RED TENT EVENT FOR MIDWIFERY AND DOULA CARE ON PEI.
May 5th 12:30-4 p.m. at Central Christian Church 223 Kent St in the Fellowship Hall
Join BORN members, Midwives, Doulas and volunteers for a fun filled afternoon of community building and activities after the Rally for Midwifery. A free tea/coffee and bake service will run all afternoon with donations of nut-free baking welcome. Activities planned are an opening ceremony and drum circle, 1:30 p.m. Craftavism: Goddess Pendants with artist Susana Rutherford 2:30 p.m. Yoga Dance with Yoga Instructor Mary MacPhee, 3:00 p.m. Birth Stories sharing circle with Certified Birth Doula and Family Educator Sherri McWilliams. Also running will be an Information area from local Birthing and Breast Feeding support groups, a Henna Tattoo station, Labyrinth and a supervised play area for small children. All ages welcome, breast-feeding friendly. Entry will be free but donations to BORN are welcome. Please contact BORN at our web site http;//born-pei.ca for more information. Sherri MacWilliams –Co- Chair of BORN 
Tel: 902-569-4821
 Email: geoffsherri@hotmail.com

Rally for Midwifery on PEI “ Where’s my Midwife?”
May 5th, 12-1 p.m. at Province House Grafton St. Side.
Come out and show the PEI Government that women and their families want Midwifery Care on PEI. This is your opportunity to support Midwives and to bring about positive change for all Island Women by supporting the choice of Midwifery that is available in virtually every other province. Speakers from BORN, PEI Midwives Association and the public. Also invited to speak are local women’s groups and politicians. Please contact BORN at our web site http;//born-pei.ca for more information. Sherri MacWilliams –Co- Chair of BORN 
Tel: 902-569-4821
 Email: geoffsherri@hotmail.com
A Red Tent Event at Central Christian Church will follow the Rally.

Sunday January 15th from 1:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m at

Sherri’s house

Meeting was cancelled, will  post new time when I am advised of it, sorry.

Hello Folks,

We are having a November Born Meeting, The meeting will be held at Sherri McWilliams home in Chartlottetown. As always our meetings are open to any interested persons. BORN welcomes new members and community input. The next BORN meeting will take place at Sherri’s  house:  212 Kensington Road in Charlottetown, on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 7pm.  Sherri’s house is on the same side of the road as the Belvedere Golf Course and is yellow with white shutters.

BORN will be kicking off our 2011/2012 year with a meeting tonight. September 20th  at 7 p.m.  at 46 Parkside Dr. Please feel free to join us , sorry for the late notice but we had web-site issues.

Please visit our Event on Face Book, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=222209614461730

BORN – The Road to Durban Pledge Form (.docxx)

BORN – The Road to Durban Pledge Form (.pdf)

Press Release: Community Event Listing: 5 KM Walk for Midwives of Haiti and “Doula!” the Film

BORN Co-Operative is organizing a day of activity in support of Midwifery and Doula Care Saturday May 28th . The first part of the day will begin at 1:30 p.m at City Cinema. Participants will take part in a Walk for Midwives of Haiti, a 5 KM sponsored walk to raise funds for the Ghislaine Francoeur Fund.

The Ghislaine Francoeur Fund was launched in 2008 by the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health (CFWH). Both CAM and the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health (CFWH)

recognize that Haïti has the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the Western Hemisphere and that midwives play a vital role in the improvement of child and maternal health in that country.

Established in the name of Madame Ghislaine Francoeur, midwife and educator at the École Nationale d’Infirmieres Sages-Femmes in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, the fund’s purpose is to contribute in the reduction of maternal and infant mortality and to promote the development of midwifery care and midwifery education in Haïti.

Your generous donation will assist in capacity building projects and in projects that directly aid midwives and/or midwifery students in educational, professional and community development.

After the Walk for Midwives of Haiti, return to City Cinema where we will be showing the film Doula! at 3 p.m at City Cinema.

The film Doula! was made in the U.K where it was released last summer. The film follows three Doulas while they work with clients and attend births, the film contains footage of childbirth, which may be too graphic for some viewers. Admission to the film is by donation to BORN to offset the costs of presenting the film.

Come for a walk, or see the film or do both!  To participate in our walk please e-mail info@born-pei.ca for sponsor forms and a map.http://born-pei.ca/pledge-form-for-5km-walk/ To view our map online http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4420869

Labour Doula
Certification Workshop
Halifax Nova Scotia
26 & 27 August 2010

Join this workshop and learn how to support, educate and empower women and families to make the choices right for them in the pregnancy and childbirth experience.  For more information contact Carolyn Thompson RN, BN, CCCE, Certified Trainer: 1.866.236.2478, www.cappacanada.ca or info@cappacanada.ca .