What is the Wellness Begets Wellness Program?
The DAWN Birth Centers are part of our “Wellness begets Wellness” program which is about systematically, intentionally, intelligently and consciously setting about to create and provide what it takes to assure that every child that we can reach, everyone about to be a mom is hanaied (Hawaiian for adopted), and is included as a member of the ‘pod’, a dolphin/whale term that relates to how they live together and raise their children, from which we are learning a great deal. We know much about pregnancy and birth, infancy and early childhood development, that we could apply to every child born here from this day on so they would have an optimal start in life and thereby a much better likelihood for a better life in general. This in turn would result in more benefit to themselves, to their relationships, to their ability to be productive, balanced members of society and also pass these qualities to their children. Our birthing centers address these kinds of births for the well being of our