Let’s Talk Birth 2019 Tour focuses on celebrating the work and collaboration between health and birth professionals with empowering women and their families, in pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period. With addresses from leading midwifery, birthing and perinatal specialists, encased in a day of lively discussion with exhibitors and like-minded professionals.
Visiting 5 cities over 8 days, the Let’s Talk Birth team have created a relaxing, informative and memorable awayday for midwives, Doulas, birth and health professionals training in, working in, or supporting in midwifery, early parenthood and perinatal mental health. This event is for the innovative and forward thinking.
With commissioned performances from the Birmingham Theatre School, the City of Glasgow College and spoken word from Kati Edwards.
Birthrights is the UK’s only organisation dedicated to improving women’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth by promoting respect for human rights. They believe that all women are entitled to respectful maternity care that protects their fundamental rights to dignity, autonomy, privacy and equality.
Sheena Byron is a practising midwife of 40 years., having worked in the NHS for most of that time. Sheena was one of the UK’s first consultant midwives, and as head of midwifery successfully helped to lead the development of three birth centres in East Lancashire.
Keynote speaker, author, international speaker. Founder of International Father’s Mental Health Day, Winner of the Local Hero Award at the Pride of Britain Awards 2012.
Author of award winning book Men, Love and Birth. An experienced midwife and nurse, and founder of ‘Birthing4Blokes’ movement.
Zoe Wright is a Midwife, Founder and Trainer of the Real Birth Programme. She started her career as a midwife in 2005 and has trained in Hypnobirthing and Birth Trauma Resolution. Zoe speaks at universities to student midwives about the power of positive antenatal education.
Rineke is a trustee of Birthrights, and Lead Obstetrician of Better Birth Lancashire and South Cumbria. Her Clinical expertise is in women with medical conditions during pregnancy and women with complications during childbirth.
Milli Hill is the founder of the Positive Birth Movement (PBM), a global network of nearly 400 free to attend antenatal groups. Her book, The Positive Birth Book, was published in March 2017 to wide acclaim, immediately becoming an Amazon bestseller.
Elaine is an inspirational speaker and author on perinatal mental illness, mental health and overcoming challenges. Her books ‘Eyes without Sparkle - a journey through postnatal illness’ (CRC Press 2005) and ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’ (CRC Press 2015) both highly commended by the BMA.
Award winning doula and birth activist Mars Lord has been a birth keeper for well over a decade. After attending the Paramana Doula course with Michel Odent and Lilliana Lammers, a spark was lit within her and the passion that she discovered for birth and supporting parents has fired her soul ever since. She has had the privilege of working with hundreds of families.
LGBT Foundation believes in a fair and equal society where all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people can achieve their full potential. Every year we serve 40,00 people – amplifying voices, providing support and offering hope to people who’ve had nowhere else to turn. Pride in Practice is one of many services that LGBT Foundation offers.
Leila Baker has been a member of Doula UK since 2014, and started volunteering as a Rep in August 2016. In January 2017 she became joint Rep Coordinator, before joining the Leadership Team as Head of Membership in November 2017. Leila is Chair of the Diversity Panel and a trustee of the Access Fund charity.
Our speakers all work within the maternity services and between them encompass all aspects of birth - from the antenatal period through to the postnatal. From positive birth to trauma and the effects on the wider family. These speakers have a wealth of experience between them, years of professional development and multiple publications met with great success.
Each leg of the tour will encompass five speakers and you can be assured to gain in depth knowledge on a variety of birthing topics. And there’s no need to worry about missing a speaker... After the Glasgow leg, you will receive a link to watch the entire collection of speakers online. Any additional lectures you watch will contribute towards additional CPD points!
Check out the full speaker bios here!
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Our venues have been carefully chosen to allow everyone the chance to attend Let’s Talk Birth 2019. Bath, London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow stretch the length of England and into Scotland and are situated in convenient locations - making travel easy by any means, and a welcoming environment upon arrival and throughout the day.
All refreshments throughout the day are of the highest quality, provided by inhouse caterers or professional catering companies. Special dietary requirements can be made and catered for upon request.
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If you have any questions do not hesitate to get in touch. We wil endeavour to answer ay questions, comments or queriers withing 24 hrs.