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April 2007 - Vol 2, Issue 4
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Hello friends,
chana luba

I am so happy to feel spring in the air, it is always such time of renewal!
In this newsletter you will learn about what is budding at Maternal Wisdom. I look forward to making my ideas blossom which inturn will help new doulas and new mothers! Below I will share some things that are in the works....

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I love teaching women about birth and I love to inspire women at my trainings. To date I have had 86 women attend a training that I have facilitated. Some have gone on to be midwives, other to have doula practices of their own and some to be mothers. I always enjoy being in touch with the women that have attended and I am happy to see them grow. I would like to help facilitate this growth even more so I have some new ideas and programs in mind for those who have learned with me....

  • online community forums
  • Maternal Wisdom Doula: A Volunteer Program
  • Babies R Us Baby Fair "Meet a doula Program "
  • Rotating Apprenticeship
  • Phone mentoring for first 2 clients

Some of these advancements will take some time as I update my website to include a forums page.
Anyone interested in participating in the Babies R Us "Meet a Doula Program" should contact me by phone.
If you have already trained with me and would like to be part of the volunteer program be sure to sign up for the yahoo group which can be found on my site.
2007 Labor Doula Training Dates...
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Upcoming Certified CAPPA Labor Doula Trainings:

Summer Brooklyn, NY Training Four Day Intensive August 12-15, 2007 Sunday- Wednesday Early Bird Registration due by June 22, 2007 * Geared to Jewish Community but open to all Download the registration form (58K PDF)

Fall Five College Area Training Four consecutive Sundays October 21, 28 & November 4, 11, 2007 Early Bird Discount due by August 22, 2007 Location to be announced Download the registration form (57K PDF)

Winter Five College Area Training Four consecutive Sundays February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008 Early Bird Discount due by November 22, 2008 Location to be announced Download the registration form (57K PDF)
About CAPPA Certification...
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Anyone can be a doula, certified or not; but as a trainer for CAPPA I have seen many benefits to becoming a certified doula through CAPPA's organization.

The CAPPA Vision

Imagine a world...............
Where women are encouraged to trust their bodies. Where myths about childbirth are dispelled.

Imagine a world...............
Where women are given the tools that they need to achieve a natural childbirth if that is what they desire.

Imagine a world...............
Where women are equipped with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their births.

Imagine a world...............
Where education does not involve guilt, but empowers women to choose the kind of birth that is best for them.

Imagine a world...............
Where women are surrounded by caring, compassionate support when they give birth.

Imagine a world...............
Where new mothers are empowered to embrace motherhood with confidence.

Imagine an organization..........
That works everyday to make this world a reality.

CAPPA....Reality begins with imagination.
FREE CAPPA CONFERENCE...
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one to one 2007
"This training initiated me into the world of birth and has shown me how positive birth can be. I have left with a wealth of new knowledge and the confidence to start attending births."
Noelle O. Northampton, MA (Fall)

"This training was even more comprehensive than I had expected! Thank you!"
Michele V. Turners Falls, MA (Fall)

I hope you will join me this Fall or Winter!!!

Blessings....
Chana Luba Ertel, CD (DONA), CLD, CCCE, CAPPA Labor Doula Trainer of MA
Maternal Wisdom

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