Hi Everyone,

I am new to the group and would like to introduce myself and also invite you all to a workshop that the Rockland/Bergen BirthNet group will be hosting.  My name is Pauline Nardella I have 3 children and I have been teaching CBE now for 15 years.  I am dual certified in Bradley & HypnoBirthing.  I am also an adjunct nursing professor at two local nursing schools.  So life is busy :)

 

I have been coordinating the Rockland/Bergen BirthNet (http://www.birthnet.info/) for about 5 years now and I must say I am so impressed at the HVBN and it's organization, education and group support that I have joined the group as a member.  I so believe in getting the info out to the community...as well as the professional community...like nurses, CNM, OB's, Pediatricians etc...

 

 

Spring Workshop:

 

March 8th, 2007 7pm-9:30pm

Location: Pauline Nardella's home, Blauvelt NY: 20 min from Westch/Bergen and NYC

directions attached

 

Risa Lynn Klien, CNM

Homebirth NYC, Westchester, Rockland & Bergen Co.

Hospital Births at Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ

917 806 4992

 

Brief Description:

THE POSITIVE PAIN OF LABOR:

 

The goal is to increase your confidence in your ability to believe in the process of labor.  You can strengthen your self esteem and bond with your baby as you realize and understand the healthy and meaningful pain of labor.  This workshop allows women to anticipate their own physical and emotional response to the natural process of labor, as they reflect on their own physical and emotional response to their lives and other experiences of pain. Separating the two is essential! 

 

The pregnant women will explore and identify her natural abilities to be in her body and labor, and recognize her adjustment styles.  Dad or the birth partner will learn some techniques in how to effectively augment and encourage her in her abilities to have an easier birth, and draw upon her inner resources. This session has been inspired by my birth 17 years ago, 16 years working with pregnant women and their families, meditation practice, and upon the research by Dr. Gayle Peterson and her work in Body-Centered Hypnosis.  This is a 2 ½ hour workshop.  Please dress comfortably!

 

 

I look forward to meeting you all.

 

Pauline Nardella RN, MPA, CCE