Groups for birth professionals.These groups provide opportunities for networking, education, public events or peer support. Please contact the ALACE ALACE Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer ALACE Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators ALACE Association of Local Authority Chief Executives (UK) office to add or change a listing. Alabama Wilmer: Birthing Options Study Group, Renata Hillman Hillman was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles. , (251) 463-2426, birthingoptions@cs.com. Alaska Anchorage: Doula dou·la n. A woman who assists another woman during labor and provides support to her, the infant, and the family after childbirth. Support Meeting, Lesley Nelson, (907) 277-5051. California Berkeley: East Bay Doula Circle, Holly Wiersrna, (925) 947-5874, hdwiersma@hotrnail.com. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. : Doulas Association of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , DeAnne Spicer Todd, (818) 766-5155. Sacramento: Valley Foothill Doula Collective, (888) DOULA-4-U. San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. : South Bay Doula Circle, Chrys Holland, (408) 857-0901. Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. : Birth Network of Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Walnut Creek: Mt. Diablo Doula Community, Julaine Dugan, (925) 756-2943. Colorado Crestone: Traditional Childbirth Study Group, Zuki Abbot, (719) 256-4544, zuky4birth@yahoo.com. Denver: Colorado Doulas Association, Karen Robinson (303) 665-7997. Connecticut Hartford: Connecticut Doula Network, (860) 644-2746, or Renee Bryan at (860) 644-8516, www.ctdoula.com. Hawaii Maul: Birth Sisters of Hawaii, Christy Galyon, (808) 572-9260. Indiana Evansville: Birth Professionals Network and Study Group, Jenni Shaver, (812) 479-8309. Iowa Davenport: Quad City Doula Association, Trudi Shafer, (563) 326-4757. Kansas Kansas City: Doulas of Kansas City, Mona Snoderly, (913) 281-4808. Louisiana New Orleans: Community Doulas, Crys Aprill, (504) 314-1528, communitydoulas@yahoo.com. Maine Bangor: Maine Association of Independent Doulas (MAID), Evelyn Conrad, (207) 945-9804. Maryland Baltimore: Baltimore Area Childbirth Professionals, Jennifer McGeehan, (410) 7197077, jmcgee975@earthlink.net. Columbia: Chesapeake Midwifery midwifery (mĭd`wī'fərē), art of assisting at childbirth. The term midwife for centuries referred to a woman who was an overseer during the process of delivery. In ancient Greece and Rome, these women had some formal training. Guild, Eloise Stager, (301) 809-0620, elstager@yahoo.com. Frederick: Doula Association of Frederick, Liz O'Shea, (301) 371-7429. Harford County: Chesapeake Doula Network, Amy Guy, (410) 457-4080. Massachusetts Boston: Boston Area Doula Group, Meghan Warner Denenberg, 781-639-6002 or massdoulas@yahoogroups.com. Boston: Labor Support Backup Network, Mary Evans, (508) 877-6473. Sterling: Central MA Doula Group, Kimberly Beck, 978-422-7267, kimbeck@comcast.net. Western Mass: Green River Doulas Network, greenriverdoulas.org, greenriverdoulas@yahoogroups. com. Worcester: B.E.S.T. Council of Childbirth Educators, Betty Blackham, (508) 222-8873, blackham@lifespan.org. Minnesota Minneapolis: The Childbirth Collective, Noelle Haland, (612) 721-4820, noellehaland@msn.com. Missouri Columbia: Mid-Missouri Doula Cooperative, DeeDee Farris-Folkerts, (573) 443-8574. St. Louis: Doulas of Greater St. Louis Greater St. Louis is the informal name of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 18th largest in the United States. Its population of 2,801,033 (as of 2007 according to the US Census Bureau) includes the independent City of St. Louis, St. , Lori Peterson, (314) 644-3025. SL Louis: Bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. Doula Potlucks, Julie Guttman, (314) 965-7488, julieguttmann@sbcglobal.net. Montana Billings: Big Sky Doula Association, Lacey Kraft (406) 252-7692. New Jersey Bergen County: BirthNet, Vicki Hedley, (201) 505-1214. Lakewood: Childbirth Study Group, Heather Baek, (973) 249-9539. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Ithaca: Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. Study Group, Marlo Capoccia, (607) 387-4232. New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. : Metropolitan Doula Group, www.nydoula.com. Rochester: Rochester Birth Network, Lynn Barnett, (716) 234-0022. North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Charlotte: Charlotte Doulas, Deborah Sue Griffin, (704) 5449806, www.charlottedoulas.org. Newton: Blue Ridge Birthing Arts study group, Kathryn Berkowitz, (704) 462-4498, birthdance@aol.com. Ohio Cincinnati: Doulas Unlimited, Pam Kleingers, (513) 779-2685, or Susan Keith-Hergert, (513) 921-3437. Columbus: Birth Workers of Central Ohio, Jill Vagedes (614) 268-3127. Oklahoma Oklahoma City: Doula Association of Central Oklahoma, Gwen Hill, (405) 670-8563. Oregon Corvallis: Midwifery/Doula Study Group, Meredith Weir, (541) 752-1173. Eugene: Birth Companion Network, (541) 284-5984. Eugene: Doulas Supporting Teens, Bess Day, (541) 607-0487. Portland: Northwest Area Childbirth Educators Forum, Judy Fleck, (503) 684-9469. Pennsylvania Erie: Lake Erie Association of Doulas, Alice Edwards, (814) 8330731. Lancaster/Harrisburg: Susquehanna Birth Network, (717) 656-1237. South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Florence: Northeastern South Carolina Doula Group, Uta Mattox, (843) 661-1078. Texas Austin: Heart of Texas Doulas, Lanell Coultas, (512) 459-3088. Utah Salt Lake City: Utah Doula Association, (888) 838-1456. Vermont Brattleboro: Doula Network of Windham & Cheshire Counties, Lucinda McGovern, (802) 257-0663. Virginia Richmond: Richmond Doulas, Sara Fariss Krivanec, (804) 236-8660. Roanoke: Birth Assistant Support Group, Wanda Smith, (540) 562-5222. Washington Greater Seattle Area: Doula Support Group, Carla Pedey-Braswell, 206-909-9292. Puget Sound Area: Pacific Association for Labor Support, (206) 329-PALS, www.pals-doulas.org. Snohomish: Snohomish County Doula Support Group, Mary Beth Rothnie, (360) 668-8175, mbnanna@hotmail.com. Southwest WA State: Northwest Area Childbirth Educators Forum, Debbie Flynn, (235) 581-7869, or Alyson Alexander, (360) 514-4011. Tacoma: Tacoma Labor Companions/CEA of Tacoma, Cindy Carmichael, 253-761-2851. Yakima: Birth Circle, Elizabeth Meyer, (509) 457-2854. West Virginia Hurricane: Doula Network of West Virginia, (866) 55DOULA. Wisconsin Milwaukee: C.A.R.E. Network (Childbirth Assistants, Resources & Education), (414) 529-3667. Racine: Birth Partners, Annmarie Klyzub, (262) 898-2041. Ontario, Canada London: Doula Study/Networking Group, Jill Ritchie, (519) 472-9538. |
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