July 2021 - Tongue Tie: The Tip of the Iceberg
This engaging webinar on oral tissue ties goes well beyond the typical information on tongue-tie in the newborn. During this event, participants will not only learn how to diagnose tethered oral tissues and determine which babies should be referred to specialists, they will also learn some of the lesser-known impacts of untreated tongue ties. Dr. Santiago will walk participants through a thorough tongue-tie assessment and also introduce issues relating to untreated tethered oral tissues in the pregnant person, including the impacts of breathing-disordered sleep on a developing fetus and the relationship between Vitamin D levels in pregnancy/postpartum and colic/reflux in infancy.
Recording and CEUs will be available only to confirmed registrants for sixty days following the event. Be sure to register even if you cannot attend the live event!
For more details and to register, click here!
This engaging webinar on oral tissue ties goes well beyond the typical information on tongue-tie in the newborn. During this event, participants will not only learn how to diagnose tethered oral tissues and determine which babies should be referred to specialists, they will also learn some of the lesser-known impacts of untreated tongue ties. Dr. Santiago will walk participants through a thorough tongue-tie assessment and also introduce issues relating to untreated tethered oral tissues in the pregnant person, including the impacts of breathing-disordered sleep on a developing fetus and the relationship between Vitamin D levels in pregnancy/postpartum and colic/reflux in infancy.
Recording and CEUs will be available only to confirmed registrants for sixty days following the event. Be sure to register even if you cannot attend the live event!
For more details and to register, click here!
2019: VBAC Facts with Jen Kamel
This conference included:
This conference included:
- Decoding current VBAC evidence
- Uterine rupture: rates, risks, & outcomes
- Navigating the literature on VBAC fetal monitoring
- How to improve outcomes while reducing malpractice claims
- What we know about plus size VBAC
- Reviewing the evidence on hospital & out-of-hospital VBAC
- Tips on accurately & honestly communicating obstetrical risk
- Plus these topics:
- Discussion of WA Maternal Mortality Review, postpartum psychosis, car seat primers for birth workers, care for the lactating body, and management of cholestasis.
MAWS Annual Conference, 2018
April 19th and 20th
Green River College, Auburn, WA
See details, brochure, and photo gallery here.
2017: Supporting the Supporters: Finding a Happy Balance
In honor of the International Day of the Midwife we have dedicated our MAWS 2017 Conference to centering and prioritizing your physical and emotional well-being within your life as a midwife. After this event, you will have the foundation and motivation for real and lasting happiness.
We invite participants to create their own experience by choosing from an array of workshops and speakers. The workshops on May 4th will focus on practical skills and peer review for our professional members. The main event on May 5th runs the gamut from advanced suturing for practicing midwives to strengthening bonds through storytelling. Every participant will find something to sharpen their skills and feed their souls. Up to 10 MEAC and ACNM CEUs will be applied for.
For more info on our exciting lineup, please click here!
Fall 2016: Nettles to Needles: Bridging Complementary Medicine and Midwifery Care
The Midwives' Association of Washington State present our Fall Conference Friday, November 4th, 2016 at Renton Community Center.
