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NEWS
FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
May 23, 2008
CALENDAR LISTING, PLEASE POST:
Cambridge Health Alliance's Birth Center to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
- Event also marks 20th anniversary of Cambridge Midwives and
will feature speakers, music, and children's activities -
The Cambridge Birth Center, one of the many women's health services
of Cambridge Health Alliance, opened its doors in December 1997.
On Saturday, June 14, 2008, the Birth Center will mark its 10th
anniversary as well as the 20th anniversary of the Cambridge Midwives.
The event will celebrate the natural processes of pregnancy and
childbirth as the Center awaits the birth of its 1,000th baby. Among
the featured speakers will be Christley Harris, Director of the
Cambridge Birth Center; Tina Cassidy, author of the recent book
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born; Judy Norsigian,
founder of Our Bodies Ourselves; and Marjorie Decker, Cambridge
City Council member. The event will include children's activities
and music from local jazz legend Stan Strickland and his group.
It will open with a parade of Birth Center children, led by the
first Birth Center baby, a ten-year-old boy. Light refreshments
will be served.
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (speaking program begins at 2 p.m.)
Location: Cambridge Health Alliance's Cambridge hospital
campus Parking lot adjacent to the Macht Building
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Cost: Free of charge and open to the public
Contact: For more information, please contact the Cambridge
Birth Center at 617-665-2229 or event co-chair Nancy Ryan at 617-868-1334.
The Cambridge Birth Center is one of only two free-standing birth
centers remaining in Massachusetts. The center was created by the
Cambridge Midwives and is operated through the Cambridge Health
Alliance Department of OB/GYN and Women's Health. It is an option
for women who would like to experience a more natural, homelike
birthing experience.
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning
health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
and Boston’s metro-north communities. It includes three hospital
campuses, more than 20 primary care and specialty practices, the
Cambridge Public Health Dept., and the Network Health plan. CHA
is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated
with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine,
and Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Media Contacts
Alison Harris
Director Media Relations
Phone: 617-499-8323
Pager: 617-546-8696
aharris@challiance.org
David Cecere
Media Relations Manager
Phone: 617-503-8428
Cell: 617-921-9613
Pager: 617-546-1879
dcecere@challiance.org
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