Transforming Birth Culture: Insights from the Rooted & Rising Birth Work Conference Co-Founders

The birth experience in Atlanta is on the brink of meaningful change. You, as a birth worker, doula, midwife, nurse, or advocate, will soon have a unique opportunity to join a community dedicated to improving birth outcomes and reshaping birth culture in this region. The upcoming Rooted & Rising Birth Work conference will serve as a powerful platform where you can deepen your skills, connect with peers, and engage in conversations that center equity and justice in birth work.

Building a Community of Skilled, Connected Birth Workers

At the heart of Rooted & Rising Birth Work is a commitment to cultivating a community where birth workers learn from each other, care for each other, and rise together in service of families. This conference brings together doulas, midwives, nurses, childbirth educators, lactation professionals, birth advocates, and perinatal leaders who share the same mission: to improve outcomes and shift birth culture through education, connection, and justice-centered practice.

Attendees will participate in:

• Advanced birth and postpartum skill sessions

• Leadership + business development labs

• Wellness and grounding practices

• Collaborative community circles

• Equity-centered conversations

• Interactive sessions led by seasoned professionals

These sessions are intentionally designed to give you both practical tools and restorative space, so you leave with knowledge that strengthens your practice and care that sustains your spirit.

Shifting Birth Culture Through Education, Equity + Connection

Atlanta’s birth outcomes reflect deep systemic inequities. Rooted & Rising centers those realities with openness, courage, and community care. Our programming invites birth workers to:

• Examine their role in advancing birth justice

• Build culturally grounded, equity-centered practices

• Develop advocacy skills for families navigating complex systems

• Connect with peers who understand the unique challenges of local birth work

This is not a passive conference—it is an active & ongoing circle of learning, reflection, and collaboration that helps birth workers operate with clarity, purpose, and cultural humility.

The relationships formed here don’t end when the event does. This space is intentionally built for ongoing connection, mentorship, and collective leadership

Real Impact for You and the Families You Serve

The clarity, confidence, and community you gain at Rooted & Rising translates directly into improved support for families. Our curriculum blends evidence, lived experience, cultural grounding, and practical tools, giving you strategies you can implement right away.

Participants will leave feeling:

✨ More confident navigating complex or high-stakes birth scenarios

✨ More grounded emotionally and spiritually

✨ More aligned with their purpose and values

✨ More prepared to advocate within healthcare systems

✨ More supported by a community that “gets it”

Pre-Conference attendees will also have access to certification-track training:

• Black Women Do VBAC™ (advanced surgical/VBAC support skills)

• NBPP Postpartum Doula Workshop (4-week postpartum certification track)

Together, these trainings create a strong foundation for the next phase of your birth work journey.

Why Continuing Education Matters

Rooted & Rising Birth Work provides CEUs for many of our sessions, making it easier for you to:

• Stay current on evolving practices

• Maintain your certifications

• Strengthen your professionalism

• Demonstrate your commitment to high-quality, justice-centered care

Continuing education is more than a requirement—it's a reflection of your dedication to doing this work with excellence.

How You Can Be Part of the Change

Whether you’ve supported a hundred births or you’re just beginning your journey, Rooted & Rising Birth Work was designed to meet you where you are. You have a role in shaping Atlanta’s birth future, and this gathering is a powerful way to step deeper into that purpose.

You can get involved by:

• Registering for the 2026 conference

• Joining a pre-conference certification workshop

• Sharing the event with your birth community

• Engaging in conversations that expand equity and justice

Together, we can create a city where every family receives care that is informed, compassionate, and rooted in community.

A Growing Movement, Not Just a Conference

The Rooted & Rising Birth Work Conference is more than an event—it’s a movement toward a more connected, more restorative, more equitable birth ecosystem in Atlanta and beyond. When birth workers come together with shared purpose and clarity, change follows.

If you feel the pull toward deeper learning, community, and purpose—this is your invitation.

Explore the schedule, meet the co-founders, and join the list for updates.

Your place in this movement matters. And your presence makes the rest of us stronger.

XOXO,

Ravae & Denise