8:15-8:40 Arrival/BREAKFAST
8:40-8:45 Welcome
8:45-9:30 Annual Meeting
9:30-10:20 #1 Presentation – Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM, MPH - Framing the Clinical Picture: What You Ask For is What You Get
10:20-10:35 BREAK
10:35-11:25 #2 Presentation/Keynote – Malinda Horton, CPNP, APRN, MSN - Essential Oil Use in Pregnancy, Labor and Beyond
11:25-12:15 #3 Presentation – Joella Pettigrew, DC, LM - The Functional Pelvis
12:15-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:50 #4 Presentation – Dr. Alisha H Wilkes, DNP, CNM, ARNP - Let's Talk About Sex: Effectively and Sensitively Communicating about Sexual Health
1:50-2:40 #5 Presentation – Dr. Sunita Iyer ND, LM - Stress and Reproduction: What It Does and What We Can Do
2:40-3:30 #6 Presentation – Christina Jackson, M.Ac. EAMP - Chinese Medicine Gems for a Natural Birth
3:30-3:45 BREAK
3:45-4:00 Awards Presentation
4:00-4:50 Panel Discussion #1 – Conversations with Colleagues: Supporting the Postpartum Human Dyad
4:50-5:00 BREAK
5:00-5:50 Panel Discussion #2 – Conversations with Colleagues: Caring for the Pregnant Person
5:50-6:00 Raffle/Webcast Ends/Closing
Spring 2016: Professional Midwifery: Risk Assessment and Response
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:15-8:40 Arrival/Breakfast (check-in opens at 8:15)
8:40-8:45 Welcome/Webcast Begins
8:45-9:45 Community-Based Collaborative Care - Amy Schaller, Tara Mudaliar, Kinsi Farrah, and Jodilyn Owen
9:50 - 10:40 NRP 7th Edition Update: Changes in Practice and Process - Jeanette Zaichkin
10:40-10:55 Morning Break
10:55 - 11:45 The Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR) - Melissa Tassinari
11:50-12:40 LGBTQ Inclusivity in Midwifery Care - Kristin Kali
12:40-1:25 Lunch
1:25-2:15 Breastfeeding Friendly Washington - Free Standing Birthing Centers - Michele Lord
2:20-3:10 With All Your Heart: Neonatal Cardiac Transition, Screening and Complications - Josiah Moisés Peñalver
3:15 - 4:05 Beyond the Dotted Line: Informed Consent and Shared Decision-Making in Midwifery Practice - Robin Reed
4:05 - 4:20 Afternoon Break
4:20 - 5:10 Competent, Sensitive Perinatal Care After Successful Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Procedure: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Low-Risk Providers - Maren Fuller
5:15 - 6:05 Expecting, Expectations, and The Unexpected - Dr. David Loren
6:05 - 6:10 Raffle/Webcast Ends and Closing
Fall 2015: Midwifery: Your Passion, Your Profession
The Midwives' Association of Washington State presents our Fall Conference: Midwifery: Your Passion & Your Profession
Friday, November 20th, 8:30am-6pm
Live at the Mountaineers Club in Seattle, WA, and webcast to midwives across the nation
Our exciting lineup:
"Navigating Relative Risk at Home and in Birth Centers: Waterbirth, HBAC, Elevated BMI and Older Than Average Clients in the MANA Statistics 2.0 and 4.0 Cohorts”
Melissa Cheyney, PhD, CPM, LDM
"Causes and Prevention of On-The-Job Injury in Midwifery"
Penny Simkin, PT
Dr. April Bolding, PT, CCE, CD
Handout #1 - Injury Table and Quotes
Handout #2 - Prevention of Injury to Midwives - A Quick Guide
An Exploration of Power Within the Student-Preceptor Relationship
Lisa Wiley, RM, MSMW
ICD-10: Improving Outcomes and Reimbursement Through Documentation
Tiara Andress
Panel Discussion: Legal Risk Reduction
Melonie S. Ramsey, RN-BC, MS
Amy Forbis, JC, BA
Donna Moniz, JD, MN, BSN
US MERA: A New Era for Midwifery
Audrey Levine, LM, CPM
JoAnne Myers Cieko, MPH
Obstetrics Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program: Measuring Our Care to Provide the Best Care
Vivienne Louise Souter, MBChB, MD
Becoming a Midwife in Washington: A Review of the Washington Orientation Manual
Jennifer L Linstad MSM, LM, CPM
Katherine Dexter, BA, MSM student
Terah Lara, LM, CPM
"Birth Assistants: What They Mean for Your Practice Today and in the Future"
Micki Persons, BS
Chelsea Doyle, MA, BA
Spring 2015: Clinical Excellence in Midwifery
MAWS Spring Conference and Annual Meeting
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:00am-5:45pm
The Mountaineers Club - Seattle Program Center
SPEAKER SLIDES:
Listening: The Best Skill for Clinical Excellence - Keynote from Dr. Benjamin Danielson
Best Treatment Practices for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Heidi Koss, MA, LMHC
How Does PCOS Affect Lactation? - Kristina Chamberlain, CNM, ARNP, IBCLC
Laryngeal Mask Airway: Implications for Washington State Licensed Midwives - Jessica Edens, MSM Student
Midwifery Care for Early Pregnancy Loss: Optimizing Client-Centered Counseling and Management - Tara Cardinal, CNM, ARNP and Marnie Raelene, MSM Student
