Birth & Wellness Fair

I had the wonderful opportunity to take part in a Birth & Wellness Fair this last weekend.  I spent the day with alternative health care providers and local support group organizers.  I hosted a booth with another active Labor Doula and made a new friend with a Labor Doula in- training.  We were able to share birth stories and brainstorm ways to make our services more visible in our community.  We discussed how communities to the north & south of us have many Labor Doulas who are continuously busy, yet our community seems unaware of the wonderful services we have to offer.  We hope to attend more events such as this to increase awareness.

Throughout the day many great presenters spoke on family health care in general.  These included a chiropractor, a naturopath and a local MD. I especially enjoyed a homebirth presentation from a midwife whom I had only heard existed. For a couple of years now, in passing, people have mentioned this local midwife, but I was unable to find her.  It was wonderful to finally meet her, glean from her wisdom and spoil her little girl!  I look forward to spending more time with these like-minded folks in the future.  To see who all attended please check out the events FaceBook page, Birth and Family Wellness Fair of Cowlitz County.  We are looking to hold the event again in March of 2015. The organizers of this event are hoping to someday open a free-standing birthing center in Cowlitz County.  How exciting is that!?