Past Events
Sheffield Homebirth Conference 2009
“ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL”
Friday 13 March 2009, 9.30am - 4.30pm
09:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Denis Walsh - Why increasing homebirths is vital for the future of normal birth in the UK
10:30 Birth Matters - A short film produced by Nadine Edwards, Vice Chair of AIMS
10:50 WORKSHOPS: Supporting women at home - ’THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX’ about:
Breech/twins Jane Evans, Independent Midwife
Physiological third stage Chris Warren, Independent Midwife
Haemolytic Strep B infections Wendy Davis, NHS Midwife, Sheffield
Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Pam Dorling, NHS Midwife, Sheffield
Waterbirth Anne Adamson, Independent Midwife
12:00 Ask the Parents - A Panel of local Mothers who have given birth at home Chaired by Mavis Kirkham, Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University
13:00 BUFFET LUNCH And an opportunity to find out about local and national services including Natal Hypnotherapy taster sessions with Dot Parry, NHS Midwife, Manchester.
14:15 WORKSHOPS: A different approach to pregnancy, labour and birth with:
Active Birth Olivia Lester
Acupuncture Rainy Hutchinson
Hypnobirthing Beth Roche
Massage Helena Costen
Osteopathy Mandy Redmond
15:30 TEA AND COFFEE
15:45 HOMEBIRTH SERVICE IN SHEFFIELD - LOCAL UPDATE Dotty Watkins, Head of Midwifery, Sheffield and Kate Laurance, Strategy and Specification Manager, Sheffield PCT
16:15 Independent Midwifery- Jane Evans, Independent Midwife
16:30 CLOSE
Sheffield Homebirth Conference 2008
Sheffield Homebirth Conference 2008 was a huge success - we received excellent feedback and everyone thought the conference met it‘s objective to inspire, encourage and support an increasing homebirth service.
“Making Women the Focus of Maternity Care”
Saturday 29 March 2008, 9.30am - 4.30pm
09:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Focus on safety - Women’s perspectives
Nadine Edwards, Vice Chair of the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS)
11:00 LET’S GET NORMAL
Amanda Dixon, NHS Midwife, Mid Essex
11:45 WORKSHOPS: Supporting women at home - “THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX” about:
Breech/twins Jane Evans, Independent Midwife
Physiological third stage Chris Warren, Independent Midwife
Haemolytic Strep B infections Wendy Davis, NHS Midwife, Sheffield
Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Anne Adamson, Independent Midwife
Waterbirth Dot Parry, NHS Midwife, Manchester
13:00 BUFFET LUNCH
And an opportunity to find out about local and national services including ’taster sessions’.
14:30 FOCUS ON THE MOTHER
Ruth Weston
14:45 Why women don’t have homebirths
Pam Dorling, Retired NHS Midwife, Sheffield
15:15 TEA AND COFFEE
15:30 HOMEBIRTH SERVICE IN SHEFFIELD - LOCAL UPDATE
Dotty Watkins, Head of Midwifery, Sheffield
15:45 “STROPPY WOMEN”
Professor Mavis Kirkham, Sheffield Hallam University
THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN SHEFFIELD PREMIERE
Released in the USA in January 2008, it has great relevance to anyone with an interest in childbirth. See www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com for further details and a trailer of the film.
The screening took place at the Showroom, Sheffield, on Saturday 17th May, at 2.00pm,
The film encompassed everything Sheffield Homebirth Group believe about birth and we would highly recommend going to see it.
Mavis Kirkham, Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University gave a speech before the screening and then led discussion after with lots of interesting and passionate contributions from mothers and midwives.
The screening raised £100 for the Save Independent Midwifery campaign
If you missed this screening please don’t dispair as there are screenings taking place across the UK - for further details see www.saveindependentmidwifery.org