Open Arms Perinatal Services

Open Arms provides community-based support during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting to nurture strong foundations that last a lifetime.

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Access to #doulas, #lactation counselors, and #postpartum support & resources should NOT be a luxury. Our model of care sets families up for success for the milestones and challenges of pregnancy, birth, and early childhood. 👏 Every 👏 birthing person deserves to thrive.

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

🎉 Exciting News! Two graduates of our Community Lactation Specialist Pathway are now IBCLCs! This is a decisive step towards diverse & inclusive perinatal care in Washington State. Read the press release https://t.co/MtuJG88s8y

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Listen to our Community Engagement Specialist, Rokea Jones, speaking on the racial disparities in #InfantMortality rates with @PNS_News 👇

[Public News Service @PNS_News]

September is #InfantMortality Awareness Month, which spotlights an issue that happens far too often. Infant mortality rates also are exacerbated along racial lines.

https://t.co/JCSlDuFvfH

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

We are grateful to @wawomensfdn for selecting us for the 2023 advocacy grant for #ReproductiveJustice & #MaternalHealthcare!

Together, we're building a future where every pregnancy is met with the care and respect it deserves. https://t.co/sO5PlLoamz

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

🥳 A hard-won victory for #reproductivejustice!

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

This groundbreaking support from @bipocedwa allows our ED to take a much-deserved rest until January 2024!

[Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly]

In Washington state, a coalition of BIPOC executive directors invested $1.37M to fund sabbaticals for #BIPOCleaders: https://t.co/xq6ybGY4lc @NIH @bipocedwa @BlackFutureWA #healthjustice

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Amen.

[ReproductiveHealthImpact @rhimpact__]

Black birth matters,
and always will.

Don’t forget it. ✨👏🏾

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

A new study that studied #maternalmortality between 1999 and 2019 uncovered shocking, but not surprising statistics. Structural racism is killing American mothers and birthing people; we need investment and strategies at every level to turn the tide. https://t.co/YbLBVhwZP4

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Doula support was called "birth justice in action" in a recent op-ed by @meganireneb in the @SoSeaEmerald & we couldn't agree more! Expanding reproductive healthcare includes more than abortion access, but all forms of #birthwork. https://t.co/enTezUwGlo

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Come work with us!

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

🎉 Congratulations to our Community-based Outreach #Doula team!
We are thrilled to announce that our CBOD Program has been reaccredited by @HealthConnctOne. Read the full press release: https://t.co/zpcFy9XrYu

[Seattle Roots Community Health @cdchc]

Having a baby can be risky for anyone, but infant mortality for Black and Native people is significantly higher, especially in some areas of South King County. This podcast speaks with @openarmsps about how to connect parents and newborns to care.
https://t.co/4dCQJYB32a

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Thank you for featuring us this #WomansHistoryMonth!

[Seattle Human Services @SeattleHSD]

During #Womens History Month, we celebrate @openarmsps, which believes that birthwork rooted in equity, justice & love is healing work. Each year, 500+families receive unwavering support through pregnancies & early parenthood, effects felt for generations. https://t.co/qj3wl9FRk8

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

Congratulations to our Latinx Community Specialist, Betty Hernandez, for being featured in the HuffPost!

Learn about #postpartum traditions around the world, including Betty's home county of Mexico and her Mazahua Indigenous traditions 👇https://t.co/nLQdwM1r53

[Quilted Health @QuiltedHealth]

📽️📽️📽️ Friday at 6pm! Join us as we watch and discuss the @hulu documentary on Black maternal mortality, @aftershockdoc. ⚠️ Viewer discretion is advised. zoom: https://t.co/BMACFBPOTT password: BBPM

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

We are seeking a Spanish-speaking contract Childbirth Educator to join our Perinatal Collaborative! Learn more on how to apply at https://t.co/pyfnjJv2PR

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

As a birth equity and health justice organization, Open Arms believes in the right of every birthing person to choose IF and WHEN to have a child along with a safe, supported birth.

PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS! #roevwade

[National Black Midwives Alliance @black_midwives]

For today's midwife crush, and in honor of Juneteenth this week, we uplift the generations of Black midwives throughout American history that were born into slavery, including the hundreds of midwives whose names we do not know. #blackmidwives #legacy #midwifecrushwednesdays

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

A great new study shows how vital community-based #doula organizations are to shifting the profession from a predominately white industry to using doula services to achieve #healthequity for BIPOC communities!
https://t.co/4LjPRpH35j

[Open Arms Perinatal Services @openarmsps]

With "Essential Labor" @agarbes outlines how we can't go on trading a social safety net for the unpaid work of mothers. After losing 865,000 women from the workforce due to the pandemic, will we finally view raising children as social responsibility?
https://t.co/JgZTsmuhbN