Earn MEAC Accredited CEU's for Midwifery Volunteerism in Developing Countries Seminar
During this week-end seminar you will spend time learning about maternal/child health issues in the third world, and what you can do to change the current high rate of maternal and newborn deaths. The focus will be on new and challenging research in the field of maternal/newborn/child health, as it pertains to the current global health crisis. In addition to the lectures and emergency skills workshops, you have the opportunity to learn how you can start your own non-profit organization or help establish a birth center in a needy country. You will be taught by Vicki Penwell, a midwife for 29 years, Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) with vast experience in the Philippines and around the world. This training is ideal for midwives, doulas, or childbirth educators who need continuing education, anyone who has ever dreamed of taking a volunteer holiday to help women in other countries, or anyone who is interested in birth practices in other cultures and the issues of maternity care in settings of poverty. You can apply as an individual or with a group for the seminar. There will be lots of learning, laughter, and inspiration on this week-end that may change the way you think about birth forever.
Click below to download brochure & registration form:
Midwifery Volunteerism Seminar brochure
Locations and Dates in 2010
March 19-20, 2010 (Friday and Saturday)
Paso Robles, California
Paso Robles is a lovely town on the central coast about half way between LA and San Francisco. They are known as the "new Napa valley" for their wine grapes and Wineries that dot the landscape, alongside beautiful horse farms and cattle ranches. We are staying at a retreat center; cost for lodging and food for 3 nights and 2 days will be under $200. You can fly into San Luis Obispo, CA, 30 minutes to the south and rent a car, or arrange a shuttle by calling Wine Country Charters at 805-239-4747. Cost is $40 one way or $60 round trip.
May 21-22, 2010 (Friday and Saturday)
Plattsburgh, New York
Plattsburgh is a lakeside town surrounded by a charming rural setting in upper state New York, right across Lake Champlain from Vermont. It is the perfect get-away spot in the middle of beautiful New England, and just a short hop from New York City. You can fly directly into Plattsburgh, NY
October 30-31, 2010 (Saturday and Sunday)
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago has been called "the most American of American's big cities", and is indeed the third largest city in the United States. Located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago attracts approximately 35 million tourists annually from around the nation and abroad. Come and enjoy the beauty of fall in the mid-west.This conference will be hosted by Midwest Maternal Child Institute.
Seminar Schedule:
Day One
8:00-8:30 - Registration
8:30-10:30 - Maternal Survival Issues 2.0
10:30-10:45 - BREAK
10:45-12:15 – Focused Antenatal Care 1.5
12:15- 1:30 - Lunch
1:30- 3:00 – Newborn & Post Partum Care 1.5
3:00- 3:15 - BREAK
3:15- 4:45 – Cont. Newborn & Post Partum Care 1.5
4:45-7:00 - Dinner Break
7:00-9:00 Evening Story Telling over Chai Tea
Day Two
8:30-10:30 - Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV 2.0
10:30 -10:45 - BREAK
10:45 -12:45 – Movie & Round Table Discussion 2.0
12:45 - 2:00 - Lunch
2:00- 3:30 – Advanced Emergency Midwifery Skills for Developing Nations: Obstructed labor and Eclampsia 1.5
3:30- 3:45 - BREAK
3:45- 5:15 –Cont. Advanced Emergency Skills for Developing Nations: Hemorrhage
and Infection 1.5
5:15-7:00 - Dinner Break
Who will benefit:
Midwives, doctors, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators and students with a desire to ad- dress the unique needs of poor mothers and babies in the developing world will find this seminar to be tremendously helpful. Focus is on updating skills you already have to fit situations of poverty, and to identify new best-practices in obstetrics worldwide.
Seminar Cost:
Two months before the start date: $300
Less than two months before = $350
When you register for the conference, we will email you a map to the seminar location and information on the hotels near the seminar.
Details for Seminar
Send in your application:
You can download and print the brochure and registration form, above, and mail it with a check, but it is much easier if you pay online and in the process all the registration form information will be sent by email with proof of your payment.
Receive your acceptance by email and make plans to attend. At that time we will send you a map to the seminar site and contact information for local hotels.
Pay your fees on-line by going to the Donation page on the home page of our web site-you may use either credit card or checking account.