Long Island Doula Association Inc.

Contact Us

631-574-2205
info@lidoulas.com
Contact Form

Member Meetings

Check Our meetings page for the calendar of 2020 meetings.

Donate to LIDA

Workshops

Upcoming Workshops
February:
Comforting Touch for Birth and Postpartum Doulas
Trauma Informed Care
March:
Infant, Child, Adult CPR

Trainings

Birth Doula Training
Postpartum Doula Training
Childbirth Education
Business of Being a Doula
Black Maternity Wellness Doula Training

Events

Council

Stephanie Gunderson
Co-President
Laura Siddons
Co-President
Sarah Hartmann
Vice President

Susanna Gatz
Stephanie Henriques
Jessica Dennehy
Gabriella Garcia
Amber Siepel

FOUNDERS

Deborah Rotunno
Eva Sommese
Katherine Koncelik
Jennifer Cardinale
Helen Dresner
Tina Atanasio
Danielle Joseph-McKay
Jenn McMenimen Call
Caryn Burk

The Long Island Doula Association, Inc. is a multi-professional
organization operating on the paradigm that birth is normal.

LIDA provides evidence-based information and positive support for women in the early stages of motherhood, from conception through postpartum.

LIDA is passionate about supporting birthing families.
Through our "Community Support Fund" we are able to provide
professional support to families at little or no cost to those in need.

For more info, click on photo

To register click on the google form below.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezObXsw6fs0gmdlj2HebFfoJB9jkbD0aCy_hXclJdFjJDOcg/viewform

LIDAs Black Maternity Wellness Collective

According to an article published in the NY Times (April 2018), Black women are 9 times as likely to die from childbirth-related causes as white women
387 out of 10,000 black women will experience life threatening complications from pregnancy and childbirth (triple the rate of white women)
Black women with a college education are more likely to have complications in birth than white women with out a high school diploma

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