Childbirth Educator · Maternal & Fetal Health Advocate

Mothers Deserve Power,
Not Permission.

Trauma-informed childbirth education, self-advocacy training, and empowerment coaching — so you walk into the delivery room knowing your rights, your options, and the words to use them.

Free to join the waitlist · No spam · Founded by childbirth educator Sandie

Jabez & Rivers Feet — rainbow baby feet inside a purple flame

Our Mission

Compassionate education that supports families
alongside their care teams.

SMFM High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week Ambassador

Raising awareness for families facing high-risk pregnancies.

Jabez & Rivers Feet is honored to serve as an ambassador for High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week, June 1–8, 2026. This national awareness effort, led by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, helps connect families, advocates, and care teams with trusted education about high-risk pregnancy and specialized maternal-fetal medicine care.

  • Helping families understand when specialized care may be needed
  • Sharing trusted awareness resources from SMFM
  • Supporting mothers, babies, and families navigating complex pregnancies
High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week logo

High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week · June 1–8, 2026

In partnership with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine awareness initiative.

Help share the message

During High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week, we'll be sharing education and resources to help families better understand high-risk pregnancy care.

#HighRiskPregnancyAwarenessWeek#HRPAW26

Information shared for awareness purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Anyone with pregnancy-related health concerns should contact a qualified healthcare professional.

HRPAW · June 1–8, 2026

Today's HRPAW Focus

Each day of High-Risk Pregnancy Awareness Week, Jabez & Rivers Feet is sharing education to help families feel informed, supported, and connected to qualified care teams.

June 7 · Today's Focus

Access to Specialized Care Matters

Awareness helps families and communities better understand the importance of timely access to specialized pregnancy care, especially for those in rural or underserved areas.

#HighRiskPregnancyAwarenessWeek#HRPAW26
Graphic about access to MFM subspecialists in rural areas

This Week's Education Topics

  • June 1 Awareness Week Begins
  • June 2 What Is a High-Risk Pregnancy?
  • June 3 What Does an MFM Do?
  • June 4 OB to MFM Referral
  • June 5 Common Referral Conditions
  • June 6 Working With Care Teams
  • June 7 Access to Specialized Care
  • June 8 Keep Sharing Awareness

Educational information is shared for awareness purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Anyone with pregnancy-related health concerns should contact a qualified healthcare professional.

Maternal & Fetal Health Awareness

Trauma-Informed Education for Safer Birth Spaces

Jabez & Rivers Feet shares trauma-informed education to help families, birth workers, and support teams better understand emotional safety during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum care. Our goal is to encourage respectful communication, calm support, and awareness-centered care.

  • Encourages open communication and patient-centered support
  • Highlights emotional safety in birth and care environments
  • Promotes calm, respectful, and informed support for families
Trauma-informed education graphic about emotional safety during childbirth

Supporting Emotional Safety

Maternal and fetal health awareness graphic about birth trauma and grounding techniques

Maternal & Fetal Health Awareness

Educational information is shared for awareness purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Anyone with pregnancy-related health concerns should contact a qualified healthcare professional.

Why education matters

Education that supports families and care teams.

Many families need clear, compassionate education as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. Jabez & Rivers Feet helps bridge that gap by encouraging informed questions, respectful communication, and stronger connection between families and qualified care teams.

Families want clear, plain-language education.

Hospital paperwork is a starting point. Many families also benefit from compassionate education that explains what to expect and what to ask.

Appointments can feel short and full of new information.

Preparing questions ahead of time helps families and care teams have more meaningful, two-way conversations.

Every family deserves to feel heard and supported.

We share awareness resources that help families communicate their needs and feel more confident in conversations with their care team.

Knowing what to expect makes a difference.

Education ahead of birth helps families recognize their options and feel more prepared throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

How can families feel more informed as they navigate pregnancy and birth?

What changes when families and care teams communicate openly and respectfully?

How it works

A simple path to feeling informed and supported.

  1. 01

    Sign up for the waitlist

    Tell us your name and email. You'll be the first to hear when the next cohort opens.

  2. 02

    Explore compassionate education

    Trauma-informed childbirth education that helps you prepare questions and understand your options alongside your care team.

  3. 03

    Walk into birth feeling prepared

    Approach decisions with clarity and partner with your care team with confidence and calm.

What we share

Education that supports families, providers, and care teams.

Trauma-Informed Education

Compassionate childbirth education rooted in safety, dignity, and respectful communication with your care team.

Informed Questions & Communication

Resources that help families prepare meaningful questions and partner clearly with providers, doulas, and support teams.

Awareness & Emotional Support

Awareness resources and emotional support that help families feel prepared, heard, and connected throughout the journey.

Who this is for

For families who want to feel informed and supported.

First-time families

New to pregnancy and birth? We share education that helps you understand what to expect and prepare meaningful questions for your care team.

Families preparing after a difficult experience

Trauma-informed support to help you process, learn, and approach this pregnancy with calm preparation alongside your providers.

Families who want stronger communication with their care team

Awareness resources that encourage informed questions, respectful conversations, and confident partnership with qualified providers.

Partners, doulas, and family supporters

Learn how to support your loved one — what to ask, how to listen, and how to help keep communication clear and respectful.

“Advocacy isn't charity.
It's justice.”

About Jabez & Rivers Feet

Honoring stories. Empowering mothers.

Jabez & Rivers Feet was founded by Sandie — a childbirth educator and maternal & fetal health advocate — in honor of the babies and mothers whose stories shaped this work.

This is trauma-informed childbirth education designed to support families alongside their qualified care teams. Every lesson is rooted in dignity, evidence, and the belief that informed questions and respectful communication help families and providers partner well together.

We share education and awareness resources — not medical advice. Our goal is to help families feel prepared, heard, and confident in conversations with their healthcare professionals.

Join the waitlist

Learn, prepare, and feel supported.

Join the waitlist for trauma-informed childbirth education that helps families partner confidently with their care teams.

Prefer to text? Send “birth justice” to (443) 630-4855 for class info or to sign up.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Prepared, informed, and supported.

Join the next cohort of trauma-informed childbirth education that helps families partner with their care teams with confidence.