Workshops & Conferences

BACE-NMC hosts educational workshops which are open to the community, several times a year. CEUs can be earned at most workshops.

Stay tuned for updates on upcoming BACE education and training workshops for perinatal health workers: birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, community health workers, home visitors, breastfeeding counselors, and more!

 Workshop topics:
• Tools and techniques for inspiring mothers to trust their instinct as they venture into motherhood
• Understanding when medications and interventions are necessary during labor and birth and recent updates on evidence-based research
• Teaching and supporting couples to stay strong as they transition into parenthood
• Teaching breastfeeding basics and community resources as part of a childbirth education course or home-visit
• When domestic violence impacts a family during the childbearing year
• Helping women find their way out of postpartum depression

Past workshops have included:Alternative Medicine And Complementary Treatments During The Childbearing Year Effective Guidance For Breastfeeding MothersAn Infant In The Special Care Nursery Or NICU: Supporting The Parents The Basics Of Breastfeeding Advanced Childbirth Education Workshop (focused On Cesarean & VBAC)

Friday, March 23, 2012

Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA
"Perinatal Lyme: What We Know and What We Don't Know"
"Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding"
and more....

The April 1, 2011 NMC Breastfeeding Conference, held in Boxborough, MA, was a great success! Featured speakers Christina Smillie, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, FABM and Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC provided a full day of challenging and informative sessions. Despite the April Fool’s Day snowstorm, nearly 190 breastfeeding professionals and volunteers braved the elements to get to the conference.

One attendee who listed her credentials as IBCLC, birth doula, and childbirth educator said that hearing Dr. Smillie was “lovely, inspiring and made me hungry to learn more.” Another IBCLC in attendance, called Marsha Walker “a delightful, well-informed presenter,” and noted that "She has given me a wealth of new information as well as reaffirmed my practices in working with new mothers.”

Session topics included: Breastfeeding Communication Across Cultures The Use and Abuse of Breastfeeding Equipment: Pumps, Shields, and Beyond Make It Easy—Beyond Pumps and Galactogogues Baby-led Breastfeeding

The 2012 conference date & location will be announced soon! To receive advance notice for conference registration details
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