Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Local Options for Natural Birth Meeting Thursday 9/16

Local Options for Natural Birth Meeting 9/16
(Reposting on behalf of Arlington/Alexandria Chapters of Holistic Moms Network)



Thanks CrunchyChewyMama for passing along!
Are you curious about the landscape of birth options in the greater DC area?
Where are the birth centers? What are local midwife options? How do OBs and hospitals support natural birth, VBAC,  etc.?
Which childbirth classes are right for you?

Come to the Arlington/Alexandria chapter of Holistic Moms Network to learn about local birth options and to meet  birth care providers including midwives, OBs, doulas, childbirth educators and other practitioners who support women  in preparing to birth.

Date/Time: Thursday, September 16, 6:30-9:00 p.m
Location: George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia
(note this is a different location than our usual chapter meetings)

Children are welcome to attend, but this meeting might be crowded and busy, so plan accordingly.
HMN meetings are open to members and first-time visitors. This meeting is open to anyone regardless of whether  you've attended a meeting before or not. No RSVP required.

Format:
Introductory presentation on DC-area options and general considerations for natural birth by Karen Klauss, CNM, and  former board member of Birth Options Alliance -- 
http://www.birthoptionsalliance.org
Q&A with practitioners
Open house meet & greet with practitioners


For more information about the Arlington/Alexandria chapter of Holistic Moms Network, please:
visit our blog at 
http://holisticmomsarlalex.blogspot.com/
email HolisticMomsArlAlex (at) gmail (dot) com

or call Leigha at 703-785-1099

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