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IDEAS FOR BIRTH ACTIVISM
  • Wear BirthNetwork shirts out in public. Tell people what BirthNetwork is about! You may order BirthNetwork shirts through Café Press:

  • Endorse the Coalition for Improving Maternity Service’s “Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative.”

  • Educate yourself on ALL of your options for birth. bnn12.jpg

  • Share your positive birth stories with anyone that is interested. Encourage other mothers and fathers to do the same.

  • Go to www.thebirthsurvey.com and take the survey -- pass this along to your friends!

  • Sign up to help get maternity intervention statistics from your state public health department -- contact cimsgrassroots@yahoo.com.

  • Be positive and encouraging to every pregnant woman that you encounter. Wish her well in her birth experience. Mention that BirthNetwork is a resource to learn more about her options.

  • Offer to share your birth and/or breastfeeding experiences with local childbirth education classes, breastfeeding support groups (La Leche League), and mothers groups.

  • Offer to become a “breastfeeding mentor” to pregnant family members, friends,
    co-workers, etc.

  • Write to your medical care providers about the quality of your birth experience.

  • Seek out insurance that covers “alternative” care.

  • Breastfeed in public, wherever you want to, whenever you need to.

  • Refuse “free” formula samples given out by hospitals and doctors offices. Offer to educate them on supportive breastfeeding policies and what “mother-friendly” and “baby-friendly” care is all about.

  • Write letters to the editor (magazines, newspapers, etc.) to encourage them to promote normal birth and the midwifery model of care.

  • Distribute BirthNetwork brochures and Mother-Friendly Guides within your community.

  • Find out if your local library displays and distributes BirthNetwork’s Birth and Beyond Provider Resource Guide. If not, offer to keep your library stocked.

  • Find out if your local OB-GYN, Midwife, Chiropractor, Pediatrician, etc. displays and distributes BirthNetwork’s Birth and Beyond Provider Resource Guide. If not, offer to bring them a steady supply to keep in stock.

  • Purchase books or videos for your local chapter of BirthNetwork Book and Video
    Lending Library.

  • Keep up-to-date on birth and breastfeeding-related legislative issues within local and national government. Write letters of support or protest to your local legislators and make sure your opinions are heard.

  • Consider volunteering with BirthNetwork–either within a local chapter or on the national Board.
 
 
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