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New parents and their partners can attend a free childbirth education workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22.

The event is organized by the Indy Melanated Birthworker Collective, a group of local doulas supporting Black families through pregnancy and childbirth. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first day of the workshop, participants will learn about the stages of labor and pain management. On the second day, between noon and 6 p.m., speakers will discuss birth and postpartum care.

The workshop will be hosted at the International District Community Center, 3540 Commercial Drive. Spots are limited and you must register in advance on Eventbrite. 

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Mirror Indy reporter Mary Claire Molloy covers health. Reach her at 317-721-7648 or email maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @mcmolloy7.

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New parents can attend a free childbirth education workshop

by Mary Claire Molloy, Mirror Indy
January 26, 2026

<h1>New parents can attend a free childbirth education workshop</h1> <p class="byline">by Mary Claire Molloy, Mirror Indy <br />January 26, 2026</p> <p>New parents and their partners can attend a free childbirth education workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22.</p> <p>The event is organized by the <a href="https://www.meetimbc.org/">Indy Melanated Birthworker Collective</a>, a group of local doulas supporting Black families through pregnancy and childbirth. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first day of the workshop, participants will learn about the stages of labor and pain management. On the second day, between noon and 6 p.m., speakers will discuss birth and postpartum care.</p> <p>The workshop will be hosted at the International District Community Center, 3540 Commercial Drive. Spots are limited and you must register in advance <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-connections-through-birth-tickets-1964856096477">on Eventbrite</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Mary Claire Molloy covers health. Reach her at 317-721-7648 or email </em><a href="mailto:maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org"><em>maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/mcmolloy7"><em>@mcmolloy7</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-pregnancy-free-childbirth-education-classes-doulas/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=72050&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-pregnancy-free-childbirth-education-classes-doulas/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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