ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
A certified instructor with The Bradley Method,® I
am the mother of three healthy, Bradley-born children. I began
teaching The Bradley Method® in 1985 and have over 30 years of experience in
childbirth education and doula work.
It is my passion to help other families have safe,
beautiful, natural births. I would be excited to be a part of your journey!
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Here is a little more about my own birth experiences:
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband and I
were like most people — not very well educated on birth issues. My husband had
heard of The Bradley Method® from some friends and knew there was more than one
way to give birth, so we started studying. We read every birth book we could
get our hands on. We concluded that we did not want to take chances with routine labor
and delivery drugs. They had too many inherent risks to mother and baby, and
they seemed to interfere so much with the beauty and simplicity of normal,
natural birth.
Our journey led us through interviewing doctors, midwives
and childbirth education options until we found the right fit for us.
The result? We
decided on using The Bradley Method® and had a beautiful, 9 lb, 4 oz. baby girl
in 3-1/2 hours of labor assisted by a midwife. Even our midwife was pleasantly surprised
with how quick and easy the birth was. Michal Lisa was given a 10/10 on the
Apgar score. We were so excited about how it went (it was so different from all
the horror stories we’d heard about birth), we decided to teach others how to
have a sane, safe, natural birth as well. We became certified Bradley Method™ teachers in New York.
Four years later, this time in Harrisburg, PA, we had
another baby girl, Jackie — 8 lbs, 8 oz., 2 1/2 hours of labor, and another
10/10 Apgar. And 10 years later we did it again, with midwives in Colorado
Springs, CO. We had a healthy baby boy, 8 lbs, 11 oz.; David was our longest
labor at 6 hours. Michal Lisa and Jackie assisted in the birth of their baby
brother, while dad did the “catch” with midwives providing watchful care. It
was a wonderful family experience. From the start, The Bradley Method® helped
us learn what is truly normal and safe, and enabled us to experience
childbirth the way it naturally should be.
I look forward to helping you have the birth you hope for
too. Please call me and let's talk about your baby's birth!