COVID-19 Update: Until further notice, monthly meetings are being held online via Zoom. See the Blog Announcements for dates and links. Other annual events may or may not be happening, based on case situations at the time. We share updates in our blog as well as on our social media pages @ Facebook and Instagram.


Monthly Meetings

Our monthly meetings include sharing of birth stories, and presentations and discussion topics related to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. We gather to share in each other’s lives, creating a sense of community through the experience of parenthood. As a group, we explore all options available to birthing families, while promoting a feeling of openness. All backgrounds, experiences, and choices are honored. We encourage you to share your thoughts or concerns, and if you have any issues you would like to address more privately, there is always time after the meeting to talk one-on-one.

Monthly meetings are held 6:00-7:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month (*except April, **August, ***November, and ****December) at the Athens Public Library’s large meeting room.  At the meeting, we provide access to a lending library of books, DVDs and birth accessories. Meetings are free and open to the public.  30 Home Street, Athens, OH, 45701.

*In April we are working hard to bring you the Pregnancy & Baby Fair and will not have a monthly meeting.

**In August we have our annual picnic instead of the monthly meeting. Join us the last Wednesday in August for some fun before summer is over! Bring a picnic dinner for your family (please note this is not a potluck) and socialize with Birth Circle families new and old. Please check our current calendar for this year’s location and times!

***In some years, the November meeting will take place on the last Tuesday of the month to avoid the Thanksgiving holiday. Please check our current calendar!

****There is no monthly meeting in December. We put all our effort into our fantastic family-friendly New Year’s Eve event, JIVE!

 

*****BECOME AN EVENING SPONSOR*****
Want an easy way to get the word out about your business, services, or new program AND support The Birth Circle at the same time? Well, we’ve got just the opportunity for you! Contact Ariel and Maira at athensbirthcircle@gmail.com for more information about how you can sponsor one of our Monthly Meetings.

 

 


Loss Support

If you are in need of support because of a pregnancy loss or the loss of your child, you are welcome to join us in-person (or join in via Zoom) every first Thursday of the month for this support group.

Free childcare in the nursery will be provided and our babysitter will be masked!

Please wear a mask. We will be seated spaced apart.

You needn’t be local to Athens to join virtually.  

While we use a church building to hold our meetings, please know that it is just a space.  Anyone from any religious affiliation or background is welcome.

These meetings are free, welcoming, hopeful, and honoring. All family members, such as grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles, as well as friends, are welcome.

The support group is held on the first Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00 at Central Avenue Church, 73 Central Avenue, Athens. Childcare is available.

athensbirthcircle@gmail.com, Autumn 740-541-2041, Emily 740-808-2448

Visit our loss resources page for additional help.

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Young Moms’ Facebook Group

This group began as a way to continue support after our Prepared Mommy Camp (now known as the Prepared Parents Workshop) The Facebook Group is open to any moms who started families in their teens or early 20’s, or who was older and attended one of our Prepared Parents Workshops.

To join the Facebook group click here.

For more info on attending a Workshop, click here.


Additional Support

Struggling with pregnancy, parenting, infertility and/or pregnancy loss can all be extremely stressful, is often very isolating, and takes a toll on our lives, our relationships, and overall well-being.  Contact us if you would like to be connected with someone who can help.

athensbirthcircle@gmail.com or 740-652-6262

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