P‍reparing for Success: Balancing Parenthood and College Education: This article offers resources and tips for college students who are pregnant on how to continue being a successful student. 

Beautiful Birth Choices
BBC's goal is to inform you about pregnancy, birth and postpartum, empower you in your choices for birth and support you in your birthing and parenting.
At BBB they offer:

• Doula services

• Childbirth classes

• Prenatal yoga

• Breastfeeding classes

• Breastfeeding support groups

• Comfort measures classes

• Siblings classes

• Postpartum support

Healthy Moms at St. Mary’s
The Healthy Moms program is focused on creating a nurturing and supportive environment that is life-changing and empowers women to reach their highest potential. The Healthy Moms Program provides moms with the support they need to reach their full potential as a parent and as an individual. Moms pick the services they are interested in and create a customized plan of what they would like to accomplish at Healthy Moms. Healthy Moms offers the following services:

• Pregnancy education classes

• On-site mental health counseling

• Care management

• Project Independence job training program

• Leadership academy

• Home visiting support program for pregnant women and women with children under 2.
   

Healthy Families of Monroe
Healthy Families is a home visiting program for pregnant people who have an infant under the age of 3 months. Highly trained Family Support Specialists provide home visitation, developmental assessments, evidence-based parenting services (PAT – Parents as Teachers), family goal setting and connections to support services. The program is an affiliate of Healthy Families New York and Healthy Families America.
Program Goals include:

• Encourage Parent-Child bond and interaction

• Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

• Educate parents (Brain development, developmental milestones, etc.)

• Improve birth outcomes

• Ensure medical care and immunization compliance

• Increase school readiness

Program Eligibility:

• Pregnant women or mother’s with a child under the age of 3 months.

• Parents can be any age, any pregnancy.

• It is NOT income based.

• Live in Monroe County.
   

Highland Women’s Health (Culver)
Their Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Midwives provide comprehensive obstetrical care for low-risk and high-risk pregnancies. For childbirth, they admit their patients to the Family Maternity Center at Highland Hospital, renowned for clinical excellence in a warm and compassionate environment.
They provide comprehensive gynecological services — from annual exams and family planning to the treatment of menstrual, pelvic organ, and pelvic floor disorders to menopause management. Their providers are trained in the most up-to-date clinical guidelines and surgical techniques. They also have special expertise in adolescent and pediatric gynecology.
 
Nurse Family Partnership (Monroe Co.)
Nurse-Family Partnership is a voluntary program for pregnant people who are having their first baby. Specially trained nurses will visit in your home throughout your pregnancy and continue to visit until your baby is 2-years old.
 
Parenting Village
Parenting Village fosters the health and wellbeing of caregivers and children in the Rochester area by offering support and connection for all families. We envision an inclusive, mutually supportive community in which all thrive. They offer weekly groups for parents and their children, a nuture program for new parents and so much more.
 
‍UR Medicine Gender Wellness, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Highly trained physicians offer comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology services from a patient’s initial exam, to childbirth and through menopause and beyond. They are dedicated to providing their patients with high quality, individualized care with compassion and respect.
Gynecology Services include the following:

• Breast examinations

• Consults/second opinions

• Endometrial ablation, hydrothermal ablation for uterine bleeding

• Family planning/contraception

• Infertility testing/surgery

• Laparoscopic bladder repair

• Laparoscopic hysterectomy

• Menopause/hormone management

• New patient GYN exams

• Pap smear and colposcopy

• Pediatric/adolescent gynecology

• Pelviscopy/hysteroscopy

• Urinary incontinence evaluation and surgery

• Yearly GYN exams

They also offer Women's Mental Health & Wellness services focused on treating your mental health needs, like challenges related to pregnancy, depression or anxiety problems, menopause, relationship conflict, and more.
 

 
What's a Doula?
A doula is a trained companion who is not a healthcare professional and who supports another individual (the doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, or non-reproductive experiences such as dying. The doula's goal, and role, is to help the client feel safe and comfortable, complementing the role of the healthcare professionals who provide the client's medical care. If you are looking for more information, please check out the links below:
Beautiful Birth Choices
Black Doula Collaborative
Doula Cooperative of Rochester
New York State Doula Directory to find a Medicaid enrolled Community Doula
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Queer Centered Doula Info
BADT’s Doula Directory– Find a BADT{Birth Advocacy Doula Training}-trained doula near you!
Queer Doula Network– An open directory of LGBTQ+-affirming birth workers for birthing people to explore.
Birthing Queer: Queer and Trans Evidence-Based Child Birth Education — An interactive & tight-knit queer birth class taught by a trans genderqueer professional midwife.
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Questions to ask during an interview with a doula

• How to hire a doula

• Checklist of interview questions

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Trainings for Doulas and other healthcare workers working with Queer and Trans-soon to be parents:
BADT’s Prerecorded Queer & Trans Reproductive Support CE Course– ALL of our courses are queer and trans inclusive, and this class, in particular, focuses on queer and trans care for birthworkers.
birthing beyond the binary with king yaa– This 12-week program is for reproductive health professionals who want to support queer, trans, and non-binary folx. Check out their other queer-focused pre-recorded courses.
Gender Affirming Birth Work 101 Workshop with Moss Froom– A great starting place for folks who are new to this conversation and work.
Gender Affirming Practices for Birthworkers with Love Over Fear Wellness-- Sign up for his email list to be notified of the next offering.
MAIA Midwifery & Fertility’s Professional Trainings– Check out their cultural sensitivity class.
LGBTQ+ Training for Professionals from Family Equity–Trainings for family-building providers who are supporting queer and trans folks.Check out their scholarship opportunity for queer and trans birthworkers here!
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