NEWSLETTER

May, 2018
Hi All,
You may be surprised to be receiving a newsletter from me after quite awhile ...
I'm borrowing some time from of my writing immersion for my second book and my grand-mother delights to offer you some insight into some of the exciting things that are coming up that I am involved in.

Grandmother Project

Jane Hardwicke Collings and I are working on a Grandmother urgency project that looks at promises and commitments from Grandmothers about securing a future of healthy birth for the future generations - Gransmothers stay tuned to step forward...
Coming up in August I will presenting at 'The Confident Birth Expo' . Come down to Moonee Ponds and have a chat on Sunday the 12th.
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Deep in grandmother love and book-writing

The Better Birth 360 World Summit

I am also honoured to be one of the expert speakers in a brilliant, free, online birth summit with The Better Birth 360 World Summit for 2018 starting ​in the US on the 29th May (next week) that I would love to invite you all to attend

If you are interested in receiving some amazing tips and insights from leading experts around the world on how to promote a natural, calm, comfortable, and positive birth experience, then I have the perfect summit for you!
 
Here is what’s happening.
 
Nicholas Olow who is a board certified and licensed Acupuncturist with over 13 years of experience specializing in Pregnancy Care, Labor Support, Postpartum Care, and Pain Management, is currently interviewing birth professional experts all over the world and is going to share these exclusive interviews online at no cost to youstarting on May 29, 2018.
 
Current line up of experts speakers: 

  1. Dr. Michel Odent -International Speaker, Multi-Book Author, OBGYN Doctor, and Founder of The Primal Health Research Centrein London
  2. Dr. Sarah Buckley - International Speaker, General Practitioner, Family Physician, Author of Best Selling Book Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering
  3. Dr. Thomas Verny - International Speaker, Psychiatrist, Academic, Associate Editor of Journal of the Association for Pre and Peri-natal Pyschology and Health (JOPPPAH), and Author of The Secret Life of the Unborn Child
  4. Dr. Damon Cobb - Board Certified OB/GYN, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Fellow in Cosmetic Surgery through American Academy of Cosmic Surgery, and currently has a private practice in San Diego, CA
  5. Dr. Ricardo Jones - International Speaker, Obstetrician, Medical Doctor who Specializes in Homeopathy, and Author of Memories of the Glass Man - Reminiscences of a Humanist Obstetrician
  6. Dr. Brad Bootstaylor- Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), Author, and currently has a private practice in Atlanta, GA
  7. Dr. Joel Evans - International Lecturer, Medical Doctor, Board Certified OB/GYN, and Founder and Director of The Center for Functional Medicine who Specializes in Integrative Functional Gynecology
  8. Dr. Julie Gerland - International Speaker, Doctor in Holistic Medicines, HypnoBirthing® Trainer, Educator, Founder of Birthing the New Humanity and Birth The Change® Global Advocacy and Teaching Platforms
  9. Phyllis Klaus - International Speaker, Multi-Book Author, Founder of DONA International, Consultant, LCSW and Licensed Psychotherapist who has specialized in the perinatal period for over 30 years
  10. Shafia Monroe - Midwife, Public Health Professional, Motivational Speaker, Author, Doula Trainer, Infant Mortality Specialist, Founder of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC), and Advocate for Cultural Competency and Better Birth Outcomes
  11. Anna Humphreys - International Lecturer, Co-Director to Calm Birth, Meditator, Doula, and Certified Educator of Infant Massage
  12. Nicola Goodall - Internationally known TED Talk speaker on Birth, Doula with over 20 Years Experience, Contributing Writer to the Guardian, and Facilitates Loving Mother Workshops with Ibu Robin Lim
  13. Lisa Kane Low - President of American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
  14. Carol Sakala - Director of Childbirth Connections Programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families, Author, Educator, Researcher, and Maternity Care Advocate
  15. Vicki Hedley - President of Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
  16. Liz DeMaere - President of Lamaze International
  17. Julia Piazza -  International Speaker, Author, Birth Doula, Prenatal Yoga Specialist, Founder of Birth Wisdom Yoga™, Birth Partner Workshops, and Prenatal Yoga Teacher Trainings
  18. Maha al Musa - International Speaker, Author, Independent Childbirth Educator, Founder and Creator of EmbodyBirth™ and BellydanceBirth®, Pregnancy & Birth Consultant, and Worldwide Breastfeeding Advocate
  19. Maryl Smith - International Speaker, Homebirth Midwife who has attended Births since 1984 in 18 different nations, taught as an adjunct staff at Birthingway College of Midwifery, and Specializes in Supporting Trauma Survivors
  20. Deb Flashenberg - Internationally known Certified Yoga Instructor, Author, Birth and Prenatal Expert, DONA Birth Doula, and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
  21. Mars Lord -International Speaker, Award Winning Doula and Birth Activist, and Doula Trainer
  22. Whapio Diane Bartlett - International Speaker, Midwife, Educator, Mediator, Counselor, and Founder of the Matrona Foundation which offers Holistic Doula and Quantum Midwifery Programs
  23. Stephanie Larson - International Speaker, Founder and Master Trainer of Dancing for Birth, and Leading Expert on Supporting Birth Through Movement and Instinct
  24. Rhea Dempsey - International Speaker, Founder of Birthing Wisdom, Birth Doula, Childbirth Educator, Trainer, Counselor, and Author of the book Birth with Confidence: savvy choices for Normal Birth
  25. Anne Margolis - International Speaker, Author, Certified Nurse Midwife, Panel Expert, Birth Educator, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner
  26. Lindsey Mathews - Doctor in Chiropratic, Birth Doula, NLP Practitioner, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Founder of BIRTHFIT
  27. Kerry Tuschoff - International Speaker, Author, Founder and Director of Hypnobabies, Certified Hypnotherapist, Childbirth Educator, Hypno-Doula, and Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor
  28. Betsy K. Schwartz - Founder of Birth in the Know, Doula, Birth Advocate, and Creator of the Board Game Down the Birth Canal
 
