2013 Birth and Breastfeeding Conference Schedule

November 14 – 17: Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health’s Annual Conference on Birth Psychology in Asilomar, CA

November 6 – 9: Birth and Beyond Conference in London, ON, Canada

November 6 – 8: Perinatal Mental Health: Optimizing Maternal Treatment to Improve Infant Outcomes Conference in Chicago, IL

November 2 – 6: American Public Health Association in Boston MA

October 25 – 27: CAPPA Anniversary Conference in Destin, FL

October 24 – 27: Midwives Alliance of North America Annual Conference: Birthing Social Change in Portland, OR

October 24 – 25: Postpartum Support International 2-Day Perinatal Mood Disorders Certificate Training Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care in Grand Rapids, MI

October 19: Making the Case for Mother-Friendly Birth Practices: Safer Care & Lower Costs at California State University Fullerton, Irvine Campus, Irvine, CA

Ends October 19: Every Doula, Everywhere: DONA International Virtual Conference, online

October 18: Lactation Update with Marie Biancuzzo in Plymouth, MI

October 11 – 13: Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum in New Orleans, LA

October 9 – 13: DTI Doula Immersion Retreat in Sonoma, CaOctober 10: Optimal Outcomes in Women’s Health: Supporting Physiologic Birth in Minneapolis, MN

October 4 – 6: LLL of the Sunshine State Conference in Daytona Beach, FL

September 28 – 29: VBAC Summit in Miami, FL

September 26 – 28: American Association of Birth Centers Conference in Minneapolis, MN

September 25 – 26: Bloomington Area Birth Services Midwest Lactation Conference in Indianapolis, INSeptember 9: Women, Doulas and the Medical Management of Childbirth on-line webinar

September 18 – 22: Trust Birth Conference in Sydney, Australia

August 29: Trauma Makes You Fat; And Other Surprising Causes of Obesity on-line webinar

August 29 – 30: Postpartum Support International 2-Day Perinatal Mood Disorders Certificate Training Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care in Winfield IL

August 3: Northwest Area Childbirth Educators Forum in Tualatin (Portland), OR

August 2 – 3: Squat Birth Journal Squatfest in San Francisco, CA

July 29 – 30: Bringing Light to Motherhood in Los Angeles, CA

July 26 – 28: Birth Activist Retreat in Salt Lake City, UT

July 25 – 28: ILCA Annual Conference in Melbourne, Australia

July 19 – 20: DONA Virtual Conference 2013, ONLINE

July 11: Midwife led units: Simply the best?: The 6th Annual University of Worcester Birth Conference in Worcester, UK

June 21 – 22: Inequity In Breastfeeding Support Summit in Seattle, WA

June 21 – 22: Postpartum Support International Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN

June 20 – 23: 2013 Tongue-Tie Summit in Orlando, FL

June 15 – 19: AWHONN Annual Convention in Nashville, TN

June 9: The Importance of Core Strength in the Prenatal and Postnatal Client in Elgin, IL

June 7 – 9: Spokane County Breastfeeding Coalition, Bloom Spokane, Postpartum Support International – WA and Providence Spokane Hospitals, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Mood Disorders Conference in Spokane, WA

June 5 – 7: Normal Labour and Birth: 8th Research Conference in Grange Over Sands, English Lake District, UK

May 30 – June 4: ACNM 58th Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN

May 24 – 26: LLL Regional Conference – Southern California/Nevada Region in Newport Beach, CA

May 22 – 24: 17th International Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG) in Berlin, Germany

May 14: Partners in Perinatal Health 24th Annual Conference in Norwood, MA

May 16 – 19: American Association for the History of Medicine Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA

May 16: Obesity, Depression and Birth Trauma: New Approaches to Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges in Stockton, CA

May 4 – 8: ACOG 61th Annual Clinical Meeting in New Orleans, LA

May 3 – 5: USLCA conference in St. Louis, MO

May 2 – 3: Baystate Medical Center Lactation Services Annual Breastfeeding Conferenc, in Holyoke, MA

April 22 – 27th: Christian Midwives International in Savannah, GA

April 22 – May 31: GOLD online conference ONLINE

April 3 – 7: Midwifery Today in Eugene, OR

March 22: REACHE Conference in Renton, WA.

March 20: New Jersey Birth Network Symposium on Birth Practices in New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ

March 21 – 22: 8th Breastfeeding & Feminism Conference in Chapel Hill, NC

March 18: Boston Association for Childbirth Education & Nursing Mother’s Council Breastfeeding Conference in Boxborough, MA

March 6 – April 6: iLactation conference, Premies, Priorities, and Practice ONLINE

March 1 – 3: MANA region 1 conference in Nashua, NH. Contact birthart@metrocast.net for details.

March 1 – 2: CIMS 2013 forum in Kansas City, MO

February 2 – 3: When Survivors Give Birth Workshop in Seattle, WA

January 25 – 26: When Survivors Give Birth Workshop in San Diego, CA