This is the final installment in this series. I hope you have benefited from it!
All too often, birth professionals go through their careers with blinders on – blinders to the global view of birth and how that might impact their practice in their small little corner of the world.
There is a big birthing world out there, with rich history and a variety of cultural differences surrounding the birth experience. Learning about these differences can enrich the classes and lives reached by your classes. Plus, learning about differences within the US, North America and then outward, you can breathe new life into your classes, career and add strength!
There is a big birthing world out there, with rich history and a variety of cultural differences surrounding the birth experience. Learning about these differences can enrich the classes and lives reached by your classes. Plus, learning about differences within the US, North America and then outward, you can breathe new life into your classes, career and add strength!
Read a variety of articles. Begin here:
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/30/world-birthing-traditions_n_7033790.html)
– this 2015 article in the Huffington Post explores birthing traditions around
the world in 11 countries.
Attend a variety of birth-related
conferences. Spread your wings and move
from inside your comfort zone of your own certifying organization to a
conference held by another organization!
For an ongoing and frequently updated calendar of professional
conferences in 2016, click here: http://www.birthsource.com/scripts/events.asp
For a view of birth with
evidence-based statistical data, subscribe in YouTube to “Birth by the
Numbers”, hosted by Boston University professor Eugene Declercq. View the latest video here:
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