Note that I will also be appearing on 'Trash for Cash,' 12 June, 11.30, BBC1.
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Fabulous Reflexology and Amazing Acupuncture!  Choices May was fabulous reflexology with Midwife Charlotte Rhodes giving us a talk and demonstration about reflexology and its uses in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Charlotte is an excellent and enthusiastic speaker (in case anyone is interested!) and I fully understood how reflexology works for the first time. She also did a demonstration treatment on one of our number who visibly relaxed and responded to the treatment. At the end of the evening we had all become enthusiastic witnesses to the benefits of this practice. Look out for Charlotte as she will be invited back – don’t miss her. In the meantime you can contact her at freedom4u33@... So after fabulous reflexology, now Amazing Acupunture! Simon Ward, a Choices Dad is returning to share some down-to-earth knowledge and practice of what acupuncture can do for you during pregnancy, through labour and after the birth. Come and learn about this ancient medical tradition and its modern practice – and its very common sense advice to Mums. I had a much better postnatal period after the birth of Tom following from such a talk. This is as a must for any mother or midwife. Tuesday June 10th, 7.30pm at 45 Downside Cresc, Allerton, BRADFORD, BD15 7LH.
Call Ruth on 01274 781358/07 824 990 345 for directions or further rinformation.
 More Choices around Yorkshire Bradford Choices is the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10th June 2008,
beginning at 7.30pm with tea and home made cake. Facilitated by IM Michelle Whittle it is a real opportunity to ask those questions and raise those issues.
Bradford Choices is once again at the home of Ruth Weston, 45 Downside Cresc, Allerton, BRADFORD, BD15 7LH. Call Ruth on 01274 781358, or Michelle 077990 38376 if you need further directions.
Calderdale Choices is the final Wednesday of the month and is hosted and facilitated by independent midwife Susan Stephenson 01422 825593. Sue also runs antenatal classes on a similar basis.
Leeds Choices is the first Wednesday of the month and is facilitated by Debs Neigre and Stevie Welbourne. Contact Midwife Debs Neiger 07900 900 206 for more information.
Wakefield Choices. Contact Hypnotherapist Sue Nicol for more information 077 9149 8314.
Choices in York* is known as the local homebirth group for women and their partners who want a home birth or are thinking about it and want more info. we often talk about other birth choices, ie 3rd stage/ Vit k, induction / water/ tens/ hypnobirthing. The York contact is Clare Round 01759388020. Generally the meetings are held on the first monday of the month.
Choices in Sheffield: cf www.sheffieldhomebirth.org.uk
More Cash for Trash: Ruth's AIMS fundraiser on TV At last the moment of Truth! Ruth declutters her house and sells her stuff raising money for AIMS that fab organisation providing information advice and support for women seeking a normal birth and good quality maternity care. Check out www.aims.org . We also get a family holiday out of it - a cottage in Wales for a week.
Date June 12th
Time 11.30am
Programme: BBC1 Cash for Trash
More Ina May's Birth Stats "At the Farm an intentional community in Summertown, Tennesse, [Ina May] Gaskin created a midwifery education programme at a time when no formally recognised training programs gave hands-on experience in the home setting.The birth statistics for The Farm are outstanding. From 1970-2000, its cesarean rate was just 1.4%. Its induction rate was 5.1%. The infant loss rate has been less than 0.5%, and it has had no maternal deaths in 30 years. In addition the midwves at the The Farm have delivered 15 sets of twins, all born vaginally, and they routinely deliver breech babies vaginally as well."
Exert from Mothering magazine, published in the USA in Aug 2004. Cf www.mothering.com
Ed: These stats are in striking contrast to the stats for the rest of the USA quoted in the Business of being Born - which despite high use of medical technology are the second worst for maternal and infant mortatliy across the developed world. These stats raise fundemental questions about the kind of maternity care women should receive to get the good birth we all want.
More Breastfeeding Awareness Week in Bradford – or Three Mums and a Baby.
Three Bradford Mums did not want to let breastfeeding Awareness Week go unmarked in the city this year. And so they brainstormed a few ideas, harried a few people for freebies and pulled of this stunt! http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.2284513.0.doing_the ir_breast_to_welcome_mums.php . Jo Thompson and the other peer supporters on the day (Kirsty, Anna and Kajsa) plus Bosom Buddies of Keighley and Shipley ventured into Centenary Square and the wider city to raise awareness of breastfeeding in Bradford.Kajsa says: Ruth, the event was a great success today! We are now in plans to share out funding to us peers supporter for expenses, also to get together in next couple of weeks to organise a district-wide rota. We are now being asked for our input! We met some lovely women today in Centenary Square, shared out various
freebies (including balloons for the kids!) dropped off some Welcome Here sign-ups, also accosted a few people in town with freebies and talk of NBAW!Just shows that even a small contribution can have an effect.
