Our Annual Benefit Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010!

Open Arms has a new blog!

Open Arms embraces a world that cherishes birthing women, their babies, families and communities.

Our mission is to provide services that support, educate, respect, honor and empower women and their families throughout the childbearing year.

"A doula provides support consisting of praise, reassurance, measures to improve the comfort of the mother, physical contact such as rubbing the mother’s back and holding her hands, explanation of what is going on during labour and delivery and a constant friendly presence."
Care in Normal Birth: a Practical Guide. Report of a Technical Working Group. World Health Organization, 1996.