Vicki Diloia: Born: From conception to being
Channel: Pecha Kucha Night Santa Barbara
Date: 2013-11-05

Vicki's focus on the birth-consciousness connection was radicalized with her second child's birth - an emergency c-section resulting in a micro-premie weighing 1 lb 10 oz, costing over a million dollars in medical expenses. She considers her most significant political action to date as having had two joyful home births after the c-section trauma.
Babies, even before conception, remember so much more than we ever thought. Mom and Dad's thoughts, emotions, and actions influence how babies are wired before they leave the womb. And then the birth adds to the life patterns that are set.  The pre-nate is more aware, communicative and open to influence than science ever before imagined. How parents' and their community of supporters  connect the dots between quality pre-conception, conception, pregnancy and birth with individual wellness, public health practices and a compassionate society - has a huge impact on the world.