Queering Birth Prep: Preparing for Birth as an LGBTQ+ Family

Join doula Lara Esrey (they/them) to discuss:

• Unique considerations when creating a birth plan as a queer family
• Navigating birth systems as a queer family 
• A queer doula’s approach to birth support

Learn more about Lara here: , IG: @theplanteddoula

Hosted by Marea Goodman, LM, CPM (they/them), a licensed midwife and published author with expertise in supporting people through conception, pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Marea has over ten years of experience working with pregnant people, and is also a parent of three. They are the founder of PregnantTogether, an online community to support queer people trying to conceive or who are pregnant, and the co-author of

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PregnantTogether is a family-building community for queer folks, solo parents, and anyone who has ever felt different.

The community offers:

• Access to your own personal midwife who can help you navigate through the challenges and joys of trying to conceive (TTC) and pregnancy.
• A family-building community for queer folks, solo parents, and anyone who has ever felt different, to connect and support each other.

• Monthly hangouts for solo parents, people trying to conceive, people who are pregnant, non-gestational parents, postpartum parents, and more.
• Monthly webinars with experts specializing in some aspect of the TTC or pregnancy experience.
• Recorded video content and self-paced courses containing educational and empowering information about every stage of preconception, pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum.
  ...And so much more!

If you'd like to join the community and receive FREE access to this and all future events, head to and sign up. Memberships are only $20/month and will include this event, as well as a free two-week trial.

Host or Publisher PregnantTogether