Open Play Group
A full-hour of unstructured play for babies and toddlers, allowing Moms, Dads and children a safe and serene environment to connect and relate. Bring a toy to share. $2 per child, or $30 for unlimited 1 year attendance. Register using the calendar below, or drop-into a session.
Breastfeeding Circle
A weekly peer-to-peer support group to connect Moms along their breastfeeding journeys. Led by Lactation Counselor and Speech Pathologist, Dr. Beth Nottingham, this group is a non-judgmental place to make friends, share struggles and triumphs, to trouble-shoot, and learn what to expect from your baby at various ages regarding feeding. This free women's support group in Baltimore meets every Thursday from 12-1:30 PM. Register using the Calendar below, or drop-in to join us.
Supporting Families In-Person & Online - Check out the Schedule for Classes + Groups!
A guide and ally to support your family's birth experience.
Baltimore Doulas, In-Person and Online!
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Doulas provide physical relief, emotional support, and mental preparation for your birth journey.
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Throughout time, women have played this sacred duty of supporting birthing people through pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering. The Womb Room provides experienced Doulas in Baltimore to be your guide, as Birth Doulas or Postpartum Doulas, either in person with safety precautions, or virtually online.
The Womb Room's Baltimore Doulas
 Cara CroweBirth & Postpartum Doula, Lactation Counselor |  Shante FergusonBirth Doula, Abortion Doula |  Odile PenetBirth Doula, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist |
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 Meg RuzickaBirth & Postpartum Doula |  Shindreia ChaseBirth & Postpartum Doula |  Karen KellyPostpartum Doula |
Benefits of Birth Doulas:
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Teach, coach, or provide methods for calming, focus, and relief.
- Advocate on your behalf during your birth experience.
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On call text, call, video, and email support.
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Companionship, Empathy, and Solidarity.
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Access and reference to additional resources and professionals.
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Community Groups with Doulas to meet and learn from other new Moms.
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Postpartum services to give you advice, check in about parenting, to help you sleep, clean up, take care of the other kids, or whatever you need!
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Women with Doulas report experiencing less pain during labor, and have been shown to have shorter labors.
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Doula assisted births experience 25-38% less C-sections.
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Having a Birth Doula leads to a 31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with birth experiences.
Support through Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum
In Person Birth Doula Services
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​Doulas have always attended births to be in close physical and emotional support of a woman in labor. Due to the health crisis, however, regulations are temporarily in place to disallow anyone but your partner from attending a birth.
This means that Doulas are not being allowed to enter most hospitals. For these women, we are providing Virtual Doula Services, detailed below.
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Doulas are still able to attend Homebirths, however. If you would like a Doula to attend your birth in person, with a mix of in person and phone support, reserve this service. Your Doula will use a mask and follow social distancing guidelines.
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Virtual doula support is an adapted form of in-person pregnancy, birth, or postpartum support.
To fit to these unique times, remote support focuses even more on the family. This service is just as much for the seasoned parent as it is for a family that is welcoming their first child home.
We provide emotional and educational support through mediums such as Zoom, email, text, and phone calls. We serve families outside of Baltimore and Maryland, and have helped families across the country with the support they need through virtual doula services and groups.
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