Those who would like to contribute but can't attend the big event can still do so. Contact us at R&M or pick up a copy of the 9/4/8 New Paltz Times for details and a lovely story and photo about our dear friend and colleague.
Sunday
2:00 pm
till
7:00 pm A Benefit for Joanne McParland
with Big Joe Fitz, The Retro Rockets, Cleoma's Ghost, Betty MacDonald
Blues, Cajun/Zydeco, and Jazz The Marbletown Community Center
Route 209
Stone Ridge, NY See Map
Joanne is a local midwife who has helped bring many of our children into the world, now she is battling ovarian cancer and it's our turn to help.
Silent Auction, Great Food, Great Music, for a Great Cause. Suggested donation $25.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Benefit for Joanne McParland
Benefit for Joanne McParland
Saturday 09/13, 2:00PM
Price: $25
Music, food and silent auction
view map »
Marbletown Community Center (845) 687-4760
Stone Ridge, New York
Saturday 09/13, 2:00PM
Price: $25
Music, food and silent auction
view map »
Marbletown Community Center (845) 687-4760
Stone Ridge, New York
Monday, September 8, 2008
Dr. Phil tries to slam homebirth and midwives:
PLEASE READ TO BOTTOM AND TAKE ACTION. DR. PHIL IS PHISHING FOR NEGATIVE HOMEBIRTH STORIES.
Hi everyone,
I just got this message from Abby, with permission to forward to friend/post on blogs. You can include her message if you wish to pass it along,
Becca
Rebecca Benghiat
Executive Director
New Space for Women's Health
www.newspacenyc.org
a project of Friends of the Birth Center
Begin forwarded message:
From: Barranca Productions
Date: September 6, 2008 1:36:46 PM EDT
Subject: FW: NEW CBS SHOW "THE DOCTORS" WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
As many of you have heard, the new Dr. Phil-produced series called "The Doctors" is planning a show about midwifery and home birth.
They have been fishing for negative home birth stories on the internet. We have declined to participate in this show.
Below is the email address for one of the assoc. producers of the show, Judith Sanchez, and a description of the series.
I wanted all of you to have her contact information and please forward it to anybody who you think would want to write into the show for any reason. I am sure she is a low-level producer, but I do imagine the show will potentially be damaging for midwives.
Let's hope not....
Best,
Abby
Abby Epstein
Director / Producer, The Business of Being Born
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com
Barranca Productions
172 East 4th St. #10C
NY, NY 10009
barrancaprod@gmail.com
----- Forwarded message from judith.sanchez@cbs.com -----
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:55:54 -0700
From: "Sanchez, Judith"
Reply-To: "Sanchez, Judith"
Subject: NEW CBS SHOW "THE DOCTORS" WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
To: info@thebusinessofbeingborn.com
Cc: info@barrancaproductions.com
Hello my name is Judy and I'm a producer for the new CBS show THE
DOCTORS (info below) and I wanted to know how I could obtain a copy of
your documentary. We are currently producing a story on midwifery, home
birthing and water birthing and I would love to talk to someone who can
put me in contact with Abby Epstein and hopefully Ricki Lake. As you
may know there is a lot of controversy between the OB-GYN community and
midwives right now regarding a woman's right to choose how she wants to
bring life into the world. Our show would love members of THE BUSINESS
OF BEING BORN to participate in this upcoming segment. Please contact me
as soon as possible so that I may be able to answer any questions that
you may have.
Best,
THE DOCTORS
Series Description
From the creative team behind the long-running hit series "Dr. Phil"
comes THE DOCTORS, a new, one-hour syndicated daytime talk show. For the
first time on daytime television, viewers will have a source of reliable
and fascinating medical and health advice, dispensed daily by a
distinguished panel of five "on-call" professionals. THE DOCTORS will
premiere nationwide in September 2008 (Check local listings for station
and time).
Story-driven, dynamic and interactive, THE DOCTORS does for health care
what DR. PHIL has done for down-to-earth discussions of emotional and
psychological issues. The series' experts will focus on the compelling,
real-life experiences of the show's guests and then weigh in,
disseminating valuable information about health, medical care and drugs
in a compelling, informal, easy-to-understand and entertaining format.
The team of doctors are five top practicing professionals, each with a
different specialty - ER physician (and former ABC "Bachelor" in Paris)
Dr. Travis Stork; psychologist Dr. Tara Fields, Ph.D., M.F.P.;
obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Lisa Masterson; plastic surgeon and
reconstructive surgery expert Dr. Andrew Ordon; and pediatrician Dr.
