Upcoming Events
Please let us know of any classes or events that might be of interest to pregnant/postpartum women and/or families.
Birth Network Events
Bellies, Birth & Babies Summer Expo
Tuesday July 15, 2008 7-9pm
Join us for the Summer Expo at Simpkins Family Swim Center Community Room (979 17th Ave).
The evening is packed with positive energy and valuable resources for pregnant and postpartum women and their families. We will be showing the DVD “It’s My Baby, My Body, My Birth.”
This event is always free to the public, (donations welcome).
Be sure to tell any pregnant friends or clients about the Summer Expo, the Fall Expo won’t be here until October.
EXPO EXHIBITORS-PLEASE NOTE:
On-line registration is available now at
http://summerexpo08.eventbrite.com.
Support Group for moms with bipolar disorder
First Thursday of each month 6-7pm
Free- new ! Support Group for moms (of children of all ages!) with Bipolar Disorder in Santa Cruz County
We welcome you to join in this regular, confidential, co-facilitated, collective support meeting for moms. this support group is specifically available to mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder or those who think they may have bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). Co-facilitated by Alison Brooks M.A., MFT intern
1051 Cayuga St, Rm 12, Santa Cruz call 345-7190 for more info or santacruzmomsdbsa@yahoo.com
Note first meeting July 10th.
Meet The Doulas
Sunday May 18, 2008 4-6 pm
Meet the Doulas is an event cosponsored by Birth Network and Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. Meet in the Sutter Room at 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz (at Sutter Maternity) to learn about services provided by birth doulas and postpartum doulas. You will have the opportunity to speak with individual doulas after the short presentation.
Birth doulas have been shown to reduce the need for pain relieving drugs and epidurals, lessen the incidence of cesarean sections, and help create an atmosphere that maximizes partner involvement and increases maternal satisfaction with the the birth.
Join us, it's free! to the public!
Birth Network Volunteers
If you are interested in getting more involved, let us know! We especially need helpers at the Bellies, Birth & Babies Expos. Call 425-3373 or email postmaster@birthnet.org
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Be a voice for change -- Become a member of Birth Network.
Send a check for $25 for general membership or $50 for professional membership made out to Birth Network, to
PO Box 3629 Santa Cruz, CA 95063.
We are dependent upon your support to continue. Your additional donation is gladly accepted.
Birth Network of Santa Cruz County * (831) 425-3373 *
www.birthnet.org *
PO Box 3629, Santa Cruz CA 95063 * Fax 336-0961*
Available from Birth Network:
The Consumer's Guide to Birth in Santa Cruz County;
The Pregnancy and Birth Resource Guide;
The Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative;
Having a Baby - Ten Questions to Ask.
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