Calendar of Classes, Support Groups and Events
What is happening at “Celebration of Birth and Life”
The first Saturday every month we hold classes focused on the topics listed below. This is a way to ensure that we cover important topics that may not get the attention needed in childbirth classes. It is recommended that all women who would like to have a home birth or natural childbirth attend a childbirth class by an independent educator of natural birth. Here are the Saturday Classes we offer to anyone interested.
- Breastfeeding
- Fertility Awareness
- Sibling preparation for birth
- Pain relief in Labor
- Circumcision
- Immunization
Lindo Lake walk n’ talk new mom support group. Lindo Lake in Lakeside off of hwy 67 next to community center, Last Friday of each month 10am till 1:00ish. (just in time for naps!) Meet for walk at 10am then join us for lunch. We will meet at the new play ground on the south side of the lake. Home schoolers welcome! During the months of July August and September we will be meeting at the beach. So bring your lunches and join us.
For more information: 619- 443- 0165 celesta@sandiegohomebirth.com
Other Community Support groups
Above Rubies www.aboverubies.org Blessing the Lord through our families and keeping those home fires burning. Support group meets once a month. Call for meeting locations. 619-443-0165
Christian midwives International San Diego Chapter peer review. We invite all midwives called to serve Jesus the Christ who are attending births and their assistants to come share cases and insight in a private and prayerful environment.
For more information call Celesta 619-443-0165
Attachment Parenting
An Attachment Parenting International affiliated group open to all of San Diego meetings in East San Diego Contact: Bonny Skolnik : scrap4claire@yahoo.com 619-818-3732 doug this link does not work can you fix this for me?
La Leche League (LLL)
- Beach Areas/Clairemont Group – Last Thursday of each month from 10:30 11:30
- East County/Back Country Group – Second Thursday of each month 6:30p.m
- Encinitas – Second Tuesday of each month at 10:00a.m.
- Escondido Group – Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00p.m.
- Poway/North San Diego Group – Second Thursday of each month at 9:30a.m.
- San Diego/South Bay Group – Third Monday of each month from 10:00a.m. -12:00p.m.
- Vista Group – Second Tuesdays in June, July and August at 10:00a.m.
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San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition
www.breastfeeding.org
General Meetings: SDCBC general Coalition meetings are held the second Thursday of each odd month from 6-8 pm at various locations around the County to help facilitate membership attendance and participation. Exact conference room and directions are available before each meeting by email and by calling 858-939-4175... (Dr. Wight's assistant).
Meeting Dates:
- March 12, 2009, 6-8 pm at UCSD Medical Center
- May 14, 2009, 6-8 pm at Sharp Grossmont Hospital Women's Center
- July 9, 2009, 6-8 pm at Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Medical Center
- September 10, 2009, 6-8 pm at Naval Medical Center San Diego
- November 12, 2009, 6-8 pm at Pomerado Hospital
California Association of Midwives (CAM)
www.californiamidwives.org
Meetings the first Friday of the month. Midwives meet 11am and open meeting starts at noon.
No meeting July and August.
For meeting locations call, Sarah 760-310-1686
CAPPA – Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
www.cappa.net
San Diego Student's Alliance
All student midwives, assistants, doulas, childbirth educators. A study group and meetings. For more information Contact Darynee Blount 619.207.2359
Postpartum Health Alliance
www.postpartumhealthalliance.org
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women suffering from postpartum depression and related disorders. They provide information and a support line for women to call. They also refer women to support groups and mental health professionals. PO Box 503396 San Diego, CA 92150, 619-685-7458
A FREE Postpartum Support Group meets every Tuesday, 10 - 11:30a at Sharp Outpatient Pavilion, Classroom 1. Please call for more information (619) 685-7458 or (858) 939-4141
Mothers Supporting Mothers Group meets Mondays, 10-11:30 am and every other Tuesday, 7-8:30 pm, at Partners in Growth in Kensington. Sliding scale fee. The facilitator is Mary Obata, M.A., MFT Intern. Call (619) 220-4680 for more information.
Childbirth Education Classes
We encourage all women to educate themselves of all the options available to them for their births. Childbirth classes are valuable in planning the birth you want. Check out our Childbirth classes page for more on what we provide for classes. The following are also great options for classes near you.
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Pregnancy Care Center El Cajon “FREE”
677 S Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon,
619-442-4357
www.ecpcc.org
On going classes: parenting and life skills, childbirth education, young mom's support groups.
Turning Point Pregnancy Resource Center “FREE”
9225 Mira Mesa Blvd, suite #202, San Diego,
858-689-6885
Ongoing classes: pregnancy testing, counseling, support groups and parenting classes
Independent Childbirth Educators of Natural Birth
Dora Ramirez, Bradley Method Natural Childbirth East County.Dora is a Childbirth Educator, Doula and midwife assistant. Group and Private classes available.
For more information on class schedules call 619-588-5277 to register.
Ask about Doula/ Class package.
Connie Riviera, Bradley Method Natural Childbirth San Diego. Connie has been a doula and Educator for years. Rich in knowledge and well respected by clients and friends alike she has group and private classes available. For more information on classes call 858-538-8995 to register.
Sherri Jockell, Natural Childbirth East County. Sherri has over 20 years of doula and homebirth experience. A student midwife and lactation educator she brings a special insight into birth and breastfeeding. She has group and private classes eves and weekends available.
Ask about Doula/Class package. 619-473-8155
Fiona Wolff, Natural Childbirth El Cajon Fiona is an exceptional woman. As one of the founders of Invisible Children she takes time to volunteer for the Pregnancy Care Center assisting women in their births and education. Awesome information. She has day time and morning classes available as well as group and private classes
For more information Call 619-447-4946 to schedule a class.
