This is an online resource for pregnant women in the Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty area. Iowa City Doulas is a group of doulas committed to providing women in our community with excellent prenatal and labor support.
ICDoulas Contact Information: http://www.icdoulas.com/

Bamboo Birth Services, Jun-Nicole Matsushita
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Phone: 319-430-6736; E-mail: Junnicole88@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bamboobirth.com/

Kristin Bergman
Birth Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist
Phone: 319-621-0335; E-mail: kristin.kristinbergman@gmail.com

Jenn Bowen
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Phone: 319-688-0012; E-mail: jennuwine4@yahoo.com
Website: http://jennbowen.webs.com/

Katherine Parker Bryden
Birth Doula
Phone: 319.466-9445 (h); Email: katherinecparker@gmail.com
Website: http://www.katherinecparker.webs.com/

Renee Roso
Postpartum Doula
Phone: 319-400-3857; E-mail: reneeroso@gmail.com

Kara Seaton: E-mail: kara.seaton@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.bradleybirth.com/ndweb.asp?ID=S717
The Bradley Method instructor. Doula services are restricted to students who attend her course.


Lauren Wipperman
Birth Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist
Phone: 319-594-2323; E-mail: optimum_lifestyle@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ibalancemassage.com/

Monica Brasile
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Birthworks instructor Website: http://iowacitybirthworks.googlepages.com/

Open House Featuring Rare Books on Childbirth is May 14

The public is invited to attend the John Martin Rare Book Room annual open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, on the fourth floor of the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. The free exhibit, "De Partu Hominis: Six Centuries of Obstetrics," showcases rare books on childbirth from the 15th through the 20th centuries.

Visitors can view and page through early atlases and manuals used by midwives and physicians. The books depict and explain birthing chairs, forceps, caesarean section, the development of anesthesia and complications of labor and delivery.

The exhibit is sponsored by the UI History of Medicine Society.

For more information contact Ed Holtum, curator, 319-335-9154 or edwin-holtum@uiowa.edu.

Are You Ready? Birth Plan Workshop

VBAC? Epidural? Unmedicated? Planned c-section? No matter what kind of birth you are hoping to have, this workshop will help you clarify your options and give you tools to work with your healthcare provider to make your birth the most satisfying that it can be.

Find out what choices you have regarding your labor, delivery, and post-partum experiences. Learn about the benefits, risks, and alternatives to various procedures and how to work with your doctor or midwife to ensure that you receive the care that is right for you. Empower yourself to make informed decisions. This is your birth - let your voice be heard!

The birth options workshop will be held Sat., May 16th from 2-5 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library. It's free and open to the public. It is structured so that people could attend just the first part or just the second part and still get good information out of it.

This event is sponsored by the Iowa City Doulas as part of International Doula Month. Please visit the Iowa City Public Library calender at www.icpl.org for more information on this event.