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Birth By Queens Foundation Inc.

Friday, September 11 Lactation Basics For Doulas - 6:00 pm

LXCL:Cost per ticket will be $215.37 for field level seat, Birth Center Week hat, and $15 food voucher.

Saturday, September 12 Yankees vs. Mets  - Parent - 12:00 pm

LXCL:Children under 32" are typically admitted as a lap child no seat or additional perks. 1 kids toy.

Saturday, September 12 Yankees vs. Mets  - Child  - 12:00 pm

LXCL:<a href="https://" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">196-12 Jamaica Ave, Hollis, NY 11423</a>

Sunday, September 13 Generations of Love - 10 am

LXCL:Virtual

Sept 14 Building Infrastructure For Parents - 12:00 pm

LXCL:QCC Library - 1st Floor222-05 56th Ave, Bayside, NY 11364

Sept 15 Parenting While Pursuing Your Dreams - 12:30 pm

LXCL:Limited Transportation Available from Queens/Manhattan10:00 AM - 4:00 pm, Dinner 4 - 6 pmTour of BSD Birth Center - <a href="https://" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">84 NY-59 #102, Suffern, NY 10901</a>

Wednesday, September 16 Birth Center Tour

LXCL:Friendly Church115-03 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434

Thursday, September 17 Community Baby Shower - 11 am - 3 pm

LXCL:QCC Male Resource Center (MRC)222-05 56th Ave, Bayside, NY 11364

Friday, September 18 Fall In Love With Fatherhood

Sept 19  Mets vs. Phillies - Parent Ticket - 2:00 pm

Sept 19  Mets vs. Phillies - Child Ticket -  2:00 pm

Sept 20 Faith, Families & Healthy Beginnings - 9 am

Batter Up for Birth Centers: Birthing Love, Birthing Power Birth By Queens Foundation Inc. is proud to host various Birth Center Week events for 2026. For the first time, we will host events at both iconic New York baseball stadiums:⚾ September 12, 2026 &mdash; Yankees vs. Mets at Yankee Stadium 1:00 pm⚾ September 19, 2026 &mdash; Mets vs. Phillies at Citi Field 3:30 pm This exciting fundraiser and awareness campaign is more than a day at the ballpark. Batter Up for Birth Centers is a movement dedicated to expanding access to midwifery care, birth centers, and equitable maternal health support throughout New York State. &nbsp;It is time for New York to Step Up to the Plate for maternal health.&nbsp; Birth Center Week Events&nbsp;Friday, September 11 Lactation Basics For DoulasSaturday, September 12 Batter Up for Birth Centers &ndash; BronxSunday, September 13&nbsp;Generations of Love: Honoring the VillageMonday, September 14&nbsp;Building Infrastructure For The Working ParentTuesday, September 15&nbsp;Parenting While Pursuing Your DreamsWednesday, September 16&nbsp;Birth Center Tour -&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="text-align: start;" id="isPasted" style="text-align: start; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">84 NY-59 #102, Suffern, NY 10901</a>Thursday, September 17 Community Baby ShowerFriday, September 18&nbsp;Fall In Love With FatherhoodSmall Gifts. Big Dreams. Lasting Impact.Saturday, September 19⚾ Batter Up for Birth Centers &ndash; QueensSunday, September 20&nbsp;Faith, Families &amp; Healthy Beginnings Why Batter Up for Birth Centers MattersAcross New York, too many families continue to face barriers to respectful, community-centered maternity care. Entire counties still lack access to birth centers and midwives, limiting birthing options and widening maternal health disparities.Birth centers provide families with:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Personalized and culturally responsive care</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lower intervention birth options</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community-based support systems</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Improved maternal and infant outcomes</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Safe, empowering birth experiences</li></ul>At Birth By Queens Foundation, we believe every family deserves access to compassionate care close to home. Our vision is not only to bring the first birth center to Queens, but to advocate for access to midwifery and birth center care across all 62 counties in New York State. Join the MovementWhether you are a baseball fan, birth worker, parent, advocate, or community supporter, we invite you to stand with us.🎟 Purchase tickets⚾ Bring your family and friends🤝 Become a sponsor or community partner📣 Help spread awareness about birth center access💛 Support the movement for maternal health equity Together, we are building more than a birth center.We are building a future where every family has access to safe, respectful, and community-rooted care. Visit Birth By Queens Foundation to learn more, purchase tickets, and support the movement: www.birthbyqueens.org/bcw