The name of the summit is called Better Birth 360 World Summit.
 
List of topics that will be discuss at the Summit:

  • Humanizing childbirth and improving maternity care services  
  • The role of cultural competent maternity care in reducing health equities for women of color
  • Changing birth rituals in the hospitals
  • How to promote a calm, conscious, and positive birth experience
  • How to promote an autonomous and conscious birth using dance, sound and breath
  • How to help your clients overcome their fear of labor and instill confidence in the birthing women and support person(s)
  • Supporting birth through movement and instinct
  • Childbirth in the age of artificial light
  • Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing
  • The pre and perinatal origins of childhood and adult diseases
  • Lamaze’s six healthy birth practices
  • Multiple births
  • VBACs and TOLACS
  • How to promote an empowering birth experience with yoga, meditation, and journal prompts
  • How to prepare your body, mind, and spirit for a Better Birth Experience with fitness, nutrition, chiropractic, and mindset
  • How to create your birth experience from the inside out
  • How to help your client birth with courage and confidence in order to promote a normal and physiologic labor and birth
  • How to prevent and heal from birth traumas
  • And so much more…
 
If any of these topics resonate with you, I urge you to listen in.
 
Click on the link below to access The Better Birth 360 World Summit!
 
http://www.betterbirth360.com/Rhea_Dempsey
I’m so thrilled to participate in this. There’s never been anything like it before—all these leading experts are in one place to help you promote a natural, calm, comfortable, and positive birth experience. 
 
Please don’t delay because these insightful interviews will be available at no cost to you until June 25, 2018.  
 
After June 25, 2018, the entire collection of Better Birth 360 Interviews will be available for purchase.
 
Click on the link below to claim your spot for The Better Birth 360 World Summit! 
 
http://www.betterbirth360.com/Rhea_Dempsey
 
Look forward to seeing you at the summit...
 
With Love and Support,
 
Rhea Dempsey
​Birthing Wisdom
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