James Sears.
Viewers are also encouraged to "Ask the Doctors" by submitting their
questions and experiences to the show's website about the health care
issues that matter the most to them. Answers may be delivered on-air,
or become the basis for a larger, produced segment.
With its fluid format, THE DOCTORS covers a broad range of subjects,
especially news-breaking, topical issues. The show features on-set
medical procedures, either directly in front of the studio audience or
in its backstage examining room, and off-site "house calls." This
medical dream team will be the "must-go-to" source for information on
the latest medical breakthroughs and cutting-edge practices and
procedures, providing a valuable resource for viewers who might not have
access to the most updated medical advances.
Five medical practitioners, with five different specialties, five days a
week, discuss what people need to know to live their best lives. If it
matters to you, it matters to THE DOCTORS.
THE DOCTORS, taped in front of a live audience in Hollywood, is produced
by Stage 29 Productions and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
Jay McGraw, Carla Pennington and Dr. Phil McGraw are executive
producers. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.
Hi everyone,
I just got this message from Abby, with permission to forward to friend/post on blogs. You can include her message if you wish to pass it along,
Becca
Rebecca Benghiat
Executive Director
New Space for Women's Health
www.newspacenyc.org
a project of Friends of the Birth Center
Begin forwarded message:
From: Barranca Productions
Date: September 6, 2008 1:36:46 PM EDT
Subject: FW: NEW CBS SHOW "THE DOCTORS" WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
As many of you have heard, the new Dr. Phil-produced series called "The Doctors" is planning a show about midwifery and home birth.
They have been fishing for negative home birth stories on the internet. We have declined to participate in this show.
Below is the email address for one of the assoc. producers of the show, Judith Sanchez, and a description of the series.
I wanted all of you to have her contact information and please forward it to anybody who you think would want to write into the show for any reason. I am sure she is a low-level producer, but I do imagine the show will potentially be damaging for midwives.
Let's hope not....
Best,
Abby
Abby Epstein
Director / Producer, The Business of Being Born
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com
Barranca Productions
172 East 4th St. #10C
NY, NY 10009
barrancaprod@gmail.com
----- Forwarded message from judith.sanchez@cbs.com -----
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:55:54 -0700
From: "Sanchez, Judith"
Reply-To: "Sanchez, Judith"
Subject: NEW CBS SHOW "THE DOCTORS" WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
To: info@thebusinessofbeingborn.com
Cc: info@barrancaproductions.com
Hello my name is Judy and I'm a producer for the new CBS show THE
DOCTORS (info below) and I wanted to know how I could obtain a copy of
your documentary. We are currently producing a story on midwifery, home
birthing and water birthing and I would love to talk to someone who can
put me in contact with Abby Epstein and hopefully Ricki Lake. As you
may know there is a lot of controversy between the OB-GYN community and
midwives right now regarding a woman's right to choose how she wants to
bring life into the world. Our show would love members of THE BUSINESS
OF BEING BORN to participate in this upcoming segment. Please contact me
as soon as possible so that I may be able to answer any questions that
you may have.
Best,
THE DOCTORS
Series Description
From the creative team behind the long-running hit series "Dr. Phil"
comes THE DOCTORS, a new, one-hour syndicated daytime talk show. For the
first time on daytime television, viewers will have a source of reliable
and fascinating medical and health advice, dispensed daily by a
distinguished panel of five "on-call" professionals. THE DOCTORS will
premiere nationwide in September 2008 (Check local listings for station
and time).
Story-driven, dynamic and interactive, THE DOCTORS does for health care
what DR. PHIL has done for down-to-earth discussions of emotional and
psychological issues. The series' experts will focus on the compelling,
real-life experiences of the show's guests and then weigh in,
disseminating valuable information about health, medical care and drugs
in a compelling, informal, easy-to-understand and entertaining format.
The team of doctors are five top practicing professionals, each with a
different specialty - ER physician (and former ABC "Bachelor" in Paris)
Dr. Travis Stork; psychologist Dr. Tara Fields, Ph.D., M.F.P.;
obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Lisa Masterson; plastic surgeon and
reconstructive surgery expert Dr. Andrew Ordon; and pediatrician Dr.
James Sears.
