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Strong Mothers (& Birth Network Resources)

Posted in Activism, birth, birth professionals, childbirth educators, giving birth, Local Events, maternity care, mothers, women on May 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers – strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.” –Barbara Katz Rothman This classic quote from Barbara Katz Rothman sums up the potent impact of the birth experience on women’s lives and it seemed like  perfect quote to kick [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Big Latch On

Posted in Activism, babies, breastfeeding, Local Events, mothers on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »

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Pregnancy Pictures

Posted in babies, Local Events, mothers, Neat stuff, pictures, pregnancy on December 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

During my first pregnancy, my mom took some pictures of me at 37 weeks pregnant: I like having them and she did a nice job with what we had to work with, but I knew I wanted to do more with my subsequent pregnancies. When I was pregnant with my second, we had a photo [...]

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WomanSpace

Posted in Activism, birth classes, childbirth educators, doulas, Local Events, mothers, Neat stuff, Resources, women on June 2, 2010 | 13 Comments »

Yesterday, a friend/colleague and I toured a possible studio space to rent in Rolla. We do not have a particularly clear idea of what we’d like to do exactly, but we have both long felt the desire to create a “women’s resource center” as well as to have a dedicated “birth studio” for our birthwork [...]

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Rolla Area Doula Recommendation

Posted in birth, doulas, labor support, Local Events, mothers, Resources, reviews, tagged , , , , on March 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Summer Eyberg has been a colleague and friend of mine for many years. Late last year, I was privileged to received Summer’s skills as a doula during my third pregnancy and also postpartum when that pregnancy ended unexpectedly during the fourth month. Summer has an amazing gift of presence—she is open and receptive and listens [...]

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Site additions

Posted in Local Events on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I just added two new sub-pages for publications and memberships.

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New Birth Classes for 2009!

Posted in birth, birth classes, birth education, Local Events, tagged , on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In addition to my usual six week class series and the single night class options, as of January 2009 I am offering several new classes to meet the varying needs of families in the community. A four week series of classes for people who are well-read about birth and their choices in childbirth and/or who [...]

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World Breastfeeding Week T-Shirts

Posted in breastfeeding, Local Events, mothers on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We have a number of t-shirts left from our World Breastfeeding Week event in Rolla on August 9. The shirts are a light sage green with dark brown printing. The printing says Breastfeeding: Baby Friendly, Mother Friendly, Earth Friendly. The back of the shirt has the logos of our three generous t-shirt sponsors: Town & [...]

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Celebrate Mothers & Babies in Rolla!

Posted in breastfeeding, Local Events on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Preparations are in full swing for a wonderful mother-baby fair at the middle school gym in Rolla, MO to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. The event is from 9-1:00 on Saturday, August 9th and will have a wide range of vendors, nonprofit booths, a stroller derby, concessions, tons of door prizes, and more! Hope you will [...]

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