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I was a Physics major in college, which I loved, but I didn't connect with the careers in physics. I started studying birth independently around 1996. I had a longing to be at births that I couldn't yet verbalize or identify as a possibility.
Much of this was sparked by my very feminist mother who took me to Ina May Gaskin's Farm when I was a child, her book Spiritual Midwifery, that was in my home when I was growing up, Marcy Tardio, CNM, who is a close family friend and homebirth midwife practicing in NYC, my aunts homebirth when I was 10, and stories from my grandmother who had worked at the Maternity Center in Manhattan, the first free-standing birth center in the city, which was the precurser to Elizabeth Seton Childbirthing Center. In 1998 I had my first child (at Elizabeth Seton). I breastfed, went to La Leche League meetings, and I became the friend to call when you had breastfeeding issues or were looking for pregnancy and birth information. With my two boys, I breastfed back-to-back (or really front-to-front!) for about 4 years. I had my second baby in 2000 (homebirth in Albuquerque, NM) with a doula. I discovered that there are more options than just midwifery for doing the birth work I had in mind. I decided around that time that I would become a doula, and I already had most of the books! My first two doula births, one in 2003 and one in 2006, were amazing and affirming that I could do this work. I knew that when my children were older, I would doula full-time. In the meantime I worked in various positions in communications and technology. Summer 2010, Marcy urged me to realize my passions and finally come to birth work full-time. That summer she trained me alongside her as her assistant attending births and prenatal/postpartum visits. I completed the DONA training October 2010 and left my office job shortly after. Most of my births have been since then. While its been a long, winding journey, it has brought me back to where I came from. When I worked in the corporate world, the goal was to move up their ladder. My goal now is to get closer and closer to my center. Giving birth is as real as it gets. To provide support, I am meeting women where they are in that very primal state. My doula work is an extension of who I am--intuitive, calm and nurturing.
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our bodies enter this realm in women's bellies, of men's energy, woman's flesh, rocking in her womb.
i see women dancing, and i see birth. what could be more whole and beautiful but creation itself? i feel the magic. i am. a woman, mother, life partner, sister, daughter, friend, doula. all dancing together in this drum circle, with my sisters. ah! music! yes, let there be music, and let it be good for G-ds sake! rumble, rumble come down. bring that baby down. walk that baby down. partners, listen here! you are so important, watch her! bare witness to her strength and her pain. it was this day, this sacred day in time, that your mother brought you forth from her body, that swing in her step, that glimmer in her eye that you now have, loved by your father. welcome little one, welcome. Time: Sunday, July 24 · 3:00pm - 6:00pmLocation: 409 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10460
Created By: Alexandra Lopez Reitzes Childbirth Education and Community in the Bronx!!! *** Having trouble finding answers and resources for your pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and related questions? *** Want to have a Doula at your birth or postpartum, but not sure what they do or if you can afford one? Come join our circle to consult with me, certified doula Maiysha Campbell, and connect with other local mothers for education, empowerment and motherhood community. Bring your questions and/or concerns related to the childbearing year. Topics can include: • Childbirth preparation including natural childbirth, hospital vs birthing center vs home births • The importance of nutrition during the childbearing year • Breastfeeding tips and solutions. Yes, you can breastfeed! • Parenting • Sleeping • What it is doulas do, understand how dads/partners and doulas work together, and discover how to find the right doula for you. Please bring any and all questions related to the childbearing year - pregnancy, labor, birth, post-partum, lactation and more. We will have a women’s only space so that all of us can feel comfortable sharing intimate details. If male partners come to help you travel, they can hang out in the guy's room. July 24th, 2011 from 3:00pm until 6:00pmOn the day of the event, check here to make sure its still on. If I have a birth that day, we will reschedule shortly. 409 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10460 RSVP email: [email protected] Cost: $30, payable at the meeting. Light refreshments will be available. Babies and children welcome. Breastfeeding may reduce SIDS
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/06/08/peds.2010-3000.abstract Home Birth on the Rise http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/23/136500621/home-births-while-still-uncommon-are-on-the-rise-in-u-s?ps=sh_stcathdl Pitocin use possibly linked to ADHD http://jad.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/04/15/1087054710397800.abstract Childbirth Education class in the Bronx will not be happening today. We will schedule a new date soon!
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