Big Belly Services
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Big Belly Services
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My Training and Credentials
FORMAL TRAINING Postpartum Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School -July 2005 Advanced Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - October 2004 Doula Trainer Training - Seattle Midwifery School - September 2004 Lactation Educator Training - CAPPA - September 2001 Childbirth Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - June 2001 Labor Support Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School - April 2001 Childbirth Educator Teacher Training - Childbirth Education Association of Tacoma - 1982
CONTINUING EDUCATION Birth Story Medicine March 2011 Birth as a Heros Journey March 2011 REACHE Conference March 2011 Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation - February 2011 Prenatal Bonding Introduction training November 2010 Lamaze/ICEA Mega-conference October 2010 Politics, Boundaries, and Change September 2010 Seattle Race Conference August 2010 DONA International Conference August 2010 NW Doula Conference May 2010 The Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation - January 2010 NW Doula Conference October 2009 Chemical Using Pregnant Women training July 2009 Herbal Secrets for the Childbearing Year May 2009 REACHE Conference: Changing Birth Practices from the Outside In and the Inside Out April 2009 Breastfeeding for Doulas February 2009 REACHE Conference: Exploring the Forces Behind the Cesarean Epidemic - April 2008 When Survivors Give Birth - January 2008 The Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation - January 2008 Acupressure for Labor & Pain Relief - November 2007 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Mood Disorders - March 2007 REACHE Conference: Epidural Realities: Multiple Perspectives- March 2007 APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - February 2007 Epidemiology - November 2006 DONA International Conference - July 2006 Newborn Behavior Observation Workshop (Brazelton Institute) - July 2006 Birth Matters lecture series Birth as a Peace Movement (presenter), The State of Maternity Care in the U.S., Birth as a Feminist Issue, Birth Professions Panel - May 2006 REACHE Conference: Real Life with Babies: Preparing Expectant Parents for the Reality of Postpartum - March 2006 Calm Birth Introduction Training - February 2006 Open Arms Expanding the Toolkit lecture series - Birth in a Cultural Context, Early Childhood Experiences and Their Influence on a Woman's Later Childbearing, Drug Impacted Pregnancies, and Perinatal Mood Disorders - February 2006 The Pink Kit: How Doulas Can Map the Pelvis with their Clients - January 2006 APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2005 Cesarean Section Birth and the Family with Ray Castellino and Mary Jackson - November 2005 Communication with Medical Staff & When Birth is Traumatic - October 2005 Visualizations & Aromatherapy for Doulas - May 2005 TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) Unit Training - January 2005 APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2004 APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Congress - December 2003 Sacred Birthing Introduction with Sunni Karll, CPM - September 2003 Spinning Babies Workshop with Gail Tully, CPM - September 2003 Rebozo Workshop with Guadalupe Trueba, CPM - September 2003 Neonatal Resuscitation Training - Karen Strange, CPM - February 2002
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Mentor, Birthing From Within DONA-approved Doula Trainer Certified Doula through PALS and DONA Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation
FORMAL EDUCATION Bachelors Degree in Sociology - University of Washington - 1986 Associate Degree in Graphic Arts - Seattle Central Community College - 1978
AWARDS Mothering the Mother Service Award, 2006
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