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Metro Midwives, Fall 2019 Volume XIV ISSUE IV METRO MIDWIVES Fall 2019 A Publication of NYC Midwives Karen B. Burgin, CNM (Ret), MA, FACNM, Editor-in-Chief What’s Inside? Honor roll Celebrate our 2019 graduates! By Karen B. Burgin, Editor Class photos from As I end my fourteen-year term as Editor of Metro Midwives, I want to express my all three area gratitude to everyone who has made this newsletter possible. schools can be It was during a Membership Committee meeting back in 2005 that the idea of hav- found on pp.11 -12. ing a NYC Midwives chapter newsletter was born. Two members, Julie Rousseau Our future is in and Suzanne Seger, both of whom relocated to California, suggested it, and were in good hands! at the formation. After a positive response to the idea from the membership, the committee got to work. As Membership Chair, I took on the role of Editor, assisted Inside this issue page by Suzanne Smith and Lauren Lese . Suzanne Smith , who won a contest to name the newsletter, is to be credited with our name, Metro Midwives . Her prize was a Honor Roll 1 year’s free chapter membership! Lauren Lese conceived the About Us column for Chapter Contact Info 2 personal items and conducted it until 2008, when Suzanne Schechter ably stepped Committee News 3 in. Hundreds of happy events were commemorated in these columns, and many sad About Us 4 ones too, as members had an opportunity to share memories of their deceased Miles for Midwives 6 loved ones and colleagues. Thanks to everyone who contributed items, too many of you to name here, but you know who you are. NYSALM Update 8 Natl. Legislative Update 9 Ellen Catalinotto, our “Reporter-at-Large,” has been a vital part of Metro Midwives through the years, writing numerous reports of workshops and high school career Student Column 11 days, articles on statistics, interviews, and discussions of relevant clinical topics. Indigenous Midwifery 13 Special recognition goes to Aleida Llanes-Oberstein , one of the founding members Student Event 14 of the NY State Board of Midwifery, who, with her detailed reports over the years, Application Form 16 faithfully kept members informed of the Board’s proceedings. Our Chapter Chair at the beginning was Joan Bryson , who began the tradition of communicating with chapter members in the first-page Chair’s column. All the Chairs up until the present have followed her lead, and they all deserve thanks for their support. They are: Betsy Arnold-Leahy , Anne Gibeau , Co-Chairs Megan Har- low and Julia Lange-Kessler , Co-Chairs Gina Eichenbaum-Pikser and Pat Burkhardt , Co-Chairs Laura Zeidenstein and Casey Selzer , and Co-Chairs Sharon McDowall and Eugenia Montesinos. Deepest appreciation goes to the remarkable Laura Zeidenstein , Program Director of Columbia’s Midwifery program, who designed and implemented the student in- terview project known first as Our Midwifery Pioneers, and later as Our Remarkable Midwives. Over five years, thirty-eight of the NYC area’s midwives were profiled in our newsletter. (This includes the four who were interviewed before the student (Continued on p. 15) NYC MIDWIVES EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION COMMITTEE PHONE ALTERNATE PHONE EMAIL Executive Committee Co-Chair Eugenia Montesinos 917 841-4558 [email protected] Co-Chair Sharon McDowall [email protected] Vice Chair Carol Bues [email protected] Treasurer Rebecca Feldman [email protected] Secretary Tania Fils-Aime [email protected] Nominating Committee Contact Caroline Reid [email protected] Standing Rules & Procedures Chair Nancy Kraus [email protected] Communications Committee C0-Chairs Lindsey Mayo [email protected] Kyra Caruso [email protected] Miles for Midwives Co-Chairs : Jennette Morgan [email protected] Alexandra Moskaluk [email protected] Membership Co-Chairs: Amy Alpern [email protected] Lauren Abrams [email protected] Home Birth Chair Kimm Sun [email protected] Student Liaison Co-Chairs Sasha Weigel [email protected] Hannah Hadi [email protected] NYSALM Pres. Sascha James-Conterelli 917 653-6635 [email protected] NYC Rep. Carol Bues [email protected] Audit Committee Co-Chair Anne Gibeau 917 648-7540 718 918-6326 [email protected] Student Scholarship Chair Suzanne Schechter 917 804-1058 718 270-7757 [email protected] 2 CHAPTER COMMITTEE NEWS www.nycmidwives.org Nominating Committee Student Scholarship Hannah Hadi LM The Committee prepares a Committee [email protected] Four graduating midwifery slate of candidates for Miles for Midwives each year’s chapter elec- students received Chapter- This 5k Fun Run/Walk tion. This spring chapter sponsored scholarships at took place on Saturday, Co-Chairs, Vice President, the May 2019 chapter meet- ing. See the NYC Midwives October 5, in Prospect Treasurer, and Nominat- website for