New and Returning Birth Center Clients

Thanks for your interest in Our Community Birth Center! We are doing this work for the benefit of parents, babies, and people in our community for generations to come and thanks to support from community members like you we are getting closer to opening.

In March 2021 we signed a lease on a new space with a goal to open by the end of 2021. Stay tuned for updates and please donate to help get the doors open. Donations of all amounts are helpful and appreciated.

Join our contact list sign up to volunteer and follow Our Community Birth Center on Facebook or Instagram to stay up to date regarding our progress toward opening doors.

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Perinatal Health and Wellness Resources in Lane County

Health Care Options Counseling from Our Community Birth Center Nurse Midwives

A Certified Nurse Midwife is available to talk with you over email or phone about your options for care in Lane County. We provide counseling about local options for care, taking into account your preferences and goals. We share and discuss options for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, lactation, newborn, and women’s health care in Lane County.

Contact us at OurCommunityBirthCenter@gmail.com or via Facebook messenger on the Our Community Birth Center Facebook Page.

We do not provide medical advice or direct health care at this time.

Available in English and Spanish.

This service is free, a donation to the birth center is welcome but not required.

Abreast Lactation, Cathy Rasmussen BSN IBCLC – (541) 221-6929

Best Beginnings Infant Feeding Support, Debbie Jensen RN BS M.Ed IBCLC – (541) 525-5731

Loving Arms Lactation, Devorah Bianchi RN IBCLC – (541) 852-3213

Lucina Family Care Lactation, Lucina Armstrong Michaud IBCLC – (541) 833-0646

Homebirth

Visit the Oregon Midwifery Council site for a list of Homebirth Midwives in Eugene and Springfield: Oregon Midwifery Council

Hospitals

McKenzie Midwives: Attending births at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. (541) 744-8660.

Women’s Care Midwives: Attending births at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. (541) 833-0168 or (541) 868-9700.

Donor Human Milk for Babies

Northwest Mother’s Milk Bank – Donate your extra milk or get milk for your baby. This is a nonprofit milk bank. All milk donors are screened and the milk is pasteurized.

Human Milk for Human Babies – Oregon – Direct milk sharing platform from person to person. You do your own screening. Milk is not pasteurized

Eats On Feets – Community based milk sharing resource.

Our Community Birth Center recommends consulting with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) to discuss risks and benefits of informal milk sharing before making your personal choice about whether or not to participate. You are welcome to contact us at OurCommunityBirthCenter@gmail.com with questions.

Doulas & Traditional Health Workers

A doula is a trained expert in support for pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and perinatal loss. Research shows having a doula improves birth outcomes. Oregon Health Plan Insurance (OHP) pays for doulas! Find a doula who is the right fit for you:

Daisy C.H.A.I.N.

Doulas of Lane County

Blissful Beginnings

Oregon Registry of Traditional Health Workers

Placenta Encapsulation

Hilary Prager, CNM MPH and Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

placentahilary@gmail.com

Hilary 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.

Classes for Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum

Lactation Classes:

Contact: OurCommunityBirthCenter@gmail.com to request details and sign up for an in-depth online interactive class with a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. 100% of class fees support our plans to restore birth center services.

Check out our first class, “Lactation Essentials” which is FREE. YouTube: Lactation Essentials Class with Sarah Imig RN IBCLC

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy:

Judy Abel PT

Pelvic Wellness Center, 1034 Lawrence Street, Eugene OR 97401, (541) 515-6215

Devin DeGrief PT

Devine Strength & Physiotherapy – 350 E 31st Ave, Eugene OR 97405, (541) 249-3868

Abigail Dowd PT

Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy at Oregon Medical Group, 600 Country Club Road, Eugene OR 97401, (541) 345-0600

Holly Koch PT

Tensegrity Physical Therapy, 244 E Broadway, Eugene OR 97401, (541) 338-7088

Lois Sheffield PT

Oregon Urology Institute, 2400 Hartman Lane, Springfield OR 97477, (541) 334-3350

Gail Apte PT

Atlas Hand and Physical Therapy, 2710 Willamette Street, Eugene OR 97405, (541) 505-7317