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At Home in Maine at Women’s Health Fair at U Maine

Several short films from At Home in Maine will be screened as part of U Maine’s Women’s Health Fair this Wednesday, March 23rd in the Memorial Student Union. For a campus map, click here.

The event focuses on what’s new and happening in Women’s Health and is sponsored by U Maine’s President’s Council on Women.

Maternal Wellness and Choices in Childbirth will be nicely represented at this event. Filmmaker and U Maine graduate student Nicolle Littrell will be on hand to share info about At Home in Maine and screen several of the films from the series. Andrea Mietkiewicz, Old Town-based Certified Professional Midwife and RN will share info about homebirth midwifery care and homeopathy. Heather Bowman and Gina Forbes, both Certified Doulas (based in Orono and Belfast, respectively) will provide info about doula care, doula training and natural childbirth education.

Free samples, yummy treats, massages and oh yes, lots of information await those participating in this event!

Hope to see you there! Please spread the word…

March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 by womaninthemoon Tags: andrea mietkiewicz, at home in maine, choices in childbirth, clear light holistic midwifery, doula care, doula services, gina forbes, heather bowman, homebirth in maine, homebirth midwives, maine doulas, maternal wellness, nicolle littrell, university of maine women's health fair Leave a comment

At Home in Maine Film Screening at U Maine Next Wednesday, March 16th!!

Hey Friends and Subscribers of At Home in Maine! Please share this link with your friends/fans to help promote this event.

At Home in Maine at U Maine for Women’s History Month

Looking to drum up some major interest in this event–and with this, attention on and support for Women’s Reproductive Health Choices and Choices in Childbirth.

With the recent (and ongoing) political onslaught on Women’s Reproductive Health Choices, we need more support than ever in this area–and for Women’s Studies Programs in Higher Education. Please share away!!! Thank you!! Hope to see you on the 16th!!

March 9, 2011 by womaninthemoon Tags: andrea miet, andrea mietkiewicz, at home in maine, at home in maine film series, at home in orland maine, at home in waldo maine, choices in childbirth, homebirth films, homebirth films maine, homebirth in maine, homebirth midwives, maine's certified professional midwives, melinda weaver, midwifery care homebirth, morningstar midwifery, nicolle littrell, safety of homebirth, support women's reproductive health choices, u maine women studies program, valerie bates, women's history month celebration u maine, women's history month maine, women's reproductive health choices Leave a comment

new film #2: at home in orland (#2)

January 28, 2011. Belfast, Maine. Woman in the Moon Films is releasing a second new film to add to the At Home in Maine film series, “At Home in Orland (#2).” This film features the second homebirth of the Bates/Cotier family–Valerie, Todd, Austin, Cooper and Penelope. Valerie and Todd had a homebirth with their second child, Cooper, in November of 2008. I was lucky enough to film that one, too! That birth is featured in two other films in this series, “At Home in Orland” and “At Home in Maine Part III.”

Andrea Mietkiewicz and Evelyn Conrad of Clear Light Holistic Midwifery of Old Town, Maine assisted this family in both homebirths.

This birth provides an interesting counterpart to “At Home in Waldo”; Valerie had a VERY fast labor with her third child, Penelope, who made her quick entrance outside of the womb into the water, in the birth tub. Though Penelope’s birth was normal, Valerie experienced some heavy postpartum bleeding–this film addresses how midwives are trained to deal with this complication. I continue to be amazed at the depth and breadth of women’s wisdom–both mothers and midwives.

I feel really blessed to have had the opportunity to film both of Valerie’s homebirths. Both she and Andrea have become good friends of mine throughout the past few years and I am grateful for their trust in me and support of this project. Thank you!

The film runs 20 minutes long; please take some time to check it out and offer your input. You will also see supplementary commentary, provided by Andrea, regarding how midwives address postpartum bleeding. Enjoy and share!

January 28, 2011January 28, 2011 by womaninthemoon Tags: andrea mietkiewicz, at home in orland #2, certified professional midwives, clear light holistic midwifery, evelyn conrad, homebirth is legal in maine, homebirth is safe, maine homebirth, maine homebirth midwives, maine midwives, midwifery education, midwives of maine, oxytocin to stop bleeding, postpartum bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, waterbirth Leave a comment