Sheffield Home Birth Conference 2010
Making Home Birth a Real Option
Saturday 20 March 2010
St Mary’s, Sheffield
AGENDA
09:30-10:00 Coffee and Registration
10:00-10:10 Singing with Daisy Dinwoodie
10:10-11:00 Difficulties women and midwives face when planning home births
Beverley Beech, Chair of AIMS
11:00-12:00 Ask the Panel of Local Professionals with Dotty Watkins (Head of Midwifery), Kate Laurance (Sheffield PCT), Helen Baston (Consultant Midwife), Helen Dresner Barnes (Community Midwife), Naomi Watkins (NCT and Service User Rep) - Chaired by Mavis Kirkham, Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University
12:00-13:00 Lunch - including an opportunity to visit the stalls and taster sessions
13:00-13:10 Singing with Daisy Dinwoodie
13:10 -13:40 Mum’s the Word: how to bring the birth message home! Ruth Weston
13:40 -14:50 Home births increase when birth pools offered?
In Sheffield with Midwives Wendy Davis, Pam Dorling and Helen Dresner Barnes,
Adam Maclean, Director of The Good Birth Company and service users.
In Bradford with Ruth Weston, Director of Aquabirths and Midwife tbc
14:50-15:20 Tea and Coffee
15:20-15:50 All Hands on Deck- doulas alongside midwives
Daisy Dinwoodie and Nicola Goodall
15:50-16:30 Home Birth the Midwives Perspective
Mavis Kirkham
To book a place please complete the attached
booking form or contact Olivia Lester on telephone 0114 2678 948 or email: Olivia.lester@virgin.net