information Park, Brooklyn. The 17th ing Committee members about applying for 2020. annual event included a were elected. In 2020 we Contact : Suzanne Schecht- birth fair and a pee wee will be electing a new Sec- er, LM race. Proceeds went to retary. [email protected] NYC Midwives chapter, Contact: Caroline Reid, Communications Com- which funds student LM mittee scholarships and grants [email protected] This chapter committee has for midwifery-related the stated goal of outreach to projects. See p. 6 for a re- help NYC families relate to port of this year’s fun- Membership Committee midwives and know who we filled event. Members may submit the are. The committee employs Contacts: name of a midwife non- social media, and is looking member for a year’s guest for blog contributions. Jennette Morgan, LM membership. Please send Contacts: [email protected] the names to nycmid- Lindsey Mayo, LM Alexandra Moskaluk, LM [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Membership renewal is Kyra Caruso, LM Home Birth Committee yearly; reminders will be [email protected] sent by email. To join or re- There are now transfer new, log on to our website agreements with Maimoni- www.nycmidwives.org and Student Committee des, Woodhull & NCB. follow the links. Those join- Our new Co-Chairs are More are needed. Home ing online may use grateful to Kimm Sun, birth midwives donated credit/debit cards. You LM for giving a Havening generously to Miles for may also mail in the applica- Midwives, and are planning presentation for students tion form on the last page. increased community in- and new midwives in Oc- volvement. Contacts: Amy Alpern, LM tober. See p. 14 for a re- [email protected] port of the event. Contact: Kimm Sun, LM Lauren Abrams, LM [email protected] Contacts: [email protected] Sasha Weigel, LM [email protected] 3 ABOUT US Suzanne Schechter, LM, Column Editor [email protected] Congratulations & best wishes Karen Jefferson, LM is thrilled to announce that she and her husband, Felix, are grandparents! Their Nancy Kraus, CNM, LM is pleased to announce son, Antonio Hernandez, family news. Her son, Alex Dettmer, was married and Daphne Richards to Olivia Perez on June 21st. The wedding was welcomed baby Dominic on November 16 th . Weighing 7 lb 9 oz, the baby was born at home with BK Midwifery in attendance. Other midwifery announcements Midwife extraordinaire, Christine Obremski (Downstate Class of 1982), recently started chemothera- py. She requests to be kept in your thoughts and prayers. Chris would love to hear from NYC midwives. She can be contacted at Calofo @verizon.net held at Terrain in Glen Mills, PA. Alex was deliv- ered into the hands of Nancy Campau CNM 31 years ago. Nancy’s two grandkids are also in the photo. She was the doula at her daughter-in-law's Janet A. Williams, LM received a Doctor of Nursing beautiful natural birth 3 yrs ago (PROM induced Practice (DNP) from with breast stimulation alone), but the second ba- Wilkes University at by came too fast to need any help from grand- the summer com- ma! Nancy’s 93 ½ year old mom is also in the mencement ceremo- photo as well as her two sisters and their families. ny held on Sept. 8. She has a heart for adolescents and her On Sept 26th at 12:45 AM, Josef Bush was born at doctoral and ongo- ing research captured home, to Judy Bush, CNM and her husband Dan- iel. that interest. Her on- going study is entitled “Dreams Matter: Future Goal The birth was graced with the reassuring, loving Setting and Contraceptive Intent In Adolescent Fe- presence of Kristen Leonard, LM and Barri Ma- males”. She believes that if women are supported lek, LM . throughout their life cycle, it will positively affect the Proud older sib- entire family. She graduated from SUNY Downstate lings are: Yisroel and has been in full scope practice since 2004. age 9, Abbie age 7, and Azaria nearly 3 years old. NYC Midwives extend their heartfelt thanks to Pat Loftman, CNM, FACNM, MS, LM for a decade of ser- (Continued on next page) 4 ABOUT US (Continued) vice as Chair of the ACNM Midwives of Color Com- Trinisha Williams (President), Shar La Porte (Vice- mittee. President), Carol Bues (Treasurer), and Andrea Dia- mond (Secretary) are NYS LMs, who are in the pro- Among her many significant cess of creating the first midwife-led, not-for-profit, accomplishments, Pat was birthing center in NYC. Chair of the Women’s Health/Clinical Care Group Their endeavor is called Haven Midwifery Birthing that led to Harlem Hospital Center Center becoming the first http://www.havenmidwiferybirthingcenter.com/ World Health Organization Baby Friendly Hospital in New York City. She has been Its conception stems from a belief that New Yorkers a tireless advocate for quality deserve more choices for their birthing experiences.
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