Bloom Spokane is pleased to present our 2011 Annual Report to the Community.

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2011
ANNUAL
REPORT
Growing a Better Birth Community
bloomSPOKANE
A BIRTHNETWORK NATIONAL CHAPTER
Photography
(above):
Pamala
Phelps

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Bloom
Spokane
is
a
community
organization
working
to
increase
the
number
of
safe
and
positive
births
in
the
Inland
Northwest.
Photography:
Madeline
James
Photography

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Supporting
and
educating
childbearing
families
by
promoting
mother-­‐friendly
maternity
care
and
encouraging
informed
health
care
decisions.

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Birth
Options
Class
Our
free
Birth
Options
class
is
taught
monthly
at
Sun
People
Dry
Goods.
Over
150
local
parents
have
benefited
from
this
class
in
the
first
year
and
our
attendance
continues
to
grow.
Over
the
next
year
we
plan
to
expand
the
number
of
classes
offered
and
move
them
out
into
different
areas
of
our
community.
“Bloom’s
Birth
Options
Class
was
very
informative—we
could
see
the
instructors
are
highly
informed
on
the
topic.
We
liked
having
people
with
varied
experiences
and
backgrounds
in
the
class.
We
already
recommended
this
class
to
another
pregnant
couple
we
know
and
hope
they
join
you
too.
Thanks
again!”
–
LOCAL
MOM
Bloom
Spokane
leaders
and
professional
members
lead
the
Birth
Options
Class.

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Birth!
Film
Festival
On
Saturday
October
15th
,
2011
Bloom
Spokane
brought
6
amazing
birth
films
to
the
historic
Bing
Crosby
Theater
for
our
first
Birth!
Film
Festival.
We
presented
Birth
Day;
It's
my
Body,
my
Baby,
my
Birth;
Natural
Born
Babies;
Miss
Margaret:
The
Story
of
an
Alabama
Midwife;
Mother
of
Many;
and
Orgasmic
Birth.
We
finished
the
evening
up
with
a
panel
of
local
birth
professionals
answering
audience
questions.
Birth!
Film
Festival
Poster
Marquee
at
the
Bing
Crosby
Theater

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Working
to
increase
community
awareness
of
our
organization
and
local
mother-­‐friendly
resources.

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Website
&
Social
Media
Efforts
No
one
else
in
the
Spokane
region
comes
close
to
Bloom
Spokane
in
terms
of
online
content
and
resources
focused
on
the
topics
of
pregnancy
and
childbirth.
Our
website
and
online
marketing
efforts
have
more
than
doubled
the
number
of
people
we’re
able
to
reach
in
the
past
year
alone.
In
2011
our
website
averaged:
• 2,870
visitors/month
• 6,740
page
views/month
• Over
40%
of
site
traffic
came
from
the
Spokane/CDA
region

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Baby
Fair
On
Sunday,
March
13th
Bloom
had
the
opportunity
to
host
an
entire
section
of
baby-­‐
and
mother-­‐
friendly
exhibitors
at
Spokane's
2011
Baby
Fair.
We
brought
in
15
vendors—Bloom
Spokane
professional
members
and
organizations—to
support,
encourage,
and
educate
childbearing
families
at
this
event
that
draws
over
3,000
people
each
year.
Associated
Traditional
Midwives
(L
to
R):
Victoria
Stickelmeyer,
Dana
Combest,
CPM,
LM,
Terri
Young
and
Margaret
Lipton,
ARNP,CNM.
Entrance
to
the
Bloom
Spokane
section
at
Baby
Fair.

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CHER’s
Mother’s
Gala
&
Baby
Shower
Bloom
Spokane
participated
as
an
exhibitor
at
two
events
hosted
by
Community
Health
Education
&
Resources
(CHER)
this
year—Mother’s
Gala
(March)
and
Baby
Shower
(October).
Our
leaders
and
volunteers
spoke
with
women
and
families
about
their
local
birth
options
and
handed
out
information
including
our
provider
directory.
CHER’s
Baby
Shower
event
in
October,
2011.

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Strengthening
and
connecting
health
care
providers
so
that
they
can
better
serve
the
women
and
families
of
our
community.

