_Central Jersey BirthNetwork is an official chapter of BirthNetwork National, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We are part of a grassroots movement, based on the belief that birth can profoundly affect our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Central Jersey BirthNetwork advocates Mother-Friendly care, as defined by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services' Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI). By making informed choices and having confidence in the process, families can experience safe and satisfying childbirth.
WE BELIEVE...
We are part of a grassroots movement, based on the belief that birth can profoundly affect our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Central Jersey BirthNetwork advocates Mother-Friendly care, as defined by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services' Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI). By making informed choices and having confidence in the process, families can experience safe and satisfying childbirth.
WE BELIEVE...
- Birth is a normal, healthy process, not an illness or disease.
- Empowering births can take place in hospitals, birth centers, and homes.
- Maternity care should be evidence-based and woman-centered.
- Women are entitled to complete and accurate information on their full range of options for pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding.
- Women have a right to make health care decisions for themselves and their babies. That right includes Informed Consent as well as Informed Refusal.
