Formerly KC Women’s Ministry & the PPRC
Need Help Now? Volunteers are available 24/7 for pregnancy & postpartum concerns.
Call: 913-677-1300 or email warmline@birthitforward.org
Our Services
Birth Doula Services
Our doulas love supporting Kansas City families in their homes, hospitals, and birth centers to provide support tailored to you.
New Baby Postpartum Doula Services
Our doulas will come to your home to help care for your family while you transition to life with your little one.
Birth it Forward Academy
Hands-on learning and mentorship for aspiring doulas!
Doula Memberships
Join a community of doulas that will be there to provide you professional support and learning opportunities.
Standing Strong
Develop your advocacy skills. This course is designed for any support person in the birth space.
Mother’s Closet
10 Popups annually in locations around the metro that provides mother, infant and children’s items to people who need them, for Free!
24/7 Free Warmline
Staffed by trained volunteers for parents who are struggling and who need non-urgent mental health support.
Call 913.677.1300
High Quality, Evidence-based Support
Our doulas are provided training in…
Comfort care
Baby-feeding
Bereavement care
Trauma-informed care
And more!
Your Fee Helps Provide Support For Families
We are so passionate about birth work that we believe every family deserves doula support and education throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and after their new baby has arrived. Every client who purchases our services through Birth It Forward helps to fund our non-profit work, bringing low and no-cost services to families who can’t afford them. We look forward to partnering with you to provide support, education, and care to the greater Kansas City community!
Birth it Forward works with…
- Domestic Violence Shelters
- Shelters for teens moms
- Low-income families
… to provide no and low-cost birth and postpartum support.
Continuity of Care
A doula working with Birth it Forward is backed by a full team of professionals, all prepared to ensure you receive continuous support during pregnancy and postpartum. Your doula, or doula team, will work with you to develop birth and postpartum plans that work well for your family, helping you to achieve your goals and supporting you in your story.
During pregnancy, you meet with both of your primary birth doulas, get questions answered and prepare a plan for your birth.
If you want to breastfeed, you could also choose to meet one on one with a breastfeeding educator before the baby is born to develop your plan to give you the best start possible.
Your breastfeeding educator is in contact with your doulas, letting them know the best way to support you in your feeding goals.
Your postpartum doula could have been a part of the birth team, or maybe it’s someone else. Still, everyone remains in communication about your care, what is going on with your family, and individual needs.
If you choose to attend one of our Mother’s Closet Events and your doula is there working the event. She knows that there’s a tool that you would really benefit from and sets it aside for you. She’s able to show you how it works.
After the baby is born, you again can meet with a breastfeeding educator, and they work directly with your postpartum doula to help them to provide care that will help yu to meet your feeding goals.
What our clients say
I would not have done as well as I did without her there. She made me feel calm, supported and cared for. She was truly a blessing. I'm so thankful!
Marissa Gillam
I was grateful I hand unlimited access to someone!
Chloe
It was absolutely amazing. Having that support, the respect, the care they had for and about me, my well-being, my safety and novas as well was purely amazing and so so so special. I will forever cherish it.
Madison Elcyzyn
I had a great team ! They were all sweet and showed a great amount of love. During my labor i had Leah with me and she really did an outstanding job!!! While laboring the rest of the team reached out to check in on me and sent encouraging words. I absolutely loved having doulas and if and when i do decide to have another baby later in the future i plan to contact you all again.
LaQuisha Graham
I am highly pleased. I felt her services went above and beyond what I had expected! I felt supported, heard, and advocated for. I loved her attention to detail and the personalized care.
Savannah Freemyer
The experience with Brittney was beyond my expectations. She was so kind to me, helped me get my unmediated vbac...which was a dream come true for me. I just love her.
Harsha Manglekar
The team i was given worked great together and i think they would be a great team for others as well. Leah is a great leader, keeps you calm shows love and support. Bheka pumps you up gives you that extra heat you need to get you going or to keep going. Dyanna even with being a shadow she was well educated and supportive along the way. I am so proud to say my doula experience was amazing !!
LaQuisha Graham
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