Thanks to Ruth Weston for the ideas, Veronika Robinson for the spur and to Jo for making it happen! Thanks also to Sam Britton for providing us some freebies to give away - made us feel a bit more credible! Jo managed to get some cut price helium for the balloons we were donated at the Ikea Leeds ‘big breastfeed’ event earlier in the week (from the local florists). Hopefully now we will be able to organise a hospital rota for peer supporters, get expenses paid and also make it into antenatal clinics and schools, with the support from Julie and the (alongside) Homestart Scheme. All ideas are welcome for progress.
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The Business of Being Born – in Blackburn with Denis Walsh You are all invited to the screening of The Business of being Born,
co-hosted by Bolton and NW Manchester NCT and Princess Anne Maternity
Unit at Bolton Hospital.
It's going to be held on the Wednesday June 11th 7-9.30pm at the Lecture Hall in the Education Centre at Bolton Hospital.
We are really excited that Denis Walsh (Midwife and Reader in Normal
Birth at UCLAN) has agreed to attend also for a post-film discussion. Attendance is absolutely FREE and refreshments will be available.Ed. If you want to dip into Choices news in the mean time and share the life of a campaigning Mum then check into my campign blog - Born stroppy http://campaigningmother.blogspot.com .
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In case you thought the Nestle Boycott had faded... http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/may/15/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth
Short exert: “No one argues that Nestlé is the only company to have been involved in less-than-perfect practices - Ibfan and, in the UK, the campaigning group Baby Milk Action, say they target the company because they claim it has violated the code more than any other single company worldwide, and also that - as a market leader - it should be setting an example.
Nestlé is tight-lipped about the effect of the boycott on its sales or public image. But, 30 years on, feelings continue to run high. This week, users of a UK parenting website, Netmums, took its founders to task after the site agreed a sponsorship deal with Nestlé, and on Saturday demonstrators will gather outside the company's HQ for a show of strength in favour of a cause that refuses to go away.”
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Marketing You Successful marketing is the key to a successful business but we often have little understanding of how to do it. This is where the Marketing You workshop comes to the rescue
Marketing YOU is designed for small businesses with small budgets. This 2 hour workshop will provide you with knowledge and strategies you can use to promote sales and grow your business
The aim of Marketing YOU is to help you market your business using simple and cost effective techniques. If you are short on ideas and need help from the professionals, join us at this marketing event. Marketing YOU will include:
* Looking at your business.
* Understanding the market place.
* Identifying the promotional tools available.
By the end of this workshop you will understand:
> Marketing, and what it is
> The main advantage points of your business
> The environment that your business is in
> How to keep ahead of the competition
> What to include in a marketing plan
> Promotional tools
Date: Thursday 19th June 2008
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
(registration from 9:30am)
Venue: Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD
To book a place or for more information please contact Shelley on
01274 22 33 47 or email: shelley@...
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Winter Classes for Men WINTER CLASSES FOR MEN AT THE LEARNING CENTER FOR ADULTS
**** REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY July 31st, 2008 ***
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL
OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM.
Class 1
How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays --- Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.
Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM. Class 2
The Toilet Roll --- Does It Change Itself?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours. Class 3
Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and
Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub? --- Group Practice.
Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 4
Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Basket and The Floor ---
Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks. Class 5
After Dinner Dishes --- Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?
Examples on Video.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning
at 7:00 PM Class 6
Loss Of Identity --- Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.
Help Line Support and Support Groups.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM Class 7
Learning How To Find Things --- Starting With Looking In The Right Places
And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.
Open Forum .
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours. Class 8
Health Watch --- Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.
Graphics and Audio Tapes.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours. Class 9
Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost --- Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined. Class 10
Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?
Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours. Class 11
Learning to Live --- Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.
Online Classes and role-playing .
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined Class 12
How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion
Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM. Class 13
How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy --- Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late.
Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 14
The Cooker/Oven --- What It Is and How It Is Used? What room is it kept in?
Live Demonstration.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined. Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.
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