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Bloomington Area Birth Services, Inc., is
a group of women trained and experienced in childbirth and postpartum
issues. We offer a variety of childbirth classes, prenatal and postpartum
yoga, breastfeeding support, postpartum support groups, drop-in parent-baby
playtime, information about midwives, birth and postpartum doulas, and
local birth resources.
We are a community-based non-profit organization. All
contributions are tax deductible.
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to educate, support, and empower pregnant women, new
mothers, and their families as they make informed decisions throughout the
childbearing year and early parenting, honoring the diversity of families
in our community.
BABS Announcements
BABS office will be closed - Saturday July 4th
This Saturday we will be closed during our normal operating hours.
There will be no classes.
Shop for BABS - Summer Family Social @ BABS!
Sunday, July 12th 2-4 upstairs -
Bring the whole family over to BABS Sunday, July 12th for ice cream,
door prizes, photos and shopping!! This is our first annual
in-house summer shopping extravaganza. A portion of all
proceeds benefits BABS. Purses, chocolates, sandals, toys, and
more!!
Twins and Multiples Support Group - Time Change
The Sunday twins and multiples support group will be meeting from
11:30-12:30 through July, rather than the later afternoon time.
No registration required, drop by! July meeting days, July
12th and July 26th.
New Moms' group beginning in July
A new mothers' support group will begin on Thursday July 16th at
BABS. This group is open for your attendance. The course
runs for 8 weeks and pre-registration is required. To become a
part of this group please contact Joy Jones,
jjoy@bloomingtonbirth.org
Dads get together
The weekly DADS group which meets at the Unitarian Universalist
church on Thursday evenings will be taking the rest of the summer
off. For information regarding this group and when a new group
may begin please contact, group facilitator Wally Campbell at
walcampb@indiana.edu
At the farmer's market this season
Come out to visit us at the Farmer's Market this season! You
will find us set up on Saturday June 13th and 27th, in information alley (between the market and B-line trail).
Stop in for news on upcoming events, fun kid tattoos, and,
as always, to chat!
Join in conversation with us on our new online forum
We are happy to announce the launch of our new online forum.
This forum caters to discussion and conversation around topics such
as pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, doulas and doula training, new parents
and marketplace. To participate click
here. You can register on the
forum by clicking "register" in the upper right hand corner, enjoy!
Check out our Facebook and MySpace accounts
BABs is excited to announce the newest virtual path to explore our
community, MySpace and Facebook. Find us on MySpace at
www.myspace.com/bloomingtonbirth. You can connect with us on
facebook by accessing
www.facebook.com and searching for Bloomington Area Birth
Services, enjoy your exploration!
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