Childbirth Education Classes Coming Soon!

FABULOUS BIRTH SUPPORT at
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PEDIATRIC GROUP PRACTICE presents

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Program

COMING SOON!

 

Thursdays from 6:30p to 8:30p

Registration and questions please contact Alison at 917.204.9705
Or email fabulousbirthnyc@gmail.com

At Mount Sinai Doctors Brooklyn Heights  
300 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: 929.210.6040

Pam England - Birth As A Hero's Journey

Have you heard of Pam England?  How about her amazing book Birthing From Within? This is a fantastic resource for birthing families.  The tone of her work is so positive and supportive.  All families, no matter what their specific birth plans, are invited to ask deeper and deeper questions about what they need in order to give birth.  So much of the language we use around birth encourages binary thinking and, oftentimes, disappointment.  'Are you having a natural birth?' If the answer is no, does that mean you'll be having an 'unnatural' birth?  Nobody wants to be called or thought 'unnatural' as they begin life with their baby.  We are creatures of language and these subtleties can really be hurtful and limiting.  Read Birthing From Within to help broaden and strengthen your vision of your birth.

So, in Pam England's latest blog post, she shares a little bit about the development of her next book 'Birth As A Hero's Journey.'  This phrase makes my ears perk up - what an exciting lens through which to view the hard work of birthing and becoming a parent! Check it out here.

Aviva Romm

Aviva Romm, a healer (midwife, MD and herbalist) with an enormous amount of experience and wisdom, just opened a Facebook page. 'Like' her page to easily get updates ranging from opinion pieces, to recipes, to new research in the birth and women's health field.  Her writing is consistently good - thoughtful and rich in content.  Click here to find out more about Aviva Romm!

Hunkering down for the hurricane.

This morning as the city braced itself for the storm's impact, I was thankfully holed up in my warm apartment with my family.  I checked my email and found a flurry of communication among the doulas of NYC.  With subways down, many of us have no good way to travel across the city; many doulas, however, have pregnant clients in all five boroughs (not to mention New Jersey) who might need labor support services at any time.  Doulas near and far began reaching out, posting their locations and which hospitals/potential birth locations are in walking distance in case their aid is needed. This way, if a doula in Brooklyn is unable to travel to her client on the Upper West Side, for example, she has a sister doula to call who can easily reach her client and offer that priceless doula support.

What I took away from this: If you are giving birth in New York City, you have an abundance of support available to you. And if you are a doula, you too can call on your community for aid. Even in a hurricane! FEMA might not have thought of this particular need, but the NYC doulas are getting connected to support one another and their clients. 

Hilarious Home Birth Graphic Novel

Insert here: pun about birth being graphic.

No seriously, you really have to check this out. A creative couple shares a rendition of their birth.

 Home Birth: A Graphic Graphic Memoir by Christen Clifford and David Heatley

Labor Support Birth Doula Service

Our Labor Support Birth Doula package includes:

*Two prenatal preparation sessions with you and your partner and your doula, prior to 37 weeks. 

*I will be available to you 24/7 for phone consultations from the time of hire until two weeks after your due date.

*I will be on call for your birth from three weeks before until two weeks after your due date. 

*I will come to you when you are in labor and provide physical, emotional, and informational support to you and your partner, never leaving you alone, until after your baby is born.  

*Assistance with initial breastfeeding, if necessary.

*Help with clean-up after the birth, if the birth was a homebirth.

*One visit postpartum to share birth stories, and for us to admire your baby. This visit happens at your convenience.

The fee for the Labor Support Birth Doula service is a sliding scale between $800 and $1200. I request that clients pay $800 as a deposit when you choose to engage my services.  Then, after your birth, if you choose to pay an additional amount so that your total payment is higher on the sliding scale, you are more than welcome to do so.  Thank you!

Call today for more information and for your free mini-prenatal session! 718.633.2837

Our Services

Labor support birth doula

Postpartum doula

Childbirth education

Speculum self-exam workshop