The International Center for Traditional Childbearing
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Health & Medicine
- International
Location
P.O Box 11923Portland, OR 97212 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The ICTC mission is to increase the number of midwives, doulas and healers of color, to empower families, in order to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
Description
The International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) is a non-profit infant mortality prevention, breastfeeding promotion, and midwife training organization. Established in 1991 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, ICTC has members and chapters around the globe. ICTC members are women and men who want to improve birth outcomes, build capacity through training, and provide volunteer opportunities in their community.
ICTC outreaches, recruits and trains women, men, and young girls in traditional and current birth practices as a strategy for improving birth outcomes, increasing breastfeeding rates, and capacity building. ICTC has four training programs to meet its mission.