Video-Conference: 2015 MFCI Symposium: Protecting the MotherBaby-Dyad, Innovation in Maternity Care

VIDEO-CONFERENCE

2015 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative Symposium

PROTECTING THE MOTHERBABY-DYAD: INNOVATION IN MATERNITY CARE

A Conference for Perinatal Professionals

Wed. and Thur. Oct. 14 and 15, 2015

8:00 am-5:30 pm PST

Join our Virtual Townhall Meeting, Live-Streamed Videoconference

Broadcast from

The California Endowment Center, Los Angeles

New York City & Brisbane, Australia

Videoconference on http://zoom.us

CEUs Available for:

CNMs, LM/CPMs, RNs, CDs, CLEs, IBCLCs, CCEs, LCSWs, MFTs, CHESs

Video recordings of some sessions will be available to all who attended in person or via video-conference after November 7, 2015. For those who did not attend, there will be a nominal charge. Please email us to request a video. To email speakers and download their PowerPoints, CLICK HERE

Hosted by

The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health (AWMNH)

and

California Nurse Midwives Association - Los Angeles Chapter

Continuiung Education Unit Providers (Pending)

The following organizations approval for this event are in the process of being approved.

PAC/LAC

The Perinatal Advisory Council- Leadership, Advicacy, Consutation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 5862. This conference is pending approcal for BRN CEUs. PAC/LAC is an approved provider of continuiung education credit for LCSW, LMT and LPCC as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. PAC/LAC's provider number is PCE55563. This course is pending approval. PAC/LAC is approved provider of continuiung education credit for Certified Health Education Specialists by the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing. This course is pending approval.

Breastfeed L.A.

BreastfeedLA is an approved Long-Term Provider by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners #CLT113-36. They will provide CERPs for IBCLCs and CLEs.

International Childbirth Education Association. CEUs are pending for Certified Doulas and Certified Childbirth Educators.

We are applying for CEU contact hours through The American College of Nurse Midwives for Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Midwives. Licensed Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives may submit their contact hours for credit to their certifying and licensing entity.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Dr. Sarah Buckley, MD, Family Practice Physician & Author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering

Nan Strauss, JD, Choices in Childbirth, Author of Amnesty International's Report: Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the US & Doula Care in NYC: Advancing the Affordable Care Act

Dr. Stuart Fischbein, MD, FACOG, Homebirth OB-GYN, Birthing Instincts Inc.

Dr. Christine H. Morton, Ph.D., Medical Sociologist, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

Dr. Paula Meier, Ph.D., Clinical Professor in Lactation, Rush University

Hermine Hayes-Klein, JD, Founder, Human Rights in Childbirth

and others

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LIST OF SPEAKERS AND PLENARIES AND SCHEDULE

PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE

The 4th Annual MFCI Symposium will explore new and innovative approaches in maternity care to protect the MotherBaby-Dyad and discuss emerging issues in perinatal health from a socioecological perspective.

This conference encourages maternity care practices, practitioners & facilities to implement the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) Developed by The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) in the hospital, clinic and community setting. Principles of the MFCI are:

• Normalcy of Childbirth
• Empowerment
• Responsibility
• Do No Harm
• Autonomy

CONFERENCE THEMES

Equity in Maternal-Child Health

Sessions under this theme will explore the underlying causes of health inequities and disparities for vulnerable mothers and infants including racism, poverty, geography, ethnicity. Research, best practices and innovations to deliver interventions aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortalities and morbdities will be described. Speakers will share strategies to address gaps in equity and promote justice in maternity care.

Respectful Treatment in Maternity Care

Sessions under this theme will address cultural and systemic barriers to providing humane and respectful maternity care. Using a human rights framework, speakers will discuss issues such as informed consent and refusal, right to privacy, autonomy, and freedom of choice. Strategies for cross-cultural communication between caregivers and clients and between practitioners will be addressed.

Professional Collaboration in Maternity Care

Sessions under this theme will provide a forum for Maternal-Infant Health care providers from various discliplines to discuss strategies for bridging the gap when worldviews and models of maternity care--technocratic, humanistic, holistic (Davis-Floyd)--collide. Opportunities for ongoing communication will inspire allied perinatal health professionals to create harmonious teams committed to promoting the health and well-being of mothers and newborns.

Promoting Normalcy of Birth and Breastfeeding

Sessions under this theme will promote physiological childbirth and breastfeeding, protecting the motherinfant-dyad even when complications arise. Research and empirical knowledge will be shared about the innate abilities of mothers and newborns to survive and thrive. The impact of childbirth practices on breastfeeding and maternal mental health are explored in these sessions. Spirituality as a coping strategy in childbirth and compassion as a part of a caregiver's toolkit will also be discussed in these sessions.

HOW THE WEBINAR WORKS

These sessions will be virtual "town hall" meetings hosted on a videoconference platform. Speakers will present to attendees in the room at California Endowment Center in Los Angeles and those logging-in via the internet.

Virtual attendees will be able to ask questions of the speaker and engage in a dialouge, face-to-face in a virtual meeting room. Remote attendees may also call in using phone or voip.

Here's what you need:

1) Computer with built-in speakers and a webcam or voip.

2) Phone line (in case your audio does not work) or voip.

3) You may need earphones plugged into your computer or phone.

4) Steady and reliable internet connection.

Here's what to do:

1) Before the conference, create an account at http://zoom.us. It is free and simple to do so. Explore how it works, and familiarize yourself with the technology.

2) Thirty minutes before the session begins, check your email for a meeting invitation with a link and a meeting ID and code to enter the virtual meeting. Click on the link, enter the code, and you will be in the meeting room. You may also join by phone, voip or video, or both phone and video (This is suggested if you have problems with your audio on your computer).

There will be a separate meeting invitation and code for each session.

Sessions will be recorded and available for purchase after the conference.

CEUs will be available. Surveys will be sent to attendees to complete for CEU credit. Certificates will be emailed.

FAQs

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Before October 14, please call: (626) 388 - 2191 or Email: Training@WholisticMaternalNewbornHealth.org

For technical problems during the sessions, please contact Zoom.Us

There will be a session moderator to provide support during the videoconference via chat. If you have any problems during the video conference, contact her via your computer screen on Zoom. You may also contact the video-conference coordinator, Amoy Jacques, at (626) 662-5279 by text or phone call. You may email her at: Admin_AWMNH@wholisticmaternalnewbornhealth.org.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

No. The email invitation with the meeting ID and code will be sent to the person who registered and paid for the session(s) 15 minutes prior to the session start.

Can I update my registration information?

Yes. log back in and make changes.

What is the refund policy?

There are no refunds. Credits will be given for 12 months to be applied to another event or to purchase the recorded session(s).