Independent Childbirth creates opportunities for public dialogue by bringing together the public and birth professionals to learn about current, credible information. Independent Childbirth promotes evidence-based, physiological birth practices which lead to maternal and neonatal care that maintains health beginning with pregnancy through parturition and into the postpartum period.

In the US, the rates of surgical birth and other interventions have soared beyond those of other developed nations, and are far above international recommendations. Despite a steady food supply, clean water, and practitioner options the rate of maternal and infant mortality - adjusted for reporting methodology - is significantly higher than that of other developed nations. It is our mission to improve maternal outcomes and a mother's birth experience in America in addition to decreasing the exporting of our technological interventions to other countries.

We use this group to:

- Learn from each other about how to improve our own teaching and birth sharing skills

- Learn about slightly off-topic subjects that we know will interest parents (i.e. circ, vax)

- Combine efforts to promote and market independent childbirth education locally, nationally and internationally

- Share knowledge as we hear or read birth news locally and internationally.

We are all currently or formerly certified through various organizations and/or use our doula and midwifery experiences with women in hospital and homes. We share normal, natural, credible laboring information with all women.