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Featured Class
Repeats every week until Wed Mar 14 2012 except Tue Mar 06 2012.
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Intuitively, women know how to give birth. In this 3 part class, birthing women and their companion(if applicable) learn self hypnosis techniques that are used before, during and after their labor and birth to promote relaxation and a calm environment. Deep relaxation allows the birthing woman and her companion to move through the birthing journey more comfortably and with greater self confidence. Reflecting on the importance and value of their relationship - how they work together-is an integral part of understanding how they work together at their birth.
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Professional Members
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
413-222-8616
Amy has been practicing acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine since 1990. She has been working with infertility, pregnancy, postpartum and chronic pain in the Pioneer Valley since 1992. The heart of Amy's practice is compassionate care, skill and dedication in healing partnership.
Birth Doulas
Michelle L'Esperance, CPM
413-203-4479
Warm Welcome Birth Services offers experienced, holistic care to women and families throughout the childbearing year, pre- and postpartum doula services, as well as comprehensive training for new and experienced doulas.
413-634-0132
participate@inspiritcommon.com
Juniper Talbot is a very spiritually connected woman who in addition to offering doula services reads tarot cards at Inspirit Common and throughout the past 25 years of spiritual exploration has become extremely well connected with the energies around herself.
Chiropractors
413-527-0207
DrFried@MotionDoc.com
Mindi specializes in prenatal and postnatal chiropractic care. Over the last decade, she has provided professional chiropractic care for people of all ages and backgrounds sharing one common goal: to feel good.
Craniosacral Massage Therapy
Kristen Bernard
413-341-5282 (Cradle phone-number, call to schedule an appointment)
Newborns frequently respond quickly and effectively to Craniosacral treatment, especially for conditions like colic, breastfeeding difficulties and sleeplessness. Through gentle encouragement babies can release the stresses and trauma of the birth process allowing them to become more relaxed and comfortable in their bodies.
Family Photography
413-835-1578
Sarah Prall is Western Massachusetts' and Tucson Arizona's creative maternity, baby, child and family portrait photographer.
413-527-3111
Dani Fine Photography, with an office in Easthampton, MA, is talented with all subjects in photography, including family, pregnancy and infant.
Midwives (Homebirth)
413-341-5282 (Cradle office, in Northampton)
413-256-6166 (Amherst Office)
The River Valley Midwives are committed to educating expectant mothers and assisting women achieve the birth they desire through natural and holistic means.
Midwives (Hospital)
Cooley Dickinson Center for Midwifery Care
413-584-8953
You and your partner are the most important members of your Childbirth Center team. We encourage you to take an active role in making decisions about your birth plan and the care of your new baby.
413-535-4700
A long-established practice in the Valley that is committed to a woman's choice of how she will labor and deliver her baby and supporting her in where and with whom she chooses to have her baby. With the lowest Cesaerian section rate in the state; Cradle is proud to have Midwifery Care of Holyoke midwives work from our offices.
Pre and Post Natal Massage
Patti Brinster-Watson, Maya Abdominal Massage
413-498-5594
Maya Abdominal Massage techniques are founded on the ancient Mayan technique of abdominal massage which is an external non invasive manipulation that repositions internal organs that have shifted, thereby restricting the flow of blood, lymph, nerve and chi. The work is best known for the correction of the prolapsed, fallen, or tilted uterus and for the prevention and treatment of benign prostate enlargement in men, and for relief of many common digestive disorders.
413-341-5282 (Cradle office, call to book an appointment)
Lisa has had the honor of working with hundreds of women and families over the past ten years as a massage therapist, parent educator and trainer.
413-341-5282 (Cradle office, call to book an appointment)
Kelly is a certified yoga teacher, birth doula, and licensed massage therapist. Her work is a synthesis of science and spirit. She is fascinated with the human body, and it’s capacity to change, heal, and create.
Reiki
413-433-6215
Nancy believes with her extensive background working with families, newborns and young children that she is able to bring a valuable sense of peace and integrity to her families. Further empowering them in their making of decisions, their abilities in which to maneuver within the often chaotic and stressful times that surround pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum period at home when everyone is adjusting to new roles. Reiki supports this process in a loving, nurturing and safe way so that all family members may benefit from the wonders of this healing energy.