Joining Hudson Valley Birth Network
If you are a healthcare professional who works with families during the childbearing years, join us!
If you'd like to meet like-minded professionals to whom you can refer your patients, join us!
If you believe that families should be educated about all available options to make informed decisions about their care, join us!
If you want to keep abreast of current, evidence-based practices that affect new families, join us!
If you want to help inform the public and work for change in the healthcare system, join us!
We meet every other month at different locations in Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties, always on weekday evenings. Meetings include a potluck dinner, presentations by guest or HVBN member speakers, and other networking activities.
HVBN is a group that values every member's thoughts and input. Subcommittees, such as the doula group or the conference planning group, meet separately in addition to the main membership meetings.
Prospective members must read the following membership benefit summary, dues statement and mission before submitting the form below. You must also sign the attestation at the end of the form. If you need help or have questions, please contact us.
Membership Benefits
Six bimonthly meetings held in person whenever possible. We hope you will attend meetings often so we can get to know you and refer clients with confidence.
Invitations to attend special events when planned (some events have an attendance fee or suggested donation)
Invitations to attend specialty gatherings (doula lunches, etc.)
Access to the members-only HVBN Facebook page
Listing(s) in the HVBN online practitioner directory
Option to submit events for posting on the HVBN online calendar
Dues
Membership is $60 per year for all members and includes a website listing.
Memberships renew one year from the last time each member paid dues. For example, if you join us in February, your annual dues will renew each February. Dues invoices are sent by email and are payable online.
Financial aid for membership dues may be available at the discretion of the Board of Directors for members experiencing significant hardship. Please remember that HVBN is a membership-supported organization that depends on dues for financial stability.
Our Mission
The Hudson Valley Birth Network is a consortium of professionals who work with individuals and families around pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting regardless of race, gender, creed, sexual orientation, birth preferences and reproductive pathways.
Hudson Valley Birth Network provides its members with the opportunity for networking, mentoring, education, advocacy, support, access to resources and professional enrichment.
Hudson Valley Birth Network provides those we serve with information, resources, education, support, access to health care professionals, advocacy and community.
HVBN Code of Conduct
Membership in HVBN is open to birth professionals regardless of race, gender, creed, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Members agree to fully support the HVBN Mission. Members will remain in good standing upon timely payment of annual dues, as well as adherence to the HVBN Mission in all forms of professional conduct and communication.
Failure to abide by the above shall result in a warning from the HVBN Board. A second offense will result in immediate termination of HVBN membership, with no refund of dues. Should a member wish to dispute an offense, they may submit a statement to the board for consideration.