Viewers are also encouraged to "Ask the Doctors" by submitting their
questions and experiences to the show's website about the health care
issues that matter the most to them. Answers may be delivered on-air,
or become the basis for a larger, produced segment.
With its fluid format, THE DOCTORS covers a broad range of subjects,
especially news-breaking, topical issues. The show features on-set
medical procedures, either directly in front of the studio audience or
in its backstage examining room, and off-site "house calls." This
medical dream team will be the "must-go-to" source for information on
the latest medical breakthroughs and cutting-edge practices and
procedures, providing a valuable resource for viewers who might not have
access to the most updated medical advances.
Five medical practitioners, with five different specialties, five days a
week, discuss what people need to know to live their best lives. If it
matters to you, it matters to THE DOCTORS.
THE DOCTORS, taped in front of a live audience in Hollywood, is produced
by Stage 29 Productions and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
Jay McGraw, Carla Pennington and Dr. Phil McGraw are executive
producers. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
New Links of Interest
http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-better-birth-track-tm.html
This is a link to a post that describes the new cervical dilation monitor.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/new-york-state-charges-unitedhealths/story.aspx?guid=%7BA6E79417-6D6C-48EE-9DC0-BB52F816DB09%7D
This is about Andrew Cuomo biting on insurance fraud.
This is a link to a post that describes the new cervical dilation monitor.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/new-york-state-charges-unitedhealths/story.aspx?guid=%7BA6E79417-6D6C-48EE-9DC0-BB52F816DB09%7D
This is about Andrew Cuomo biting on insurance fraud.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Midwifery Training
In recent months, a number of people have contacted us about studying midwifery as apprentices. If you are interested in becoming a midwife, you can send your resume to us. It may take several weeks for us to review it and reply. Please be patient. If you would be interested in attending a workshop about routes of entry into practice and legal issues, email us directly. We are planning to host another workshop this fall.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
THERMOGRAPHY BREAST EXAMS AT RIVER & MOUNTAIN AUGUST 7 2008 WITH LINDA PERRY, CM:
Availability of appointments is limited. Each session lasts 45 minutes and costs $250. Some insurance plans may reimburse you for the exam with our receipt. The midwife will provide the insurance code. Call your carrier to see if you are eligible for coverage. Email for appointments the week of 7/20/08 or call after 7/26/08. Email midwives@riverandmountain.net or call 845-256-5430.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THERMOGRAPHY, VISIT www.completewomanmidwifery.com and www.thermographycenter.info.
Availability of appointments is limited. Each session lasts 45 minutes and costs $250. Some insurance plans may reimburse you for the exam with our receipt. The midwife will provide the insurance code. Call your carrier to see if you are eligible for coverage. Email for appointments the week of 7/20/08 or call after 7/26/08. Email midwives@riverandmountain.net or call 845-256-5430.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THERMOGRAPHY, VISIT www.completewomanmidwifery.com and www.thermographycenter.info.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Apprentices
Greetings everybody!
We are sad to say that Emily Hannewald, who many of you met during January and February, has decided not to return to NY at this time. She is working on legislative efforts to improve access to midwifery care in California. She feels inspired to bring awareness to the public. In a recent email, Emily wrote: "I miss being part of the community with you for sure, but am also really enjoying what I am up to here. I am organizing an event/art show in my community to bring awareness to home birth and access to resources. I am very much inspired to finish up my CBE [Childbirth Education Certification] so that I can offer free classes to the community. Orange county is really in need of awareness and options."
We welcome Ellen Harris-Braun to our practice as our current intern. Ellen is a midwifery student, an experienced doula (certified by DONA), and a teacher of childbirth classes that focus on the normal birth process (certified by Lamaze). She has been attending births since 2002, teaching about pregnancy and childbirth since 2000, and parenting since 1998 (certified by Will, born in a hospital with an OB, and Jesse, born in 2001 at a freestanding birth center with midwives). Ellen has a BA in anthropology and psychology and has studied midwifery at the Farm and through Elizabeth Davis's Heart & Hands Midwifery Intensives. She serves as a member of the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC), reviewing how well birth centers meet the standards of the American Association of Birth Centers. She also is involved with BirthNet in Albany and creates informational events about birth and midwifery in the Berkshires with her doula network, Berkshire-Columbia Doulas. In her "spare" time, she and her family are designing and building a strawbale house as part of the Quaker Intentional Village in East Chatham, New York.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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