Everyday Birth Magazine Spring/Summer 2024

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Everyday Birth Magazine is a biannual print and digital magazine for parents, showcasing real-life hospital, birth center, and home birth stories, highlighting a diverse array of care providers, as well as educational content written by professionals. Our mission is deeply rooted in inclusivity and representation, echoing the values of our parent organization, The Educated Birth.

THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE

There is a representation problem in childbirth and parenting education + media — actually, run that back — there is a representation problem in the US in general. Actress, writer, and producer Issa Rae was recently quoted amplifying this issue — shedding light on how even in 2024, even in the highest levels of the media industry, there’s an absence of commitment to representation and diversity.

During my seven-year journey as a birth worker and educator, it’s become increasingly clear to me that there’s a real connection between gaps in our healthcare system that create outcomes like the high Black maternal mortality rate and the quality of the materials that are available to parents and professionals to inform, educate, and empower throughout the reproductive health experience.

While representation in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care doesn’t fix all of our problems, it is a VITAL part of an equitable system of care. Our commitment to representation isn't just “nice”  — it’s “necessary!” to foster equity and empowerment. Testimonials from our community affirm the profound impact of our work:

And that’s not all! Beyond our magazine's content, we actively promote and propel representation in the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum space through various initiatives:

• Everyday Birth Photo Contest: Twice a year, we award and showcase the work of talented photographers who have documented pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We intentionally curate a diverse panel of judges overseeing the selections, and invite a diverse selection of photographers to submit – receiving 100’s of submissions/resulting in…
• BIPOC-Owned/Led Donation Sites: Following each issue's release, we donate copies of our magazine to up to 50 BIPOC-owned/led birth centers and reproductive health organizations across the US. to blank blank while expanding our reach…

WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW

Every issue of Everyday Birth Magazine is funded by subscribers who contribute throughout the year, and sponsors who place ads with us either digitally and/or in print.

As we gear up for our Spring/Summer 2024 issue, our Founder and Executive Editor, Cheyenne, is also preparing to welcome her second child. Your contributions are crucial in ensuring the seamless production of our upcoming issue, allowing Cheyenne and her dedicated team to embrace her early postpartum period with peace of mind, and re-enter the office to put the finishing touches on the issue + get it out to all subscribers, sponsors, and donor sites.

Mary Otañez Photography @maryotanezphotography 

WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO?

Funds raised will directly support the printing and packaging, shipping and distribution marketing and promotion as well as other expenses associated with our Spring/Summer 2024 issue. Any surplus funds may also be allocated towards our Fall/Winter 2024 publication.

MORE ABOUT OUR FOUNDER + TEAM

Cheyenne is a certified birth and postpartum doula and founder of The Educated Birth, and Everyday Birth Magazine. She has developed hundreds of industry-changing illustrations and teaching tools for reproductive health professionals that are used today throughout the US and internationally.

Her work has been used and/or featured by organizations including Babylist, Doula Trainings International, Birthing Advocacy Doula Training, The Birth Place Lab, Common Sense Childbirth, Inc, Hypnobabies, and more. Her core mission revolves around transforming the narratives surrounding pregnancy, birth, and postpartum to make them more realistic, individualized, and inclusive. In 2023, her services to parents through The Educated Birth became recognized as an Official Perinatal Safe Spot by Common Sense Childbirth's National Perinatal Task Force.

Our team also includes Janice Formichella, our associate editor, Ruth Guerra, our marketing consultant and Keia Alexis, our community coordinator, the many wonderful photographers and writers who join us as contributors to each issue, and the founding team members who first helped bring this publication to light.

Thank you, thank you, thank you — for your time, consideration — and if you're able — much appreciated contribution!!

With gratitude and love,

Cheyenne + The Educated Birth Team