Place of Birth Conference

A free conference with workshops for parents and parents-to-be living in stockport or considering booking at Stepping Hill or Corbar Birth Centre.

Saturday 27th March 2010 12.30 – 4pm
Pinewood Education Centre,
Stepping Hill Hospital,
Stockport SK2 7JE

Provisional Programme (January 2010)

Conference to be chaired by Debbie Garrod, Consultant Midwife and Maria Novelley, Chair Stockport NCT.

12.30pm   

Arrivals, time for browsing, registration, refreshments

1.00pm

Welcome and opening remarks Julie Estcourt, Head of Midwifery

1.05pm

Key note presentation: homebirth (title to be confirmed): Liz Stephens, President of The Royal College of Midwive

1.30pm

Corbar and Stockport Birth Centres Midwives Liz Baxter and Sheila Horrocks

2.00pm

‘This is our story’ Presentations from Stockport parents who have experienced home and birth centre births

2.20pm

Panel discussion: question and answer session with all speakers

2.30pm

Workshops: choice of taking part in 2 x 25 minute sessions


1.‘Let go of the fear’ using relaxation, breathing and    movement in labour

2. Practical yoga taster session

3. Pre and post natal exercise taster session

4. Waterbirth

5. ‘Mess – what mess?’ busting the myths around     home birth

6. Sessions for fathers and birth supporters

3.30pm

Closing presentation and video Debbie Garrod, Consultant Midwife

4.00pm

Conference ends

Please click here to register for the Place of Birth Conference.

For further information please contact Debbie Garrod on:

Tel:0161 419 5531
Text:07917 613 289
E mail: debbie.garrod@stockport.nhs.uk

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