Maternal Goddess Doula Services
Massachusetts Doula, Breastfeeding Counselor.
Save the Date: Natural Night Out for Moms and Moms-to-Be!
Maternal Goddess Doula Services will be working with other local businesses to bring you an exciting night geared towards new moms and moms-to-be. More information will follow.
Save the date! The next workshop is Tuesday, June 10th from 6:30 - 9pm.
Email me to be the first to reserve your spot and to get updates as our exciting night approaches!
What is a Doula?
Upcoming Local Events
The national annual meeting of certified nurse midwives, the ACNM,
will be in Boston this year over Memorial Day. They are hosting a FREE
public event on women's health at the Hynes Convention Center that is
directed to the public to promote CNMs for well woman care from the
teenage years and on.
The event includes a film festival from 10 to 3pm on Saturday, May 24th.
MA Friends of Midwives is sponsoring this film festival with Our
Bodies Ourselves.
The lineup includes the Business of Being Born ( with director Abbie
Epstein introducing it!), Born in the USA, and It's My Body, My Baby,
My Birth. Many of the midwives featured in the films will be in
attendance and participate in panel discussions afterwards.
May 31st, 2008: La Leche League Worcester will be holding a yard sale in Worcester to benefit the group. If you are interested in attending, please email me for more details.
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing support, encouragement, information, and education to women who want to breastfeed.
If you are interested in any of my services, please feel free to contact me for a free initial consultation.
Shelly Taft
(508) 917-8241
shelly@maternalgoddessdoula.com
-Dr. Marshall Klaus
A Doula...
...offers you and your partner continuous support and encouragement throughout your labor and birth.
...offers effective, non-medical comfort measures designed to ease your labor.
...respects and honors your decisions regarding your labor and works closely with you to help you achieve your ideal birth.
A Doula's Presence At Birth...
...can result in fewer requests for pain medication
...can result in shorter births, especially for first time moms
....can result in less complications and less interventions, such as the use of pitocin, forceps and vacuum extraction, and cesarean surgery.
Birth in the News
Avoiding Induced Labor is More Beneficial to Moms and Babies.
"Throughout pregnancy, many women eagerly anticipate the day they finally will meet their new baby. This is especially true in the last few weeks of pregnancy when, as a baby grows larger, an expectant mother becomes increasingly uncomfortable and impatient to finish out her pregnancy. Despite the anticipation, research shows that allowing labor to start naturally, rather than induce, is more beneficial to both mom and baby."
Read the full text of the article here.
Accupuncture Helps Relieve Back Pain During Pregnancy.
"A study recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology sought to establish the effectiveness of needle acupuncture in treating the common and often disabling issue of pelvic and back pain during pregnancy.
According to the study authors, “Acupuncture, as an adjunct to standard treatment, was superior to standard treatment alone and physiotherapy in relieving mixed pelvic/back pain. Women with well-defined pelvic pain had greater relief of pain with a combination of acupuncture and standard treatment, compared to standard treatment alone or stabilizing exercises and standard treatment.”
Read the full text of the article here.
CDC: Breast-feeding rates hit a new high of 77 percent in US
"The U.S. breast-feeding rate has hit it's highest mark in at least 20 years with more than three-quarters of new moms nursing their infants, according to a government report released Wednesday.
"About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed, at least briefly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said."
Read the full text of the article here.
