Affirming childbirth education for queer families

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Rainbow Roots:

Foundational Prenatal Education

A foundational course designed specifically for 2SLGBTQIA+ parents and taught by two queer birth and postpartum doulas who have seen it all!

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We strive for connection and community, not efficiency.
Inclusive of all queer families (bi and pan parents welcome!) regardless of sexuality, ethnicity, and birth goals.
We create time for all the silly questions, and hands on learning for birth support and newborn care.
Based on our Roots of Birth course, with additions for the unique needs of queer families (conception stories, advocacy, and chosen family support)

Why Rainbow Roots?

“My wife and I attended Willow River Doula Collective's Rainbow Roots birth prep course and we had a wonderful experience! The facilitators created an inclusive, supportive, and affirming space that was tailored to the needs of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The information was clear, practical, and empowering, and we left feeling much more confident and prepared for birth!”

- Gabrielle W, Fergus

Get ready to learn!

- The science of labour
- Stages of labour and birth
- What to expect from natural childbirth
- The impacts of conception on birth
- Medical technologies of birth (including induction of labour, pain management, monitoring, and risk management
- Birth planning and advocacy for queer families
- Navigating microaggressions in birth spaces
- Medical technologies of birth (including Cesarean birth, assisted delivery, and emergency situations)
- Mental preparation for birth by breaking the Fear / Tension / Pain cycle
- Hands on practice with comfort tools for labour
- Positions for labour
- Counter pressure practice
- Pushing positions
- Newborn procedures immediately post-birth
- Postpartum healing
- The first days with a newborn
- Chosen family support
- Infant sleep
- Infant feeding (including breastfeeding / body-feeding, pumping, formula feeding, bottles, and combination feeding)
- Considerations for body dysphoria
- Hands on practice with diaper changes, swaddling, burping, etc.