Rachel Andre

Education:

HUNTER COLLEGE, City University of New York -- Bachelor of Arts, May 2009

·  Certified Labor Doula, Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA)

·  Certified Lactation Counselor, Lea Rivera IBCLC, Empire Lactation and Birth Day Presence

·  Lactation Educator, Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA)

·  Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program, September 2021 - current

· Postpartum Support in the First Week, Manhattan Birth, December 2021

· Integrative Lactation & Feeding Specialist Program, Manhattan Birth, August 2021

· Acupressure Training for Labor Prep, Labor and Postpartum, Stephanie Gianarelli of Acupuncture NW & Associates, June 2021

· Whole Body Pregnancy Childbirth Educator Training, April 2021

· Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss, Amy Wright Grant, Birth, Breath and Death, December 2020

· Anti Racism in Your Doula Practice, Interwoven Doula Care, November 2020

· Infant Safety and CPR Training, Healthy Start Brooklyn, November 2020

· Newborn Care Class, Healthy Start Brooklyn, November 2020

·  VBAC, Evidence Based Birth, October 2020

·  Advanced Doula Training on Severe Lacerations, Birth Matters, September 2020

·  Supporting LGBQ/T Families: Understanding Identity in the Perinatal Period, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Demystifying Babies: Teaching Parents to Understand their Infants for Confident Connection, CAPPA September 2020

·  Rethinking the 6-Week ‘Green Light’ – Postpartum Recovery Practices for The Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Wall, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Centering Cultural Humility in Practice, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Sharing Your Wisdom: From Abstract Idea to Awesome Prenatal Breastfeeding Class, CAPPA, September 2020

·  How to Listen So Others Will Speak: Effective Communication Skills for the Birth Worker, CAPPA, September 2020                 

·  Creating Digital Courses for Birth Professionals, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Why Breastfeeding Should be a Public Health Concentration, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Supporting the Couple Relationship to Reduce Risk for Perinatal Trauma, CAPPA, September 2020

·  Evidence Based Care for Suspected Big Babies, Evidence Based Birth, April 2020

·  PROM, GBS, and Newborn Procedures, Evidence Based Birth, May 2020

·  Inducing for Due Dates and Advanced Maternal Age, Evidence Based Birth, July 2019

·  Intuitive Doula Work, Carriage House, April 2019

·  Doulaship, Expecting(NYC), February 2019

·  Mindful Birthing, Expecting(NYC), October 2018

·  CAPPA Doula Training, June 2018  

Birth Experience: Home births, Brooklyn Birthing Center, Jazz Birthing Center, Woodhull, Mount Sinai West & East, Methodist, Columbia, NY Presbyterian (Queens), NYU Langone Tisch, Weil Cornell, NYU Langone (Brooklyn) and Maimonides, Midwives of New Jersey. Experienced in unmedicated and low intervention birth, high risk, induction, VBAC and water birth.

References: Available upon request.