;What does dangerous breathing in a newborn look like?&rdquo;) These questions will be redirected as most of us in the Collective do not fill clinical roles. Thank you!</p>

Childbirth Collective

Childbirth Collective

Past events

Past events

Hypertensive Disorder in Pregnancy - Educational Session & Toolkit for Doulas in Minnesota

When Every Second Counts: Supporting Perinatal Emergencies

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