"We loved your classes .... thank you! I have suggested them to all my friends. I really appreciated all your advice. I attribute the classes to relaxing me with motherhood and therefore have a super chill wonderful baby. "
-Kristen Hill
Hi Tamara,
I am always looking to refer my mothers-to-be to experts in their specialty. I've heard through the grapevine that -- for childbirth education, lactation counseling, and postpartum classes (among many other things) -- you are one of the best. :) I've heard just the most glowing things about you. You are much well-loved in this community!
-Hayley Feldman-Hills (Doula)
Hi Tamara,
"Sorry...I am a few weeks late but just wanted to thank you again for a great series of childbirth classes (and CPR class)!! Brian and I thought you really did a great job and found there to be a ton of helpful information, most of this based on your experience and commentary. I can't remember if you are still actively an L&D Nurse at Cornell or if you just focus on Lactation Consulting but we are due in a little over a week and hope to see you there. We will probably need a familiar face by then :)
Thanks again....the class was great and very helpful!"
Kristy & Brian Haise
“Ms. Hawkins has a very reassuring balanced approach to birth education. I appreciated her varied experience in hospitals and birthing centers to give a complete view of the options available to me. I would strongly recommend any classes that she teaches. She is a very engaging and entertaining speaker.” -Geraldine Kilkelly
“Tamara is a first rate instructor of childbirth preparation. She was empathetic, knowledgeable and was able to make light of an event most pregnant women are quite scared about. Tamara was always available for questions and tried her best to reassure all the class participants that the childbirth experience should and would be a positive one despite any unexpected situation that may occur.” -Kari A.
Welcome to your Lamaze Childbirth Preparation Class. Join a network of new and second time parents learning how to give birth full of empowerment, inspiration, and love.
Discuss and explore fetal development, pregnancy anatomy/discomforts, nutrition, general warning signs, preterm labor, hazards, Kegel exercises, and more.
Classes are led by Tamara Hawkins RN, LCCE, IBCLC, CHHC and her expert team. Tamara earned her nursing degree at New York University and began a career in obstetrical nursing and perinatal education 15 years ago. She then went on to become certified as a labor support specialist, Lamaze instructor, lactation consultant, and a holistic health counselor certified through the Association of Drugless Practitioners.
Tamara brings her experience working at New York Presbyterian Hospital- Cornell and Columbia Medical Centers, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYU-Langone Medical Center, and Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center, a free standing birthing center, to help women navigate through the maze of holistic options and medical choices to have a empowering birth experience and feel confident taking care of their babies.Tamara is also a mother and a student. She is currently studying to become a Family Nurse Practitioner and will dedicate her practice to helping breastfeeding mothers overcome rare and common feeding challenges.
