Natural Birth & Baby Expo
Presented by the Tampa Bay Birth Network
Tampa Bay Birth Network
Visit our website at www.TampaBayBirthNetwork.org
We are a 501(c)3 Federal Not for Profit Organization
MISSION STATEMENT
We are a 501(c)3 Federal Not for Profit Organization
MISSION STATEMENT
The Tampa Bay Birth Network's primary mission is to provide a community of professionals, families and individuals who support, educate, and/or promote natural pregnancy, birth and parenting.
Members of the
Tampa Bay Birth Network
are dedicated to these Seven Principles:
- Educating women and their partners about pregnancy, natural birth and postpartum care so they can be empowered to make personal choices with knowledge and clarity
- Encouraging women and their partners to choose a midwife and/or doula to assist with their pregnancy and labor
- Guiding women toward natural, alternative and complementary care in addition to their regular prenatal and labor care
- Advocating for a reduction in the number of unnecessary medical interventions
- Supporting women and their partners in their new role as parents by offering resources about new parenthood, including breastfeeding, infant sleeping and postpartum care
- Promoting breastmilk for at least the first year, exclusively for the first six months
- Maintaining the Midwives Model of Care as outlined by the Citizens for Midwifery (www.cfmidwifery.org)
