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- Mon 2/6/2012: Monthly Membership Meeting
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PALS Doula
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Kim James
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Services
- Areas Served: Greater Seattle area, only.
- Attend Hospital Births: Yes
- Attend Birth Center Births: Yes
- Attend Home Births: Yes
- Years of Experience: 11
- Languages: English
- Fee: $800
Biography
My greatest pleasure as a birth doula and childbirth educator is watching families and expectant women become confident, joyous and excited about the birth and early parenting of their children. I firmly believe any fear and anxiety we might have can be used to examine our choices and beliefs, and help us open our minds and hearts to find ways of coping and parenting that are just right for us. When I think about the power of preparing for labor, birth, and parenthood, Maya Angelou sums it up best: "When you know better, you do better...”.
Background: A professional certified birth doula, childbirth educator and DONA-approved doula trainer, Kim has provided physical, emotional and informational support to families in the greater Seattle and Eastside communities for over 10 years. Kim is committed to yearly professional continuing education in the areas of obstetrics, midwifery, breastfeeding, birth and postpartum support, and adult education. Kim holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington and has worked in development at the University of Washington and retail management for the Starbucks Coffee Company. Her daughters are 12 and 5 years old.
Birth Doula Certifications
- PALS Doulas - 2000
- DONA International - 2009
- DONA-Approved Doula Trainer - 2010
Formal Training
- Seattle Midwifery School - Labor Support Course, 2000 and 2008
- Birth Ball Training - 2000
- Seattle Midwifery School Childbirth Edcuator Training - 2001
- Childbirth Education Association of Seattle CBE Training - 2001
- CAPPA Lactation Educator Training - 2002
- ICEA Childbirth Educator Certification - 2005, 2009
- Lamaze International Childbirth Educator Certification - 2008
- Simkin Center at Bastyr University - 2010
Education
- BA in Business Administration from the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 1989.
Continuing Education
- I normally earn 15 - 40 hours of yearly continuing education and contat hours to maintain my birth doula childbirth educator certfications. Please see my website for a complete list of my continuing education from 2000 -20010. http://www.kimjames.net/training--resume.aspx
Experience or Specialized Training
- I have experience with and enjoy working with famlies who are expecting high-risk pregnancies or complications during childbirth. I love incorporating the high touch approach in high tech pregnancies and childbirth.
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