Midwifery & Doula News from SMS
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November 2008
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Volume 6 No 11
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Greetings!
Welcome to the November issue of the SMS eNews.
If you haven't stopped by the new SMS web site, be sure to visit soon. We have a new look, new features and many lovely photos of our campus and students. We are also working hard to be a great source of the latest news that affects the birth community, so bookmark our Birth-Related News page, for important news as it happens and from recent months. |
 Do You Have a Passion for Helping New Families? Looking for a Fulfilling New Career?
Become a Postpartum Doula! There are still a few spaces in the class that starts Friday!
Many new families in our society lack the continuity of care they need following the birth of their baby. The postpartum doula helps meet this need by educating, nurturing, and
empowering mothers and families towards confidence in their new roles. The next 4-day Postpartum Doula Training will be held at SMS November 21-22 and December 12-13. Register now, or click here for more information.
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info@seattlemidwifery.org
4000 NE 41st Street
Building D, Suite 3
Seattle, Washington 98105
206.322.8834 / 800.747.9433
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Home Birth in the New York Times
The birth community is abuzz over last weeks' article on the front page of the Home & Garden section of the NYT. In reference to home births in NYC, the Times reported that "local midwives say they have been swamped with calls and requests
in recent months, in some cases increasing their workload from two,
three or four deliveries a month to as many as 10." The article includes a slide show of home births in NYC.
There are, of course, the requisite warnings and comments via ACOG/AMA (fortunately tucked away on the last page of the article). However, these comments are followed by the article's concluding paragraph: "The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal
College of Midwives issued a joint statement in support, agreeing that
for most women, home births 'may confer considerable benefits for them
and their families.'"
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 President Elect Obama is Asking For Your Input
Visit the Health Care page of Obama's website, and click on the paragraph under "Present Your Ideas." This will take you to an online form you can use to offer your ideas on health care to the new administration. We know that access to the Midwives' Model of Care is part of the solution. Let's make sure President Elect Obama knows that too!
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Human Reproduction Publishes Kaiser Study on Early Pregnancy Depression and Risk of Preterm Delivery"Women with severe depressive symptoms during early pregnancy had more
than twice the risk of preterm delivery compared with women who did not
have depressive symptoms during early pregnancy." Read a brief report of the authors' conclusions at MCH Alert.
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 Want to Become a Midwife? Choose Seattle Midwifery School!
100% of our graduates from the past three years have passed their state and provincial licensing exams and 91% are working as midwives or in a related field. Now that's a good outcome! Check out all the great information about our Midwifery Program on the newly updated SMS web site, including the Top Ten Reasons to Choose SMS.
The January 31, 2009 application deadline is rapidly approaching. Download the 2009 catalog from the "How to Apply" page of our web site, or contact our admissions specialist to request a copy. You can also attend one of our free monthly Information Sessions for in-depth information. The next meeting is Tuesday, December 2 from 4:30-6:30 pm.
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Breastfeeding Associated with Decreased Childhood Behavioral Problems
Study presented at the recent American Public Health Association annual meeting in San Diego
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who are breastfed are less likely to suffer from behavioral or mental
health issues than those who are not breastfed, according to new
research." Read the APHA press release.
DONA & Lamaze Call for ProposalsSubmit your proposal to speak at the DONA
International conference to be held in Atlanta, GA, July 2009 no later than
December 1, 2008. Find the Speaker Proposal information on the DONA International web site.The Lamaze 2009 Annual Conference is in Orlando, Florida, October 1 - 4, 2009, and the deadline for abstracts is December 29. Click to read more>
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Basic Nutrition Online
This one-quarter 3-credit introductory nutrition course is designed to provide you with a basic nutrition foundation. It also fulfills the prerequisite for the SMS Midwifery Education Program. The next section starts January 2. Read more>
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Understanding Infant Adoption - Free Training For Healthcare ProvidersCovers WA adoption law and practices; birthfather's rights and responsibilities; open, semi-open or closed adoption choices; non-directive counseling; cultural and social awareness. Shoreline Conference Center, co-sponsored by SMS. January 26, 2009. CEU's available for nurses and social workers. Please register online by clicking here.
