Midwifery Today Conference
“Midwifery: Birth Care for a Global Future”

Bad Wildbad, Germany
17–21 October 2012

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SPEAKERS      CLASSES      LOCATION      ACCOMMODATIONS      TRAVEL      TESTIMONIALS      MORE INFORMATION

© Photo by Natasha Hance—www.NHancephotography.com  We are going back to Bad Wildbad, Germany, by popular demand. The midwives and doulas love going here. This is a fabulous place for a conference with relaxing baths in a lush valley between lovely hills. Buy yourself a spa pass and go often. The town of Bad Wildbad loves having the midwives come. They roll out the red carpet for us. With many nice little restaurants and bakeries, we have plenty of places to eat and to meet outside of conference times. There are accommodations at all price levels. Being in this beautiful place together for five days fills the conference with a lovely ambience. love, jan P.S.—Please read the testimonial below, as it represents so well my reasons for putting on conferences!

Confirmed speakers

Please click linked names for biographies.
Elizabeth Davis Cornelia Enning Carol Gautschi Tine Greve Jan Tritten Gail Hart Diane Goslin		Angelina Martinez Miranda Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos Lisa Goldstein Sharon Evans Katerina Perkhova Gail Tully

Classes will include the following topics.

Please see program for full listing of classes.

Midwifery Skills—2-day class Essentials of Midwifery—full-day class Techniques from Mexico—full-day class Shoulder Dystocia and “Malpresentations”—full-day class Education for a Global Future—full-day class Herbs, Homeopathy and Alternative Practices—full-day class Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Birthing Woman Homebirth: Research, Safety and How to Do It Second Stage of Labor Pain, Pain, Pain; Risk, Risk, Risk

Waterbirth Influences of Birth Practices on Bonding and Attachment How to Create a Sacred Birth Space Hemorrhage and Third Stage Difficulties from an Alternative and Allopathic Perspective Regaining and Retaining Autonomy in Midwifery Tear Prevention and Alternatives to Suturing The Future of Midwifery Assuring Ideal Positioning The First Hour after Birth Remembering Why We Are Midwives Birth is a Human Rights Issue Sore Boobs and Bottoms

PLEASE NOTE:
Waterbaby Day is happening Monday, 22 October 2012, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, the day after the Germany conference, very nearby. Germany Waterbaby parents will demonstrate Neonatal Watertraining, Sauna for Motherbaby and Babyswimming. Register at the conference at the “Wasserbabies” desk or e-mail Cornelia Enning at hebinfo@gmx.de.

Location

Kurhaus
Kuranlagenallee 8
75323 Bad Wildbad, Germany
Tel. during conference (for urgent use only): +49 7081 303265
 
Please note: the Kurhaus does not have sleeping rooms.

Bad Wildbad is a picturesque spa town located in the beautiful Black Forest region of Southern Germany. There are thermal spas located next to the Kurhaus, where the conference is being held. Conference registrants may purchase a spa pass for €34 (good 17–21 October) for the “Vital Therme” and the “Palais Thermal,” which include a wide variety of saunas, steam baths and thermal pools. Single entrance spa fee is €9.50 “Vital Therme” and €18 “Palais Thermal.”

Accommodations

There are many charming hotels, bed and breakfasts, and hostels in a peaceful, alpine setting, in all price ranges. If you are taking the train or are without a car let them know you want to be within walking distance of the Kurhaus. You may click here to view and print out the Accommodations Reservation Form. IMPORTANT: Please send the Accommodations Reservation Form to the Reservations Office indicated at the top of the form.

Contact for assistance in booking:

Bad Wildbad Hotels—Booking Service Reservation Office:
Tel.: +49 7081 10280
Fax: +49 7081 10290
E-mail: touristik@bad-wildbad.de
 
Post: Touristik Bad Wildbad GmbH
Postfach 10 03 26, 75314 Bad Wildbad, Germany

Accommodation cancellations:

Cancel before 31 August 2012 to avoid cancellation charge. (Note: This cancellation deadline applies to accommodations only. For cancellation of conference fees and refund policies, see registration form.)

How to Reach Bad Wildbad

By car: Take Highway A8, Exit “Pforzheim West.” From the exit Bad Wildbad is signed.

By airplane: Follow the directions below from the airport to Pforzheim. In Pforzheim change to Shuttle-Train "S6" to Bad Wildbad.

• Arrival at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA, 160 km): Take train from Airport Railway Station to Karlsruhe. In Karlsruhe take train to Pforzheim.
• Arrival at Stuttgart International Airport (STR, 60 km): Take Shuttle-Train from Airport Station to Stuttgart Main Station. In Stuttgart change to train to Pforzheim.
• Arrival in Munich (MUC, 220 km): Take Railway to Pforzheim.
• Arrival in Zurich (ZRH, 230 km): Take Railway to Stuttgart. In Stuttgart change to train to Pforzheim.
• Arrival at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (Baden-Airpark) (50 km) (for flights within Europe): Take Railway to Pforzheim.

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“I am a student of midwifery in the UK, and am frequently confronted with birthing and pregnancy environments that are almost totally void of the kinds of sensitive touch that I know can be vital to beautiful physiological, and beautiful non physiological births. Since returning from the gathering in Copenhagen, I have fed and been nourished by my experiences and memories from those wonderful five days…I was so inspired. I felt that much of what I had intuitively believed about birth and what is possible, was confirmed and held in the highest esteem there. I felt more like I had found my tribe than ever before. “So, I want to thank you from the deepest part of me for holding and creating that space, and I look forward to reconnecting in person with all and any of the amazing people I met and came into contact with there. I only wish that my colleagues here could have been there too! It can be so disheartening to be surrounded by such disillusioned and disconnected midwives…but actually, since Copenhagen, I haven’t been dragged down by those energies anyway nearly as much. I think Copenhagen grounded my belief even more firmly. Deep down I feel excitement and trust beaming brightly.” – Copenhagen 2009 attendee [ OTHER TESTIMONIALS ]

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