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Childbirth Today The E-Newsletter from Birthsource.com  Perinatal Education Associates, Inc. Birthsource Lamaze Childbirth Educator Seminars August 2011- Vol 4,  Issue 8 In This Issue Online CEUs The Educator's Corner Be BOLD about Birth Call for LCCEs Our Online Store News Professional Conferences Join Our Advertisers! Want to reach over 2500 birth professionals each month? Got questions?  Call us at (937) 312-0544 or toll free 1-866-88-BIRTH. Quick Links Perinatal Education Associates The Birth Facts Childbirth Today Blog  ACOG   ACNM AWHONN AIMS CAPPA Canada Childbirth Connection  DONA  Healthy People 2020  ICEA  ICAN  Int'l MotherBaby CBE Organization  La Leche League  Lamaze  Listening to Mothers I  Listening to Mothers II  MANA  World Breastfeeding Alliance  World Health Organization           Across My Desk....   A Busy August!  How did you celebrating World Breastfeeding Week?     Each year, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action joins millions of parents and professionals together to celebrate the amazing properties of breastfeeding!  Now in their 20th years, WABA has a wealth of information and tools for you to use to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in YOUR community.  No matter how small or large your community, bring awareness to breastfeeding!  World Breastfeeding Week is always August 1-7. Get ready for 2012!  Read more.....   Congratulations to Sarah DeGroff of Eleanor, West Virginia for being the first monthly winner at Birthsource.com!  She receives a $25 gift certificate to the online store.  We will be doing monthly give-aways until the end of the year.  How can you be eligible?   Go to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Birthsourcecom.  On the right side of that page, write a recommendation!  It's that simple!   Between E-Newsletters, don't forget to check out our blog at Childbirth Today ~ great information and guest bloggers.  And follow us on Facebook (Birthsource) and Twitter (Birthsourcecom)!   Looking for Birthsource Lamaze Childbirth Educator Seminar dates or DONA International Birth Doula Training dates?  We'll  have our fall dates on our website August 12!        Until next time, Connie ONLINE CEUS: Nurses, Doulas, Childbirth Educators!    Evidence Based Maternity Care: Turning Aha Moments into Dynamic Practice is a series of online presentations to bring research information to busy health care professionals. Nursing schools and on-the-job training may not include the care for women who wish to experience childbirth without medication OR it may not include breastfeeding care during the first hours after birth. Now, Perinatal Education Associates and Birthsource.com bring two 2 CEU presentations to you in the comfort of your own location! In 5 easy steps you can have nursing contact hours!  (1) Purchase one or both courses (2) view video content (3) read the required reading (4) take the post test (5) complete the evaluation!  Send the test and eval to us and within 10 business days, you will have your CEU certificate(s).  OR you can scan in your test and eval and receive an electronic certificate even faster! Sign up today!  For more information, click here!   The Educator's Corner ~   Recently In the News:   Good Morning America Examines Rise in HomeBirth    Health Grades Announces US Cesarean Rate 34%    Study Finds Exposure to Magnetic Fields in Pregnancy Increases Asthma Risk   New NHS Cesarean Guidelines PTSD Raises Risk of Lower Birthweight Babies and Shorter Pregnancies   Frederick Leboyer: Babies are overlooked in labour.   Preterm Elective Births to End at 20 Louisiana Hospitals   Homebirth Increases by 20%       BE BOLD About Birth!   BOLD is a global movement to make maternity care mother-friendly.  The play inspires communitiews around the world to organize production of the acclaimed play about childbirth, BIRTH by Karen Brody.    Now for the 5th Anniversary of BOLD, you can see BIRTH  free!  There will be a free webcast of BIRTH on September 5, 2011.    Go to http://bold5.eventbrite.com/  to register! Call For Trainers   ARE YOU AN LCCE?  WE WANT YOU!   The Lamaze Birthsource Childbirth Educator Program is looking for LCCEs who would like to take the next step in their career and teach new childbirth educators!   WHO: You need to be a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator with current membership and credentials.   WHAT: Join with a great team of trainers who will be holding Lamaze Childbirth Educator Seminars!   WHEN: You can schedule the 3 day Seminars to fit your life schedule.   WHY: The next generation of expectant parents deserve the quality of education that comes from Lamaze.  You can contribute to that by becoming a trainer!   HOW: Click here to view the details on joining the Birthsource Team!   For additional information, email us at Lamazeseminars@birthsource.com or call us at 1-866-88-BIRTH! New in Our Store!   New In Our Online Store! We are so happy to add another book by Patty Brennan, Director and Owner of the Center for the Childbearing Year LLC in Ann Arbor Michigan.  This compact booklet is Guide to Homeopathics designed to provide a practical, quick, clinical reference guide that birth attendants can easily slip into their birth bags. Seventy-five key remedies are briefly summarized for their applications in midwifery practice or self care.   Prenatal problems, complications arising during labor and birth, and postpartum complaints of both mom and baby are covered. The 4th edition features an expanded therapeutic applications or repertory section designed to facilitate expedient choice of a remedy during labor.   $12.00   Plus, during August 2011, we'll be adding several new products!  Check back each week for more!      2011 - 2012 Continuing Education Update   Here are some great conferences coming up that we thought you should know about and plan for. Listing is FREE and you can reach over 2000 subscribers monthly.  Send your conference information to info@birthsource.com!   * Want to see more listings than we can put here?  Check out our Events Calendar!       ICEA 2011 Regional Conferences September 12 Anchorage Alaska September 28-October 1 Knoxville Tennessee October 22-24 Burbank California www.icea.org for additional information on each regional conference.      Lamaze International Conference at the beautiful Renaissance Worthington Hotel! www.lamaze.org for more information.  September 15-18, 2011 Ft. Worth Texas.  Plan now!    25th Annual Postpartum Support International Conference September 14, 2011 Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center Seattle Washington www.postpartum.net     Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training Seminar ~ NEW!!!!!!!!!! October 7, 8, and 9, 2011 Orlando FL/ Winnie Palmer Hospital One step toward certification as a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. 20 nursing CEUS $675 includes required Lamaze Study Guide and 1 yr. membership in Lamaze. To register, www.birthsource.com or 1-866-88-BIRTH.     The International Association of Maternal and Neonatal Health December 18-20, 2011 Universita della Santa Croce, Rome Italy www.iamaneh.org Coming in 2012!   XXIII European Congress of Perinatal Medicine June 13 - 16, 2012 Palais des Congres, Paris France www.ecpm2012.org        Thank you for subscribing to Childbirth Today E-Newsletter.  Be sure to visit our websites www.birthsource.com and www.thebirthfacts.com plus our blog at www.childbirthtoday.blogspot.com!      Sincerely, Connie Livingston BS, RN, LCCE, FACCE, CD(DONA), ICCE President, Perinatal Education Associates, Inc Birthsource Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program, Director Email (937) 312-0544 or Toll Free (US only) 1-866-88-BIRTH (866-882-4784)