Science & Sensibility

It’s that time again, folks: have you decided which conference(s) you’ll be attending this year to supplement your knowledge of perinatal issues, make new connections with professionals in your field(s) of interest and boost your motivation for the wonderful work you do?  If not, then peruse the following list.  If you know of a conference that should be on this list, but isn’t, PLEASE ADD THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION (links to web pages too, please!)

 

~ Childbirth Education ~

Lamaze’s Annual Conference: Safe and healthy birth: The music of our head, heart and hands
Nashville, TN Oct 26-28

Regional Association of Childbirth Educators of Puget Sound (REACHE): Birth * Baby * Breast * Business
Mount Lake Terrace, WA March 9

Health Connect One’s Fifth Annual Conference:  Leap Into Action
Learn about current federal policies that affect mothers, babies, and families, and how community health workers and community-based maternal and child health programs are impacting the field.
Arlington, VA Feb 28-29

Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA) Annual Conference
“Together we can build bridges for better birthing outcomes around the world”
Kansas City July 19-22

National Association of Childbirth Educators (Australia): Generation Now - the fears, the fantasy and finding the balance
Sydney, Australia  October 2012

Mid-Pacific Conference on Birth and Primal Health Research: An international, interdisciplinary conference featuring speakers such as Michele Odent, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Elizabeth Davies, Ina May Gaskin, Sarah Buckley, Pablo de Queiroz Santos (obstetrician-Sao Paulo), Hiromi Inoue (obstetrician, Tokyo), Jan Tritten (editor—Midwifery Today), Vicki Penwell (midwife, “Mercy in Action, Phillipines) and many, many more…
Honolulu, HI Oct 26-28

 

~ Midwifery ~

Midwifery Today’s Two Annual Conferences:
1.  “Midwifery: Skill, Wisdom, Culture, Love”
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA  April 11–15
2. “Midwifery: Care for a Global Future”
Bad Wildbad, Germany  October 17–21
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Regional Conferences:

1. Coming into the Light (Region 5)
   Tempee, AZ Feb 17-19
2.  Asilomar, CA Sept 27-30

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) 57th Annual Meeting
Long Beach, CA June 2-7

 
Association of Radical Midwives National Meeting
Wigan, UK March 24

International Day of the Midwife
worldwide May 5

 

~ Doulas ~

Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA) Annual Conference
“Together we can build bridges for better birthing outcomes around the world”
Kansas City July 19-22

Doulas of North America (DONA) 18th Annual Conference
Cancun, Mexico

Northwest Doula Conference
Renton, WA  May 8

 

~ Perinatal Mental Health ~

The Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health Biennial Conference:  Taking Action Around Childbirth Together
Paris, France Oct 3-5

Postpartum Support International (PSI) 26th Annual Conference:
Minneapolis, MN  June 19-22

 

~ Improving Maternity Care Research & Advocacy Groups ~

Partners in Perinatal Health 22nd Annual Conference
Norwood, MA May 15

Perinatal Advisory Council:  Leadership, Advocacy & Consultation’s 16th Annual Conference: “Quality of Life for Families XIV: Improving the Outcomes of Pregnancy”
Los Angeles, CA June 6-7

 

~ Nursing ~

March of Dimes’ 37th Annual Perinatal Nursing Conference
Lisle, IL  March 1-2

Various topic tracks will be featured at this conference, including: Public Health, High Risk Newborn, Lactation, L&D/Mother Baby.  CEU’s/contact hours available for nurses and lactation consultants.

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses’ (AWHONN) Annual Convention.
36 contact hours available.
Washington DC June 23-27

 

~ Medical Conferences ~

American College of Gynecologists (ACOG) – 60th Annual Clinical Meeting
San Diego, CA May 5-9

American Academy of Family Physicians:
1. Congressional Conference
Washington DC May 14
2. Family Centered Maternity Care Course
Portland, OR May 8-11

 

~ Public Health ~

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs’ (AMCHP) Annual Conference
Washington DC Feb. 11-14

 

~ Lactation Support ~

International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA): Call to Action: New Perspectives in Human Lactation
Orlando, Florida July 25 – 27

To see an entire years’ worth of breastfeeding support-related conferences, go here:  http://www.breastfeedingconferences.com/ (U.S. and international conferences listed)

 

~ Others /International~

Sociology of Reproduction Mini Conference, in conjunction with the Eastern Sociological Society’s Annual Conference
NYC Feb 23-26
**To view PDF of the Sociology of Reproduction’s Mini Conference, go here: ESS-2012-SociologyOfReproductionMiniConference.

**Multi-disciplinary conference:  Breathing New Life into Maternity Care
Melbourne, Australia May 24-26

 

Don’t forget: If you are aware of a conference worthy of being on this list, please add the relevant information via the Comments box below…

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