ALACE Labor Assistant

This is a message from my friend, Kate about an upcoming Doula workshop.

"I am excited to announce that my proposal to bring an ALACE (The Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators) Labor Assistant Training and Certification Workshop to Raleigh/Durham, NC for Summer 2009 has been accepted.

Mark your calendars. An ALACE workshop will be coming to the Triangle Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28, 2009. Space is limited so register now. A variety of tuition options are available. A registration form and mother's day discount coupon are attached to this email. Spread the word - ALACE is coming to the Triangle.

Visit PeaceTreeVillage.com (http://www.peacetreevillage.com/index.php/up-coming-events/alace-labor-assistant-training) for local ALACE LAT information. View the workshop brochure, download the registration form, get the mother's day coupon, and more. I'll be adding more information as it's received from ALACE. I'm also planning to add more printing and viewing formats, so please stay tuned.

Contact Kate by email: kate@birthtransforms.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone: (919) 598-9619 if you are interested in attending this labor assistant training with ALACE. I am currently in the process of looking at workshop locations in Raleigh and Durham. If you have a contact at a meeting location that you think might be appropriate, please let me know.

For more information about ALACE visit their website at http://www.alace.org. ALACE is the only midwifery based labor assistant program. It is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women's choices in childbirth. Their goal is to help women reclaim trust in their ability to safely and dependably give birth."

doulaville

love it!

psuedo cousins


In the past weeeeeek, i have gotten so encouraged about being a doula. i attended my first client at durham regional hospital here in my town. the doc was really supportive of using telemetry, which i surely misspelled but it is a remote fetal monitoring unit that allows the mom to walk, move around and even get in water. the mom made use of it ans did the hard work of helping a baby come "down and out". i really want to respect the confidence of the mom and her family so bless me if i refrain from lots of details. if you know this mom, you can ask her if she would like to tell you the birth story of her first son.

on thursday, i traveled to the city where i was born 29 years ago this month. i spent time with the woman who gave birth to me in a hospital with an epidural that she hated getting. she labored with me and put me to her breast where i remained for over a year. i am so proud of her for breastfeeding me for so long and with such limited support. i am SURE it has been extremely helpful to me throughout my life! thank you, again, mom for your commitment and mothering.

i am becoming certified as a labor assistant through ALACE, a midwifery model of care program. i attended a three day workshop as part of that. care to know what else is involved in the certification process? Here is some info from the ALACE website:
* Attendance at the 3 day workshop
* Completion of the required reading list
* Successful completion of the written exam
* Audit a series of childbirth classes
* Written self-evaluations of 6 births you have attended
* Written performance evaluations from 3 people you have attended or worked with

I am just getting started but so happy to be following the call on my life to support women in the childbearing year. Please pray for me in this pursuit. I am beyond excited about the opportunities that lie ahead of me.