Come Hear Octavia Lindlahr (certified Labor Doula, Midwife & Childbirth Educator and Reflexologist), one of LA’s Most Popular Child Development Experts As She Discusses:

The Importance of Play: Using Multi-Sensory Learning for Brain Development

WHEN: January 13, 2012

TIME: 8:30a – 10:30a

WHERE: Braemar Country Club (Tarzana)

This event open to the public

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Let’s face it, childbirth is a team sport where mom may be the star quarterback, but dad is just as crucial to a successful game. At our next gathering, the well-kept secrets of expecting and new fathers will be revealed to us by two expert clinicians in the field, who also happen to be real live dads — Dr. Chen Oren and Aaron Buckwalter present:

What about Dad?
Is he part of the team, or sitting on the sidelines?

WHEN: November, 4, 2011

TIME: 8:30 am – 10:30 am

WHERE: Braemar Country Club (Tarzana)

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AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR RENOWNED DOULA & CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
Ana Paula Markel
In an Intimate Setting as She Discusses
Birthing Alternatives:
Making a Decision that’s Right for Mother & Baby

REGISTER BY NOON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th AT THE REDUCED RATE OF ONLY $25


*THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION IS FOR PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS EXPECTING PARENTS*

Our next meeting will be held Friday, October 14th when one of Southern California’s most popular Doula’s Ana Paula Markel will discuss Birthing Alternatives: Making A Decision that’s Right for Mother & Baby.

Ana Paula Markel is a mother, doula, childbirth educator, doula trainer, birth diplomat and international speaker. She is creator and owner of BINI Birth, a space for support and education for both new families and birth professionals in North Hollywood, California. Ana founded BINI Birth around the principle that giving birth is an intimate, normal and highly individualized process that, when coupled with the right preparation, can be an incredibly positive and life-changing experience.

Through workshops and related classes, Ana Paula explores the physiology of childbirth, the hormones of labor, and the numerous ways that women have approached giving birth over centuries of time. Her popularity has earned her the title, “Childbirth Educator of the Year” twice in addition to being voted “Most Inspiring Doula” by DASC, the Doula Association of Southern California, where she served a term as their Director for Public Relations. She currently serves on the DONA International board of directors, as Director for International Development.

Ana is a frequent contributor to the website www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com and is featured in the recently published book Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. Additionally, she has authored numerous articles for Midwifery Today magazine. Ana is featured on the new More Business of Being Born DVD in both the doula and Brazil sections. Most recently she appeared on The Rachel Zoe Project episode 6. Additionally, she has authored numerous articles for Midwifery Today magazine.

MEETING CANCELLED

Tomorrow’s meeting of The Motherhood Consortium has been cancelled due to some unforeseen circumstances.

We are working with Dr. Rubio to find a new date so that we may still offer this very important and topical presentation about Infertility.

Thank you again for your continued support of The Motherhood Consortium and we hope to see you Friday, October 14th at our Pasadena meeting when renowned childbirth educator and Doula, Ana Paula Markel, will discuss Birthing Alternatives: Making A Decision that’s Right for Mother & Baby — a meeting that will be open to the public so please save the date and alert your clients.

Diana Lynn Barnes and Cathy Dore
The Motherhood Consortium

(meeting canceled)

We are thrilled to announce the third season of The Motherhood Consortium. We’ve grown considerably since our inception in 2009. Our database now comprises nearly 500 professionals working in support of mothers, babies and new families throughout Southern California and we are still growing. We have increased our presence online with a redesigned website, a Facebook page (please take the time to “like” us) and a Linked In group (please “join” us).

This year is poised to be our best yet as our topics are diverse, our speakers are again among the top in their fields and we have incorporated much of your feedback from the past several years. New this year, we are opening a few of our meetings to the general public so that professionals can mingle with new and expecting parents in a meet and greet format.

The first of these special “open to the public” meetings will be held Friday, September 9th where Dr. Ray Rubio will discuss Traditional Chinese Medicine for Male and Female Infertility.