Juneteenth Midwives Suturing Camp

This 2-day suturing camp for midwives strengthens foundational suturing knowledge and skills and explores new ways of performing repairs.

By Nell Tharpe MS, CNM, CRNFA, FACNM

Date and time

June 17 · 4pm - June 20 · 10am EDT

Location

Coastal Maine Setting

16 Tharpe Lane East Boothbay, ME 04544

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About this event

  • 2 days 18 hours

In recognition of Juneteenth, this in-person Midwifery Camp is specifically for Black and Brown midwives. A discount is built into the ticket price. The workshop combines focused learning with good food and lots of discussion in a stellar setting on the rocky coast of Maine.

ACNM specialty credit applied for.

The Juneteenth Midwife Camp sessions build on each other and provide time for learning, skill refinement, connecting with other participants, and time for rest and reflection. Session content is designed to expand each participant’s suturing skills, explore new ways (and whys!) of assessment after birth and performing repairs, and discuss the clinical challenges of repairs encountered in practice. The schedule allows participants to build their technical and creative skills for assessing and approximating tissues.

To ensure everyone gets individualized mentoring, workshops are limited to 6 participants. The core workshop runs from 9am-4pm on Tuesday & Wednesday.

Midwives may stay on site or commute from the nearby Boothbay Harbor Region. All participants are welcomed Monday evening for a casual get together. Accommodations with On Site Tickets are provided in a lovely rustic summer home. There are three private rooms and one double room all with shared bath. Rooms are reserved exclusively for Retreat Participants. Departure is Thursday morning (3-nights).

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The retreat begins with a Welcome Gathering Monday evening and ends on Wednesday evening. Participants are free to stay until Thursday morning.

Day One begins with lecture and hands-on skill building for Knot-tying and Suturing followed by afternoon lecture and discussion of Perineal Assessment and Repair techniques, Case Reviews, and Model Making. We'll gather as a group for dinner.

Day Two begins with hands-on skill building for Repair of Birth Lacerations followed by discussion and Case Reviews. Dinner on your own.


Tickets

We are committed to increasing the representation of midwives, by creating a profession as diverse as the people we serve and through membership in our professional associations.

  • 2 Reparations Tickets are available for a Black, Brown, or Indigenous midwife whose ancestors were affected by historic enslavement or genocide. Ticket cost is 10% of full ticket price and includes all materials and housing for the participant. Please reach out to us by email if your preference is for off-site housing.
  • A $200 Midwife of Color discount is built into all full price tickets for this Midwife Camp. No need to add the usual Midwife of Color discount code.
  • Membership discounts: ACNM or NACPM members may receive an additional 10% discount. Use the appropriate code for you: ACNMMember; NACPMMember. For membership discounts, your Membership number is required.

DISCOUNTS: One discount per purchase, please.


HOW TO USE DISCOUNT CODES: You'll need to know the code and enter it before you choose your ticket and check-out. Use the *blue link* to enter your promo code in Eventbrite. It is located at the top of the first screen shown when checking out, above the ‘Tickets’ heading.

Midwife Workshops welcomes Ebony Simpson, CNM who will be leading portions of the Junteenth Middwife Suturing Camp. Ebony is a Frontier graduate who is a strong advocate for racial equity in midwifery, particularly by and for people of color. Ebony has experience in community and hospital births. She is curently a Staff Nurse Midwife attending low risk births at a Community Hospital with an average of 160 births per month

Frequently asked questions

Is this workshop only open to midwives of color?

Yes. This workshop is specifically for Black, Brown, Indigenous and other midwives of color. There is a reduced rate to make the workshop more accessible. We need more midwives of color across every birth setting.

Is housing included?

There are on-site and commuter options available. On-site housing is only for Midwife Camp participants. If you want to come with family or friends, please choose the Commuter Ticket.

Are meals provided?

There is a fully stocked kitchen available. Most meals are provided as well as snacks. Participants are welcomed to also purchase their preferred foods. There is one dinner on your own. Dietary limitations are carefully honored.

Organized by

Nell has been a Certified Nurse-Midwife since completing the program at State University of New York in 1986. She was in practice for nearly two decades before she received her Master of Science degree in Midwifery in 2003 from Philadelphia University. 

Nell’s passion is bridging the gap between practice and theory. Her focus is ensuring women have access to the benefits of high quality midwifery care in every birth setting and across the continuum of perinatal and women’s health services.

Nell is the original author of , now in it’s 5th edition.

What does she love about teaching? "I love the amazing midwives who come to my programs! I love to see them think through complex problems and grow through our engagement. Their curiosity and commitment to quality care for women, babies and families never ceases to amaze me!"

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