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Birth Choice
Homebirth Midwifery Practice
Guiding families on their journey through pregnancy, birth, and parenting
Education
1984
Spent two years studying the Association of Texas Midwives correspondence course to prepare for her formal apprenticeship
1985
Co-founded a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) support group in Arlington, Texas
1988
Co-founded the Cesarean Prevention Movement (now ICAN) Denver chapter
1985-1986
Apprenticeship completed with a Fort Worth midwife, Vicki Roy Patsdauter
1987
Spent a year assisting births and teaching birth classes in the Dallas area following her apprenticeship
1992-1999
Certified as a midwife with Colorado Midwives Association (CMA)
2002
Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy Training and Integrative Cranial Therapy Advanced Manual Medicine by Peggy Daugherty, ND, CMT.
2002
Upledger Foundation CranioSacral Therapy I
2003
CranioSacral Therapy II
2003
Cranial Sacral Care Level 1, Colorado Chiropractic Association workshop by Carol Phillips, DC.
2006 - 2010
Non-Violent Communication trainings, workshops, and practice groups. 2006 to 2010
2008
Human Relations Communication Skills Course, LLLI
2008
Basic Mediation Training, University of Colorado at Denver
current
American Heart Association Adult and Infant CPR
current
Neonatal Resuscitation Certification
2010
Founding member of the Colorado Alliance of Independent Midwives (CAIM), where she served on the council for a decade
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