Marijuana in Pregnancy - Our Local Experiment - Martin Walker, MD
Hearing Loss from a Parent Perspective - Kristina Wendorf
Protection from Infection in Mothers and Infants: Updates for the Clinician - Helen Chu, MD
To Cool? Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia - Lauren Sacco DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC
Fall 2014: Communication and Collaboration: Building Bridges for Optimal Care
Friday November 21, 2014
Department of Health Update
Kathy Weed, Program Manager, Washington State Department of Health
No Pregnant Woman Left Behind: Providing Equal Care for all Languages and Cultures
Katharine Allen, Co-President, InterpretAmerica
Birth Center and Home Birth Emergency Transfers: The EMS Factor
Alyssa Hahn, RN & Lisa Stotts, EMT-P
Clinical Updates: Genetic Screening
Kerstin Livingstone, M.S., Genetic Counselor- Maternal Fetal Medicine, Evergreen Health
Placenta Encapsulation Research
Carrie Kenner, Certified BIRTHING FROM WITHIN® Mentor, Certified Doula (DONA, PALS), Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, DONA-Approved Doula Trainer
Communication and Collaboration: A Win-Win-Win Proposition
Audrey Levine, LM, CPM & and Jodilyn Owen, LM, CPM
Spring 2014: Taking Better Care -- Of All Birthing Families and Ourselves
Friday and Saturday, May 9th and 10th, 2014
Dr. Maxine Hayes, Keynote Speaker. Recently retired after 16 years as WA State Health Officer advising the Governor and Dept. of Health, Dr. Hayes worked closely with the medical community, local health departments, tribal leaders, and community groups to give the public the latest scientific information on how to become and stay healthy, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and improve the health of all Washington State residents. She will inspire us with her talk,"Re-affirming the Mission of Perinatal Service Providers in the Era of Reform".
Kiddada Green joins us from Detroit and is the founding executive director of Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) and co-founder of Black Breastfeeding Week. She is committed to supporting families and training public health workers on cultural competence in breastfeeding support. As a member of the expert panel, she put forth recommendations for the The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Her Friday evening session, "Community Breastfeeding," will illustrate ways to support, protect and promote breastfeeding within the African American community. And her Saturday morning session will offer historical context and offer strategies for "Eliminating Breastfeeding Disparities for African Americans."
In the session, "Heartfull: Lessons on Love and Trauma," Dr. Leslie Butterfield, perinatal psychologist, will be discussing the ways in which those of us who work with birthing women can understand and move beyond the pain of traumatic birth experiences. Leslie will draw upon both recent scientific research and the experience of her clients. She will be joined by Beth Coyote LM, who will draw upon her recent interviews of providers experiencing traumatic births and her years as a midwife.
Additional Sessions:
Friday night in addition to Kiddada Green's talk:
Washington's Forgotten Midwives: Untold history of birth workers of the past (Neva Gerke and Eve German)
Friday night includes a light supper buffet with time to mingle before the workshops.
Saturday in addition to Maxine Hayes , Kiddada Green and Leslie Butterfield/Beth Coyote:
Racial Equity - Experiential Exploration - Benita Horn - Benita is the principal consultant of Benita R. Horn & Associates, a firm providing organizational assessment, planning, implementation, curriculum development, coaching, facilitation and training for capacity building, cultural competence and social justice initiatives. She will lead us in a racial equity exercise.
Benefits of Acupuncture in Pregnancy: Anecdotal Clinical Experience and Research Based Evidence - Patrice Hapke LAc and Susan Moore LAc - Patrice Hapke and Susan Moore of the Maternity Acupuncture Association and will present a discussion of acupuncture in pregnancy including breech presentation, optimal fetal positioning, labor preparation and for a variety of other conditions in the pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Vaccines in Pregnancy - Elias Kass ND LM CPM - Elias Kass who practices family medicine and midwifery with One Sky Family Medicine in Seattle will discuss general concepts around vaccinations during pregnancy, as well as risks and benefits of pertussis and influenza vaccination during pregnancy.
Lovely breakfast and lunch included with registration--come early!
