A little bit about me.... Lisa Gartin RN CLEC LCCE CD(DONA) Lamaze instructor, Lactation counselor, Doula...MOM! I have been a registered Nurse since 1993, practicing mostly in Pediatrics. I started working with Fresno EOC Early Head Start in 2000 as their Maternal Child Health and Disabilities Coordinator, and it was there that my passion for helping pregnant families evolved! This led me to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth educator, Lamaze Labor Support and Teen specialist, and a DONA certified Birth Doula. I have been trained by some of the top ladies in their fields, Teri Schilling of Lamaze, and Penny Simkin of DONA. The births of my own three children showed me how empowering an experience Birth can be, ....... If you have the tools to make it happen your way, and working with women taught me that most families don't have these tools. Breastfeeding my children, some for an extended time, taught me what true bonding and being in love is! Working with families taught me that Breastfeeding is an art... not always easy, and that women need support, and I extended my education to become a Certified Lactation Education Counselor as well as a La Leche League Peer Counselor Administrator so that I could better support our community and my clients. Late in 2005, two insightful and passionate sisters, opened Mommy Matters, I knew from the moment I met them that Birth in Fresno was going to change for the better, and that I wanted to help them do it! After 12 years as a Peds Nurse at Kaiser Fresno, I am working per diem and doing consulting. This has allowed me more time and energy for my true passion.. BIRTH! I currently teach Lamaze classes at Go Natural Wellness Center, Breastfeeding and Baby classes at Yosemite Pediatrics, and I am involved with my private clients as well as the community. I am a member of several professional organizations and community organization such as : Lamaze, La Leche League, DONA, CNA, Breastfeeding Task Force, Childbirth Resource Network, ICAN, CRN,EHS Continuous Improvement Team, and Head Start Health Services Advisory Committee How am I able to do all this AND be a MOM?! Simple, I have a lovely and supportive husband, Rob, who helps make it all possible.. he's an awesome DAD and Partner! Check out my other pages for more information about: Doula Services, Breastfeeding, Blessing Way, and Nurse Consultant |
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