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Green River Doula Network Meetings
Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 6-7:30 PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 6-7:30 PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 6:30-8 PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 6:30-8 PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 6:30-8 PM
Amherst Room, Jones Library, Amherst
All are welcome to join us at our general network meetings! We'll
share birth stories, give and receive support for our birth work,
and plan upcoming events. We're a friendly group, and all members
of the birth community are invited.

Meet the Doulas Night
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
6-8 PM
Large Meeting Room, Jones Library, Amherst
Coming up soon - another of our popular "meet the doula"
events open to the public. Birth videos will be shown throughout
the evening, with time for pregnant families and birth professionals
to chat, and there will be free refreshments, free raffle prizes,
and free ten-minute massages for pregnant women. Bring your expecting
friends and meet other families and professionals in a fun setting!

Prenatal Pilates at the Pilates Center of Western Massachusetts
Ongoing Series in Longmeadow and Hadley
104 Russell St. (Rt 9) Hadley - 413.586.3504
167 Dwight Rd. Longmeadow - 413.567.1092
thepilatescenterofwmass@yahoo.com
thepilatescenterofwmass.com
- feel supple, comfortable and relaxed during your pregnancy
- improve your breathing and focus
- strengthen and develop your core (abdominals, back and pelvic
floor- these are the muscles used in labor!!)
- reduce pain and discomfort in your low back and all other
areas of your body
- learn how to modify exercises as your body changes
Saturdays 2:30-3:30pm in Hadley
New series begins: 2/16, 3/29, 5/10, 6/21
Saturdays 9:30-10:30am in Longmeadow
New series begins: 3/1
Thursdays 6-7pm in Longmeadow
New series begins: 4/10, 5/30
Each series: $75
As always, get your doctor or midwifes permission.
Please feel free to call, or email us if you have any questions
or concerns.

MotherWoman's Postpartum Stress Support Group
Tuesdays, 10:15-12:15
Community Action Building, 56 Vernon St., Northampton, MA
MotherWoman has received a grant from the Community
Foundation of Western Massachusetts to continue their Postpartum
Stress Support Group through 2007. This group is specifically
designed for mothers of babies and toddlers who are experiencing
postpartum stress, depression or anxiety. This is the only group
specifically designed for this population of mothers in the entire
tri-county region.
The group is offered every Tuesday from 10:15-12:15
in the upstairs resource room at the Community Action Building
at 56 Vernon St. Northampton. The group is free and drop in, with
free onsite childcare in a separate childcare room. Free snacks
provided as well. Facilitators include Annette Cycon, LICSW and
the co-director of MotherWoman, and Liz Friedman, MotherWoman
trained Facilitator with years of experience running mother's
circles and working with mothers with PPD.
Downloadable
flyer (PDF, 142K)

Pioneer Valley Cesarean/VBAC Support Network
First Monday of each month, 10-11:30 AM
Meeting Room, Greenfield Public Library
We are a peer-organized group dedicated to providing
a safe place for women to process their cesarean birth experiences,
receive support during pregnancies following a cesarean, and find
resources and referrals for planning a VBAC (vaginal birth after
cesarean). Our services are open to any woman who has experienced
a cesarean and include:
- Monthly meetings in Amherst for cesarean recovery and post-cesarean
pregnancies
- Resource and referral service
- Home or hospital visit following a cesarean section
- Individual peer support
All services are free. Young children are welcome
at meetings. For more information, contact Jennifer Mason-Black
at birthmoon@gmail.com
or (413) 227-0872.

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