Meet the Decatur Doulas – Instead of our usual Meet the Doulas, in August we are inviting inquiring couples to come meet us at our Lumina Birth Launch Party!  Please join us for a fun, casual atmosphere at the Paste Magazine Office, 619 East College Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 at East Decatur Station (next to the Corner Pub) – August 22, 2009 from 7-10pm.  We’ll have goodie bags for the first 25 guest couples, information on partner companies/services, and great door prizes donated by local friends.  All awesome stuff for moms-to-be!  RSVP is appreciated, but not required. You may also contact us for a personal appointment, jenn@luminabirth.com or lacy@luminabirth.com.

Jenn Purdy, CLD & Lacy Henderson, CLD
Lumina Birth co-directors

Our new name is Lumina Birth!… Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Doula Support for Atlanta Mamas!   The new site, Lumina Birth, will be live in August 2009.  We are excited about our name reflecting the work of doulas to illuminate and empower women as they give birth.  We will continue to provide the same excellent doula support to women throughout the Atlanta metro area, focussing on serving intown couples.  Starting this fall we will also have group and private childbirth classes available. Thanks to all of our clients, friends, and supporters!

Believe, Birth, Become,

Jenn Purdy & Lacy Henderson
Lumina Birth Directors

Our next Meet the Doulas event is scheduled for July 14, at 7:30pm in Avondale Estates.  Please RSVP, even the day of, for directions. It’s easy to find. Come meet us and learn more about having a doula at your birth.

Jenn ~ 404-964-1319

Join us on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:00 – 8:30pm for our next Meet the Doulas mixer. Find out more about us and how a doula can support you through your birth. Ask questions and enjoy some positive conversation about birth! RSVP to Jenn at 404-964-1319 for exact location in Avondale Estates (near city of Decatur).

The contact info on our site is all for me, Jenn Purdy. I am one of the co-directors of Decatur Doulas. From Feb 27 to March 8, please direct all inquiries and Meet the Doulas RSVPs to our other director, Lacy Henderson, CLD. She can be reached at lacyandchad@yahoo.com or 404-388-6107.

Thank you,
Jenn

Our next Meet the Doulas event is on March 14 at 4:oopm. Come by to meet our doulas, ask questions, find out more about having a doula at your birth. RSVP to Jenn for location.

Jenn 404-964-1319.

Giving birth is the most revolutionary, world changing thing one can do – for you, your baby, and society. How you do it matters! Happy New Year from Decatur Doulas! Have a healthy, empowering, beautiful, life-changing birth. We would love to be your constant support. – Jenn Purdy, CLD

“Of all life choices, none is more important to society, none has more far reaching consequences, none represents a more complete blending of social, biological and emotional forces than bringing another life into the world.” – Victor Fuchs, 1983

Check out the Events or Meet Decatur Doulas page for info on our upcoming Meet the Doulas on January 10, 2009. Email or call for the address, near Emory University. We would love to have you there! You will learn more about having a doula for continuous support throughout your labor and birth. Husbands, partners, grandmothers-to-be are welcome as well.

A new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research has found that by adding a fan to move the air in an infant’s sleeping area decreases the chance of SIDS by 72 percent. Of course, this assumes that the baby is sleeping alone, which is another factor in SIDS. Scientists are not sure exactly what causes SIDS, but speculate that it could be lack of oxygen and their immature brains don’t wake them from sleep when this occurs. The baby’s sleeping environment, and what the baby sleeps ON are important factors. I recommend an organic cotton futon crib mattress for babies that use a crib either full or part-time. They do not off-gas chemicals from plastics. Keep soft bedding, soft toys, pillows, or excess blankets out of the crib and away from the railings as well.

Why do U.S. doctors strong-arm women into our standard maternity care system? – By Jennifer Block, July 9, 2008 in the LA Times. Check it out. Jennifer is the author of Pushed, also an excellent read.