The Central Texas Birth Network is a valuable resource for families who are looking for services to help them during pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood. From childbirth educators to prenatal exercise instructors, our members are knowledgeable in their profession and dedicated to serving you during this special time in your life.

We invite you to browse our site, where you can locate childbirth professionals in our provider directory, read some of our member profiles, and locate a class or event near you. We look forward to serving you during the childbearing year. We congratulate you and wish you well on this amazing journey into parenthood.

We are also on Facebook, so become a fan and you'll get to hear about upcoming events and news about birth in Central Texas.

Who We Are

 

Had A Baby In The Last Three Years?

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It has been easier to get consumer satisfaction information about a camera than about maternity care services – but no longer. The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has developed www.TheBirthSurvey.com a consumer feedback website where women provide information about the maternity care they received - with specific doctors, midwives, hospitals, and birth centers. Families choosing where and with whom to birth can utilize this consumer feedback, along with data on hospital and birth center intervention rates and practices, to make informed health care choices.

 

If you have given birth in the last three years, CIMS would like to know about your birth experience. According to CIMS, "The survey asks mothers a variety of questions about their satisfaction with their maternity care providers and birth setting, and includes their feedback in the results, allowing other women to benefit from their experiences. In addition to the consumer data, the website will begin to list obstetrical intervention data for each hospital as provided by state Departments of Health. The Birth Survey is designed to help women find quality providers and birth settings that are the best match for their needs and lifestyles. Providers and facilities will also be able to utilize The Birth Survey as a consumer feedback and quality improvement tool."

 

Help us spread the word about the survey,so that women in Central Texas can be informed about their choices in birth. Here is a flyer that you can print and distribute. Share this with all the mothers you know.

 

 

Community Partners 

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Texans for Midwifery Austin - TFM-Austin is a consumer-based group working to inform families, the medical community and decisionmakers about midwives and midwifery care. We promote The Midwives Model of Care as a valuable birth option that should be available wherever women choose to birth, both inside and outside the hospital.

 

Central Texas Doula Association - CTDA aims to raise community awareness about the role of doulas, provide a listing of local doulas, maintain high standards within our profession and support doulas by providing continuing education and a peer network.

 

 

Quick Links

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• Provider Directory - Find doulas, childbirth class instructors, parenting support and
      other businesses that provide services to pregnant mothers and families.
• Community Calendar - Find a class or an event offered by one of our providers.
• Submit an Event or Class Listing - CTBN Providers can list classes and events that
      they are facilitating or sponsoring.
• Professional Training and Conferences - Interested in becoming a birth professional
      or expanding your knowledge base? See our calendar of upcoming workshops and
      conferences throughout Texas for birthing professionals.