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Melanie Bowden is a Certified Postpartum Doula. She has provided in-home care to dozens of new families, including families of twins and triplets. Melanie teaches infant massage classes and speaks to parenting groups about postpartum issues. She is also the creator of the workshop, How To Reduce New Parent Stress, and a member of the Valley/Foothill Doula Collective.
Her magazine articles have appeared in over eighty publications, including Shape, Jugglezine, and Twins. She teaches writing classes, and is also a mathematics instructor at American River College, a masters swimmer, and a firm believer that you shouldn’t talk on your cell phone while driving. Her work in the parenting market was featured in the book, Ready, Aim, Specialize.
Melanie lives with her husband (Mark), two daughters (Danielle and Linda), and her cats (Spike and Oliver) in Davis, California.
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