Birth Center Week 2026

The week’s theme is Birthing Love, Birthing Power. Let’s celebrate care that centers families, is midwife-led, and empowers us to birth safely, with dignity and love.

Birth Center Week: September 14-20, 2026

Schedule of events:

Thursday, September 17
- Free Pap Screening and Wellness Day

Saturday, September 19
- Progressive Open House

Details for each event below.

Free Pap Screening and Wellness Day

Thursday, September 17,
9:30 am - 2:30 pm,
by appointment only

Services provided:

Pap smears
Wellness screening / physicals
Pregnancy testing

Click below to sign up. Select “Free Pap & Wellness Day” and we will call you to schedule your appointment.

Sign up here

Progressive Open House

Join Aya Birth & Community Wellness and Haven Women’s Health and Birth Center for a progressive open house recognizing Birth Center Week.

10 am–12 pm
Open House & Breakfast Snacks
Haven Women’s Health and Birth Center
226 Ashville Ave Ste 20, Cary, NC 27518

12 pm–2 pm
Open House & Lunch Snacks
Aya Birth & Community Wellness
1412 Hudson Ave, Durham, NC 27705

“Birth care provided by midwives is the solution to a failing birth care system. Research shows that midwifery care improves birth outcomes, enhances the care experience, is cost effective, and reduces inequities. Birth centers are the only healthcare facilities designed to center the midwifery model of care.”