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Mary Nolan to visit Australia

Next February, from Friday 24 to Sunday 26, Birth International will be hosting the major event for childbirth and parenting educators in Australia in 2006 - a Conference at Sydney University. The program is being finalised at the present time and the full details will be on the website in a few weeks, but I am delighted to announce that Mary Nolan will be one of the key overseas speakers.

Mary is a senior tutor for the National Childbirth Trust in the UK, the author of a number of books on the subject of parenting education and a well known speaker in the UK and Europe. She will be presenting several workshop sessions during te Conference , where participants will be able to hone their skills and try out various teaching strategies.

The whole program is being geared towards the practical and away from the “talk fests” that so often characterise conferences these days. Working with parents in ways that will enable them to increased their skills requires educators who can model the skills themselves as part of a program that is interactive and experiential. This Conference will offer the chance to explore ways of tackling those topics that are often difficult to present well, such as pain in labour; unexpected outcomes; obstetric complications; informed choice; involving dads and sexuality. Special sessions will look at the needs of teenage parents; women wanting a VBAC, and program planning for special needs groups.

This will be the flagship event for those involved in childbirth education around the country, so make a diary entry now. More details soon - watch this space!

Posted by andrea at July 20, 2005 12:00 PM