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THE ALASKA BIRTH COLLECTIVE WELCOMES YOU
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OUR MISSION
The Alaska Birth Collective was established as a resource for Alaskan families during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum period. We are a non-profit, community-based, volunteer organization that helps educate, empower and support childbearing humans and their families. Our mission is to support birthing people and care providers by providing information, education, and advocacy for Person-Centered care.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Birth is a normal, healthy process, not an illness or disease. Empowering births can take place in hospitals, birth centers, and homes.
Maternity care should be evidence-based and person-centered.
We believe people should be leaders in their care, receiving evidence-based and accurate information regarding options for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding.
Birthing people have a right to make health care decisions for themselves and their babies. That right includes Informed Consent as well as Informed Refusal, it's the right to informed decision making.
WHAT WE DO
We offer support, education, information, and advocacy for families during the childbearing years. We host community events, educational workshops, and support meetings for new and expecting parents. We offer training and professional development opportunities for care providers in our area.
GET INVOLVED
Make Your Mark
PARTNER WITH US
Our organization always appreciates the generosity and involvement of people like you, with every contribution going towards making The Alaska Birth Collective an even better Perinatal Empowerment Non-Profit Organization than it already is. We want to provide you with the correct and appropriate information pertaining to your mode of support, so don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions.
VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
This is one of the simplest ways to help out our cause. We believe the best way for our initiatives to be successful is for the community to actively get involved. This is an easy and efficient way of contributing to the great work we do at The Alaska Birth Collective. Get in touch with any questions about how you can Volunteer Your Time today.
MAKE A DONATION
Want to join our efforts but not sure where to start? Make a Donation and take advantage of this incredible opportunity to lend your support. It’s a great way to contribute to our cause, and every little bit counts towards paving the path for a better tomorrow. Get in touch with us today for more details about how you can help.
OUR LEADERS
MORGAN TURNER
I am a Certified Childbirth Educator, and DONA trained doula. I have lived in Alaska for 20 years and am married to a lifelong Alaskan. I am a mom to 4 sweet babies, ages 3 to 18 years.
I believe birth is a normal process. Moms should be supported in their birth choices. I believe an informed birth is an empowered birth. Education and support are key to achieving your desired birth goals. I am excited to have the opportunity to build our birth community up and support our local mamas and families.
KATIE STACHOW
Katie is a practicing Certified Public Accountant in Alaska and specializes in non-profit and governmental accounting for over 10 years. She works with numerous non-profit entities across the state and brings that wealth of knowledge through her role as board development chair at ABC. Being the token "non-birth worker", Katie enjoys the paperwork side of things, helping to ensure the proverbial ducks are in a row as a growing organization. Katie joined ABC after experiencing the benefits of a doula which opened the doors to a world of education on birthing and mothering during her first pregnancy. She lives in Anchorage with her husband Greg, and two young boys, Frank and Noah.
HAYLEY SHEA KOCINSKI
AKA HAYS
Hays is a compassionate and joyful soul with a passion for personal empowerment, and all things birth and babies! They're a certified professional doula and birth photographer located in Anchorage where they live with their three kids. It means the world to Hays to create a positive impact on how people experience pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum because it carries over into parenthood and beyond. It's their honor to be part of ABC to amplify empowered birthing in Alaska!
Bethany is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner from SoCal, and a new mom.