Friday, October 19, 2007

BIRTH INDIA INAUGURAL SEMINAR

BIRTH INDIA INAUGURAL SEMINAR 2007
At the Rotary Club Juhu Tara Road Santa Cruz, Bombay

Friday November 30th / 10am to 7pm
Saturday December 1st / 10am to 2pm (Our AGM and action plan for change for Birth India members and international guests only will be from 3 - 6pm.)

Rs. 250 (Contributions would be most appreciated. We request anyone wishing to hand out their business card to please give a further contribution to do this.)

Papers presented on the following topics:

The risks of obstetric technology and obstetric procedures in maternity care
The role of midwives in conflict and disaster
Concerns re: obstetric practices and opening birth centers
The role of dynamic childbirth education in creating confidence in birthing women
Rural maternal health care and ANMs
Traditional Birth Attendants, women's rights and the work of the Society of Midwives
Alternative birth in the hospital environment: the value of Yoga.
The value of doula work and the need to integrate labor support into obstetric care
Indian cultural legacies of birth and the female body
Postpartum depression

Please RSVP to india.birth@gmail.com. To register as a sponsor, please contact zia@quantacare.org.