Choices in Childbirth benefit honoring Dr. Northrup & Christy Turlington-Burns

Pam Kirkbride and I have the pleasure of covering the Choices in Childbirth benefit hosted by Ricki Lake and honoring Dr.Christiane Northrup & Christy Turlington-Burns. It was wonderful to see Dr.Northrup speak with such poise about her work in women's wellness and have Christy Turlington-Burns share the awareness that her work in maternal health is teaching her, with the debut of her film on the OWN network "NO Woman, NO Cry" is receiving rave reviews. Dr. Northrup's best selling book Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is my BIBLE! A new version of it was released just this May with all sorts of juicy updates. Please see the video above and the following links for more information about women's options in reproductive wellness, maternal care, birth options, and pleasure exploration.

Choices in Childbirth
Every Mother Counts
Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts
Dr. Christiane Northrup

To see the trailer for Christy's film: CLICK HERE

Tender Shoots Wellness Sponsors Miles for Midwives 2010

New York City's largest celebration of midwifery!

Join the NYC Chapter of American College of Nurse-Midwives and Choices in Childbirth for a day of fun to promote community wellness, increase awareness of midwives and the valuable services they offer, and raise funds to help us improve maternity care in our city.

Tender Shoots Wellness is proud to be a Bronze Level Sponsor. Latham Thomas will be offering an hour long post-race stretch/yoga session and raffle giveaway. You don't want to miss it!

Location

Prospect Park
Bartel-Pritchard Square, 15th Street and Prospect Park West

Fees

VIP: $50 (includes post race snacks and VIP Gift Bag!) Adult: $20.00 Ages 6-14: $8.00 Under 6: Run Free!

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 11:59 PM

The 8th Annual Miles for Midwives 5K Walk/Run brings together runners, families and midwifery supporters for a fun day devoted to maternity care improvement and community wellness. Enjoy great silent auction prizes, a kid's corner, and our FREE Wellness Fair activities including yoga, reiki, and acupuncture. Proceeds from this event benefit the work of CIC and ACNM to improve maternity care in our community.

Additional Information

The 5K Run/Walk will start at 10AM, the Pee-Wee race and FREE wellness fair will follow. Same-day registration will be available from 8:30-9:30AM ($25.00) All race participants receive gift bags - VIP registrants receive extra products and coupons in VIP gift bags and post-race snacks!

Register Here

Miles for Midwives- A race in support of Midwifery

Join us!!

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 from 10am-2pm at Bartel-Pritchard Square at Prospect Park South for the 7th Annual Miles for Midwives race co-hosted with the NYC Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and Choices in Childbirth.

This event is to recognize local midwives and their work as well as promote midwifery access in our communities.

My son was delivered by midwife Stacey Rees of then Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center and it was an amazing empowering experience. She has since formed Clementine Midwifery practice. I am grateful for having that experience with her.

For more information please visit: www.choicesinchildbirth.org

Choices in Childbirth Monthly Meeting for Expectant Moms

Choices in Childbirth is pleased to announce June’s free informational meeting for expectant parents:

 

Inspiring Birth Stories: Coping With Labor/ Comfort Measures

Position, Breath, Movement, Imagery, Massage, Medications? 
Are you preparing to give birth and wondering how you’ll work with contractions?  Or, is your partner expecting and you are thinking about how you will support her in labor? If so, please join us for an evening of inspiring birth stories
from new parents and hands-on experiences of a range of comfort measures from some of New York’s most practiced doulas.  
 
Date: Monday, June 22nd, 6:15-8:30 PM
 
Meeting location: West Side Music Together, 102 West 75th Street, Ground Level
 
Guest presenters: Natashia Fuksman, CD&PCD(DONA), CCE(CEA/MNY); and Angelique Clarke, Certified Reflexologist and Labor Doula, and two new parents whose experience include hospital, birth center and home birth. 
 
Please RSVP to kelly@choicesinchildbirth.org as seating is limited. A small donation for snacks is asked. 

You can print out the flyer on the Choices in Childbirth website: http://www.choicesinchildbirth.org/CIC%20MonthlyMtg_June09.pdf
 
Hope to see you there!

Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: An Evening with Carol Leonard

Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: An Evening with Carol Leonard

This Friday February 20th
6:30pm-8:30pm
Realbirth
715 9th Avenue (at 49th street)
free of charge, a percentage of sales benefit New Space and CIC

Join New Space and Choices in Childbirth in celebration of the release of Carol Leonard’s memoir, Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart.

Ms. Leonard’s prodigious past as co-founder and former President of the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), long-time advocate, and thirty years of practice is reflected in this beautifully written and heart-felt narrative. Called “inspiring, often hilarious, always touching and full of beans,” Ms. Leonard’s work will no doubt become a classic in birth literature. Help us award her accomplishments while you support two great non-profits

Please RSVP to Kelly Renn at kelly@choicesinchildbirth.org.

Drinks and snacks provided.

Choices in Childbirth Informational Session for Expectant Parents

Dear Friends,
Choices in Childbirth is pleased to announce the next free
informational session for expectant parents.

January Meeting Topic: Inspiring Birth Stories: Painless?
Positive MedicalSupport? Orgasmic? What can we learn from these
experiences?

New parents will share their birth experiences, talking about
their fearsand how they found support and ultimately the strength
within themselves to labor and birth their babies in a satisfying way.

Hosted by 14 Street Y
DATE: Thursday, January 29th 6:15pm-8:30pm

LOCATION: 344 East 14th Street between 1st and 2nd avenue
 
GUEST SPEAKERS: Four parents who have recently given birth in a
variety of settings and  Cara Muhlhahn, CNM, author of the memoir
Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir (Kaplan Publishing, 2008)

Please come and invite your friends, family or other expectant families
who might be interested.

RSVP is appreciated (kelly@choicesinchildbirth.org)

The flyer can be printed from the following link:
http://www.choicesinchildbirth.org/CIC%20MonthlyMtg_Jan2009_new.pdf

For more information about the 14th Street Y's parenting and early
childhood program, please look at http://www.14streety.org/

The 2008 New York Guide to a Healthy Birth is here!

The New York Guide to a Healthy Birth is a comprehensive guide created to help you learn about your rights, options, and resources when planning the birth of your baby. It was first published in 2006 and is in its third year of print and includes a sister publication, The Philadelphia Guide to a Healthy Birth. Both guides are published by Choices in Childbirth, a New York City-based consumer advocacy organization whose goal is to educate, support, and empower women and their families in making informed choices about maternity and childbirth care. 

Founded by birth professionals, Choices in Childbirth educated the public about birthing options, and connects them with practitioners who uphold the belief that birth is a normal and healthy process. Please check out their site www.choicesinchildbirth.org

I'm so pleased to announce that the new guides are now available. I attended the reception for providers yesterday and picked up a stack of them to distribute. Guides are free to the public and packed with articles, statistical info, and an array of providers serving expectant and new mothers. I have 2008 guides, if you need guides shipped, please visit Choices in Childbirth online.