Nicole Morales, Birthing from Within San Diego. Nicole is a Doula, Educator and intern midwife. She has group and private classes available.
For more information on Classes scheduled call 619-252-4784 to register.
Birthing From Within – classes ongoing
www.birthingfromwithin.com
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth – classes ongoing
www.bradleybirth.com
WIC
The Women, Infants, and Children Program – classes ongoing. Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
- Course #: 93100, Price $14.00, Hours 24 to 27 hours
- Content: Expectant parents will learn about labor and delivery, breathing techniques, nutrition and infant care.
- Classes held at the Naval Medical Center in Balboa Park.
- To register, dial our toll free number : 877-454-7229
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Events and Conferences’
Upcoming Medical Board Meetings
These are open to the public and our presence applies political pressure, plus insures oversight.
Calendar of Events: http://www.medbd.ca.gov/board/meetings/Index.html
Above Rubies Retreat California
Northern Calif.17-19 July, women’s retreat, Alliance Redwoods Conference grounds, Occidental 20miles/30 minutes west of Santa Rosa
Contact: Michele Fetterly thefetterlys@peoplepc.com
ph# 707-762-6251
Southern Calif. 21-23 August, Annual Family and Ladies Camp. Pine Valley Bible Conference Center, 45 minutes east of San Diego.
for information call Gary and Tish Evans, Ph: 951-681-4858
or gtkdz@empirenet.com
Fellowship of Christian Midwives International 5th Annual Conference
3-D Midwives: Devoted to God, Destined to Serve, Dedicated to Education 22-25 April-In the heart of the Smoky Mountains, the fabulous Middlecreek Valley retreat center.
For information conference@Christianmidwives.org
or call Brandi (765) 643- -9433
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Midwifery Today Conference
“Nurturing a Better Future through Birth” Eugene, Oregon March 11–12, 2009
Pre-Conference-- March 13–15, 2009
Conference.
Contact: www.midwiferytoday.com
Coalition for Improvement of Maternity Services (CIMS) 2009 Mother-Friendly Annual Forum ... March 5-7 The Handley Hotel & Resort San Diego, CA
www.motherfriendly.org/
forum
LLL international Annual conference 2009 May 22-24 “Breastfeeding: Our families, our future” A parenting and health care professional conference. Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa! New Port Beach CA.
contact Tina Pulice at: TMPulice@aol.com
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
and the California Association of Midwives (CAM)
present Midwives Alliance 2009
October 22-25, 2009—Asilomar, State Beach & Conference Grounds near Monterey California. Make plans to join us at the ocean! Be a part of the rising tide of natural birth and midwifery activism. The California midwives have planned a rejuvenating and inspiring weekend at Asilomar Conference Grounds known as "Monterey's Refuge by the Sea." This is your chance to obtain CEUs, connect with kindred spirits, revitalize, energize, and, most likely, catch a glimpse of a sea otter or two.
Go to www.californiamidwives.org or www.mana.org for more information.
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CAM Legislative News & Alerts
http://www.californiamidwives.org/ Letter from the Chair 2-14-2006For all of our existence CAM has actively worked to make the lives of midwives and mothers in California better. Over the last two years we have been involved in securing a standard of care for licensed midwives that all California midwives can live with. We hired a lawyer, which has greatly improved our negotiating capacity with the medical board, with ACOG and with the legislature. CAM worked especially hard to make sure that all our members had a voice in the discussion surrounding the Standard of Care. Our board members held meetings to present the facts and lead discussions. Several regions even contributed their own edits to the proposed document. All of this helped me in the editing of the final Labor Day consensus document that the other two midwifery organizations and ACOG agreed to. The final version, which can be viewed on our web site, has been accepted by the Office of Administrative Law and is now regulation. Without our members this work could not have been done. It is CAMs members, our regional reps and our board that make us different from the other organizations in the state that are lobbying for the rights of midwives and mothers. This is our strength. This organization, CAM, you and me, our supporters and clients are what make CAM effective. Effective at creating the changes, at a state level, that are necessary for safe practice. So where is this pitch going? In order to continue the work we are doing we need more money and more members. We need each of you to enroll someone (or many someones). Enroll your clients, your family and your friends. If we each just enroll two new members we can triple our numbers and contribute greatly to our annual budget. We need individual contributions to the fund for attorney representation. When there was the ability to get malpractice insurance a few years ago many LMs spent quite a lot yearly on the insurance. We need that same influx to the attorney fund now. How will this help you as individual midwives? CAM plans to seriously challenge the supervision requirement in our law. This means we may need to go to court to get it changed. In order to go to court we need a lawyer. Tim Chambers, the attorney that CAM hired 15 months ago, is doing a stellar job of representing CAM. We have made large gains since he came on board and the advice he gives me and the board has been invaluable. We all know that the number one priority for statutory change needs to be removing the supervision requirement from the law, not just replacing it with the clients right to refuse it. Accompanying a change in the supervision requirement there needs to be a clause that holds other care providers harmless from care they did not give when they take a transfer or transport from an LM. This will allow the interface between LMs and especially physicians to go much smoother, ultimately making home birth safer. We also need to seek statute changes to allow LMs prescriptive privileges, to enable us to bill MediCal independently and to guarantee the ability to be reimbursed from insurance companies. An attorney will help facilitate these changes in the law. We also need to hold fundraisers in each region. If any of you have ideas for generating money please call your regional representative and let her know. If anyone out there has true grant writing experience please call me. Without money in our coffers and members on our lists we can’t hope to compete with the “Big Boys” at the capital. It is an uphill battle every time we need legislation to better serve our clients and the more money we have and the more votes we can promise and letters of support we can raise the better our chances of creating effective change. Let’s all contribute what we can to make this happen. (in our lifetime). Officers, Employees, and Committee Chairs
Area Representatives
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