2009 Conference Comments

About Our Conference 

I have attended many conferences over the past years, and this conference stands out as the best one. I was impressed with the quality of the speakers, the level of organization, and the level of knowledge I gained as being part of this conference! Thanks!

 

Just my 1st time and I loved it....can't wait for next year. I was very impressed with the organization, flow and time left for discussions.

 

This was my first REACHE conference, I was very impressed with the quality of the whole event.

 

This is my FAVORITE conference! Thanks for all the work that goes into it every year. Please just keep it up!

Well organized and pertinent information for today. I love REACHE conferences.

 

I have been looking forward to this conference! The topic is so relational to all that attended. Great comments and questions from the floor.

 

What an excellent conference!! I have never been to a conference with this richness of content for the price I paid. The speakers were excellent and engaging and held my interest for the entire time. The breaks were well timed and gave the opportunity for lots of stretch time to enjoy the rare sunshine.

 

REACHE conferences are ALWAYS top rate. I'm always confident in signing up for them.

 

BEST REACHE I have attended! The topic really addressed the underlying issue surrounding all of the negative trends in maternity care. All of the speakers were great. I left feeling ready to improve my teaching.

 

I loved how the speakers covered the gamut! From a journalist to an OB to a birth educator/doula. Great job attending to everyone's interests and needs. The topic choice was very unifying and one that needs to be addressed again in a few years.

 

GREAT conference and GREAT speakers. This is only my second time attending, but this year was an improvement over last year and last year's was great too!

 

LOVE LOVE LOVE the online evaluations and conference materials!

 

About Our Speakers

Dr. Russell's presentation surpassed my expectations (and I expected it to be great to begin with!) I think her talk presented a perspective seldom addressed in conferences such as REACHE.

 

This is information to start bridging gaps!  The talk was excellent!

 

This man is brilliant in the simplicity of what he is doing to examine the issue of risk. I LOVED his talk!

 

Excellent speaker and Excellent presentation. I have a much better understanding of risk estimation and what those statistics really mean!  Would love to hear more from him again at another conference!

Kathy did a wonderful job on teaching me how to respond to a woman's fear of birth and I left with some great tools to use with future clients. I enjoyed her passion for the subject matter.

Kathy McGrath's information was very helpful and I have already begun to use some of this in my CBE practice. Thank you.

Wow! I think back to 20 years of education and I'm sure I never handled the "super anxious and fearful Mom correctly....what an eye opener! I'll handle it much better now....and I like the drawing and crayons part......art therapy.

LOVED this presentation. Dr. Kotaska was articulate and informed. I understand far better now the real meaning of risk. This will impact how I share information with my clients.

I enjoyed Dawn presentation. It confirmed that OB's are also people, I had a feeling about that. I didn't know what they have to go through in med school. I appreciated her humor, as well as her candid realism.

 

Absolutely fascinating to hear the information straight "from the horses mouth", and especially as an educator working at Evergreen. While it's nice to hear that there are some "maverick" OBs out there, it's unfortunate to hear how much they all operate out of fear, and really, disheartening that we can't go out immediately and change the framework of obstetric care in the US.

 

Dr. Kotaska was not only an excellent public speaker, but very well informed about risk in modern obstetrics. His information will be rather useful in classes where we are constantly trying to convey risk estimation in relation to everyday activities and trying to help parents find that balance between fear and faith.

 

He was a breath of fresh air. I so hope his word can spread.....maybe if he goes on Oprah

 

You gals always save the best for last, and this was no exception. Kathy was amazing, and I was moved to tears at several points in her presentation. I fear not for my own births in the future, but for women who do not have access to classes, education, doulas, midwifes and just information in general...

 

I loved the powerful emotion in the presentation. It is so good to have some new ideas, tools and language to use in class. I feel empowered to be successful in empowering others. Sounds like a Jewel of the Day... Superb presentation! Thank you so much.

