Next Meeting:

2015 Meeting Schedule
Next Member Meeting
Friday, March 13th
7:30 - 9:30pm


Bring a small finger food dish to share


Members - Free
Non Members - $10.00

Guest Speakers: 
Melanie Sumersille, CNM
accompanied by a RN from Winthrop.

Topic:
The Reality and Expectations of Navigating  and Negotiating Hospital Systems

90 % of births are normal, but what happens when the 10 % doesn’t

  • Birthplans – are they worth it?
  • The why’s when’s and how’s of induction
  • Hospital policy and procedure
  • Bring any questions that you have regarding  hospital                                                                                                                        policies
  • How do policies and procedures get established
  • Following Acog guidelines
  • Why and when do they make a new policy
  • Gain insight to the other side of birth (from a care providers and nurse point of view)
  • Hospital staff and doulas working together creating a positive birth environment

 
Directions to
WILLIAM C. ODOLL COMMUNITY CENTER
@ Garrick Williams Park
Ritter Avenue, Massapequa

Southern State Pkwy (either way you come it is the same)
take route 110 SOUTH
make Right on Ritter (about 2 blocks)
Building will be on your right

Directions

WILLIAM C. ODOLL COMMUNITY CENTER
@ Garrick Williams Park
Ritter Avenue, Massapequa


Southern State Pkwy (either way you come it is the same)
take route 110 SOUTH
make Right on Ritter (about 2 blocks)
Building will be on your right
Regular LIDA meetings are alternating the 2nd Monday or 2nd Friday of every month. Location and Directions below. Meetings are free for LIDA members and $10 for the public.


Friday,  March 13  
Guest Speaker midwife Melanie Sumersille, Topic TBD  

Monday, April 13 -  Member Share
Do you know about the Cims statement?  Do you know that LIDA  follows the CIMS guidelines within its mission?  Do you ever find it a challenge in difficult situations to  incorporate all of the elements of the CIMSstatement into your practice? Join us for a discussion.

Friday, May 8 - TBA

Monday, June 8 TBA

     *****There are no meetings in July, August, December****

Friday, September 11 - TBA

Monday, October 12 - TBA

Friday,  November 13 - TBA

LIDA Membership Information 

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If there is a topic you would like to see discussed, a quest speaker you think might be interesting or educational for us, please email [email protected] or call 631-574-2205. LIDA. Inc will be happy to add this to our adgenda.

Regular monthly meetings are held at the William C. Odoll Community Center