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About
Me
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About
Me…
I am the mother of 4 children (okay,
so 2 are adults). They are 25, 20, 7 and 4 years old. I also
have two (soon to be three) grandchildren. I had the priviledge
of watching my 2nd grandbaby come into this world and it was
incredible!
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Personal
Birth Experience…
My first birth was in1977 in a military
hospital. I was under the impression that they would tell
me what to do when I got there. Needless to say it was not
an ideal birth. I went to the other end of the spectrum for
the next baby and had a wonderful homebirth. After a 13 year
break I went on to have 2 natural hospital births with midwives.
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Why
I Became A Doula…
I have always been a "birth junkie".
Becoming a doula was an outlet for this passion. During my
homebirth my cousin never left my side and I felt like I wouldn't
have been able to even breathe if I wasn't looking into her
eyes. It's her support of me that I so vividly remember during
that birth. That is what I want to do for other women.
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My
Training…
Initial doula training from DONA was
in July 2000 . Accomplished my certification through DONA
in Dec 2000. Audited Lamaze Chiildbirth Education Classes
and attended breastfeeding and mother infant classes. Attended
a training seminar through CAPPA in Nov 02. I continue daily
to expand my knowledge through books, articles and the internet.
I participate in an email group consisting of 700 doulas from
around the world and reap the benefit of their personal experiences.
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My
Experience…
So far I have attended about 20 births,
which have included both home and hospital births at Children's,
Sisters, Mercy and Millard Fillmore Suburban.
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My
Philosphy on Birth…
Birth is a natural, life altering process.
It is meant to be empowering. I have great respect for the
differences in women's needs and believe in unconditional
support. The most important part of my work is done prenatally
with moms. As long as women have good evidence based information
they know what is best for them and I want to help them attain
that.
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