Registration table open

Morning Pre-Conference Sessions

Umbilical Cord Clamping: First Do No Harm
Judith Mercer, DNSc, CNM, FACNM

Taking the Quantum Leap from Fear to Love
Julie Gerland

Lunch on your own

Afternoon Pre-Conference Sessions

Honoring the Neonate’s Consciousness during a Neonatal Resuscitation Event: A Model to Minimize Traumatic Birth Imprints
Kathryn Landon-Malone, RN, PhD(c), CPNP

Nourish your Cells and Flourish
Julie Gerland

Conference registration

Continental breakfast and Exhibits

Volunteer orientation

Welcome: Cathy Daub, President BWI

The Need for Primal Health Research
Keynote: Michel Odent, MD

Exhibit Hall and morning break

Concurrent Workshops 1

A: Belly Dance for Pregnancy & Birth
Cathy Moore, CNM

B: Restorative Yoga
Valerie Fagin

Buffet Lunch and Exhibits

Primal Care: The First Care Given to New Life
Keynote: Mary Zwart, Midwife

Exhibits and afternoon break

Concurrent Workshops 2

A: Living with Loss: Helping Families Through Loss and Subsequent Pregnancies
Aimee Gerbi

B: Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries During Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Postpartum: An Evidence Based Perspective
Michelle Maniaci, PT, RYT, CIIM

Exhibits Open

Dinner on your own

Wicked Walking Tour (Optional - Advanced Registration Required)

Movie Social (Optional - No Fee)

Conference registration

Continental breakfast and Exhibits

Announcements

How the Concept of Primal Health Research is Strengthening Midwifery in Brazil
Keynote: Heloisa Lessa, CNM

Exhibits and morning break

Concurrent Workshops 3

A: Music Therapy: A Cradle for Pregnancy and Birth
Giselle Whitwell, MT-BC, CCE, Birth Doula

B: Healing Human Potential Through Infant Feeding: The Synergy of Maternal and Infant Physiology, Function and Psychology
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC

C: Prenatal Programming: The Origins of Adult Chronic Disease
Bethany Hays, MD FACOG

Buffet Lunch and Exhibits

A New Womb with a View: Review of Benefits
Keynote: Susan Ludington, PhD, CNM

Exhibits and afternoon break

Concurrent Workshops 4

B: Fetal Life, Birth, and Health
Michel Odent, MD

D: The Appropriate Use of Technology in Birth in the Age of Scientific Advances
Heloisa Lessa, CNM

E: Sensory Components of the Womb with a View
Susan Ludington, PhD, CNM

Exhibits Open

Dinner on your own

Wicked Walking Tour (Optional - Advanced Registration Required)

Movie Social (Optional - No Fee)

Conference Registration

Continental breakfast and Exhibits

Announcements

Emerging Consciousness: Lessons from the Birth Room
Keynote: Bethany Hays, MD FACOG

Exhibits and morning break

Concurrent Workshops 5

A: Birthing In The Spirit
Cathy Daub, PT, CD

B: Healthy Brains in Babies: Making Intelligent Food Choices in Preconception, Pregnancy and through the First Year of Life
Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD

C: The Role of the Midwife in Primal Care
Mary Zwart, Midwife

Buffet Lunch and Exhibits

Interactive Panel
Moderator, Cathy Daub

Closing Ceremony