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Birth
Professionals
Forum
We
host
quarterly
meetings
for
all
local
professionals
who
serve
childbearing
women
and
their
families
with
the
goal
of
fostering
a
community
of
respect
amongst
participants,
opening
the
lines
of
communication,
learning
from
each
other,
and
working
toward
a
common
goal
of
improving
maternity
care
services
and
outcomes
for
moms
and
babies.
Our
meeting
topics
this
year
covered
breastfeeding
and
breech
birth.
This community resource is brought to you by:
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Breastfeeding Resources
SUPPORT GROUPS
Spokane WIC
Monday, 1:00 – 2:00pm
East Central Community Center
500 S. Stone St., Spokane WA 99202
(509) 323-2828
Embracing Your Birth
Tuesday, 10:30 – 11:30am
16715 E Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley WA
(509) 216-1045
Mother's Haven
Tuesday, 12:00 – 2:00pm
2112 N Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
(208) 676-1300
Sacred Heart Mother Baby Time
Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:30am
101 West 8th Avenue, Spokane WA, 99204
(509) 474-2400
Spokane Mindful Mamas
Thursday, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Unity Church of Truth
2900 S Bernard St., Spokane, WA
spokanemindfulmamas@gmail.com
Spokane Valley Mindful Mamas
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Liberty Lake (contact for meeting locations)
svmindfulmamas@gmail.com
Lollipop Lemondrop Boutique
Thursday, 12:00 – 1:00pm
23129 E Mission, Liberty Lake, WA
(509) 927-2005
Valley Hospital Mommy & Me Club
Friday, 10:00am – 12:00pm
12606 E. Mission Ave., Spokane Valley
(509) 473-5706
LA LECHE LEAGUE
La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by
LLLI to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. They are available by phone whenever you have breastfeeding
questions or concerns.
Spokane Northside
2nd Friday / month, 10:00am
Holy Family Medical Building
Health Education Center
235 E. Rowan, Spokane, WA
Call Alicia at (509) 484-0340
Spokane City
3rd Wednesday / month, 6:00pm
United Manito Methodist Church
33rd and Grand Ave., Spokane, WA
Call Alicia at (509) 484-0340
West Plains
2nd Monday / month, 9:30am
Airway Heights Library
1213 S. Lundstrom St., Airway Heights, WA 99001
Call Laura at (509) 244-4191 or
Shannon at (509) 258-6850
Coeur d’Alene
2nd Thursday / month, 10:30am –12:00pm
Mother's Haven
2112 N Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Call Jolie at (208) 777-9679
Bloom
Spokane
produced
these
community
resource
flyers
with
information
gathered
during
our
2011
Birth
Professionals
Forum
meetings.

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Professional
Memberships
&
Provider
Directory
In
2011,
we
expanded
our
provider
directory
to
include
over
80
professional
members
and
businesses,
growing
the
exposure
of
mother-­‐friendly
professionals
in
our
community.
In
addition
to
being
listed
on
our
website
and
printed
provider
directory,
Bloom
Spokane
professional
members
also
benefit
from
having
their
marketing
materials
distributed
at
our
classes
and
events.
“In
the
days
before
Bloom,
I
tried
to
keep
a
list
of
doctors,
midwives,
doulas
and
other
local
resources
that
support
families.
My
resource
list
was
pretty
good
but
nothing
compared
to
Bloom.
Now
I
refer
all
my
couples
to
the
Bloom
website
at
their
first
HypnoBirthing®
class.
A
good
share
of
them
already
know
about
Bloom
because
that’s
how
they
found
me.
The
Bloom
Provider
Directory
is
always
up
to
date.
The
birth
stories
are
amazing
…
the
blog
too!
Joining
Bloom
Spokane
as
a
professional
member
is
the
best
thing
I’ve
ever
done
to
grow
my
business.
At
least
50%
of
the
people
who
take
the
course
found
me
on
Bloom.
Thank
you
Bloom
for
all
you
do!”
MARY
LONG
INLAND
HYPNOBIRTHING®
Growing a Better Birth Community
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BIRTH
& Beyond
2012 RESOURCE GUIDE

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Making
connections
with
professionals
from
across
the
region
by
sponsoring
and
attending
conferences
and
trainings.

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Midwives
Association
of
Washington
State
(MAWS)
Conference
On
May
6,
2011
one
of
Bloom
Spokane’s
leaders
and
a
few
of
our
professional
members
attended
the
MAWS
Conference
in
Seattle,
WA.
They
heard
presentations
from
Ina
May
Gaskin
(Author,
Midwife,
Activist,
Innovator),
Penny
Simkin
(Author,
Doula,
Childbirth
Educator,
Birth
Counselor),
and
midwives
from
across
Washington
State.
It’s
not
everyday
that
these
world-­‐famous
childbirth
experts
are
practically
in
your
backyard!
“The
MAWS
conference
was
a
great
way
to
connect
with
childbirth
professionals
from
across
the
Northwest.
I
am
excited
to
share
what
I
learned
from
these
inspirational
women
with
our
community
in
Eastern
Washington
and
North
Idaho.”
TINE
REESE
BLOOM
SPOKANE
LEADER
Bloom
Spokane
leaders
and
professional
members
with
midwife
Ina
May
Gaskin
at
the
2011
MAWS
Spring
Conference.

