Evaly Long
Hi! My name is Evaly and I am a Licensed Midwife.
I love being a part of the East Bay Birth Collective, a group that offers so much to the perinatal community before, during, and after a birthing journey. Whether you are taking a class to learn more and find community, being cared for during pregnancy, or healing well afterward, my hope is you will find an affordable and safe option here with us.
CREATOR + MIDWIFE
At East Bay Birth Collective …
I offer prenatal, birth, and postpartum care through my midwifery practice, Island Midwife, with my practice partner and EBBC co-creator, Morgan West.
I co-host a free, weekly drop-in postpartum group for families and babies during their first six months postpartum.
I support Bay Area student midwives through the BIPOC Student Midwives Fund, which offers financial assistance, skills training, resource sharing, and community building through our programs. We host free, monthly Skills Days and clinic days for student midwives to practice their skills with supervision and teaching from community midwives, as well as gatherings specifically for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People of Color) student midwives.
Why Midwifery Care at EBBC?
As a midwife, I have the honor of being invited into the lives of our client’s for a very special time. During my first pregnancy with my twins 16 years ago, I knew how important it would be to have a balanced perspective of the pregnancy and more holistic suggestions to keep myself and my babies healthy. Even though they were born in the hospital, I continued to carry that knowledge and confidence in my body that I had received from my midwife. When my son was born at home 9 years ago it was a wonderful experience of knowing my body, my team, and being surrounded by the people I chose to be there. I want our community to have access to some level of midwifery care if they desire, and I value decreasing barriers to midwifery care for families wherever possible.
As a biracial person, my goal is to help create a space where people from all different ethnicities, genders, economic status, sexual orientation, abilities, etc can access the same level of high quality midwifery care. EBBC will be a place where student midwives of the Bay Area can build community and deepen their skills through the BIPOC Student Midwives Fund. Our mission is to increase the number of BIPOC student midwives in the Bay Area and through this work contribute to decreasing the high maternal mortality rates for birthing people and infants of color.