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GREAT WAYS TO SUPPORT SMS THROUGH HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING!
 Peace on Earth Begins With Birth
Would you prefer donations made on your behalf in lieu of gifts?
Request a box of these lovely cards which carry the message to friends
and family that you care about midwifery and birth and asks them to
send a donation to SMS in your name as this years' gift to you. Call us
at 206.322.8834 to request your cards. Click here to read the message inside the card.
Click through to Amazon
When you shop at Amazon.com, start at SMS. If you click through to Amazon from our site, Amazon will give a portion of the purchase price back to SMS. So buy all your gifts from our Amazon page, and help raise money for the school.
 Anniversary Posters, SMS Lady Earrings & Pendants
Don't forget the SMS marketplace where you can find gifts like SMS lady pendants or earrings and our beautiful anniversary posters.
Support SMS when you buy Penny Simkin's New Comfort Measures for Childbirth DVD, a great holiday gift for your favorite midwife, doula, childbirth educator or expectant mom
Christiane Northrup, MD says, "Comfort Measures is wonderful. I suggest that it be required viewing for all pregnant couples and childbirth professionals." Purchase Penny's expanded and updated 91-minute Comfort Measures DVD, featuring more than 40 comfort measures, and Penny will donate 10% of the purchase price to Seattle Midwifery School. This offer is only good when purchasing Comfort Measures directly from Penny Simkin Inc. either at Penny's new online store or by calling 206.325.1419 and mentioning this offer and cannot be combined with other offers. To see a list of the comfort measures and techniques included in the DVD, click here.
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Childbirth Connection Announces its Inaugural "Maternity Quality Matters Award"
Childbirth Connections is seeking nominations/submissions for "an entity demonstrating significant improvement in maternity care
quality through measurement of performance, incorporation of
evidence-based practice, and responsiveness to needs of childbearing
women and families." Visit the Childbirth Connection web site for the list of "eligible entities" and the criteria by which they will be judged. The award will be presented at Childbirth Connection's 90th anniversary symposium, Transforming Maternity Care: A High Value Proposition in Washington, DC on April 3, 2009. Deadline for submissions is January 9, 2009
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A big congratulations to DASC (Doulas Association of Southern California)
At the 2008 DONA International conference in Vancouver they received the 2008 Annie Kennedy Founder's Award for "Excellence in a Doula Group." Great work! Click here to visit their web site.
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Pregnant in Seattle? - Models and Panelists Needed
Always had a hankering to be a model? Or, maybe you have never wanted to be a model, but you want to promote midwifery by helping to train new midwives. Seattle Midwifery School needs models to help assess the prenatal skills of our Senior students. All skills will be non-invasive, external and very kindly done! (Belly measuring, fetal heart tones, questions and answers, etc.) Models should be between 30-36 weeks pregnant at the time of the exam. We need a model for December 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Models are paid $10 / hour plus lunch and snacks for full day. Please phone Sarah at 206.322.8834 x108 or send her an email.
The Simkin School is seeking pregnant women in their third trimester to be
panelists for our popular Labor Support Course - Training Birth Doulas.
It's a lot of fun and a great chance to help aspiring doulas learn
about the emotions of pregnancy. We need panelists for Saturday, January 24 and Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Honorarium offered. Contact us by email or call Annie Kennedy at 206.322.8834 x115 for more information.
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Keep the feedback coming. We welcome your input and, certainly, any news that affects women, babies and families in the childbearing year. You can write to us by simply replying to this email. And please share this with your friends by using the "forward email" link, which will give them the benefit of the graphics and photos. They will not be automatically subscribed to the list, but they can sign up if they like!
Sincerely,
Seattle Midwifery School
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