The Boston Associaton for Childbirth Education and Nursing Mothers' Council
Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC, CCE, CD started working with new moms and babies in 1992 in a village in West Africa, where she lived and worked for two years with a midwife and a nurse. She focused her graduate degree in public health around maternal and infant nutrition within disadvantaged populations. She has been working directly with families in the US as a birth doula, childbirth educator and breastfeeding counselor for more than ten years. She became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2013. She has a private practice called Babies in Common in Grafton, MA (babiesincommon.com).
RELATED UPCOMING EVENTS:
Intro to Childbirth Education for Perinatal Health Workers
(More details coming shortly)
Saturday, Oct. 15, 9AM to 6PM Framingham, MA
Instructor: Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, DONA Approved Birth Doula Trainer
Fulfills DONA and BACE requirement ____________________________
4 Day Birth Doula Training Course
Two weekends:
November 5,6 and 19,20, 9AM-5PM
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Instructor: Lorenza Holt, MPH, BCCE, DONA Approved Birth Doula Trainer
NOTE: DONA Internationbal doula certification requires additional steps besides the courses listed above. Please see the DONA website for details.
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Breastfeeding Foundations
for Perinatal Health Workers
Fulfills DONA requirement
Saturday, September 10 • 9AM-6PM
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington St., Newton, MA
Instructor:
Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC, CCE, CD
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Do you work with expectant families
or those with new babies?
This class is for you!
Come find out what you can do to help a mother get off to the best start to meet her breastfeeding/lactation goals before she gives birth and after.
Appropriate for birth and postpartum doulas, doulas-in-training, community health workers, home visitors, visiting nurses, social workers, licensed mental health workers, speech-language pathologists, caseworkers, early intervention providers, psychologists, childbirth educators and others.
Continuing Education Credits: BACE-NMC: 7.5 contact hours. Approved by DONA International for 7.5 DONA International Continuing Education Hours, DONA Program Number: 665 (DONA credits are accepted by Lamaze and ICEA). Meets criteria of the Comm. of MA Board of Nursing regulations: (244 CMR, section 5:00) for continuing education for nursing re-licensure for 9 contact hours.
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Breastfeeding Foundations: $175**
Please contact the registrar about:
- Group discounts for 5 or more registrants
- Special discount for those registering for Breastfeeding Foundations, Intro to Childbirth Ed.
AND the 4 day Doula Training Course - Any other registration questions
**Continental breakfast included, lunch will be on your own
REFUND POLICY: Refunds will be granted up to 2 weeks before the start of the course. Doulas and midwives called to a birth can notify us (phone or email) the day of the workshop for a refund less a $40 administrative fee.
Register Now! BACE-NMC reserves the right to cancel the course due to under enrollment or unforseen circumstances.