Open Arms Perinatal Services

Open Arms Perinatal Services If you are looking for birth support for yourself, call 206-723-6868 x 106 or sign up on our website.

Working in the Puget Sound region since 1997, Open Arms Perinatal Services is a nonprofit focused on strong community-based support for women through pregnancy, birth, and early childhood. We currently support 17 different languages, and serve over 300 new mothers and over 200 babies each year. We carefully pair clients with trained doulas who are a cultural and/or language match whenever possible

. Open Arms has served over 2,500 clients and conducted over 18,000 home visits to help improve maternal and infant health, as well as build healthy foundations for early learning. Open Arms is the only non-profit providing doula services specifically for low-income women in Washington State.

If you’ve been waiting to get your tickets to Labor of Love, let us sweeten the deal for you. 😊 Thanks to our partnershi...
03/18/2025

If you’ve been waiting to get your tickets to Labor of Love, let us sweeten the deal for you. 😊 Thanks to our partnership with Mioposto a local family-owned pizzeria, Open Arms is excited to share an opportunity for all Labor of Love ticket holders who have registered by Wednesday, March 19 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time to be entered into a drawing for a $100 Mioposto gift card!

Come eat, drink, and connect while celebrating Open Arms' amazing work supporting pregnant people and families! Hosted by Reagan Jackson with DJ MIXX America bringing the vibes, we’ll uplift reproductive and birth justice—and dance the night away!

And if you're the lucky winner, grab a bite to eat with your Labor of Love party squad at Mioposto at any of their four locations in Seattle!🍕 Register at bit.ly/LOL2025

Interested in volunteering with us in a fun and meaningful way? Join us for Labor of Love! We are looking for folks 18 ...
03/10/2025

Interested in volunteering with us in a fun and meaningful way? Join us for Labor of Love! We are looking for folks 18 years + to help at our annual fundraiser at S**o Park on Thursday, April 3rd. This is a great opportunity to connect with other members of our amazing community and to uplift and celebrate community-based work.

Some of the roles we are looking to fill include: photo booth assistant, greeter, raffle ticket seller, activity station attendant, and more! Have a look at the signup sheet at the link in our bio for more details and to sign up or at bit.ly/2025lolvolunteer

💜Dear Community💜We’re here, and we’re not going anywhere.Open Arms has and will always show up for our community to mak...
01/31/2025

💜Dear Community💜

We’re here, and we’re not going anywhere.

Open Arms has and will always show up for our community to make sure every birthing family feels safe and supported during one of life’s most vulnerable periods. For more than 25 years, we’ve collectively built something powerful: relationships rooted in trust, love, and the unwavering belief that reproductive justice is a human right, and a birthright. That will always be true.

Through every challenge, our community has responded with resilience, strength, and deep care. This time is no different.

No matter what comes next, we’ll face it together. With love, determination, and solidarity. 💜

🔊🔊Open Arms is launching our second FREE Community Lactation Specialist Pathway, offering the training hours needed to b...
01/30/2025

🔊🔊Open Arms is launching our second FREE Community Lactation Specialist Pathway, offering the training hours needed to become a Certified Peer Lactation Specialist. 🔊🔊
Apply by February 14 at bit.ly/CLS2025APP.
A virtual informational session will be held this Friday, January 31st at 10:30 am Pacific time: https://openarmsps-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/juIeov93QRe7NrpJ2wtgnQ #/registration

📣📣📣 THIS SUNDAY 📣📣📣 Join us at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church for a Community Baby Shower 👶🏾💜 supporting Open Arms a...
01/17/2025

📣📣📣 THIS SUNDAY 📣📣📣
Join us at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church for a Community Baby Shower 👶🏾💜 supporting Open Arms and BLK MAMAS 🥳
💫💫Big Love and Gratitude to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Lambda Alpha Zeta Chapter - Seattle, WA💫💫

Thank you to everyone who helped make Open Arms Winterfest 2024 a huge success! Special love and gratitude to all of our...
12/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who helped make Open Arms Winterfest 2024 a huge success! Special love and gratitude to all of our volunteers and our community partners! .of.akoma

At Open Arms, we provide care to birthing people during an incredibly vulnerable, transformative time. Whatever a second...
12/03/2024

At Open Arms, we provide care to birthing people during an incredibly vulnerable, transformative time. Whatever a second Trump administration brings, our already overburdened healthcare systems will bear the impact, and that impact will be felt most acutely by the community members that Open Arms supports.

A gift to Open Arms is an investment in a stronger brighter future for everyone. On this , please consider investing in our community with a gift to Open Arms. 💜

Our amazing Community Lactation Specialist Cohort came together for workshops this week! 🌿✨ At Open Arms, we’re dedicate...
10/09/2024

Our amazing Community Lactation Specialist Cohort came together for workshops this week! 🌿✨ At Open Arms, we’re dedicated to uplifting birth workers, especially from communities most impacted by racial inequity and health disparities. Through scholarships and free trainings, we support Black, Indigenous, Latine, and other birth workers of color in their journeys.

