Midwives Alliance of North America
2010 Conference
June 18-20, 2010, Thetford, VT
Living and Learning Root Wisdom:
Sustainable Practices in Midwifery
Registration deadline: June 7- click here to register!
Keynote Speaker: Aviva Romm
Pre-conference workshops on Friday:
- Karen Strange - Neonatal Resucitation with lots of new info (minimum number of participants to run this workshop is 14)
- Jill Johnson - IV Certification (minimum number of participants to run this workshop is 10)
- Bonne Dunham and Erin Ryan - Midwifery Skills Practice
We will have alternate workshops if these do not fill, e.g., CPR. Fees and CEUs for pre-conference workshops are separate from the main conference.
Main conference:
- Hypnosis
- Working with women in abusive situations
- Team STEPPS
- Vaginal Ecology
- Blue Cohosh and other herb research
- Breech
- Women's Anatomy of Arousal
- Fertility Awareness and Health
- NACPM and the MAMA campaign - Midwives and health care reform
- Region 1 meeting - come have your say!
- Lots of networking with your sisters
- Ice Cream Social on Friday, Open Space meeting - talk about whatever is moving you!
- Solstice celebration, WomenSing
Fees
Click here to pay your registration fees if you have already registered.
Early bird registration by June 7: $245
Full conference: $275
Student discount: $225
These fees include meals and lodging.
Full conference, meals only, no lodging: $200
Saturday only, meals only, no lodging: $150
Sunday only, brunch included: $125
CEUs: $20
Linen rental: $7, or bring your own
Child care for children under 3 years old: $6/hour; more than 1 child, $4/hour/child
Vegetarian meals available. Gove Hill will do their best to accommodate dietary needs.
More Info
For more information on the conference location, visit Gove Hill Retreat.
Click here to download a PDF with more information.
Contact Helena Wu with general questions, or Anji Church for registration inquiries.
Updates
Dear Conference Registrant,
We have a few updates to tell you about.
Instead of the Open Space Discussions on Friday evening, we will be having Didi Pershouse, acupuncturist and homeopathy practitioner, speaking on Sustainable Medicine and her experience in Cuba. Contact hours should be available.
On Sunday in the TBA slot we have Carol Leonard speaking on Self-Publishing for Midwives.
There will be no IV Skills workshop. Anyone who has already registered will get a refund at the conference. The Skills Practice is happening.
Other Friday workshops:
Please register ahead of time.
- American Heart Association CPR recertification is available for $50. Friday 1-3pm. Jade Kaplan, CNM is the instructor and the certification is good for 2 years.
- Possible Acupressure class 9-11 am
- Chinese Medicine and Childbirth with Chris Kiely. 9am-12pm. $40. We need a minimum of 6 participants for it to run.
The very careful practice of “cultivating the source” lies at the very heart of all branches of Chinese Medicine. In this sense, the harmonizing of the reproductive cycles and the nurturing of the womb have always played a primary role in the maintenance of overall health, for both the individual and society. This class aims to give a brief theoretical overview of this concept as it relates specifically to the process of childbirth. We will discuss the application of both herbal and acupressure techniques for the many disharmonies that can arise during childbirth, and will as well discuss some of the more commonly overlooked preventive practices of “source cultivation” in the context of the amazing natural process called birth. There will be time for hands-on practice.
Christopher Kiely, LAc., first began to “cultivate the source” in the Chinese way with Tai Chi Chuan when he was 14 years old. After many years of independent study and travel in the traditional manner of wandering and seeking, he eventually found himself enrolled in Chinese Medicine school in the mid-1990s. During this same time his two children were gracefully born at home, in the water, with both labors being mildly stimulated by acupuncture, giving him an early window into the birthing world, which he has gladly maintained ever since. For the past 10 years, he has been in private practice as both a teacher of Tai Chi Chuan and a practitioner of Chinese Medicine in Bristol, Vermont, and has had the good fortune of being able to assist dozens of women with their pregnancies, both in terms of getting pregnant in the first place and birthing the baby without the use of medicine. - Suturing practice facilitated by Adrienne Trahnstrom 1-3pm. Get some practice under an experienced midwife's guidance. It will be low-key. Materials will be provided and some instruction if you would like. It is not meant to be a formal suturing workshop, but just a drop-in "practice" and learning opportunity, with suggested donation of $10, which will cover materials (beef hearts, gloves, sutures, etc.) If you have expired sutures, lidocaine, etc. or syringes, gloves and instruments please bring them.
Additional special offerings at the conference are below. Please sign up in advance if you would like to do them so we have an idea how many are interested.
Tea Leaf Readings on Friday from 4-6pm with Holly Lukens. There will be 2 groups of 6. There is a possibility of more if enough people want readings. Each member of the groups contributes up to $20.00 for their readings. Holly's tea leaf reading abilities have been handed down through the women in her family. She is very accurate.
Chair Massage on Friday 4-6 pm and Sat. 7-9pm with Libby Garofalo. 20 minute massage for $20. Sign up ahead of time appreciated but walk-ins welcome too.
Friday Weed Walk with Helena Wu
Come early on Friday for swimming, hiking, lounging at your leisure. Friday is also a good time for book or equipment swap, networking, informal discussion!
Saturday and Sunday - 7am Run/Walk with Adrienne Trahnstrom who is in training for her triathalon!
Saturday BBQ, singing and storytelling celebration of the Solstice!
Coming in on Thursday? Gove Hill will provide lodging and continental breakfast for $30 per person.
