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Wise Birth Choices LLC Empowers Women to Be “Birth Warriors”

BS_WiseChoices_JillDillner_rgbOwner Jill Dillner always aspired to be a midwife. After being told she was infertile, she shelved her dream. However, when she miraculously conceived, her passion for midwifery and natural birth was ignited once more. Coupled with a painful birth and witnessing a friend struggle with an avoidable, extremely traumatic C-Section that left her with PTSD, Jill was inspired to help moms achieve natural childbirth. She started Wise Birth Choices, LLC, nearly five years ago with a focus on educating women.

With her business partner Kristy Lauricella, Jill explains, “the births we create with our clients are about empowerment. We are empowering our moms to make decisions and empower their partners to be the voice they need to have a good, natural birth. We work hard with the couple to prepare for what they should expect.” Jill delights in the intense high that a woman experiences after witnessing what she is capable of. “It’s amazing to see them climb that mountain and come out on the other side as strong and empowered,” gushes Jill. “We honor that rite of passage. If a birthing mother doesn’t look like a goddess, you’re not treating her right.”

BS_WiseChoices_Kristy-4_rgbThe pair’s accomplishments in pregnancy and birth are endless. They’ve had incredible success rates with VBAC and other obstacles. A client predisposed to preeclampsia carried to term naturally by using nutrition classes and chiropractic care alone.

The women are in the process of getting space in Highland Park to start a mother’s wellness center. The center will offer postpartum support, birth classes, an early pregnancy education class, placenta encapsulation and more. “If we could give every pregnant woman one gift, it would be to make her birth decision with wisdom instead of fear,” states Jill. In the new facility, Kristy will be offering Birth Art classes, Calm Birth classes and movie screenings.

For information, call Jill at 732-718-9721 or Kristy at 732-754-5009. For schedule and registration, visit WiseBirthChoices.com. See ad on this page. Lana Dykes is a staff writer for Natural Awakenings Central NJ.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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