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7:15 pm Prenatal Movement Classes @ Modo St Clair West

Prenatal Movement Classes @ Modo St Clair West

Jan 23 @ 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm

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7:15 pm Prenatal Movement Classes @ Modo St Clair West

Prenatal Movement Classes @ Modo St Clair West

Jan 30 @ 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm

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12:00 pm Childbirth 101: Birth and Beyond @ West End Mamas

Childbirth 101: Birth and Beyond @ West End Mamas

Feb 1 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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7:00 pm Childbirth 101: Birth and Beyond @ West End Mamas

Childbirth 101: Birth and Beyond @ West End Mamas

Feb 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

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Kira Liss is a doula, childbirth educator and movement teacher in Toronto, ON. She is passionate about supporting individuals as they transition into parenthood. Through education and compassionate support, you are in good hands when you choose to work with Kira.

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Reconnected with some little friends today 😍

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🙌🏼🙌🏼 Can challenge ourselves to work towards not only using more affirming and inclusive language about birth, but also about abortion care?! Perfect drawing by @liberaljane

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“Did you that modern C sections were invented by African women— centuries before they were standard elsewhere?

Midwives and surgeons living around Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria perfected the procedure hundreds of years ago. When a baby couldn’t be delivered vaginally, these healers sedated the laboring mother using large amounts of banana wine. They tied the mother to the bed for safety, sterilized a knife using heat, and made the incision, acting quickly as a team to prevent excessive blood loss or the accidental cutting of other organs. The combination of sterile, sharp equipment and sedation made the procedure surprisingly calm and comfortable for the mother.
After the baby was delivered, antiseptic tinctures and salves were used to clean the area and stitches were applied. Women rarely developed infections, shock, or excessive blood loss after a cesarean section and the most common problem reported was that it took longer for the mother’s milk to come in (an issue that was solved with friends and relatives who would nurse the baby instead). In Uganda, C sections were normally performed by a team of male healers, but in Tanzania and DRC, they were typically done by female midwives.

The majority of women and babies survived this, and when questioned about it by European colonists in the mid-1800s, many people in Uganda and Tanzania indicated that the procedure had been performed routinely since time immemorial.
This was at a time when Europeans had only barely started to figure out that they should wash their hands before performing surgery, when nearly half of European and US women died in childbirth, and when nearly 100% of European women died if a C section was performed.

Detailed explanations of Ugandan C-sections were published globally in scholarly journals by the 1880s and helped the rest of the world learn how to save mothers and babies with minimal complications.

So if you’re one of the people who wouldn’t be alive today without a C-section, you have Ugandan surgeons and Tanzanian and Congolese midwives to thank for their contributions to medical science." ~Juniper Russo
#blackhistorymonth
Shared via @4thtribodies

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I LOVE THIS SO MUCH FROM @frizzkidart 😍😍😍😍 All families deserve affirmation, support and visibility. As a queer doula, I am committed to challenging the heterosexist and cissexist assumptions that get made about families and how folks become parents.

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✨ Upcoming childbirth preparation series at @westendmamasto! Saturday, December 1 & Saturday, December 8 from 12-6pm. It’s the perfect class for busy families who want to squeeze in a class before the holidays!✨
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Join me for engaging, inclusive and fun (of course) class to learn, address expectations and fears, ask questions, prepare and discuss birth and early postpartum. Come build community and share space with other parents-to-be.
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✨ DM me with your questions and see you there? ✨
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Photo from @birthwithoutfear

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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. I’m thinking about all of the trans, non binary and two spirit folks that have lost their lives to violence, hatred and discrimination. Reflecting on the resilience and strength of trans communities. You matter today and everyday. (Shared from @stitchpleasebykiri and @4thtribodies)

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Still a few spots left in our upcoming series of childbirth preparation classes. Join @fullspecdoula and I on November 3 & 10 for a fun, engaging and informative session. DM me more details and registration.

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Just a gentle reminder... ✨ (shared from @jeeheipark)

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