Promoting Evidence-Based Midwifery Practices
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Midwifery Updates sponsors regular, affordable, highest-quality conferences to help midwives keep their knowledge base fresh and current! We also maintain a current list of conferences held by other groups and associations. Come to this Announcement Page for information on Continuing Education Opportunities, seminars and workshops for midwives, apprentices, students, doulas, childbirth educators and others involved in the childbirth field. Read about current and Past Conferences at our sister website midwiferyeducation. Next Event San Francisco Squat Festival Australia Trust Birth Conference TRAVELING SEMINARS and CLASSES
Gail Hart is a Midwife with nearly forty years' birth experience. She is a frequent speaker at midwifery conferences including Midwifery Today, MANA (Midwives Alliance of North America), California Association of Midwives, Midwives Association of Washington State, Washington Assoc of Rural Midwives, Texas Midwives Association and others. Gail is gradually retiring from active practice to devote more time to teaching, and is creating Midwife Updates Enrichment Seminars and Online Classes to bring the newest information to midwives. Webinars, e-books and MP3s will soon be available. Contact Gail for more information about bringing a Midwife Update to your community!
PUBLICATIONS:  RESEARCH UPDATES FOR MIDWIVES has been EXPANDED, REVISED AND UPDATED into a new book format!. Research Updates is a review of current research on pregnancy and birth from a midwifery perspective. It "studies the studies", and puts research data into everyday language, analyzing common practices for their effectiveness and safety. This book puts data, references, study results, and reviews directly into your hands. Research Updates Volume I and II were "spiral bound, 120 pages, single-sided for notes". The new edition of 'Research Updates Volume I and II, Revised and Expanded' is 179 pages, double-sided and perfect bound. Topics include: Preventing preterm birth, Prelabor Rupture of Membranes, and Pre-eclampsia; Nutrition and supplements; The role of healthy vaginal flora; A review of new recommendations and alternatives to reduce Group B Strep; Prolonged pregnancy; Prolonged labor; Understanding gestational diabetes; Ground-breaking research on the hazards of inappropriate use of oxygen in labor and birth; Vaginal Birth After Cesarean; The First Moments of Life-- Caring for the baby at birth (cord clamping, suctioning, meconium, warming etc); Protocols and guidelines update. This book may be currently purchased directly from the author (gailhart@midwifeupdates.com or phone 503 235 7514). The price is $35 and includes shipping within the continental US.
A GREAT BOOK FOR MIDWIVES AND DOULAS! Patricia Edmonds and Heather McCullough have created a wonderful way to record your births! Read about it here: Record Book For Midwives or find more information at the First Breath Productions Website
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