Just a couple of weeks ago, a doula friend of mine (Saumya) told me about a really cool opportunity in Mexico. An organization called Aventuras Languages partners with a midwife in Cuernavaca, Mexico in order to create an opportunity for anyone to study with her. She takes on people with a variety of experience - those with no birth experience, those with doula experience, nurse experience, on up to midwife and OB/GYN experience. Naturally, I got really excited! I would love to go if I can make the money to do it!
Here's some videos of Angelina, the midwife, in action. She was trained by both her mother and her grandmother who were traditional lay midwives and she has also a CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife). She seems to have an immense knowledge of holistic techniques and is trying to give Mexican woman a more personalized alternative to the hospital births that are the norm.
She seems to be combining the clinical care with emotional care and truly looking after the whole person: body and emotions. Constant presence with the mother offering physical, emotional, and informational support is what is so often lacking in modern labor and delivery care. It is the gap that we as Doulas try to fill. Angelina, however, seems to cover all the bases. It's really amazing. If you have a couple minutes, watch her in action!
If you liked that one, here are links to two more in the series!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3BlgwakL9Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4iT8T-x5QQ&feature=related
For anyone interested, this is the specific page for this opportunity:
http://www.aventurased.com/Medical-Midwifery-Spanish-Immersion-Schools-Classes.html.
This particular partnership asks that you have a at least basic to intermediate knowledge of spanish since all communications will be in spanish. The great thing though for those who might need a little extra help is that the focus and strength of Aventuras Languages are Spanish immersion classes. So, if you need them, you can take them right in Cuernavaca as well.
Here's some videos of Angelina, the midwife, in action. She was trained by both her mother and her grandmother who were traditional lay midwives and she has also a CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife). She seems to have an immense knowledge of holistic techniques and is trying to give Mexican woman a more personalized alternative to the hospital births that are the norm.
She seems to be combining the clinical care with emotional care and truly looking after the whole person: body and emotions. Constant presence with the mother offering physical, emotional, and informational support is what is so often lacking in modern labor and delivery care. It is the gap that we as Doulas try to fill. Angelina, however, seems to cover all the bases. It's really amazing. If you have a couple minutes, watch her in action!
If you liked that one, here are links to two more in the series!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3BlgwakL9Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4iT8T-x5QQ&feature=related
For anyone interested, this is the specific page for this opportunity:
http://www.aventurased.com/Medical-Midwifery-Spanish-Immersion-Schools-Classes.html.
This particular partnership asks that you have a at least basic to intermediate knowledge of spanish since all communications will be in spanish. The great thing though for those who might need a little extra help is that the focus and strength of Aventuras Languages are Spanish immersion classes. So, if you need them, you can take them right in Cuernavaca as well.
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