Fall 2013 Conference and Annual Meeting
Friday November 22nd, 2013
Speaker slides:
New Pap Guidelines for Midwives: Case Studies 2013 - Connie Mao, MD
Newborn Screening in 2013 - Traci McDermott, MD
Pulse-oximetry During Neonatal Resuscitation - Taylor Sawyer, DO, MEd
Assessing Costs of Births in Varied Settings - Laurie Cawthon, MD, MPH
Pulse Oximetry for Congenital Heart Disease Screening in Newborns - Amy Schultz, MD
Increasing the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Direct-Entry Midwives - Emi Yamasaki McLaughlin, LM, CPM, MSM
Research Committee - MANA Stats - Tina Tsiakalis, LM, CPM & Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM
Spring 2013
Friday May 10th, 2013
As keynote speaker, we welcome Andrew Kotaska, an obstetrician from Yellowknife, Northwest Territory. A brilliant speaker, Dr. Kotaska received his MD from U.B.C. in 1992 and worked as a GP-surgeon in northern British Columbia before returning to complete a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2006. He is now a generalist obstetrician & gynecologist and currently the Clinical Director of Obstetrics at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife where he lives with his wife and two young boys. His current research interests are breech birth, the effect of obstetrical analgesia on labour, and the overestimation of risk in modern obstetrics.
We are also happy to feature Penny Simkin and nationally-known CNM, author, and epidemiologist Judith Rooks, as well as local midwives, Teresa Evans, ND/LM, and Anne Hirsch, LM, CPM and doulas/educators, Sharon Muza and Carrie Kenner.
Informed Consent: When Autonomy and Beneficence Collide - Keynote from Andrew Kotaska
Decision Fatigue in this Time of Informed Choice and Complex Maternity Care - Penny Simkin
Culturally Sensitive Care for the LGBTQ Community - A panel discussion facilitated by Teresa Evans, ND, LM
Nitrous Oxide Labor Analgesia: Inexpensive, Simple, Safe, Helpful & Congruent with Midwifery & Physiologic Birth - Judith Rooks, CNM
Breech Birth: Demystifying the Art - Andrew Kotaska
(Andrew's workshop includes a one-hour overview that all participants will hear plus a more in-depth 2.5 hours open to a limited number of midwives and physicians - PART 2 OF BREECH WORKSHOP IS FULL)
Some Tools of the Trade - The Latest Rebozo Techniques presented by Sharon Muza and Carrie Kenner, certified doulas and childbirth educators and An Introduction to Maya Abdominal Massagewith Anne Hirsch, LM, CPM
(This session will run concurrently during the second part of the Breech session)
Speaker Materials:
Handout and note-taking form for Rebozo Workshop
Handout for notes for LGBT panel
Resources for LGBT: Addressing the Needs of LGBT People in Community Health Centers
Ensuring Health and Wellness for LGBT Families
Judith Rooks' presentation on Nitrous Oxide
Arvigo Presentation for notes
Advance Readings for Breech Workshop
Routine c/sec for breech from the Birth journal
Kotaska Commentary in English JOGC
SOGC Breech Clinic Practice Guidelines
Andrew Kotaska's Presentation Slides:
Informed Consent
Breech Workshop
In honor of the International Day of the Midwife we have dedicated our MAWS 2017 Conference to centering and prioritizing your physical and emotional well-being within your life as a midwife. After this event, you will have the foundation and motivation for real and lasting happiness.
We invite participants to create their own experience by choosing from an array of workshops and speakers. The workshops on May 4th will focus on practical skills and peer review for our professional members. The main event on May 5th runs the gamut from advanced suturing for practicing midwives to strengthening bonds through storytelling. Every participant will find something to sharpen their skills and feed their souls. Up to 10 MEAC and ACNM CEUs will be applied for.
For more info on our exciting lineup, please click here!
Fall 2016: Nettles to Needles: Bridging Complementary Medicine and Midwifery Care
The Midwives' Association of Washington State present our Fall Conference Friday, November 4th, 2016 at Renton Community Center.
