I encourage you to read this commentary on the failure of the United States to adequately report maternal mortality.1 You may know I began my journey
from childbirth educator and doula to nurse midwife and researcher because I became aware of the
Referrals also come
from childbirth educators, nursing mothers groups, and La Leche League.
Not exact matches
About Our Expert: Jada Shapiro is a DONA - trained birth and postpartum doula, certified KangaroulaSM, a Lamaze - trained and Birthing
From Within trained
childbirth educator, a certified lactation counselor (CLC), birth photographer, and mother to a 9 - year old.
While not all YBE Doulas will choose to offer
childbirth classes separately
from their doula services, they will receive training, mentorship and certification as
childbirth educators.
Reminiscent of our comments in previous editions, most of you found the best advice about breastfeeding came
from friends, La Leche League,
childbirth educators, midwives, and books.
This is the approach that Dr Gordon, together with
childbirth educator Janet Balaskas, promoted in the early 80s, despite much initial opposition within the NHS (and which ultimately led to Dr Gordon's departure
from the NHS to work privately).
We've long offered a
childbirth educator and / or doula - led complement of workshops to encourage a more informed choice of birth options
from interventions, comfort measures in labour to delivery and breastfeeding classes.
In her book Birthing
From Within, nurse midwife and
childbirth educator Pam England calls writing birth plans, «a ritual of modern pregnancy» that can act as, «a hidden reef on which your efforts toward deeper birth preparation may run aground.»
However,
from the Empathy Belly website we read, «As a
childbirth educator, I believe that such a hands - on experience will definitely help men to better recognize what their pregnant wives are really going through, and to become more considerate towards them.
From 1983 to 1992, I collected data on the pregnancy and
childbirth experiences of 100 middle and upper - middle class mainstream pregnant women and mothers, and on the health professionals (physicians, nurses, midwives,
childbirth educators) who care for them, through observation and interviews in hospitals, offices, and homes.
Our Consider Cloth Kits enable parents to compare diapering systems, while receiving expert advice on the use and benefits of cloth
from a trusted source, their doulas,
childbirth educators and medical professionals.
The task force itself is a model of collaboration and includes leaders
from health related fields including family medicine, midwifery, health administration, obstetrics, public health, pediatrics, and ethics as well as consumers and
childbirth educators.
I completed my bachelor's degree in women's studies
from Queens College, City University of New York in 1999, birth and postpartum doula training approved by DONA International in 2013 and became a certified cooperative
childbirth educator in 2014.
Our goal is to help women achieve healthy pregnancies and safe, satisfying births by offering a meeting ground to obtain information and support
from other women, Lamaze - Certified
Childbirth Educators and knowledgeable experts.
Katie Rohs, CD (DONA), LCCE is a Birth Doula and
childbirth educator from Seattle, WA specializing in birth after a loss, multiples and children with disabilities.
(Think of
childbirth educators, for example, who can choose
from Lamaze, Bradley, ICEA, and probably more than I know.)
A systematic review of 22 studies [40] found women who had continuous support in labour (either
from a nurse, midwife, doula,
childbirth educator, family member, partner, or stranger) were more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth, a shorter birth, and to be satisfied with their birth.
She trains
childbirth educators and also she trains us to help women to heal
from birth trauma.
Sunday Tortelli has received the prestigious Fellow of the Academy of Certified
Childbirth Educators award
from Lamaze International.
Their goal is to help women achieve healthy pregnancies and safe, satisfying births by offering a meeting ground to obtain information and support
from other women, Lamaze - Certified
Childbirth Educators and knowledgeable experts.
You'll also be led through that information
from caring and nurturing
childbirth educators and active working doulas.
Local representatives
from many pregnancy, birth, parenting and baby related resources including doulas, midwives, massage therapists, fitness instructors,
childbirth educators, lactation consultants, photographers and more!
Visit with representatives
from many pregnancy, birth, parenting and baby related resources including doulas, midwives, massage therapists, fitness instructors,
childbirth educators, lactation consultants, childcare providers, and photographers.
For about a month I had been receiving calls
from my good friend who is also a
childbirth educator and post partum depression specialist, family counselor Maria Zeitz.
I am referring my clients to these local
childbirth educators whom have mostly had homebirths with me and can teach
from a homebirth perspective.
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Oh, and as I mentioned in the post
from Cindy's Belly Session, she herself is a doula, a
childbirth educator, and La Leche League Leader.
The bottom line is that the ONLY people who claim that homebirth is safe is the people who profit
from it: homebirth midwives, doulas,
childbirth educators, etc..