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In This Issue
Pregnancy and Birth
Widespread
use of Induction
Healthy Living
Leafy Green Veggies to the Rescue
Our Charis Family
Hallie Dedrick
Charis Cuisine
Cinco de Mayo Salad
Tidbits from Ebony
Praying for Elizabeth
Letters to the Editor
Comments From Our Readers
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Charis Childbirth, Inc.
P.O. Box 6900
North Port, FL 34290
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Charis and our
Midwifery Scholarship Fund
Mark Your Calendars
Charis “Labor Support” Workshop
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At the
Breath of Life Birth Center
1900 East Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33771
For
childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, or anyone who would like to
improve her ability to support laboring women.
At our workshops, learning is interactive, hands-on, fun, and
interesting. All Charis workshops are taught from a Christian
perspective, giving God the glory for His marvelous creation and how
He so wonderfully created women to bear children.
You will spend the day making new friends and becoming more skilled
in putting to use many techniques to bring a woman comfort during
each phase of labor, understanding the science behind why the
comfort measures work, creating an environment conducive to the
natural progression of labor, recognizing when a woman is beginning
to panic and helping her regain control, gently encouraging a woman
to effectively push out her baby while taking advantage of the
natural physiology of second stage, assisting a woman in
breastfeeding for the very first time, and so much more.
In addition to the valuable skills acquired at the workshop, you
will also take home with you a beautiful “labor support bag” filled
with an assortment of tools to help you successfully support, serve,
and bring comfort to your future clients as they labor.
A delicious lunch will be provided for all the workshop attendees to
enjoy as you get to know each other better during a midday break.
The cost is $200 for Charis members and $230 for non-members
(includes one-year Charis membership).
To register,
complete the registration
form
and mail it, along with payment, to:
Charis Childbirth
P.O. Box
6900
North Port,
FL
34290
Registration must be received
before September 1, 2009.
Register
early… Space is limited.
Childbirth
Preparation Classes
Yovela Childbirth Ministries
Midlothian, VA (near Richmond)
Sunday afternoons, 2:00-4:00 pm
June 14, 21, 28 - July 5, 12, 19, 26
- prenatal nutrition and exercise
- pain management, relaxation, comfort positions
- stages of labor, pushing
- obstetrical tests and procedures
- informed decision-making and trusting God
Rachel Thompson
Certified Doula/Childbirth Educator
(804) 674-8451 (home) (804) 514-8237 (cell)
call for registration/$70 classes limited to 4 couples
classes held in residence near St. Francis Hospital
Attention Aspiring Midwives!
You will love the flexible, thorough,
distance academics course offered through Charis Childbirth!
Check
it out!
Want to serve childbearing families as a Certified Doula or
Childbirth Educator?
Become trained and certified through Charis Childbirth!
Take a look
at our unique certification process!
If you seek a school that offers the convenience of
self-paced distance learning, personal mentors for each student, a
commitment to the highest excellence in education, a family-like
network of students and birth professionals, and education from a
Christian perspective, Charis may be just the right fit for you!
For more information
Visit
the Charis Web site
for course description and outline.
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Our
Director's Heart
Hello
Charis Family!
Why did I wait so long??? I have been aware of the group “Christian
Midwives International” for the past couple of years, but never got
around to learning more about it or attending their annual
conferences. Several of my friends have raved and raved about what a
wonderful conference they had last year and they have told me over
and over again that I would just love this group. So, this year I
thought I’d go to the conference to check it out. I had no idea of
the incredible blessing that awaited me there!
From the moment I arrived in Tennessee on Tuesday, April 21, until
the time I left on Saturday the 25th, I was surrounded by the most
loving, beautifully unified, diverse group of Christian birth
professionals! In attendance were CNMs, CPMs, LMs, DEMs, legal
midwives, illegal midwives, persecuted midwives, prosecuted
midwives, home birth midwives, birth center midwives, hospital
midwives, and a variety of other birth professionals and students
who represented just about every Christian denomination (or
non-denomination) there is. With all that diversity, one would not
have expected how sweetly everyone embraced and supported and loved
each other. Friends, that is the way the Body of Christ should be! I
felt God smiling down on us the entire time. How proud Father God
must be!
In addition to all the love going around, we benefitted from some
excellent teaching and training, delicious meals, and the beautiful
environment of springtime in the Smoky Mountains. Of course, there
was plenty of humor as well.
I strongly encourage membership and involvement in this wonderful
organization. CMI has the same passions and values that beat in the
heart of Charis Childbirth and it is so good to link arms with this
sister organization.
Susan and I plan to attend the next CMI conference at the beginning
of September, 2010, in Myrtle Beach, SC. We would just love to have
as many of you as possible to join us. Charis CCE/CDs will receive
contact hours toward recertification for attendance. (ACNM and NARM
also offer CEUs for the conference.)
I am still full to overflowing after such a wonderful time with my
“sisters”.
Blessings,
Kristin Schuchmann
Executive Director, Charis Childbirth
Link
here to enjoy MORE pictures of the conference!
Congratulations
Christi Jones and Aimee Roberts!
We are
pleased to announce that Christi Jones and Aimee Roberts have
successfully completed all the requirements to become Charis
Certified Childbirth Educators / Doulas. CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTI
and AIMEE!!! Both ladies reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia and
are serving the broader Tidewater area.
Contact Us
Charis Childbirth
P.O. Box 6900
North Port, FL 34290
www.charischildbirth.org
Kristin Schuchmann ~
International Director
Cell (941)441-6410
http://happyhealthyliving.wordpress.com/
Susan Oshel ~ Director of Midwifery Studies
Exciting
Announcement!!!
It is time for Charis to begin translating our materials into other
languages!!!
So far, all of our students have been fluent in English, but we knew
eventually we would have students who need the books and materials
in other languages.
So the first language translation will be …(((drum roll)))…
Russian! There are currently two Ukrainian ladies who want to go
through the Charis doula training, so it is time to translate! That
takes time and money.
If you are excited that we have the opportunity to take the Charis
ministry into Russian-speaking countries, please help us out! Send
your donations to Charis Childbirth at P.O. Box 6900, North Port, FL
34290. Please write on a separate note
(not on your check) that your donation is for the Russian
translation project.
THANK YOU!!!!!
Prayer Points
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Grants
and other funding for the expansion of the Charis ministry
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For
the Charis Childbirth Educator, Doula, and Midwifery students:
sharp minds to learn, opportunities for lots of hands-on learning
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For
the Charis CE’s, doulas, and midwives: rest, peace, protection,
wisdom, discernment
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For
the Charis missionaries and humanitarian workers: protection,
peace, divine guidance, financial provision
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For
our directors and administration: Wisdom, guidance, energy, and
provision from God as Charis enters this season of growth
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