Susanrachel Condon CNM graduated from the State University of NY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Midwifery Program in 1998. She is a NY State licensed midwife and ob-gyn nurse practitioner. She was certified to teach childbirth preparation, newborn care and breastfeeding classes in 1996 by the Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York (CEAMNY). She served two terms as President of the CEAMNY Board of Directors. Susanrachel has also been a NY State licensed massage therapist since 1991. She served on the faculty of the Swedish Institute College of Massage Therapy & Allied Health Sciences for ten years and currently participates in their continuing education program. Since 1994, she has taught Bodywork for the Childbearing Cycle, a certification course for massage and bodywork professionals. Now she is a senior instructor in the Maternity & Infant Massage Specialization program with Cortiva Institute. Susanrachel and her husband Richard, a certified Rolfer, have produced an advanced techniques video on the subject in addition to a DVD for couples and childbirth professionals. They have also lectured widely as private consultants at conferences, hospitals, birth centers, schools and spas. Susanrachel holds a BFA in Art Therapy and has studied birth counseling and counseling for pregnant survivors of sexual abuse. She is the mother of a daughter and two sons.
Susan Rannestad CPM CM has attended hundreds of homebirths since the late 1980's. As a Certified Professional Midwife, she has extensive training and experience in out-of-hospital settings and received her training through both university training and intimate and direct apprenticeship with experienced midwives. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Midwifery from the National College of Midwifery. She regularly mentors other midwives and is the President of the Midwives Alliance of New York. Susan is also a lactation consultant, offering expert assistance for breastfeeding to new mothers. She is the mother of a son and two daughters.
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