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- Apr 09 - "Changing Birth Practices: From The Inside Out And The Outside In
- May 07 - 2010 Northwest Doula Conference
- Jun 05 - PALS Doulas ADT: TENS & Rebozo Training
PALS Doula
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Alissa Wehrman
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Services
- Areas Served: Shoreline to Burien and most of the Eastside.
- Attend Hospital Births: Yes
- Attend Birth Center Births: Yes
- Attend Home Births: Yes
- Years of Experience: 8
- Languages: English, some Spanish.
- Fee: $900-$1400
Biography
My passion is supporting families through a positive transition to parenthood by offering birth doula support and teaching breastfeeding classes. I have worked with over 350 families since I formed my company SUNbirth Services in 2001. In addition, I serve as a mentor and teacher of doulas through my work as the Certification Chair of PALS Doulas and as a Preceptor with the PALS Apprenticeship Program. I am currently training to become a DONA Birth Doula Trainer and have been hired by Seattle Midwifery School.
When not attending births, I enjoy spending time with my 9 year old son and my partner in our West Seattle home and I love gardening, singing and dancing. I have practiced yoga for over a decade, and I taught prenatal and postnatal yoga classes at local studios in '02 and '03.
I also enjoy traveling and learning about other cultures. In 2005 I traveled to Thailand to work as a doula at the Mae Tao Clinic on the border of Burma. Alongside the Karen medics, I attended many births and assisted with breastfeeding in this very rural clinic that at times had no water. We served Burmese families who had at most times walked miles to cross the border for healthcare.
As a doula I support all types of families and enjoy learning about people and their history. My families describe me as calm, confident and knowledgeable. I respect the birth process and I also respect each person's individual journey towards becoming a parent.
Birth Doula Certifications
- DONA International, PALS Doulas
Formal Training
- Seattle Midwifery School Labor Support Course ~ 2001
- Seattle Midwifery School Postpartum Doula Training ~ 2002
- Evergreen Perinatal Education, Breastfeeding Educator Training ~ 2005
- Seattle Midwifery School Birth Doula Trainer Training ~ 2009
Education
- Cornish College of the Arts ~ BFA 1996
Continuing Education
- Douglas College, Doula Education Day ~ 2003
- Penny Simkin, The Use of TENS During Labor ~ 2005
- Evergreen Perinatal Education, Advanced Practices in Breastfeeding ~2006
- Douglas College, Breastfeeding Education Day ~ 2006
- Skagit Valley Hospital, ‘Breastfeeding Under the Rainbow’ ~ 2006
- Postpartum Support International of WA Conference ~ 2007
- PALS Doulas, Advanced Doula Trainings ~ 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- REACHE Conferences ~ 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- DONA International Conferences ~ 2003, 2008
- Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program ~ 2008-9
- Lamaze Teaching Skills Workshop ~ 2009
Experience or Specialized Training
- PALS Doulas Board Member, Certification Chair ~ 2007-present
- Birthing From Within Level One Mentor Training ~ 2005
- Birth Doula and Breastfeeding Instructor, Mae Tao Clinic, Thailand ~ 2005
- PALS Doulas Board Member, Treasurer ~ 2002-2004
- Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Instructor ~ 2002-2003
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