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Join us April 11-17, 2019 for a week of awareness raising, activism, and community building for Black Mamas!

Last year, #BlackMaternalHealthWeek reached millions of people with information about the state of Black maternal health and highlighted the critical work of Black folks improving outcomes in their communities. It also inspired federal and state policy action in support of Black Mamas!

This year - with your engagement - we’re going to make an even bigger impact! We invite you to join us in creating a world where Black Mamas thrive before, during, and after pregnancy by donating to BMMA or sponsoring#BMHW19. Your financial support will help fund cross-country coordination and online engagement for the week, and strengthen this growing movement!

Digital toolkits and listings of local events will be posted on www.BlackMamasMatter.org at a later date. Stay connected via our mailing list and social media for updates!

Since 2008, The Leclaire Method culturally specific training and certification program has proven effective in:

Eliminating fear and tension in the motherIncreasing confidence and peace of mind

Preventing preterm labor

Preventing labor fatigue

Promoting bonding of mother, baby and support personHelping mother to deal with past sexual abuse issues often remembered during pregnancy

Enabling mothers to easily give birth in comfort and without fear

Enhancing post-partum recovery

Applying this model in the prevention of complications

Promoting breastfeeding

Preventing/Treating post-partum depression

Respect Black Beginnings Seminar Certification April 10-12, 2019 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm and receive free at home training gift.

REGISTER NOW Location: Aldersgate Lodge, 925 Haverford Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Overnight stay available at Cal Mar Hotel, 220 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403  (310) 395-5555 Cost: $750.00 per person for 2-day seminar and certification

Seminar Cost includes:Continental breakfastLunchCoffee, tea and water

Course Materials included:Creative Childbirth  bookHypnobirthing, The Original Method  book4 Audio Programs, Hypnosis for Pregnancy (Creating Comfort Within), Hypnosis for Labor (Birthing from the Inside Out), Healing the Chakras (Music to Play throughout Labor), Babies Love Baroque (Music for pregnancy, breast/bottle feeding and crying baby)

All training and teaching materials:We are including in this training a free gift of My Baby Bonding Band™

Click here to REGISTER NOW for live class. Click here to ORDER NOW your at home certification program.

About your instructor: Michelle Leclaire O’Neill PhD, RN has created an effective, culturally specific program to correct this staggering public health problem. Since 2008, this evidence-based program has guided mothers and trained professionals from Harlem to Los Angeles. Dr. Leclaire O’Neill has worked for 35 years in New York and Los Angeles helping patients to heal.  She was on the staff of the Simonton Cancer Center for 10 years where she taught the “Getting Well Again Process” in family, individual and retreat settings.   Dr. Leclaire O’Neill has trained physicians, nurses and many other health care professionals from all over the world in Mind Body Medicine and How to Get Well From Cancer.  As a balance to her long-term work with cancer, she  coined the word Hypnobirthing and developed the Hypnobirthing Childbirth Method and Mind Body Fertility Program. My Baby Bonding Band and Respect Black Beginnings Dr. Leclaire O’Neill and her team of developers have created new ways to communicate pre-natal and post-partum health information. The wrist device offers daily audio companionship to enhance the health and bonding of every mother and child.

Hello Midwives!

CNMA invites all midwives in California to submit their bios to be added to our website. We want a space for patients and community members to find us ALL in one place. As midwifery gain steam in California, we hope to share a united front and make it easier for patients to locate us and learn more about us.

To submit your bio, email us at media@cnma.org and include the following:

1. Your Name

2. Preferred pronouns (what's this?)

3. Credentials (CNM, LM, WHNP, etc)

4. Type of Practice location (Hospital, Home Birth, Birth Center, etc)

5. Name of your practice location and address (ie: Santa Rosa Birth Center 583 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95405)

6. Link to your practice's website (ie: santarosabirthcenter.com)

7. A photo of you, or a video (if you have media files about yourself or your practice we can link those in for you)

8. A short bio about yourself and your practice

9. STUDENTS you can include a synopsis of your educational background and a link to your resume (we prefer google docs)

View a sample bio here: cnma.org/elizabethsmith

Your bio will be added to the cnma.org/mtm site and you will also get your own personalized url (cnma.org/your-name-here)