Hello, I'm Cori
Since 2012 I have watched my clients replace fear and overwhelm to confidence, clarity, and excitement as they get ready to meet their baby.
My Birth Chemistry classes are science-based, real-talk, and judgment-free.
There isn’t one right way to give birth and I’m here to support you in choosing what feels aligned and empowering for your family.
My training + experience:
I’ve given birth six times, all totally different experiences.
Hospital, home, birth center. Doctors and midwives. Medicated, unmedicated. On earth and in water. At 38 weeks, and over 42 weeks. My births have taught me that the decisions one makes in childbirth are personal and unique to them.
Birth advocacy was in my blood before I even knew where babies came from.
I grew up on stories from mothers and birth workers in my family here in Monterey. Courageous accounts of the doctor who caught me at CHOMP fighting for a family friend to get the first VBAC in Monterey County, to stories of hard but deeply rewarding physiologic births, as well as the frustrating erosion of evidence-based options for our local families. I'm honored to continue to do this work for our beautiful community.
Inclusive, gender affirming curriculum.
In 2014 I sought a gender affirming curriculum that supported all families. It did not exist, I created Birth Chemistry using inclusive language. All parents and families are welcome.
I’m here to support you with evidence and encouragement so you can create a birth experience that feels right for you.
My Birth Chemistry classes are science-based, real-talk, and judgment-free.
There isn’t one right way to give birth and I’m here to support you in choosing what feels aligned and empowering for your family.
My training + experience:
- Birth Chemistry Instructor Trainer and Cerified Instructor
- Saltwater Doula Trainer and Full Spectrum Doula
- toLabor-trained Birth Doula and Birth Activist
- Evidence Based Birth® Instructor Emeritus
- Birth Boot Camp® Instructor
- President of the Birth Network of Monterey County
- Co-Coordinator for ImprovingBirth Monterey County
- Co-Leader of ICAN of Monterey County
- Big Global Latch On Coordinator
I’ve given birth six times, all totally different experiences.
Hospital, home, birth center. Doctors and midwives. Medicated, unmedicated. On earth and in water. At 38 weeks, and over 42 weeks. My births have taught me that the decisions one makes in childbirth are personal and unique to them.
Birth advocacy was in my blood before I even knew where babies came from.
I grew up on stories from mothers and birth workers in my family here in Monterey. Courageous accounts of the doctor who caught me at CHOMP fighting for a family friend to get the first VBAC in Monterey County, to stories of hard but deeply rewarding physiologic births, as well as the frustrating erosion of evidence-based options for our local families. I'm honored to continue to do this work for our beautiful community.
Inclusive, gender affirming curriculum.
In 2014 I sought a gender affirming curriculum that supported all families. It did not exist, I created Birth Chemistry using inclusive language. All parents and families are welcome.
I’m here to support you with evidence and encouragement so you can create a birth experience that feels right for you.
My Family
Milo Eric Gentry / 10.28.09 / 10 pounds 3 ounces
Indiana Jacob Gentry / 2.23.13 / 11 pounds 5 ounces
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Ashley Caleb Gentry / 3.17.11 / 8 pounds
Everett Levi Gentry / 12.23.14 / 10 pounds
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Lyla Paige Gentry / 10.19.18 / 7 pounds 4 ounces
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Trainings & Community Involvement
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Texas Birth Roundup Arlington, TX - April 2015 - Rikki Lake & Abby Epstein (Business of Being Born), Jill Arnold ( Unnecesarean.com, CesareanRates.com, Consumer Reports), Abbey Robinson, (Doula, Doula Trainer)
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ImprovingBirth.org - Monterey County - Rally to Improve Birth 2015 - Cori Gentry (ImprovingBirth.org Board Member), Wendy Askew (ImprovingBirth.org Board Member), Elisa Haves-Stokes (Birth Network of Monterey County Board Member)
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Birth Keepers Summit Berekely 2015 - Kathi Valeii (Birth Anarchy) on the Birth as Part of the Feminist Struggle, Cori Gentry
Dawn Thompson (ImprovingBirth.org Founder) Meet & Greet 2014 - Wendy Askew (ImprovingBirth.org Board Member), Margaret Skillicorn, Czarina Bowers, Elaura Nevares, Cori Gentry, Dawn Thompson (ImprovingBirth.org President), Melissa Dean, LM, CPM, (Bay Area Birth Information President)
Panel Expert at Optimize Your Birth 2014 - Cori Gentry, Dr. Caleb Liem, Jillian Lynch, LM, CPM, Diana Snyder
Preventing the Preventable Cesarean Workshop 2014 - Cori Gentry, Henci Goer (author: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach), Anna Matsumato, Elisa Judy
ImprovingBirth.org - Monterey County - Rally to Improve Birth 2013
Birth Boot Camp Instructor Training 2012 - Cori Gentry, Melissa Meyers
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Birth Keepers Summit Berekely 2015 - Michel Odent (author of Childbirth and the Future of Homo Sapiens and many others) on the Impact of Stress Deprivation and Prelabor Cesarean, Cori Gentry, Czarina Bowers
VBAC Facts Workshop 2014 - Rachelle Ahmad (ICAN of Sacramento), Jill Harmony (ICAN of Sacramento) , Cori Gentry (ICAN of Monterey County), Tashina Benning, Jen Kamel (www.VBACFACTS.com), Anna Matsumato (ICAN Volunteer Coordinator)
ImprovingBirth.org - Monterey County - Rally to Improve Birth 2014 - Cori Gentry, Dr. Peter Chandler
Panel Expert at Optimize Your Birth 2013 - Maggie Bennett, LM, Laura McKinnon, Dr. Caleb Liem, Dr. Jennifer Zeidberg, Jamie Meyerhoff, CNM, Cori Gentry
Rebozo Certification 2013 - Gena Kirby, Cori Gentry
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Conference 2012 - Cori Gentry, Henci Goer (author: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach)
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ImprovingBirth.org Rally to Improve Birth Manhattan, NY 2012
