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Better Birth Workshop 2008
The Better Birth Workshop will be held November 15th, 2008 from 9-4 in the Alumni and Georgian Rooms, and in the second floor lounge
at Truman State University. The Workshop is being co-sponsored by Truman's Women's Resource Center.
The all-day event is FREE to the public.
Preregister for morning sessions, lunch, and/or Childbirth Classes by clicking here.
Schedule of Events
- BOLD Red Tent (all day). A safe place for mothers to share their birth stories through spoken
word or creative art. Please see BOLD Red Tent website for more information.
- Morning Sessions (9:00am-11:45am) Each morning session will last approximately 45 minutes. To see more information about the sessions, please click here.
9:00am
- Birth Plans for Mothers and Providers (Dr. Ralph Boling)
- Infant Massage and the Art of Communication (Charlotte Kellison and Beth Gatlin)
10:00am
- Intermittent Auscultation: Options in Monitoring Fetal Heartrate (Mary Ann Coatney CNM, FNP with Lessly Armstrong, RN, NRP Instructor;
Jennifer Delp, RN;
Penny Pasbrig, RN)
- Postpartum Care (Alyssa Martin, CPM)
- Minimizing Your Risks of Cesarean Section (Dr. Arthur Freeland)
11:00am
- Pre-Term Birth: Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies, and Consequences (Valerie Bader CMN, MN)
- The Important First Week of Breastfeeding (Patt Stewart, RN, RLC, IBCLC)
- Fathers' Roles in Birth (Janel Martin-Miranda, MA)
- Booths by Local Vendors and Organizations (9am - 12pm.)
Stremeldidl
Mid-Mo Doula Resource Group
Lifeline Pregnancy Resource Center
Terry's Medical Speciality
Taste of Italy Lunch featuring special guest speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Allemann (12pm - 1:15pm)
Dr. Allemann will be speaking on Why Birth Matters -- to Babies, to Mothers, and to the Rest of Us
Lunch is $9.50 and includes the Taste of Italy lunch buffet, drinks, and dessert. Preregistration is required by November 10th, 2008.
Register for sessions and/or lunch by clicking here.
Afternoon Events (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Childbirth Classes
- Classes are FREE but are limited to 11 couples and require preregistration.
- Preregister for morning sessions, lunch, and/or Childbirth Classes by clicking here.
Survey Results and Maternity Care Providers' Round Table
- Birth Circle of Kirksville will present our results from our local Birth Survey.
- A Maternity Care Providers' Round Table will immediately follow. Local maternity care providers will be answering questions
about increasing transparency in maternity care, improving local maternity care, and other questions related to our survey results.
- The Round Table will be moderated by A.T. Still University's Future OB/GYN group.
- Maternity Care Providers Who Plan on Attending:
Additional Session Information: (alphabetical by presenter)
Valerie Bader, CMN, MN
- Preterm Birth
- Risk factors, prevention strategies and consequences. Presentation
geared towards birth professionals.
Dr. Ralph Boling, DO, FACOG, FACOOG
- Birth Plans
Mary Ann Coatney, CNM, FNP
- Intermittent Auscultation: Options with Monitoring Fetal Heartrate
- Presentation will cover benefits and limitations
of IA, identifying appropriate parturient for IA, the clinical decision making process when using IA, interventions in the presence of
non-reassuring findings, criteria for discontinuing IA and moving to CFM, and a demonstation on how to perform IA and document correctly.
Dr. Arthur Freeland, MD, FAAFP
- Minimizing Your Risks of Cesarean Section
- More details to come!
Melissa Holcomb, RN, MSN
- Topic to Be Announced
Alyssa Martin, CPM
- Postpartum Care
- Common Practices and interventions in the immediate postpartum period and their benefits,
risks, and possible implications will be discussed.
Louann "Janel" Martin-Miranda, M.A. CranioSacral based Attachment and Trauma Therapist Baby Doula/Birth Videographer/Filmmaker
- Fathers' Roles in Birth
- Janel will be showing part one of her new film, "The Other Side of the Glass: Finally a Birth Film for Fathers" and leading a discussion
about the father's role and introducing ideas from interviewing fathers across the county.
Charlotte Kellison, EHS Prenatal Family Advocate and Certified Infant Massage Instructor and Beth Gatlin, EHS Prenatal Family Advocate and Infant Massage Instructor in Training
- Infant Massage and the Art of Communication
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A brief overview of the History of Infant Massage and the International Association of Infant Massage Program and explanation of the parent and baby courses offered. We will cover the benefits of massage for the infant, the parents, the entire family, and for society in general. Participants will be informed of the latest Touch and Massage Research as well as Contraindications for Infant Massage.
Patt Stewart, RN, RLC, IBCLC
- The Important First Week of Breastfeeding
- The important first week of life-getting breastfeeding
going well. Presentation covers several critical factors that often get overlooked, feeding schedules, and hospital routines. Questions welcome at the end of session.
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