Making Choices in Birth: A Practitioner Explores the Practical and Emotional Complexities
Channel: MCTheYearOf
Date: 2015-11-03

To Introduce the event Ashley Vaughan will briefly explain birthing options In the U.S. and cross-cultural approaches toward pregnancy and birth. Following this short introduc­tion, guest lecturer Brandy Ferner from Birthing From Within will share insights from her work as a pregnancy and birth mentor. Werner Is a certified mentor specializing In teaching childbirth classes, attending births as a doula, and working with women who have had traumatic birth experi­ences. She will discuss a variety of factors that come Into play when people make decisions about pregnancy and birth, including upbringing and personality type, individual health, finances, type of care provider, the birthing environment, and social conditioning. She will also describe how pregnancy and birth decisions shape peoples’ postpartum experiences and experiences as parents. A question and answer session will follow the guest lecture.