8:15-8:40 Arrival/BREAKFAST
8:40-8:45 Welcome
8:45-9:30 Annual Meeting
9:30-10:20 #1 Presentation – Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM, MPH - Framing the Clinical Picture: What You Ask For is What You Get
10:20-10:35 BREAK
10:35-11:25 #2 Presentation/Keynote – Malinda Horton, CPNP, APRN, MSN - Essential Oil Use in Pregnancy, Labor and Beyond
11:25-12:15 #3 Presentation – Joella Pettigrew, DC, LM - The Functional Pelvis
12:15-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:50 #4 Presentation – Dr. Alisha H Wilkes, DNP, CNM, ARNP - Let's Talk About Sex: Effectively and Sensitively Communicating about Sexual Health
1:50-2:40 #5 Presentation – Dr. Sunita Iyer ND, LM - Stress and Reproduction: What It Does and What We Can Do
2:40-3:30 #6 Presentation – Christina Jackson, M.Ac. EAMP - Chinese Medicine Gems for a Natural Birth
3:30-3:45 BREAK
3:45-4:00 Awards Presentation
4:00-4:50 Panel Discussion #1 – Conversations with Colleagues: Supporting the Postpartum Human Dyad
4:50-5:00 BREAK
5:00-5:50 Panel Discussion #2 – Conversations with Colleagues: Caring for the Pregnant Person
5:50-6:00 Raffle/Webcast Ends/Closing
Spring 2016: Professional Midwifery: Risk Assessment and Response
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:15-8:40 Arrival/Breakfast (check-in opens at 8:15)
8:40-8:45 Welcome/Webcast Begins
8:45-9:45 Community-Based Collaborative Care - Amy Schaller, Tara Mudaliar, Kinsi Farrah, and Jodilyn Owen
9:50 - 10:40 NRP 7th Edition Update: Changes in Practice and Process - Jeanette Zaichkin
10:40-10:55 Morning Break
10:55 - 11:45 The Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR) - Melissa Tassinari
11:50-12:40 LGBTQ Inclusivity in Midwifery Care - Kristin Kali
12:40-1:25 Lunch
1:25-2:15 Breastfeeding Friendly Washington - Free Standing Birthing Centers - Michele Lord
2:20-3:10 With All Your Heart: Neonatal Cardiac Transition, Screening and Complications - Josiah Moisés Peñalver
3:15 - 4:05 Beyond the Dotted Line: Informed Consent and Shared Decision-Making in Midwifery Practice - Robin Reed
4:05 - 4:20 Afternoon Break
4:20 - 5:10 Competent, Sensitive Perinatal Care After Successful Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Procedure: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Low-Risk Providers - Maren Fuller
5:15 - 6:05 Expecting, Expectations, and The Unexpected - Dr. David Loren
6:05 - 6:10 Raffle/Webcast Ends and Closing
Fall 2015: Midwifery: Your Passion, Your Profession
The Midwives' Association of Washington State presents our Fall Conference: Midwifery: Your Passion & Your Profession
Friday, November 20th, 8:30am-6pm
Live at the Mountaineers Club in Seattle, WA, and webcast to midwives across the nation
Our exciting lineup:
"Navigating Relative Risk at Home and in Birth Centers: Waterbirth, HBAC, Elevated BMI and Older Than Average Clients in the MANA Statistics 2.0 and 4.0 Cohorts”
Melissa Cheyney, PhD, CPM, LDM
"Causes and Prevention of On-The-Job Injury in Midwifery"
Penny Simkin, PT
Dr. April Bolding, PT, CCE, CD
Handout #1 - Injury Table and Quotes
Handout #2 - Prevention of Injury to Midwives - A Quick Guide
An Exploration of Power Within the Student-Preceptor Relationship
Lisa Wiley, RM, MSMW
ICD-10: Improving Outcomes and Reimbursement Through Documentation
Tiara Andress
Panel Discussion: Legal Risk Reduction
Melonie S. Ramsey, RN-BC, MS
Amy Forbis, JC, BA
Donna Moniz, JD, MN, BSN
US MERA: A New Era for Midwifery
Audrey Levine, LM, CPM
JoAnne Myers Cieko, MPH
Obstetrics Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program: Measuring Our Care to Provide the Best Care
Vivienne Louise Souter, MBChB, MD
Becoming a Midwife in Washington: A Review of the Washington Orientation Manual
Jennifer L Linstad MSM, LM, CPM
Katherine Dexter, BA, MSM student
Terah Lara, LM, CPM
"Birth Assistants: What They Mean for Your Practice Today and in the Future"
Micki Persons, BS
Chelsea Doyle, MA, BA
Spring 2015: Clinical Excellence in Midwifery
MAWS Spring Conference and Annual Meeting
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 8:00am-5:45pm
The Mountaineers Club - Seattle Program Center
SPEAKER SLIDES:
Listening: The Best Skill for Clinical Excellence - Keynote from Dr. Benjamin Danielson
