HAPPY MAMA HEALTHY BABY ALLIANCE

MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING, CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT  WHO WE ARE 

The Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance is a non-governmental organization that is based in Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 2020 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity 509(a)(2). The IRS name of the organization is Wholistic Midwifery School of Southern California, and it was founded in the year 1993.

The alliance comprises multicultural perinatal and mental health professionals who share a common vision of promoting maternal and infant health, improving the quality and access to maternity care, reducing perinatal health disparities, and achieving social justice in maternal and infant health.

Our board of directors, advisory committee and consultants are mental and perinatal health experts with training and expertise in Doula Support,  midwifery,  nursing, pre and perinatal psychology, social work, psychiatry,  obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, preventative care, global public health, and health education and promotion.

 OUR MISSION 

To promote high-quality, family-centered, evidence-based, respectful maternity and newborn care, and improved health outcomes for all childbearing persons and their babies, with a special emphasis on Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LBGTQ communities experiencing health disparities due to racism and discrimination.

 OUR WORK 

Our work is dedicated to eliminating healthcare disparities and promoting birthing justice for all pregnant women and their infants. As a team of diverse and multidisciplinary professionals serving expectant and parenting families, we provide a range of services including Doula support, childbirth preparation classes, breastfeeding assistance, maternal-infant mental health workshops and support groups, as well as continuing education opportunities for professionals.

We also offer professional training, certification, learning and networking opportunities for mental health providers and perinatal health professionals.

Our focus areas are:

• Training, Certification and Continuing Education Programs for Professionals
• Childbirth Doula and Postpartum Doula Services
• Breastfeeding Support Services
• Promoting Maternal Mental Health and Infant Mental Health
• Engendering Birthing Justice for All Childbearing Persons
• Amplifying the voices of BIPOC persons affected by perinatal health disparities.

OUR PHILOSOPHY 

As advocates for families and babies, we seek to ensure that all childbearing persons are treated with dignity and respect during the pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum periods.

We promote a self-growth approach to pregnancy; which is a special and unique time in a woman’s and a person’s life.

We believe each pregnant woman or person should be surrounded by a loving and supportive community and each baby should be born into the hands of skilled, compassionate and respectful caregivers.

We protect the Mother/Baby dyad whose needs are mutually dependent.

We are reverent of the sacred nature of birth and are inspired by its potential to transform women, relationships, families, and communities.

We strive to improve birth outcomes for women and infants where perinatal health disparities and inequities exist.

We aim to improve the quality of maternity and newborn care in all settings.

We are dedicated to helping families have empowering, satisfying and joyous experiences from conception through gestation, childbirth, and early parenthood.

 Donations are tax-deductible to  Happy Mama Heallthy Baby Alliance a DBA of Wholistic Midwifery School of Southern California, a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization, 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are qualified to receive tax-deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the IRS  code.