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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 midwife’s 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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