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One where activities are centered around how we grow, birth and raise our children.
A place that brings people together during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. . . and provides tools that empower families by giving them information and confidence.
Founded by Michelle Fonte and Tamara Taitt, The Gathering Place is a community resource center offering professionally-led classes, workshops and peer support groups. Our goal is to foster pregnancy, birth and parenting experiences that are conscious, satisfying and memorable. Feel free to contact us with any questions about our center. Sign up to receive announcements about upcoming classes, workshops and special events!
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04/05/2012 11:00AM
Join us for our Monthly Meetup Group at The Gathering Place! Bring family, friends and a dish or drink to share. Hope to see lots of you there.....especially new members! Membership fee can be paid online at the Meetup website or in person at The Gathering Place. To join The Gathering Place Meetup Group visit: http://www.meetup.com/thegatheringplace/ There is a one time fee to join this Meetup of $15.00.
04/09/2012 07:00PM
Regardless of how prepared a woman is or how much she looked forward to her pregnancy and her baby's birth, the perinatal period may include some unexpected "highs" and "lows." Footsteps for New Moms is a monthly postpartum support group sponsored by Project Motherpath, which is offered the second Monday of the month at The Gathering Place. The group is facilitated by a trained therapist and operates under a peer support model.
04/20/2012 07:00PM
We are building a community of professionals who are passionate about supporting mothers, babies, and families in all dimensions of their health. Our Network gives professionals who serve pregnant women and parenting families a place to build community and nurture each other. Join us the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:00pm.
04/21/2012 12:00PM
A Guinness World Record (GWR) Event for the most cloth diapers changed simultaneously. We aim to surpass 2011 which set the current record with 5,026 participants at 127 locations in 5 countries. Guinness World Record qualifying diaper change starts at 12:30PM – exactly!
04/21/2012 03:00PM
Calling all home cooks and artisanal food buffs - Savory then Sweet is hosting an Edible Exchange! Our Edible Exchange will be a monthly Miami-based larder swap and social gathering. It's community building. Our goal is to share healthier foods and products and encourage local sustainability... join us!
04/27/2012 09:00AM
This 20-hour three day course fulfills the UNICEF recommendations for those who work with mothers and babies. Based on the new curriculum in support of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this course was developed with support from the US Department of Health and Human Services for the US Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. This foundation course is perfect for doulas, childbirth educators and community workers in maternal child health and focuses on providing services to pregnant women... Read more: %s
05/11/2012 12:00AM
Compounding the increasing rate of c-sections are actual and de facto bans on mothers attempting a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC), which limit, and often completely eliminate, the opportunity for vaginal birth for no reason other than a prior cesarean. In it’s third year, the VBAC Summit aims to provide childbearing women and health care professionals with access to educational information and support for vaginal birth after cesarean as well as resources for cesarean prevention.The... Read more: %s
06/23/2012 11:00AM
Join us for Miami’s FIRST EVER Green Baby Fair on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Little Haiti Cultural Arts Center. Many new and expectant parents are searching for answers to the complexities of raising children in healthier more sustainable ways. The Green Baby Fair offers an opportunity for South Florida families to gather information in a relaxed, fun atmosphere about the green resources and options available to them during their... Read more: %s
05/12/2012 07:00AM
Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary, with an all-new, four part DVD series: More Business of Being Born. This series continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system. The VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) has become a hot-button issue in the modern maternity care system, as one in three new mothers will give birth via cesarean section. Are all of these mothers then forced to undergo a repeat... Read more: %s
