ABOUT US

The Flagstaff Birth Support Fund aims to reduce maternal-infant health inequities and disparities in Northern Arizona by improving birth outcomes, postpartum mental and physical health, and long term mental health for children.

OUR MISSION

To provide low-income and underserved families with access to the education, care and support they need during their pregnancies, labor and early parenting to nurture strong foundations that last a lifetime. We partner with Flagstaff Doulas to provide these services to families.

Doula Mentorship

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Birth Doula Support

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Postpartum Doula Support

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"The Flagstaff Birth Support Fund has truly been supportive and so kind. I am grateful to have received the love and guidance throughout my pregnancy journey and for the continued support after my second son was born. Being a recipient of a full scholarship for a birth and postpartum doula, I wanted to make sure that Flagstaff Birth Support Fund knows how valuable they are to me. I enjoyed the classes and applied learned techniques to my own birth experience. Thank you to my doulas, Betsy and Kaelyn, for your loving support during my beautiful labor. My postpartum doula was amazing - she helped me adjust at home and gave me the help I desperately needed during the first seven weeks of my baby’s life."

"Much love,"

CHARLESE

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MEET THE TEAM

Treasurer

May Congdon

Executive Director

BETSY DECKER

Betsy is a birth doula with Flagstaff Doulas and a prenatal, postpartum and pediatric chiropractor at Flagstaff Birth Collective. She is passionate about increasing access to birth and postpartum doulas to underserved families.

Secretary

DENICE ARNETT

Denice is a mother of two, a Doula, a Photographer, and a community care worker. She believes in the power of community and has witnessed the difference it can make for a family to be supported & educated before, during, and after they give birth. That is why I am very excited to be a part of the FBSF, supporting our community in one of its most sacred special transitions.

May grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Flagstaff in 2023. She has served as a full-spectrum doula, medical assistant, and health educator, bringing firsthand experience in supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She now works in financial operations for a river outfitting company. May is inspired to utilize her practical and financial insight to support the Flagstaff Birth Support Fund as Treasurer in its mission to ensure all families have access to compassionate doula care.

Treasurer

NATALIE PAPINI

Board Member

Natalie is an assistant professor of Health Sciences at Northern Arizona University, where her research focuses on maternal mental health and body image. She is passionate about improving access to high-quality birth support and is so excited to join the FBSF board to help ensure that all families have access to a doula. Natalie's role on the board will focus on grant writing and securing funding to further our mission of reducing maternal-infant health disparities and nurturing strong foundations for families across Northern Arizona.