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Cynthia began training in maternal child health through observing births and newborns in Rome, Italy in 1983. She then completed AMI Birth to Three, Assistance to Infancy Montessori training. After giving birth to her first child in 1986, Cynthia supported mothers from various countries in the Pacific Rim in their homes as a Child Development Specialist in Hawaii, teaching newborn care, feeding, reading baby's cues and assessing and strengthening the mother-baby bond.

Cynthia has been working with families in Charlottesville since 1995 where she began teaching parent-child classes for parents with newborns to age 3 through her program Babies by the Blue Ridge. In 2006 she started a home-based Montessori Infant/Toddler program which she directed until March 2020.

While working as a DONA certified postpartum doula with Month10 Doulas over the past 15 years she especially enjoys helping parents gain insights into their newborn from a Montessori perspective. Cynthia also helps prepare homes to encompass a newborn or infant's needs. Cynthia has been working to develop Nearby Baby for the past four years and training women interested in being postpartum doulas. She has two daughters and five grandchildren. (Fortunately for her they are all locals!)

Listen in as Cynthia shares what it's like to work with new parents and babies, Nearby Baby's mission as a non-profit organization, and the importance of connecting more deeply to all of the people in your community.

Learn more about Month10 Doulas and Nearby Baby, and follow them on social media @nearbybabydoulas

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