Want to stay in the loop for our upcoming opportunities? 📲 Sign up for our Community Education updates by joining our SMS list! Don't miss out! Go to bit.ly/IBCLC2025 to sign-up.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers and community partners for making last weekend's Resource Giveaway a huge suc...
10/09/2024

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers and community partners for making last weekend's Resource Giveaway a huge success! 🎉 We’re especially grateful to Family Ways and Laura Moore, The Mama Coach, for joining us and sharing valuable resources. Together, we’re supporting stronger families and healthier communities. 💪✨

👋 Washington State parents, help our friends out at Global Perinatal Services!GPS is leading an initiative to improve po...
10/03/2024

👋 Washington State parents, help our friends out at Global Perinatal Services!

GPS is leading an initiative to improve postpartum care by enhancing the information provided in hospital discharge folders across Washington State. If you're a parent living in Washington State, we need your input!

💡 Your feedback can help us fill in the gaps and provide better support for families in those crucial first weeks after birth.
➡️ Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/bdy333hk
✅ The survey will only take 2-3 minutes of your time
🔊 Please share this post to reach others who might want to participate! Together, we can create stronger, healthier communities!

🎉 We’re thrilled to celebrate our Director of Programs, Cynthia Turrietta, for being selected as one of only 20 leaders ...
10/02/2024

🎉 We’re thrilled to celebrate our Director of Programs, Cynthia Turrietta, for being selected as one of only 20 leaders worldwide to join the prestigious 2024-26 Fellowship Class of ZERO TO THREE!

Cynthia’s tireless dedication to advancing equity and innovation in early childhood services is a true testament to her commitment to our communities. We couldn’t be prouder of her and can’t wait to see the incredible impact she will make through this fellowship. 💙👏

PEPS Group for Black Families is back for Fall! Connect with other parents and receive support from our facilitators, Ma...
09/30/2024

PEPS Group for Black Families is back for Fall! Connect with other parents and receive support from our facilitators, Markia, a lactation support peer counselor, and Damarria, a doula and childbirth educator, during early childhood parenting.

This PEPS Group runs virtually through Zoom and WhatsApp on Sundays from October 6 through December 8.

Register today! bit.ly/SpringPEPS

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped sort through generous donations of diapers and clothes this weeken...
09/23/2024

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped sort through generous donations of diapers and clothes this weekend! 🍼👶 Your hard work ensures our families have the essentials they need.

And don’t forget—our resource giveaway is coming up on October 5th! Join us to pick up free diapers, baby items, and other supplies. 💕

We need your help! Join our unboxing party on Saturday, September 21, from 11 am to 3 pm to sort through a generous dona...
09/11/2024

We need your help! Join our unboxing party on Saturday, September 21, from 11 am to 3 pm to sort through a generous donation of clothes and diapers from Ridwell. We appreciate however long you can join us. 💜 We'll provide PPE, snacks, drinks, and music 💜

Sign up at 👉 bit.ly/4cpUD5A

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Repost @__lechantebirthwork Oxytocin is a hormone that plays an important role during labor, birth and breastfeeeding. It’s sometimes called the “love hormone” because it’s released when we feel safe, loved and supported. You can do this during birth by: Creating a calming atmosphere! This can be dimming lights, wearing your own clothes, and using essential oils. Using Massage Techniques Visualizations and Meditations! Our nervous systems and hormones react to the thoughts in our minds. Having a Supportive Team! This means matching with a doula that compliments your birthing vision, as well as choosing a provider that does too! And lastly, skin to skin contact 💛 #birthtips #childbirtheducation #oxytocin

🌈 LABOR OF LOVE is finally happening tomorrow! Here is a sneak peak of the video we will be premiering during the program! Who’s joining us? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Meet Markia Brinson, an Open Arms Lactation Support Peer Counselor. Before joining our staff, Markia was enrolled in our Lactation Support Program and received life-changing support for her and her third child. 💜 . . . . . #lactation #lactationcounselor #birthwork #doula #communityhealth #maternalhealth

Rokea, Erica, Eriona, & Yasira
Rokea, Erica, Eriona, & Yasira

🌟 We are celebrating Community Doula Week (March 29th to April 5th, 2024) with our fellow community doula organizations! 🌟 Join us as we unite to educate, elevate, and expand community-based doula care and strive to address maternal health disparities head-on. Community doulas are the heart of our support networks, bridging ancestral wisdom with evidence-based care to empower families. Follow along at #CDW2024, and let's amplify the voices of community doulas everywhere. Together, let's make sustainable investments to ensure equitable access to this vital model of care. 💖 Learn more about the transformative power of community doulas in this video featuring previous Open Arms clients! #CommunityDoulaWeek

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