Join me as Babybites invites city moms (and dads and even grandparents!) to their annual Mommybites Summit: The Ultimate Moms Night Out, happening May 19 at the Columbia Faculty House. It’s an evening to meet other parents; enjoy wine and snacks; check out a variety of cool kids’ products and services; and hear from notable [...]
Category Archives: Doula Work
Upcoming Prenatal Expo
March 21, 2011 – 10:25 AM
If you or someone you know is expecting, this event is not to be missed. The Pregnant New Yorker is an online resource for Manhattan women and families to learn about all the ins and outs of mothering in the metropolis. But, on April 6th, this resource moves from the web to an exclusive expo! [...]
International Women’s Day
March 8, 2011 – 11:23 AM
March 8th, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. This day commemorates the achievements of women past and present around the world, and was first held in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and Austria in 1911. While there is much to celebrate in how far women’s rights have developed from a social, political and economic [...]
Benefits of Prenatal Massage
February 22, 2011 – 8:58 AM
Two weeks ago, I touched on the benefits of utilizing acupuncture before, during and post labor support. Massage is another wonderful therapy to use during this important time, and can work beautifully together with acupuncture. Two colleagues who specialize in prenatal massage put together this fascinating and well-cited document of the evidential benefits of prenatal, [...]
Labor Prep Treatments
February 2, 2011 – 11:30 AM
From being a labor doula and working in the prenatal field for over ten years, I am excited to share this post today about the benefits of acupuncture during this important transition. While acupuncture can be of great relief to many prenatal complaints, probably our hidden gem is in labor-preparation. No longer in hiding, here [...]
Upcoming Event!
January 14, 2011 – 8:37 AM
Pregnant? Come check out this informative and fun event! Know someone who is expecting? Please pass this along to them. As one of NYC’s greatest resources for pregnant women, this event is not to be missed! For more information and to register, please click here.
A Weekend With Ina May
September 13, 2010 – 8:50 AM
For Labor Day this year, I decided to take a road trip with a couple of amazing women to visit a long-time inspiration and hero of ours: Ina May Gaskin. For those of you who are not familiar with Ms. Gaskin, she is a world-renowned midwife known for her work in maintaining humane childbirth practices, [...]
Press Release: ESEMA On Huffington Post
June 7, 2010 – 2:16 PM
Last week our CEO and Founder, Erin Hessel, was featured in a two-part interview in the Huffington Post on June 1st and June 2nd, 2010. Huffington Post correspondent, Jamie Frevele, got up-close with Erin discussing her thoughts on acupuncture, how it works, why she chose to study it, her specialization in women’s health and how [...]
Doula Clients Growing Up!
April 6, 2010 – 10:50 AM
In addition to a lovely Easter weekend with family, friends and warm weather - a highlight was spending an afternoon celebrating Everette’s one-year birthday. As it had been exactly one year since I had seen the little guy (when I attended his home-birth as his mother’s doula), it was truly magical to have been brought together again.