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Sponsored
INDN
Doula
Conference
Bloom
Spokane
sponsored
and
attended
the
Inland
Northwest
Doula
Network
Conference
on
November
5,
2011.
Seattle
Doula
and
childbirth
educator
Kim
James
spoke
on
numerous
topics
including
Supporting
the
VBAC
Women
in
Your
Community
and
Helping
Clients
Create
Realistic
Expectations.
This
was
the
first
time
Kim
James
has
come
to
Spokane
to
conduct
a
workshop
and
our
local
doulas
benefitted
greatly
from
her
experience
and
expertise.
Photography:
Small
Beginnings
Photography

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About
Bloom
Spokane
Volunteer
Leaders
Courtney
Clark
Aly
Knudsen
Tine
Reese
Xylina
Weaver
Contact
Us
Mail
PO
Box
21005
Spokane,
WA
99201
Email
info@bloomspokane.org
Professional
Members
Sarah
Andrews,
CPM,
LM
Lauren
Armstrong,
ARNP,
CNM
Inga
Arts,
CPM,
LM
Melanie
Bailey
Tonia
Baker,
ARNP,
CNM
Kathleen
Bentley,
ARNP,
CNM
Carrie
Blake,
CPM
LM
Jennifer
Bookamer,
AAHCC
Shawn
Brow,
CRNA,
MAE,
E-­‐RYT200
Dawn
M.
Brown
LCCE,
CLE,
CD
Kate
Carrick,
CLE
Dana
Combest,
CPM,
LM
Becky
Coombs,
DDS,
Pediatric
Dentist
Annie
Coon
Katrina
DeVries,
LMP,
RYT
Catherine
Donnelly,
AAHCC
Colleen
Donovan-­‐Batson,
MS,
CNM,
ARNP
Andrea
Durham
Valerie
Ewert,
ARNP,
CNM
Andrew
Garabedian,
DDS
Dr.
Monica
German,
MD,
Chom
Rebekah
Giangreco,
EAMP
Sarah
Green
Amanda
Greif
Renata
Gruber,
ARNP,
CNM
Jeannine
Hansen,
AEA
Stacy
Harrington,
R.Ph.,
FCP
Susan
Hines
Christopher
Herzog,
DDS
Sara
Holt,
ARNP,
CNM
Inspired
Solutions
Erin
Johnson,
DDS,
MS,
Pediatric
Dentist
Elizabeth
Jones-­‐Boswell,
M.Ed.,
PMA-­‐CPT
Dr.
Tricia
Kamerer,
DC
Andrea
Kennedy,
LMP,
CLE
Wendy
Knudtson,
AAHCC
Rinzen
Shay
Kruger,
LMP
Margaret
Lipton,
ARNP,
CNM
Mary
Long,
HBCE,
CC,
CHT
KC
Loveland,
C.P.E.S.
Catherine
K.
Luchini,
DDS,
General
Dentist
Gerrie
Margell
,
CD
PALS
Dr.
Nathan
Meltzer,
MD
Megan
Menard,
BSN-­‐RN
Linda
Morgan,
LM,
CPM
Melissa
Morgan,
IBCLC,
CLE
Dr.
Lesley
Morical,
ND
Beth
Morrill,
LM,
CPM
Mothers
Haven
Sandra
Norman,
CHT
Shelley
Northern,
ARNP,
CNM
Becky
Oos,
L.Ac.
Tawni
Pargman
Dylan
Patterson,
LMP
Sarah
Patterson,
C.H.
Courtney
Pegram
Gail
Peterson,
ARNP,
IBCLC
Pamala
Phelps
Amber
Riemersma,
RN,
LM,
CPM
Dr.
Julie
Rietze,
MD
Alison
Rubin,
ERYT
Johanna
Russum,
AAHCC
Jen
Schwab
Courtney
Slater,
CLD
(CBI)
Amanda
Smith,
LMP
Dr.
Coleen
Smith
Dr.
Michelle
Snyder,
DC
Sweet
Cheeks
Diaper
Service
Laurel
Sylvan,
LM,
LICSW
Bruce
Toillion,
DDS
Charlie
Toillion,
DDS
David
Toillion,
DDS
Jennifer
Trunkey,
AAHCC,
LMP
Xylina
Weaver,
HBCE,
CLE,
CD(DONA),
CPD(DONA)
Katrina
Weissig
Cathy
Weston,
CPM,
LM,
RN
Mary
Willard,
LMP,
EFT_CC
Cara
Wright
Terri
Young,
CPM,
LM
(Idaho)
Leanne
Zilar,
ARNP,
CNM
Dr.
Thomas
Zolezzi,
DC
Laura
Zulliger,
LLL
Leader,
IBCLC
Bloom
Spokane
is
an
official
chapter
of
BirthNetwork
National,
a
501c3
nonprofit
organization.