Big Belly Services

Birthing from Within, Childbirth Education, Parenting Preparation Seattle

                            My  Training  and  Credentials

FORMAL  TRAINING

Postpartum Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School  -July 2005

Advanced Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - October 2004

Doula Trainer Training - Seattle Midwifery School - September 2004

Lactation Educator Training - CAPPA - September 2001

Childbirth Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - June 2001

Labor Support Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School - April 2001

Childbirth Educator Teacher Training - Childbirth Education Association of Tacoma - 1982

CONTINUING   EDUCATION

REACHE Conference:  Exploring the Forces Behind the Cesarean Epidemic - April 2008

When Survivors Give Birth - January 2008

The Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation - January 2008

Acupressure for Labor & Pain Relief - November 2007

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Mood Disorders - March 2007

REACHE Conference:  Epidural Realities:  Multiple Perspectives- March 2007

APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - February 2007

Epidemiology - November 2006

DONA International Conference - July 2006

Newborn Behavior Observation Workshop (Brazelton Institute) - July 2006

Birth Matters lecture series – Birth as a Peace Movement (presenter), The State of Maternity Care in the U.S., Birth as a Feminist Issue, Birth Professions Panel - May 2006

REACHE Conference:  Real Life with Babies:  Preparing Expectant Parents for the Reality of Postpartum - March 2006

Calm Birth Introduction Training - February 2006

Open Arms Expanding the Toolkit lecture series - Birth in a Cultural Context, Early Childhood Experiences and Their Influence on a Woman's Later Childbearing, Drug Impacted Pregnancies, and Perinatal Mood Disorders - February 2006

The Pink Kit:  How Doulas Can Map the Pelvis with their Clients - January 2006

APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2005

Cesarean Section Birth and the Family with Ray Castellino and Mary Jackson - November 2005

Communication with Medical Staff & When Birth is Traumatic - October 2005

Visualizations & Aromatherapy for Doulas - May 2005

TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) Unit Training - January 2005

APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2004

APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Congress - December 2003

Sacred Birthing Introduction with Sunni Karll, CPM - September 2003

Spinning Babies Workshop with Gail Tully, CPM - September 2003

Rebozo Workshop with Guadalupe Trueba, CPM - September 2003

Neonatal Resuscitation Training - Karen Strange, CPM - February 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Mentor, Birthing From Within

DONA-approved Doula Trainer

Certified Doula through PALS and DONA

Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation

FORMAL   EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree in Sociology - University of Washington - 1986

Associate Degree in Graphic Arts - Seattle Central Community College - 1978

AWARDS

Mothering the Mother Service Award, 2006