BMH Birthing Center Honored for Child Abuse Prevention Education Prevent Child Abuse Vermont (PCAV) presented an plaque to nurses in Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s Birthing Center during a Wednesday, April 18 luncheon, recognizing their efforts in educating new parents about infant crying and the dangers of shaking. The plaque was presented by Lisa Keller, Director of [...]
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Area Nurses to Volunteer in Nicaraguan Hospital
Area Nurses to Volunteer in Nicaraguan Hospital Aimee Creelman, Kristin Anderson, and Debbie Kitzmiller from the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center will be traveling to Nicaragua in March on a volunteer mission to raise awareness about lactation and other issues related to labor, delivery and newborn care. The group will spend one week in Leon, [...]
New Moms Network March Schedule
New Moms Network March Schedule Programs of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s New Moms Network in March start with a session called “Starting Solids” on Wednesday, March 7th. This is presented by Chris Ellis, RD with the Brattleboro Food Co-op. The program on Wednesday, March 14th will feature “Ouch! What You Need to Know about Immunizations Now”. [...]
New Baby Steps Blog Gives Expert Advice to New Parents
New Baby Steps Blog Gives Expert Advice to New Parents Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is publishing a weekly blog called “Baby Steps” on its web site for new and expecting parents. It can be found by clicking on the BMH Blogs tab on the bmhvt.org web site or by going directly to www.bmhvt.org/baby-steps. Baby Steps is [...]
New Moms Network at BMH, February Programs
New Moms Network at BMH, February Programs Programs of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s New Moms Network in February start with a session called “How a Baby Learns to Love” on Wednesday, February 8th. This is presented by Jennifer Bailes, Therapist and mom. The program on Wednesday, February 15th will feature a baby parade at the Thompson [...]
Midwives in the Mainstream
by Lois Trezise It’s natural in the course of human affairs for the pendulum to swing in one direction or another. Advances in scientific knowledge and medical technology during the 20th century spurred a trend toward treating births as a medical situation. This was understandable given the excitement over the improvements in anesthesiology, surgery, and [...]
Upcoming Classes for New and Expecting Moms at BMH Birthing Center
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center is offering its next bi-monthly Baby Basics class at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7. Led by registered nurse Margaret Bonifer, this free class gives expecting moms and their partners the straight skinny on what happens during those first few days with a newborn baby. Pre-registration through the bmhvt.org [...]
Doulas Do It Out of Love for Labor Process
by Debbie Partrick I had been a nurse in obstetrics for 30 years, and I had never heard of doulas until I moved to Brattleboro five years ago. At first I thought it doesn’t make any sense. In Lamaze classes, you’re taught that you have a labor support person, which is usually your partner. But [...]
BMH Birthing Center Offers Volunteer Doula Services to Pregnant Moms
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is now providing doula services for pregnant moms through its Birthing Center. BMH program coordinator Carol Schnabel says the Birthing Center currently has 14 women with doula training who have volunteered to be available as needed 24 hours a day, year-round. Families interested in learning more about using this service should contact [...]
BMH’s Marie Gill Completes Nursing Re-certifications
Marie Gill, RNC of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s Birthing Center recently completed her third specialty recertification, making her the only nurse in the birthing center to hold three specialty certifications. Gill, who has been working at BMH for 33 years, completed and passed certifications administered by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) in the specialties of Maternal/Newborn [...]
