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Workshop Schedule
Midwifery Today Conference
Hope and Healing -
Collaborating to Bring Midwifery and Mental Health Care to Women Who
are Survivors of Sexual Abuse
05.07.08 - 05.10.08 Ann Arbor,
Michigan
On May 7 & 8,
Penny will present a two-day workshop on: Improving
Psychosocial Outcomes of Childbirth: More than Coming out of Birth
Alive. On May 8-10, she will present three concurrent sessions
on: More than the Birth of a Baby, Collaborative Care with Survivor
Clients, and Fear and Preventing Birth Anxiety.
Conference Details.
When Survivors Give Birth
06.06.08, New Jersey
This workshop is essential education
for anyone who works with pregnant and birthing women and their
families .Approximately one in four women have experienced early
sexual abuse, which means that every obstetric, family medicine and
midwifery practice is serving survivors, as are professionals in
many other fields. Such a history affects a woman’s relationships
with loved ones and care providers, contributes to her fears of
labor and birth, and affects her attachment with her baby. It
continues to challenge her on issues of breastfeeding and parenting.
This workshop explores the physical and emotional challenges that a
sexual abuse history may bring to childbirth, and ways the
practitioner can better assist women on their journey to healing.
Conference Details & Registration.
14th Annual DONA International
Conference
07.17.08 - 07/20/08, Vancouver, BC
Penny will present a general session on:
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: PennySimkin's 40 Year Journey in
Maternity Care as well as a concurrent session on: More than Coming
Out of Birth Alive.
Conference Details.
Birth Doula Training Workshop
offered by DONA
07.20.08 - 07/22/08, Vancouver, BC
Penny Simkin, along with Kathy McGrath will
present a Birth Doula Training Workshop following the DONA
International Conference. Contact the DONA International Home
Office at 888-788-3662.
Labor Support Course for Birth
Doulas offered by The Simkin School
09.24.08 - 09/27/08, Seattle, WA
Penny Simkin will present a Labor Support Course
on the Seattle Midwifery School's campus.
Additional Course Information, OR contact at
info@seattlemidwifery.org
or
800-747-9433.
Doula Trainer Course offered
by The Simkin School
09.24.08 - 09/28/08, Seattle, WA
Penny Simkin will present a Doula Trainer Course
on the Seattle Midwifery School's campus.
Additional Course Information, OR contact at
info@seattlemidwifery.org
or
800-747-9433.
La Leche League of WA:
2008 Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference, "The Caring Continuum"
10.18.08, Redmond, WA
Penny will present on "Breastfeeding and the Sexual Abuse Survivor."
Conference Details. |
The Birth Partner, 3rd Edition
A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor
Companions
 The
definitive guide to helping a woman have a healthy and
emotionally fulfilling childbirth experience. The third
edition includes all the information that husbands, partners,
relatives, friends, and doulas have relied on for nearly two
decades and has been updated to include:
-Expanded information on "the 3Rs" (Relaxation, Rhythm, and
Ritual) for coping with the pain and unpredictability of labor;
-Non-drug techniques to relieve pain and
enhance the woman's sense of well-being;
-Up-to-date information on medications, tests,
technologies, and interventions, and how, when, and why they are
used;
-Information about the rapidly
increasing rate of both first and repeat cesarean deliveries;
-More about the growing popularity of
doulas, and the increasing presence of other partners and supporters
in the birth room. |
