birth professionals
Why I Became a Childbirth Educator by Ann Tohill
When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2009, I signed up for Childbirth Education classes. I had done so much reading and watched so many births and documentaries and as prepared as felt I could be, I was also still really fearful of the labor and birthing process. When it was time, I attended…
Read More10 Steps to Becoming an Awesome Doula
This week I’m celebrating World Doula Week and sharing suggestions I give doulas at my trainings. Find your niche. No one can be all things to all people. What families are you best at serving? Do you have a passion for working with single or teen moms, moms who are VBACing or working with a…
Read MoreDoulas! 8 Compelling Reasons to Become a Childbirth Educator:
You’re already doing informal childbirth education in person, and by phone, text, email, and Facebook message. Offer formal classes and you’ll get paid to spend more in person time prenatally, getting to know your clients, and less time answering questions piecemeal. You’ll know your clients are receiving top quality childbirth education. Being able to offer…
Read MoreDeepen Your Knowledge About Marketing, Self Care, Perinatal Chiropractic, and Premature Birth!
Join us for a full day of continuing education for birth professionals as we delve deeper into the topics of self care, marketing your birth business, chiropractic for the perinatal period, and prematurity and the prevention of preterm later. Our day will end with a screening of Guerrilla Midwife, a documentary covering the work of…
Read MoreDeepen Your Knowledge about Breastfeeding, Healing Birth Trauma and Therapeutic Touch for Birth Professionals, A WellPregnancy Continuing Education Workshop
Join us for a full day of continuing education for birth professionals as we delve deeper into the topics of breastfeeding, healing birth trauma, and therapeutic touch for labor. Treat yourself to a day spent in the company of peers and earn 7.5 CAPPA CEUs. Breastfeeding for Birth Professionals Are you ready to learn more…
Read MoreTherapeutic Touch, A WellPregnancy Continuing Education Workshop for Birth Professionals
Want to incorporate more therapeutic touch techniques into your work with laboring women or your childbirth classes? WellPregnancy’s guest instructor Heather Birch, LMT, specializes in pregnancy and labor massage at her practice, Insight Therapeutic Massage in Concord and Epsom, NH, and is a doula and the mother of seven. Heather is excited to share with…
Read MoreTop Twelve Ways to Market Your Birth Business by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD, CAPPA Faculty
Publicity, like laundry is never done. Do something every day to promote your business. Create an elevator speech that briefly describes what you do, so you can explain to people quickly the nature of your business. Practice saying it out loud until it flows easily. Be positive about yourself and what you have to…
Read MoreTop Ten Reasons to Take a WellPregnancy Training
1. You will be able to turn your passion for birth into skills that will support perinatal families. 2. You will be ready to work for positive change one motherbaby at a time. 3. You will be giving yourself the gift of a new career. 4. You will be working with Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD…
Read MoreWorking with Women and Families Towards a Midwifery Model of Childbirth Education, by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD
I started my formal education as a birth professional twenty-two years ago this month, when I began a yearlong study course with the Massachusetts Midwifery Alliance. It was a great foundation for what would develop into my career as a childbirth educator and mentor of other childbirth educators. Since then my work has attempted to…
Read MoreAlternative Treatments Reduce the Risk of Cesarean Birth for Breech Position
First the good news, most babies turn head down by 6 weeks before their due dates. The bad news, about 4% remain in a breech, or butt first, presentation. In the US almost all breech babies are delivered by cesarean, making breech the third leading cause of cesareans. Fortunately, studies show chiropractic, acupuncture, and hypnotherapy…
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