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Birth Options Consulting with Penny Simkin.
Having a satisfying birth experience
can have lifelong impacts on a woman's self-esteem, the couple's
relationship, and their view of themselves as parents. The choices
families make in planning for a birth can influence their chance of
long-term satisfaction.
Penny can offer personalized advice about options in childbirth, and
how to make decisions that enhance your childbirth experience. She can
cover: choosing a care provider, choosing a birth place, pain management
options, doula care, and birth plans. She will guide you in discovering
which options are best for you based on your values, concerns, and
priorities.
About Penny Simkin.
Penny is
a physical therapist who has specialized in childbirth since 1968,
providing birth education for over 8000 couples, and serving as a
labor support doula for hundreds of birthing families. She is the
author of many books on childbirth, including
Pregnancy, Childbirth,
and the Newborn, The Birth Partner, and When Survivors
Give Birth: Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse.
Cost: $110 per office visit
(typically one to two hours)
New Parent Consulting
with Ann Keppler or Barb Orcutt
Parents may make appointments to discuss any challenging
parenting issues and decisions such as:
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reconciling baby's
and parents’ sleep needs,
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returning to work,
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balancing work
and family life,
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dealing with
difficult family relationships,
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developing healthy
infant eating habits,
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and parenting the
high needs or spirited infant.
Parents would be offered an array of possible approaches
to their challenge based on current and anticipated infant development,
pediatric recommendations, and the parent's own individual philosophy
and style of parenting.
About Ann Keppler
Note:
Ann Keppler is on sabbatical till March 2008.
Ann is co-author of
Pregnancy,
Childbirth, and the Newborn, co-facilitator of
The First Weeks and the Next Months programs, a lactation specialist
with a master’s degree in maternal-child nursing and has taught
childbirth and new parent classes since 1975. Her passion is working
with families after the birth of their infants as parents make their
transition to parenthood, motherhood and fatherhood and enter the
process of adapting to a new normal.
About Barb Orcutt.
Barb is a nurse, lactation consultant, and childbirth educator, who
has worked with Great Starts providing education and support to new
families for many years.
Cost: $110 per office visit (typically one to two hours)
Adoptive Parent Consulting with Dolly Smith
Dolly is available for prenatal
consultations, as you plan for your new arrival, or for home visits in
your early weeks of adapting to life with your new family member. Dolly
can consult with you on: infant care; health and
safety; feeding options and opportunities; the unique process of
starting an adoptive family; parenting and family adjustments, and
infant growth
and development. Dolly offers practical advice for your growing family.
About Dolly Smith
Dolly is a nurse, a certified lactation
consultant, parent educator, and adoptive parent.
Cost: $110 per home visit or office visit (typically one to two hours)
To schedule an appointment with Penny, Ann, or Dolly, contact Great Starts at (206) 789-0883 or email
greatstarts@parenttrust.org
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