- Free Fall Community Birth Series
Please join Birth
Matters Charlottesville for couples-friendly birth classes and
discussions. Bring your thoughts and questions, we focus on the issues
that are of greatest concern to you. Events are held at Body, Mind,
Spirit in the Preston Plaza shopping center.
Monday, October 17, 7-9 pm
Birth Circle - Monthly gathering of
women who share birth stories and discuss questions and concerns surrounding
pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period, and anything else that comes to
mind. Held the third Monday of
every month.
Tuesday,
October 18, 7-9 pm
Comfort in Labor - Come learn various
methods to help you cope during labor. We'll watch videos, try out different
methods, and meet local doulas (labor assistants).
Friday,
October 21, 7-9 pm
Movie:
Guerilla Midwife – Join us for this awe-inspiring movie of the gentlest of births under
the most extreme conditions (in refugee camps, among tsunami wreckage, just to
name a few) from all around the world.
Babysitting provided.
Monday, October 24, 7-9 pm
Postpartum Night – We are lucky to live in a town with
so much support for families after the baby comes. Find out all that's available, and we'll even teach you how
to sling your baby, swaddle them, and more!
Tuesday, October 25, 7-9
pm
The
Power of Birth Stories – Join Therese Hak-Khun, former Executive Director of Birth Matters
Virginia and labor assistant extraordinaire, for a workshop on the art and
method of discovering birth stories.
Highly recommended for anyone who supports women in birth. Hone your listening skills and practice
your facilitation skills.
Partners,
family, and friends are welcome to come to film and discussion nights. Birth Circle is reserved for women
only, for greater freedom of discussion.
If
you have any questions, please contact us at Birth Matters. We hope to see you!
Megan Bloom, megan@bloominbirth.com
or Kate White, katercst@gmail.com
Education
Coordinators, Birth Matters Charlottesville
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Birth Circle--Charlottesville location
3rd Monday of the month
7:00 — 9:00 PM
- Bend Yoga Charlottesville
420 E Main Street,
On the Downtown Mall,
Across mall from Market St
parking garage elevator,
2 hrs validated.
Upcoming Birth Circle dates in Charlottesville: December 19, January 16, February 20
- NEW!
- Birth Circle--North
1st Monday of the month - 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
550 Buck Mountain Rd., Earlysville
Recent Birth Circle discussions have included: Choices for the Rh negative mom-to-be, Should you invite your mother to your birth?, Vomiting and other labor surprises, The first few minutes after the birth, Crazy arrivals into the MJH ER, What triage at UVA is all about, Homebirth Midwives' Tools--including ultrasound technology, Book and Movie recommendations....and much more.
"I love Birth Circle! It was great to hear birth stories before the birth of my daughter and now I just love going for the girl talk :)"
--Margarita, Martha Jefferson Hospital birth
"Birth Circle was there for me both before my VBAC and afterwards as I recovered from my second Cesarean birth. My entire birthing experience was transformed because of the support of the women at Birth Circle."
--Stacey, MJH birth
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