 

It was great to learn that even the media takes itself out of context. It is amazing the power behind the media and how some believe everything they hear and read in mass media. It sure gets challenging to know whom and what to believe without checking research and full comments after journalists do. Tough job for the consumer! Thanks for doing this work in your book. Super presentation!

 

Please visit the 2012 REACHE sponsors:

 

Amazing Mama Birth Service, Oesa Hauch Certified, Doula and Childbirth Mentor

 

Amy Meister-Stetson, CCE & CHt - Offering individual sessions of Body-Centered Hypnosis for Birth (Peterson Method), and general hypnotherapy services.

 

Baby Diaper Service - Experts in Naturally Sustainable Diapering. Trusted since 1946. Simple * Sustainable * Smart.

 

Barbara C. Decker, HypnoBirthing Practitioner, CD(DONA), Prenatal Bonding(BA), Consulting Hypnotist.

 

Bastyr University Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations & Department of Midwifery. Leading innovation in natural health education.


Bella Materna - Beautifully Crafted Maternity & Nursing Lingerie Sizes 32-40 B-J. Local Bra Fitting Studio on Lake Union - collection includes: bras, camisoles, sleepwear, transition, workout and loungewear.

BirthSmarts - The intelligent Facebook app that delivers evidence-based childbirth education to your wall every day.


Debra Shelden, owner MotherWise Doula Services. Birth and Postpartum Doula, childbirth and breastfeeding educator, Happiest Baby on the Block instructor.

 

Doulaville Seattle Birth Services The Puget Sound’s most affordable maternity support! Doulas, Childbirth Education, Placenta Encapsulation, Free Support for Young Mothers & so much more!

 

Elias Kass, ND, LM, CPM - Engaging midwifery and naturopathic primary care for the whole family: birth at home and in free-standing birth centers, baby, kid and grown-up care for all kinds of families.

 

Let it Be Birth - A group of doulas providing Birth and Postpartum Doula Services, Placenta Encapsulation, Birth Tub Rental, Childbirth Education Classes, and in-home Massage Therapy. Serving King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties.

 

Megan Dunn - Postpartum doula I seve families during their postpartum transition in Snohomish and North King Counties. I have experience with twins, ppd, babywearing and lots of first baths.

 

New Moon Birth; Sharon Muza, Principal. Empowering Women & Families Through Support & Education. Private & Group Lamaze classes, Birth Doula Services, Birth Tub and TENS Rentals, Placenta Encapulation

 

Nesting Instincts Perinatal Services - Nurturning, Knowledgeable Support & Preparation for Your Birth - Cheryl Murfin, CD

 

Parent Trust for Washington Children Parent Trust For Washington Children's classes cover everything from planning for pregnancy to raising children "cradle through college".

 

Passion for Birth - Stomping out boring childbirth education.

 

PEPS - The Program for Early Parent Support.  PEPS groups bring new parents together to connect, share, learn and build critical support networks during the earliest days of parenting.  Join one of our neighborhood-based, volunteer-facilitated groups and share the parenting adventure!

 

Rainier Valley Chiropractic, is family owned and family run! Both Dr. Green and Dr. Natasha are Webster Technique Certified and enjoy providing pre and post natal care. Their father Dr. David Butters has owned the practice since 1977!

 

 

Sound Doula ~ grounded support and education for new families by Joy MacTavish, Certified Birth Doula, Postpatum Doula, Childbirth, Newborn and Happiest Baby Education

 

Your Birth Journey - Heidi Biddle, Certified PALS and DONA Birth doula. Private Birth and Yoga Classes.

 

The Mindful Practice: Prenatal/Postpartum Fitness and Birth Doula Services from Linzi Stahlecker (CPT-ACSM). Using body/mind preparation, awareness and readiness as a gateway to confidence for childbirth and early parenting.

 

Whole Life Birth - Offering guidance, support, and education along your jourvey into parenthood.

 

(The sponsors listed above have paid to be listed on the REACHE website as sponsors of REACHE - the Regional Association of Childbirth Educators of Puget Sound.)

 

Regional Association of Childbirth Educators of Puget Sound


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