The Collective
Byenveni Baby is a community center and collective which was founded by nurse-midwife Sara Holt in late 2022. It is grounded in the principles of community, midwifery care, and education.
Midwife Sara provides pregnancy navigation and advocacy services, free pregnancy & postpartum support groups, and perinatal mood assessment and medication management.
Byenveni Baby has grown to provide gynecology and home birth services with Mariposa Midwifery, lactation care and support with Nurture Lactation PDX, and multiple weekly support groups. We also host frequent educational and social gatherings for birth workers and parents alike.
About Sara Holt, CNM
Sara is a Certified Nurse Midwife who has caught over 3,500 babies (so far!) during her 25+ year career. She's always dreamed of creating a space for growing families to come together to learn and grow in community. Byenveni Baby is her creation!
Sara provides consultation for higher risk pregnancies, and pregnancy navigation services through her Supported Pregnancy Program. Additionally, she offers assessment and medical management for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Her passions are true informed consent, perinatal mental healthcare, neutral presentation of risk (free of manipulation and/or fear mongering), patient-led decision making, and supporting patients to maintain their agency and autonomy during birth.
About Joanna Wilder and Mariposa Midwifery.
Mariposa Midwifery found a home at Byenveni Baby in January of 2023. Joanna Wilder practices full-scope midwifery including homebirth, and integrative gynecologic services. She is a trauma informed care provider and is passionate about holding space for all people from the first well person exam, to the birthing space, and through the menopause years. The intention and warm care that Midwife Joanna provides is exceptional.
About Robin Nunez, IBCLC and Nurture Lactation PDX
Robin Nunez of Nurture Lactation provides honest, authentic and personalized care to families in the Portland-metro area. She meets her families exactly where they are to help them reach their parenting and infant feeding goals. Robin reminds us that while breastfeeding NATURAL, it is also LEARNED and may requite guidance.
Robin is absolutely magical when working with new parents - I'm so happy to have her as a core member of the collective!
