Changing the World - Music PPT

I want to help : 

I want to help This is why I became a….. Doula Midwife Activist Doctor Childbirth Educator

Searching for something… : 

Searching for something… I want to help women…. Subconsciously, I am trying to ‘save’ other women from my horrible birth experience… Subconsciously, I am trying to recreate my perfect birth experience…

53% of people in helping fields have suffered from trauma : 

53% of people in helping fields have suffered from trauma Many think this number is actually higher, since many have blocked it out, or do not want to talk about it (or admit it) Source: Pearlman & Saakvitne, 1995

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I want to witness change

Something is Wrong… : 

Something is Wrong… Each year more than a half-million women die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth difficulties, 2 million babies die within their first 24 hours, 2 million more die within their first month and 3 million are stillborn. State of the World Mother’s Report 2006

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1- “Maternal Mortality Scorecard” Joint UN working group 2007 2- CIA World Factbook 2009 est. RANKINGS Canada Maternal mortality1 = 18th Infant mortality2 = 34th United States Maternal mortality1 = 41st Infant mortality2 = 44th

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"The United States has more neonatologists and neonatal intensive care beds per person than Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, but its newborn rate (infant mortality) is higher than any of those countries,“ State of the World Mother’s Report 2006

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Support me

Changing the World… One Family at a Time : 

Changing the World… One Family at a Time Karen told her doula at 8 months she wished she had chosen a midwife instead of an OB. The doula found her a midwife. Karen had a beautiful peaceful labor. She chose to stay home. She had the most magical home birth experience she could ever have imagined.

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Susan (a doula) wanted to affect change in her community. She spoke with local doulas who agreed with her it was time. She applied for a grant to start a birth network to inform local parents of their choices….and to teach about normal birth. She got the grant. Local agencies are now taking notice.

It Took Only One Day… : 

It Took Only One Day… It took only one day in January 1960 to change people’s views of their country when John F. Kennedy delivered his famous speech. It took only one day for Martin Luther King to have an impact on millions of people when he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. It took only one day to change the world, and that day was September 11th, 2001.

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What will you do with your days? “It’s always the right time, to do the right thing, for the right reason. If we follow that commitment, we’ll see the results.” Inspired by Dan Carter’s book “Right Time Now: Inspiring you to discover tomorrow’s potential”

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Yes We Can

The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and missing our mark…but setting our aim too low and achieving it : 

The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and missing our mark…but setting our aim too low and achieving it Michaelangelo Buonarotti

Support Each Other : 

Support Each Other

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. … And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Marianne Williamson

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

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