Free international online midwifery conference on the topic of birth. This year marks the eighth edition. It begins on Wednesday May 4, 2016 at 10:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
24 presentations and 14 participating countries, including Indonesia, Palestine, Iran, Romania, Belgium, and others.
Three workshops will also be held on the following topics:
- Water Birth
- VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)
- Newborn Resuscitation
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Maralyn Foureur, University of Technology, Sydney, opening the conference with ‘Designing Out Fear’
Professor Ellen Blix, University of Applied Sciences, Oslo ‘Midwifery and Maternity Care in Norway’
Professor Eugene Declercq, Boston University, ‘Birth by the Numbers; Evidence behind the Us Cesarean Epidemic’
Professor Caroline Homer, University of Technology, Sydney, closing the conference with ‘Reducing Preventable Stillbirths; The Opportunity for Midwives’
You can read more at -> Conference website
