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"Always at your cervix." Jan 2012 www.nycmidwives.com

Happy New Year! Best wishes for 2012!

CBS Midwifery celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2012. I joined the practice in 1985, and have personally helped 1293 CBS clients (out of over 3,200) give birth (career total=1838!) Despite the sad departure of Elizabeth Boyce from the practice, I am having way too much fun to quit now. I am finding I love it, doing an average of 4-5 births a month (some months more, some months fewer) and 2 days a week in the office. While I am giving preference to women who are already-established CBS clients, I am accepting new patients if I have availability. I am trying to plan my vacations at least 9 months ahead, and announcing it on the nycmidwives.com web site, so that everyone knows well in advance when I am not going to be around.

Family portrait

Granddaughter Kendall (15), her mother/my daughter Amy, me, my daughter Jennifer, grandson Kieran (Amy's son,12); in front, my granddaughter Clementine (Jen's daughter, 8)

That worked out well in December, when I left for my family holiday get-together in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 12/21 and returned on 12/28. My 3 December clients were kind enough to deliver in a timely fashion before I flew off, so I had a wonderful visit with my father, daughters, grandchildren, and assorted others. It was chaotic and loving and very rejuvenating. Next vacation: Bruges, Delft, Amsterdam, and Brussels for 5 days in April with my sister! Send me any travel tips/must-not-miss sights for the Low Countries, please.

Love to all of you. Barbara

Moving to 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 901 in March

After all these years in the Flatiron District, our lease is expiring. We were unable to find space in this area that wasn't too small or too large, so we are re-locating to the Financial District. The new office will be bigger, and we'll have 8 nice functional elevators, instead of the one pokey old lift we have at 103 Fifth Avenue. The new office is near the Fulton Street subway stop and the Path train, so it will be easy to get to. Our phone number will stay the same. Please come see us in our new neighborhood!

Report from Elizabeth

After 10+ great years at CBS Midwifery, I left the practice mid-September. A few days later I embarked on a whirlwind 50th birthday vacation, traveling to Turkey, Berlin, and Ireland and had an amazing time.

Since my return, I’ve been packing up (and taking trapeze lessons!)

On 1/18/12 I leave for Gisborne, NZ, on the east coast of the North Island, and start working as a midwife in their hospital on the 30th. I will be keeping a blog of my adventures: gisbornecalling@blogspot.com. I'd love to hear from you, and if you're traveling 'down under' in the next few years, come on over!

Once again, thanks to all of you who made my time at CBS so meaningful. All the best to you and yours in 2012---and beyond!

This photo of me is from Ireland at the Cliffs of Moher (for "The Princess Bride" aficionados the Cliffs of Insanity) on a very windy day!

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