Best Treatment Practices for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Heidi Koss, MA, LMHC
How Does PCOS Affect Lactation? - Kristina Chamberlain, CNM, ARNP, IBCLC
Laryngeal Mask Airway: Implications for Washington State Licensed Midwives - Jessica Edens, MSM Student
Midwifery Care for Early Pregnancy Loss: Optimizing Client-Centered Counseling and Management - Tara Cardinal, CNM, ARNP and Marnie Raelene, MSM Student
Marijuana in Pregnancy - Our Local Experiment - Martin Walker, MD
Hearing Loss from a Parent Perspective - Kristina Wendorf
Protection from Infection in Mothers and Infants: Updates for the Clinician - Helen Chu, MD
To Cool? Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia - Lauren Sacco DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC
Fall 2014: Communication and Collaboration: Building Bridges for Optimal Care
Friday November 21, 2014
Department of Health Update
Kathy Weed, Program Manager, Washington State Department of Health
No Pregnant Woman Left Behind: Providing Equal Care for all Languages and Cultures
Katharine Allen, Co-President, InterpretAmerica
Birth Center and Home Birth Emergency Transfers: The EMS Factor
Alyssa Hahn, RN & Lisa Stotts, EMT-P
Clinical Updates: Genetic Screening
Kerstin Livingstone, M.S., Genetic Counselor- Maternal Fetal Medicine, Evergreen Health
Placenta Encapsulation Research
Carrie Kenner, Certified BIRTHING FROM WITHIN® Mentor, Certified Doula (DONA, PALS), Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, DONA-Approved Doula Trainer
Communication and Collaboration: A Win-Win-Win Proposition
Audrey Levine, LM, CPM & and Jodilyn Owen, LM, CPM
Spring 2014: Taking Better Care -- Of All Birthing Families and Ourselves
Friday and Saturday, May 9th and 10th, 2014
Dr. Maxine Hayes, Keynote Speaker. Recently retired after 16 years as WA State Health Officer advising the Governor and Dept. of Health, Dr. Hayes worked closely with the medical community, local health departments, tribal leaders, and community groups to give the public the latest scientific information on how to become and stay healthy, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and improve the health of all Washington State residents. She will inspire us with her talk,"Re-affirming the Mission of Perinatal Service Providers in the Era of Reform".
Kiddada Green joins us from Detroit and is the founding executive director of Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) and co-founder of Black Breastfeeding Week. She is committed to supporting families and training public health workers on cultural competence in breastfeeding support. As a member of the expert panel, she put forth recommendations for the The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Her Friday evening session, "Community Breastfeeding," will illustrate ways to support, protect and promote breastfeeding within the African American community. And her Saturday morning session will offer historical context and offer strategies for "Eliminating Breastfeeding Disparities for African Americans."
In the session, "Heartfull: Lessons on Love and Trauma," Dr. Leslie Butterfield, perinatal psychologist, will be discussing the ways in which those of us who work with birthing women can understand and move beyond the pain of traumatic birth experiences. Leslie will draw upon both recent scientific research and the experience of her clients. She will be joined by Beth Coyote LM, who will draw upon her recent interviews of providers experiencing traumatic births and her years as a midwife.
Additional Sessions:
Friday night in addition to Kiddada Green's talk:
Washington's Forgotten Midwives: Untold history of birth workers of the past (Neva Gerke and Eve German)
Friday night includes a light supper buffet with time to mingle before the workshops.
Saturday in addition to Maxine Hayes , Kiddada Green and Leslie Butterfield/Beth Coyote:
Racial Equity - Experiential Exploration - Benita Horn - Benita is the principal consultant of Benita R. Horn & Associates, a firm providing organizational assessment, planning, implementation, curriculum development, coaching, facilitation and training for capacity building, cultural competence and social justice initiatives. She will lead us in a racial equity exercise.
