Join Andrea and other expecting parents and parents on their fertility journeys to gather in an empathetic, evidence-based, non-judgmental, supportive space which welcomes families of all kinds.  The goals of this group are to create community among parents who are preparing for the joys alongside the exhaustion of birth and parenting a newborn, to offer evidence-based information to inform your birth and parenting decisions, to provide practical and emotional support to parents and to instill in parents a feeling of calm and confidence when making choices for their families. 

This FREE weekly support group for pregnant/expecting parents (and their support partners) will be held weekly on Sundays from 7:15pm to 8:30pm.  There will be 10 meetings with five focused on prenatal/birth topics led by certified birth doula, Elyse Barrick of Dogwood Doula Collective, and five focused on postpartum topics led by postpartum doula and Certified Lactation Counselor, Andrea Fowler of Gift of Love Postpartum Care.  Attendance at every meeting starting on January 18 is encouraged to create a cohesive community atmosphere, but is not required.

Session Topics:
January 18 - Planning for Your Postpartum Recovery
January 25 - Aligning Your Values and Beliefs for Prenatal Care and Decision Making
February 1 - Infant Feeding Options Q&A
February 8 - Body Ready: Movement for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
February 15 - Family Sleep Solutions
February 22 - All About Physiological Birth
March 1 - Adjusting to Parenthood: Maternal Mental Health, Self Care & Discovering Your Parenting Style
March 8 - Evidence on Common Interventions for Labor, Birth, and Newborn Care
March 15 - Communicating and Holding Boundaries with Family, Friends and Ourselves as New Parents
March 22 - Preparing for Labor: Comfort Measures, Partner Support, and Strategies for Labor
March 29 - Clothing and Recipe Exchange

Session Start Date: January 18th, 2026 

When: Weekly Sundays from 7:15pm to 8:30pm

Cost: FREE

Location: NCBC’s Gather 104 Classroom
930 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 104; Chapel Hill, NC 27514