Speaker Sheet

SPEAKER SHEET

Thank you for your interest in having Lesly Federici participate in your program!

Lesly Federici provides childbirth education to expectant mothers and additional coaching support during the first couple of weeks to three months following the birth of their babies. Ms. Federici’s mission is to decrease fear circulating childbirth and replace it with normalcy and confidence. To reach this goal, she believes childbirth education should be routinely available to women outside hospital environments to ensure learning about birth as a non-medical, normal, natural, physiological event. Just as a home birth or water birth is a choice, hospital birth should also be presented as a choice and not the standard for birthing experiences.

Ms. Federici believes mind/body techniques should be the first methods used for labor “pain” management before using medications. They are effective and have the ability to enhance the quality of birth experiences for mothers emotionally and physically. Lesly also believes when women are reminded of their innate birthing skills and encouraged to use them, women birth with intuitive knowledge and instinctual know-how.  Ms. Federici is available for:

• Lectures
• On site employee education

About Smartbirth ™

Smartbirth ™ 4 Online class series is a live, one-on-one childbirth education class that incorporates “Hands-on” learning and practice combined with lecture and video facilitated though webinars, video conferencing, and emails. Additional support to women during pregnancy and labor, as well as transitioning to motherhood after the birth of their babies are weekly online video conferencing support meetings.  Smartbirth™ is part of www.leslynotes.com, a free online childbirth information website since 1998. Smartbirth ™ classes focus on:

• Birth process
• Birth mindset
• Stress management
• Pain management using relaxation and mindfulness meditation techniques

Lesly’s Bio

Lesly is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey.  She received a BA, with honors, in Museum Studies and Fine Art.  In 1995 she received her nursing license and is an experienced labor and delivery nurse. Lesly has been teaching childbirth education for over thirteen  years and is the author of “The Quick What To Do During Labor Guide”. She also has certifications  in the following areas: Lamaze Instructor, Wellness Coaching, Hypnosis,  Calm Birth,  and is a Reiki Master.  Shje recently completed professional training in Mindful Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli.  Lesly  also co-designed the first Mindful Meditation Pregnancy and Birth program on the East Coast at Overlook Hospital, NJ.