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needs you!Board and committeepositionsDid you know that, otherthan a small Home Officestaff, DONA Internationalis run solely on volunteerpower? Be a part of it all -volunteer today! The GetInvolved page on the website has a list of variousopenings with differentobligations, as well asinformation on theapplication procedures.Editing positionsIf you enjoy reading thiseDoula, you might wantto consider editing it! Forinformation about theeDoula Newsletter Editorposition and also theInternational DoulaManaging Editor andAssociate Editorpositions, contact theDirector of Publications.Make your new year'sresolutions early! Devotesome time and energy tothe organization youlove!Please visit the GetInvolved page on the website to learn more aboutavailable volunteerpositions.Quick TipBy Julia MacNeil,CD(DONA)Mississauga, ONCarrying a container ofcorn starch is especiallyhandy for those who havesensitive skin. It allowsyou to massage withoutthe friction of skin-on-skinand without the risk ofallergies or sensitivitiescommon to someproducts. It is also lesslikely to cause respiratoryproblems than babylast 20 years. More families relocate due to their jobs and moregrandparents continue to be involved in their own careers andinterests. This leaves new parents without the necessary support thatthey need to get off to a good start and build a stable foundation for theirfamilies.So, here I am wondering if I shouldn't offer full circle services--fromchildbirth education through postpartum doula support. Perhaps theunique vantage point I develop when helping new parents discover theirphilosophies and goals during childbirth classes can guide me to providenot only the most effective birth support, but the best possible postpartumsupport, as well.Have you thought about expanding your range of services and offeringboth birth and postpartum doula care to your clients? Maybe you too willtake the opportunity to consider the advantages to yourself and yourclients and will choose to add to your credentials in the coming year!Breastfeeding resource for mothers with limited literacyThe Fund for the City of New York, in partnership with the MorrisaniaNeighborhood Family Health Center-WIC program in the Bronx, NY,recently launched two public web sites designed to achieve betteroutcomes for mothers with limited literacy and/or resources.Breastfeeding: A Gift for Your Baby and Healthy Eating: A Gift for YourFamily provides mothers with limited literacy and resources access to theessentials of breastfeeding and nutrition. These multi-media, bi-lingualsites communicate through culturally-sensitive videos, animation,photographs, diagrams and audio.Risk indicators for labor dystociaA prospective study of nearly 3,000 women having their first babiesshowed a strong association between certain characteristics presentupon admission and the diagnosis of dystocia (or failure to progress) inlabor, with resultant cesareans. These characteristics are: a tense cervixthat is dilated less than 4 cm with a thick lower segment and a fetal headthat is high with poor head-to-cervix contact. Epidural analgesia also hadthe strongest association with dystocia among the risk indicatorsassessed. Read it here.Educational OpportunitiesWorkshop listingsDONA approved birth and postpartum doula workshops are listed on theweb site under the Find a Doula Workshop link by location. Find a
powder, which is easilyinhaled into the lungs.However, it can be aproblem for anyoneallergic to corn products,so always ask beforeusing any product on abirthing woman.Share your Quick Tipwith us. If yours ischosen, you'll berewarded with a giftcertificate to the DONABoutique. Send Your QT!TomDoulery!By Nicole ZirnheldAldridge, CD(DONA)Louisville, KYMy five year old daughterSadie said, "It's hard workhaving a baby. I prettymuch only want to haveone kid. But I don't want itto come out of my bellybecause that would hurt."workshop in your area that you wish to attend and sign up early to beginyour certification process. You will be glad that you did!If you can't find a workshop in your area, contact a DONA approved birthor postpartum doula trainer to schedule one. See the Find a DoulaTrainer page on the web site.Give yourself the gift of learningOrder general and concurrent session recordings from the 2008 DONAInternational Conference on-line. Listening to general session recordingsearns you CEUs toward recertification.AnnouncementGroup membership fee increaseEffective February 1, 2009, group membership fees will increase by $5 to$55.As always, membership fees will be adjusted according to theInternational Fee Group Index, so please check the web site forinformation on fees for your country.Renew on-line at the DONA Boutique or call the Home Office at (888)788-DONA (3662).I replied, "Where do youwant it to come from?"Pointing to her bottom,she said, "The normalspot!"Share your funny storieswith us. If yours ischosen, you'll berewarded with a giftcertificate to the DONABoutique. Send your TD!Congratulations to our newly certified postpartum doulasfrom October 1 to October 31, 2008:CANADA: Alberta: Mascha Knoop (Calgary), UNITED STATES:California: Michelle Konold (Calabasas), Hawaii: Tammy Uva (Kapolei),Indiana: Amanda Wynsma (Crown Point), Michigan: Karleen Warren(Sterling Heights), Minnesota: Sara Wilcox (Richfield), New Jersey:Suzanne Crouch (Branchville), Nevada: Heather McCreary (Sparks),New York: Regina Molinelli (Briarcliff Manor), North Carolina: KarenKing (Oxford), Oregon: Desiree Collman (Bend), Pennsylvania: TiaZlotnikoff (Philadelphia), Kimberly Carlin (Ridley Park), Texas: Marie Ting(Austin)Thanks! Congratulations to our newly certified birth doulas from October 1to October 31, 2008:DONA Internationalwould like our many loyalvolunteers, hard workingoffice staff and all of ourvalued members to knowhow much you areappreciated! As we moveinto a new year, let us allremember that togetherwe are making adifference for birthingfamilies!BELGIUM: Mireille Stern-Pluczenik (Antwerp), CANADA: BritishColumbia: Blanca Amieva (Port Coquitlam), Manitoba: Lori TiessenBanman (Winnipeg), Celine Land (Winnipeg), New Foundland: JillianHand Humphries (Goulds), Ontario: Andrea Meilun (Barrie), PennyShantz (New Dundee), Laura Mayes (Port Perry), Carolyn Passarelli(Toronto), Kristina House (Toronto), MEXICO: Teresa Sitton Ambe(Fuente de Diana), UNITED STATES: Arizona: Katie DiBenedetto(Phoenix), California: Shirli Holtzman (Berkeley), Ruth Demers(Sacramento), Connecticut: Sharon Livingston (Windsor Locks),Florida: Monika Milleson (Gulf Breeze), Kashika Pride (St Petersburg),Robyn Cullen (St Petersburg), Illinois: Bernice Rivkin (Chicago),
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