Building the birth center
Oakland's families deserve.

Birthland Wellness Fund is actively pursuing a location for the Birthland Wellness Center, a one-stop perinatal hub where every family will receive culturally affirming, accessible midwifery care. The organization currently supports Birthland Midwifery in the pursuit of an independent midwifry-led birth center committed to establishing itself in Oakland. The practice is actively serving clients, building community partnerships that are enthisiactic about this community need but we need your support to get there.

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world, and it is getting worse. Lack of access to culturally competent care, economic barriers, and the compounding effects of racism and discrimination are driving this crisis, and the Oakland Bay Area is not immune.

The medical community is beginning to reckon with these realities. At Birthland, we've been doing this work from our start. We believe the path forward requires innovative care models, structural change, and providers who reflect and understand the communities they serve.

The Birthland Wellness Center will be a first-of-its-kind perinatal resource hub and birth site in Oakland, where clinical care, holistic wellness, and community education exist under one roof. Right now, we are actively caring for clients clients, forging partnerships, and laying the physical and operational foundation for this center.