Benefits of Acupuncture in Pregnancy: Anecdotal Clinical Experience and Research Based Evidence - Patrice Hapke LAc and Susan Moore LAc - Patrice Hapke and Susan Moore of the Maternity Acupuncture Association and will present a discussion of acupuncture in pregnancy including breech presentation, optimal fetal positioning, labor preparation and for a variety of other conditions in the pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Vaccines in Pregnancy - Elias Kass ND LM CPM - Elias Kass who practices family medicine and midwifery with One Sky Family Medicine in Seattle will discuss general concepts around vaccinations during pregnancy, as well as risks and benefits of pertussis and influenza vaccination during pregnancy.
Lovely breakfast and lunch included with registration--come early!
Fall 2013 Conference and Annual Meeting
Friday November 22nd, 2013
Speaker slides:
New Pap Guidelines for Midwives: Case Studies 2013 - Connie Mao, MD
Newborn Screening in 2013 - Traci McDermott, MD
Pulse-oximetry During Neonatal Resuscitation - Taylor Sawyer, DO, MEd
Assessing Costs of Births in Varied Settings - Laurie Cawthon, MD, MPH
Pulse Oximetry for Congenital Heart Disease Screening in Newborns - Amy Schultz, MD
Increasing the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Direct-Entry Midwives - Emi Yamasaki McLaughlin, LM, CPM, MSM
Research Committee - MANA Stats - Tina Tsiakalis, LM, CPM & Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM
Spring 2013
Friday May 10th, 2013
As keynote speaker, we welcome Andrew Kotaska, an obstetrician from Yellowknife, Northwest Territory. A brilliant speaker, Dr. Kotaska received his MD from U.B.C. in 1992 and worked as a GP-surgeon in northern British Columbia before returning to complete a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2006. He is now a generalist obstetrician & gynecologist and currently the Clinical Director of Obstetrics at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife where he lives with his wife and two young boys. His current research interests are breech birth, the effect of obstetrical analgesia on labour, and the overestimation of risk in modern obstetrics.
We are also happy to feature Penny Simkin and nationally-known CNM, author, and epidemiologist Judith Rooks, as well as local midwives, Teresa Evans, ND/LM, and Anne Hirsch, LM, CPM and doulas/educators, Sharon Muza and Carrie Kenner.
Informed Consent: When Autonomy and Beneficence Collide - Keynote from Andrew Kotaska
Decision Fatigue in this Time of Informed Choice and Complex Maternity Care - Penny Simkin
Culturally Sensitive Care for the LGBTQ Community - A panel discussion facilitated by Teresa Evans, ND, LM
Nitrous Oxide Labor Analgesia: Inexpensive, Simple, Safe, Helpful & Congruent with Midwifery & Physiologic Birth - Judith Rooks, CNM
Breech Birth: Demystifying the Art - Andrew Kotaska
(Andrew's workshop includes a one-hour overview that all participants will hear plus a more in-depth 2.5 hours open to a limited number of midwives and physicians - PART 2 OF BREECH WORKSHOP IS FULL)
Some Tools of the Trade - The Latest Rebozo Techniques presented by Sharon Muza and Carrie Kenner, certified doulas and childbirth educators and An Introduction to Maya Abdominal Massagewith Anne Hirsch, LM, CPM
(This session will run concurrently during the second part of the Breech session)
Speaker Materials:
Handout and note-taking form for Rebozo Workshop
Handout for notes for LGBT panel
Resources for LGBT: Addressing the Needs of LGBT People in Community Health Centers
Ensuring Health and Wellness for LGBT Families
Judith Rooks' presentation on Nitrous Oxide
Arvigo Presentation for notes
Advance Readings for Breech Workshop
Routine c/sec for breech from the Birth journal
Kotaska Commentary in English JOGC
SOGC Breech Clinic Practice Guidelines
Andrew Kotaska's Presentation Slides:
Informed Consent
Breech Workshop
Thank you to our 2018 Conference sponsors!
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Banner photo by Charlee Haller, used with permission.