Lois Freedman - Counseling for Women

For Professionals

Lois Freedman, M.Ed., C.C.E. is available as a speaker and group facilitator for audiences of childbearing women and/or health care providers and educators. A sampling of past and upcoming speaking engagements include: 
 

  • Partners in Perinatal Health Annual Conference, May 2011, www.piphma.org  "Preparing for VBAC" with Mary E. Baker, CNM 
  • Massachusetts Midwives Alliance Basic Midwifery Course, August 2009, www.massmidwives.org,  Lois facilitated a Birth Circle for midwifery students at Mothers and Company in Boylston, MA. This birth circle was designed to allow the midwifery students to tell their birth stories in a safe and nurturing environment as well as to connect as a group as they started their academic year in the MMA Basic Midwifery Course. For more information about MMA Basic Midwifery Course, please contact Joyce Kimball, jekimball@bigplanet.com.

  • American College of Nurse Midwives National Conference, May 2008, “Counseling Pregnant Women: A Unique Opportunity for Healing from Loss and Trauma.

  • Midwives Alliance of North America, New England Region Conference, June 2007, “Self Care for Midwives: How to Nurture Yourselves as You Care for Others.”

  • Boston Association for Childbirth Education (BACE) Advanced Childbirth Education Workshop, November 2006, “Improving VBAC Success One Mother at a Time.”

  • Lamaze International Conference and Lamaze Post-Conference, September 2006, “Birth as a Healing Experience: Helping Pregnant Women Cope with Loss.”

  • MotherCare Services, February 2005, "Self Nurturing for Postpartum Doulas."

  • Partners in Perinatal Health Conference, May 2001, “Birth as a Healing Experience: Helping Clients Deal with Loss during Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum.”

  • Birth the Play, September 2007, Participant in talk-back session after the play, and facilitator for the BOLD Red Tent Event.

Lois is affiliated with the following professional organizations:

Contact Lois Freedman by phone at (781) 784-1380, or