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Batter Up for Birth Centers: Birthing Love, Birthing Power Birth By Queens Foundation Inc. is proud to host various Birth Center Week events for 2026. For the first time, we will host events at both iconic New York baseball stadiums:⚾ September 12, 2026 — Yankees vs. Mets at Yankee Stadium 1:00 pm⚾ September 19, 2026 — Mets vs. Phillies at Citi Field 3:30 pm This exciting fundraiser and awareness campaign is more than a day at the ballpark. Batter Up for Birth Centers is a movement dedicated to expanding access to midwifery care, birth centers, and equitable maternal health support throughout New York State.  It is time for New York to Step Up to the Plate for maternal health.  Birth Center Week Events Friday, September 11 Lactation Basics For DoulasSaturday, September 12 Batter Up for Birth Centers – BronxSunday, September 13 Generations of Love: Honoring the VillageMonday, September 14 Building Infrastructure For The Working ParentTuesday, September 15 Parenting While Pursuing Your DreamsWednesday, September 16 Birth Center Tour - <a target="_blank">84 NY-59 #102, Suffern, NY 10901</a>Thursday, September 17 Community Baby ShowerFriday, September 18 Fall In Love With FatherhoodSmall Gifts. Big Dreams. Lasting Impact.Saturday, September 19⚾ Batter Up for Birth Centers – QueensSunday, September 20 Faith, Families &amp; Healthy Beginnings Why Batter Up for Birth Centers MattersAcross New York, too many families continue to face barriers to respectful, community-centered maternity care. Entire counties still lack access to birth centers and midwives, limiting birthing options and widening maternal health disparities.Birth centers provide families with:<ul><li>Personalized and culturally responsive care</li><li>Lower intervention birth options</li><li>Community-based support systems</li><li>Improved maternal and infant outcomes</li><li>Safe, empowering birth experiences</li></ul>At Birth By Queens Foundation, we believe every family deserves access to compassionate care close to home. Our vision is not only to bring the first birth center to Queens, but to advocate for access to midwifery and birth center care across all 62 counties in New York State. Join the MovementWhether you are a baseball fan, birth worker, parent, advocate, or community supporter, we invite you to stand with us.🎟 Purchase tickets⚾ Bring your family and friends🤝 Become a sponsor or community partner📣 Help spread awareness about birth center access💛 Support the movement for maternal health equity Together, we are building more than a birth center.We are building a future where every family has access to safe, respectful, and community-rooted care. Visit Birth By Queens Foundation to learn more, purchase tickets, and support the movement: www.birthbyqueens.org/bcw

Birth By Queens Foundation Inc.

Birth By Queens Birth Center Week 2026 Events - Birthing Love, Birthing Power

Friday, September 11 Lactation Basics For Doulas - 6:00 pm

Free

Saturday, September 12 Yankees vs. Mets - Parent - 12:00 pm

Free

Saturday, September 12 Yankees vs. Mets - Child - 12:00 pm

Free

Sunday, September 13 Generations of Love - 10 am

Free

Sept 14 Building Infrastructure For Parents - 12:00 pm

Free

Sept 15 Parenting While Pursuing Your Dreams - 12:30 pm

Free

Wednesday, September 16 Birth Center Tour

Free

Thursday, September 17 Community Baby Shower - 11 am - 3 pm

Free

Friday, September 18 Fall In Love With Fatherhood

Free

Sept 19 Mets vs. Phillies - Parent Ticket - 2:00 pm

Free

Sept 19 Mets vs. Phillies - Child Ticket - 2:00 pm

Free

Sept 20 Faith, Families & Healthy Beginnings - 9 am

Free

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