Childrens Music Program
Coordinator
Jennifer Lumsden
A.R.C.T. is a piano teacher (25 years experience) with a degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. For the past 6 years, she has been teaching music to babies and their caregivers at
Prenatal Plus Centre, Newmarket. She teaches music,
drama and science at the Roger White
Academy, and has, for many years taught music in small groups to children
ages 2-6. She sings with the Tapestry Chamber Choir and plays percussion.
Breastfeeding Counsellor
& Doula
Denise Martin
Childbirth Educator, CD (Dona), CLE (CAPPA), LLLC Leader, Certified Breastfeeding Councilor, Certified Newborn Massage Instructor,
Carried Heart & Stroke BCLS (CPR) Instructor, Certified Mother Goose Teacher. Denise has had the honor of supporting hundreds
of mothers and babies through class facilitation, breastfeeding support as well as providing birth and post-partum doula services
over the past five years.
Registered Massage
Therapy
Sarah Ebbs
has been teaching massage in pregnancy and infant massage at the centre for 11 years. She maintains her own practice as well
as formal teaching to other massage therapists.
Consultant:
Meredith Deasley B.A., R.H.N., R.N.C.P., owner of The Resourceful Mother www.theresourcefulmother.com and a Registered Pediatric Nutritionist.
Founder of Prenatal
Plus Centre
Deborah Kennedy
became registered with the Collage of Nurses in Ontario after completing her formal training
in Alberta in 1985. Upon relocation to Ontario began an active participation in numerous hospital and public health forums with
maternal child care. She was the co-coordinator of the Midwifery Task Force-York Region (a consumer-based lobby group was
established to promote legislation and recognition of midwifery for 6 years, welcoming in the legislation of midwifery in
1993. During this time she was attending births and teaching classes as a birthing assistance and belonged to the Labour Support
Association-Toronto.
In 1988
became a Certified Childbirth Educator through Woman’s Collage. After the birth of her fifth child, she became more
focused on teaching and in May 1995 opened Prenatal Plus Pregnancy & Parenting Centre. As
a mother of 5 children ranging from 14 to 30 years of age, she has had a unique opportunity to experience both hospital
and home birth and has experienced both the pleasure and pain of childbirth and child rearing.
In
1996 she published the 1st annual Resource Guide for Parents York Region. This comprehensive
guide is distributed free of charge to families in York Region through the hospitals, York Region Health Services,
York Region Catholic School Board, Early Year Centres, Doctor’s office
and other community minded business. In 2000 the guide was made available at on the web at www.resourceguideforparents.com
As a mother and educator I feel that
by understanding what and why things happen makes it much easier to accept and
much less scary. My position as an educator is to provide unbiased information and encourage each couple to make decisions
about pregnancy, labour and birth that they are comfortable with." "I believe
that childbirth is a normal, natural process that our bodies have been designed to do. Having a positive birth experience
is of the utmost importance. Also maintains current membership in CAPPA, ICEA, Collage
of Nurses and is a Certified Mother Goose Teacher. Winner of 2005 In Celebration of Woman Award York Region for
Health Education.
