Meet the Doulas
FREE event ~ $5-15 suggested donation

Sponsored by Bay Area Birth Information
 www.bayareabirthinfo.org

San Mateo
Yoga at CHANGE
400 Ben Franklin Court, San Mateo
www.changeofthepeninsula.org

7:30-9:30pm
4th Friday of the month

Please RSVP(not required to attend) one week prior to the event to
650-340-9642 or meethedoula_sanmateo@bayareabirthinfo.org

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Palo Alto
Blossom Birth Services
299 S. California Street, Suite 120, Palo Alto
www.blossombirth.org

7:00pm-9:00 p.m.
Second Friday of the month
&
11:00am - 1:00pm
First Sunday of the month

Please RSVP (not required to attend) one week prior to the event
to 650-321-2326 or blossom@blossombirth.org

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Campbell
Harmony Birth Resources
621 E. Campbell Ave., Suite 14, Campbell, 95008
www.harmonybirth.com

3:30-5:30pm 
 Third Saturday of the month

Please RSVP (not required to attend) one week prior to the event to (831)-246-1191 or mtdn_campbell@bayareabirthinfo.org  

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Los Gatos

The Red Tent
15495 Los Gatos Blvd. Suite C
Los Gatos, CA
www.theredtent.net

3:30-5:30pm
4th Sunday of the month

Please RSVP (not required to attend) one week prior to the event to mtdn_losgatos@bayareabirthinfo.org

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Morgan Hill 

The Loft
17400 Monterey Street Suite 2B
Morgan Hill, CA
www.theloftmorganhill.org

6:00-8:00pm
Second Sunday of the month

Please RSVP (not required to attend) one week prior to the event to mtdn_morganhill@bayareabirthinfo.org 
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~FREE event~

Sponsored by Birth Network of Santa Cruz
http://www.birthnet.org/index.php

Santa Cruz

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center
2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz Ca 95065
In the Sutter Room
http://www.suttermatsurgcenter.org/

Please visit Birth Network of Santa Cruz website for details
 
Please RSVP (not required to attend) one week prior to the event to postmaster@birthnet.org or call
831 425-3373

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Monterey

sponsored by Birth Network of Monterey
http://birthnetworkofmonterey.com/

Parnets Place
1025 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, Ca. 93950
Earth Room
http://www.pgusd.org/parents/

Please visit  Birth Network Of Monterey website for details

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In the event any of the above noted dates falls on a holiday or holiday weekend MTDN may be changed from the original date. Please visit the appropriate website indicated for that event.
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                  What is a Doula, and why would you want one?
What if you already have a husband or partner who plans to be actively involved?
How do you find the right doula for you and your family?
Can you afford one?  (Yes!)

Join other new and expectant parents at Meet the Doulas Night to learn the answers
to these and other questions about birth and postpartum doula services.

~ Receive an overview of what doulas do
~ Learn the benefits of doula services
~ Understand how dads/partners and doulas work together
~ Discover how to find the right doula for you

Doulas working in the Greater South Bay Area and Peninsula will be on hand to answer your questions, offer personalized referrals, and represent some of the wonderful variety of personalities, ages, backgrounds, and skills you can find in a birth or postpartum doula. Time is also provided for parents to meet individual doulas in brief "get acquainted" interviews.


Did you know that studies¹ show the benefits of working with a doula may include:

~ Shorter labor
~ reduction in requests for epidural
~ decreased assisted deliveries
~ increased confidence in husband or partner
~ reduction in cesarean rates
~ higher breastfeeding success rates
~ more opportunity to spend time bonding with baby
~ easier transition into parenthood

For summary study details, go here: www.dona.org/PDF/BDPositionPaper.pdf 
Come find out if birth or postpartum doula support is for you.

Harmony Birth Resources, BABI (Bay Area Birth Information), Blossom Birth Services, Yoga at CHANGE, The Red Tend in Los Gatos, The Loft in Morgan Hill, Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, and Parents Place, offer Meet the Doulas Night as a community service and do not endorse any particular doula.