Advanced Practice Birth Support for the Birth Center
This program is designed and implemented in partnership with Mountain Midwifery and is held at the Mountain Midwifery Birth Center in Englewood, CO. It includes hands on training with birth center families, advanced practice topics for trained birth professionals, and orientation specific to the Mountain Midwifery Birth Center. Participants will engage in classroom, on site, and on line activities.
Purpose: To offer birth professionals enrichment that will ensure their success in the birth center environment including advanced practice skills particular to the birth center setting as well as orientation to the Mountain Midwifery Center and hands on work with birthing center families.
Target Audience: Birth professionals interested in working in the birthing center environment
who wish to advance skills related to this specific birthing atmosphere
and have an opportunity to hone those skills in a hands-on learning
program.
Format: Participants will attend three days of informative sessions during which speakers will present didactic information pertinent to the learning objectives. Each participant will be matched with a birthing family and will attend one birth at the birth center as a part of the program. An online forum will be available and participants will participate in one scheduled online discussion.
Facilitators: Gina DeRosa, CD(DONA), CCCE, With Women Cassie Hart, CNM, MS, Mountain Midwifery Center Jen Matera, MA, CLD, CD(CBI), Cocoon Enterprises Tracy Ryan, CNM, MS, Mountain Midwifery Center Sarit Schneider, CNM, MS, Mountain Midwifery Center Heather Scott, CLD, CCCE, Cocoon Enterprises
Sponsors: Cocoon Enterprises, Inc. Mountain Midwifery, Inc. With Women, LLC
Dates: December 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2008 plus TBA online dialogue
Cost: $325 including all materials. Payment can be made via Pay Pal or by check.
Registration deadline November 23, 2008 Registration requires payment in full and completion of the registration form. Please contact Heather Scott or Jen Matera at 303-905-6948 or info@cocoonenterprise.com for more information or to register by phone.