Licensure

Registered nurse, State of Texas

Staff Appointments

West Houston Medical Center, Houston, TX
Allied Health Provider

Board Appointments

Board of Directors, Premature, Inc.
Houston, TX 1983-1984

Advisory Board
Parents of Prematures & High-Risk Infants, Inc.
New York, New York, 1984

Board of Directors
Director of Conferences/Conventions
International Childbirth Education Association, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1984-1986

Professional Consultant
International Childbirth Education Association, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1986-1988

Editorial Board
Birth, Issues in Perinatal Care
Geneseo, New York, 1989-present

Editorial Board, Gensis
Washington, D.C., 1990-present

Executive Council, Doulas of North America
1992-1997

Board of Directors
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Houston Chapter
1992-1995

Board of Consultants
Wet Set Gazette, Dayton, Ohio

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecolgic, and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)
Member of Review Panel
1999

Honors

Who's Who of American Women, 1988

Who's Who in American Nursing, 1990

Who's Who in American Nursing, 1993-94

The World Who's Who of Women, 1993, 1994, 1995

2,000 Notable American Women, 6th Edition, 1994

Woman of the Year- 1993 American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina

Who's Who, Executive Edition, 1994-1995 Sterling, Who's Who, New York, New York

Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders, 1994-1995, Who's Who Worldwide, New York

Who's Who in American Nursing, 1996-97

Outstanding 100 Great Nursing Alumni - 2001

Excellence in Community Service Award from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - 2001

Specialty Areas

Professional Organizations

Committee Appointments

Chair, Public Education and Information, ASPO, 1980-1986

Planning Committee, Midwest Regional Conference, ICEA, 1983

Planning Committee, International Conference, ICEA, 1984

Lactation Consultant Project, Le Leche League International

Cesarean Committee, ICEA, 1982-1988

Adhoc Committee

Research Committee, ICEA, 1986-1990

Maternity Education

Breastfeeding

Emotional and sexual aspects of pregnancy

Sibling Prepared Birth

Cesarean

Breastfeeding
Sibling prepared birth

Special Projects

Book Reviews

Publications

Facilitating Involvement of Siblings at Birth, Birth Through Children's Eyes, Penny Press, 1981

Debate: Should Siblings Attend a Birth? Pro, Childbirth Educator, Winter, 1981-1982

Helping Parents Face Perinatal Death, GENESIS, 4:3, June/July 1982

Group Techniques: Successful Teaching Can Depend on Knowing How to Handle a Group, Childbirth Educator, Spring 1983

Psychological Changes During Pregnancy, Texas Midwifery, May, 1983

Preventive Psychological Interventions During Pregnancy, Part II, Texas Midwifery Summer, 1983

The Importance of Choosing a Qualified Childbirth Educator, GENESIS, 5:4, August/September 1983

The Brazelton Scale, Chidlbirth Educator, Summer 1985, 31-35

Providing Information for Informed Choices, Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education, 11:3, 1984

Pregnancy After 30: Avoiding the High Risk Label, GENISIS, June/July 1985, 18-19

Siblings' Involvement with Birth, ICEA's 25th Anniversary, 1985, p.33

Nurturer of Laboring Women in a High Tech Town, Childbirth Alternative Quarterly, V:3, Spring, 1985

The History of Standing and Squatting to Give Birth, Texas Midwifery, 6:3, 1987

The Patient Observer: What Really Happened at the Bedside?, BIRTH: Issues in Perinatal Care and Education, 15:3, 1988

Emotional Work of Pregnancy, International Journal of Childbirth Education, 3:3, 1988

Confronting Pain, GENESIS, 10:3, 1988

Planning Your Birth, Lamaze Parents Magazine, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Siblings at Birth, Professional Labor Assistants in Encyclopedia of Childbearing, 1992

Someone to Watch Over Her: Professional Labor Support, Childbirth Instructor, Autumn 1993

Another Kind of Labor Partner, Lamaze Parents Magazine, 1995

Special Women: The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant, Penny Press, Seattle, 1990

Publication of The Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook

Publication of Doula Programs: How to Start and Run a Private or Hospital Based Doula Program with Success!

Publication of Births Balls: The Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care

Publication of Brain Attack: Danger, Chaos, Opportunity and Empowerment

Presentations

Success in the 90's

Perinatal Grief

Codependence and the Obstetrical Nurse

Coping Techniques for Labor and Birth

The Working Nurse, the Working Mother: The Caught Caregiver

Preventative Psychological Interventions During the Childbearing Year

Birthing Naturally: How to Help Your Body Work for You

Cesarean Reduction Program

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC): Making it a Reality

Counseling the Breastfeeding Mother

The Malformed Infant-Parent Interaction

Nursing Assistance During Labor and Birth

Psychological Implications for the High Risk Obstetric Patient and Her Family

Professional Behavior:
Its Effect on the Client, Nurse, Midwife or Childbirth Educator and Medical Caregivers

Family Centered Maternity Care: Myth or Reality?

Humanizing High Risk Perinatal Care

Techniques to Deal with Failure to Progress in Labor

Psychological Survival for the Birthing Family: How Health Providers and Educators Can Assist

Principals of Group Techniques

Values Clarifications and its Importance in Maternity Care and Childbirth Education

Adult Learning Principles

OB Nurse: Supporter of Whom?

Expecting Families: How to Help Them Get What They Want From the Maternity Care System

Childbirth Educators and Nurses: Who Are You Working For?

Emotional and Sexual Issues in the Childbearing Year

Childbirth Pain and the Birth Experience: Short Term and Long Term Implications

How to Help a Woman Have Her Baby: When the Usual Becomes Unusual

A Comprehensive Look at Single Room Maternity Care and Labor-Delivery-Recovery Rooms

A New Look at Medical Interventions and Alternatives

Teaching About Obstetrical Procedures: A New Approach

Using Childbirth Videos Effectively

The Birth Experience: How it Affects a Woman's Life

Combining High Touch and High Tech

Childbirth: A Vision for the Future

Preventing Postpartum Depression

Adding Doula to the Maternity Care Team

Introducing Fetal Movement Counting Into Your Practice

What You Need to Know About Intermittent Fetal Monitoring

Psychological Trauma and its Effect on Birth

Enhancing the Mind-Body Connection in Labor

Healing Arts Modalities for Labor

Epidural Anesthesia: The Current Research

Empowerment

Building New Dreams

Empowerment: From Illness to Wellness

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