PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF CHILDBIRTH 1. WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU CONCEIVE Why Prepare Psychologically for Conception? David Chamberlain, Ph.D. Fertility in Chinese Medicine Cynthia Yaguda, O.M.D. Detoxing For Pregnancy Susan Rice, Ph.D
		2. MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH How to Have An Easier Childbirth Gayle Peterson, L.C.S.W.,Ph.D. Opening to the Birth Experience Katie Walsh, M.A., C.M.T. How Fathers Can Prepare for Birth Belden Johnson, M.F.T
3. HOLISTIC PREGNANCY AND BIRTH Homebirth and Midwifery Vanita Lott, C.N.M., R.N.,B.S. Hospital Birth Naomi Ross, R.N.
		4. HEALING THE BABIES Healing Baby’s Birth Trauma Pamela Machutt, R.M.T. Happy Breastfeeding Arly Helm, M.S.,I.B.C.L.C. Infant Massage Ramona Turbovsky, CMT
5. NURTURING OUR CHILDREN Healing a Traumatized Child’s Essence Emily Whiteside, L.C.S.W. Creative Parenting Helena McDaniel, M.A.
		6. HEALING OURSELVES Adult Birth Trauma Why Heal It? Maraiel Ruth Bodynamics and Birth Trauma Coquelicot Gilland, C.M.T. Resolution of Birth Trauma David Chamberlain, Ph.D.
7.OVERVIEW OF PRENATAL PSYCHOLOGY: SECRETS OF EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT David Chamberlain, Ph.D. Part 1. The Womb Period Part 2. The Birth Period
		8. MOBILIZING POSTPARTUM SUPPORT Postpartum Blues Sharon Storton, M.A., M.F.T. Herbs for Postpartum Pam Caldwell, Herbalist
9. RESPONDING TO EPIDEMICS OF AUTISM AND HYPERACTIVITY Ann Szaur, Traditional Family Naturopath www.annszaur.com
		10. "WHAT BABIES WANT, an exploration of the consciousness of infants" Written and produced by Debby Takikawa, D.C. Narrated by Noah Wyle. The film won special recognition at the Boston Film Festival, June 2005. DVD/video is available at Express Video, 305 Railroad Ave. N.C., and in Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Nevada County Libraries. Film may be purchased from Beginnings, Inc., PO Box 681, Los Olivos, CA 93441.
11. MICHAEL MENDIZZA: NURTURING THE EARLY CHILD, FAMILY & CAREGIVER A visionary Touch the Future project which is a bilingual, subscription-based, video/DVD early childhood educational and community support system for parents and caregivers. See a complete description on www.ttfuture.org. Michael is a BEPE member and has a feature in Topics – www.bepe.info, called The Art of Playful Parenting.
12. CALM BIRTH. Childbirth Method for the 21st Century. Robert Newman, originator of Calm Birth, www.CalmBirth.org. Three Methodologies to Calm Birth: - Practice of Opening - Womb Breathing -Giving and Receiving
INTRAUTERINE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITY FOR WORLD PEACE Frederick Wirth, M.D. Dr. Frederick Wirth, a neonatologist, has a career-long interest in newborn behavior. He has published articles in numerous research journals and now the popular book, Prenatal Parenting: The Psychological and Spiritual Guide to Loving Your Unborn Child. As a pediatrician, Dr. Wirth’s focus has been on Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. For the past twenty-six years he has been rescuing premature infants giving his all and all that medical science has to offer them. DVDs of this presentation are available for $20 each.
BIRTH Written by Karen Brody Directed by Gaylie Bell Produced by Celine Negrete and Martha Turner The story of seven women, Birth is delivered in a theatrical experience that melds the unbridled hilarity, the unexpected poignancy, and the naked truth of childbirth in America. Following the reading is a “Talk-Back” forum led by Dr. Gayle Peterson (author of An Easier Childbirth) with a panel composed of local birth and early parenting professionals. DVD of this presentation are available for $20.00 www.birthonlaborday.com
Elena Vladimirova Tonetti was a co-founder of the Conscious Birth Movement in Russia in the 1980s that inspired mothers to flock to the Black Sea to give birth in the shallow lagoons with the dolphins. Now living in California, Elena has produced a powerful new- style documentary “Birth As We Know It” featuring rarely discussed sexuality of childbirth, the long-term effects of limbic memory, and the brutality of circumcision, Cesarean birth, ecstatic birthing using higher frequency energies. Newly available is a 40 minute documentary as well as extensive footage in a 31/2 hour “Birth As We Know It” DVD. The images are unforgettable and suggest a new standard for the ultimate human birth. Order from www.birthingintobeing.com. www.birthasweknowit.com
Health Seminar for Parents features M. Kelly Sutton, M.D. and Carol Wiley, R.N., N.P. Concepts of Anthroposophic medicine; parental judgment in care of sick children, the “person” as medicine, the body’s wisdom, general immune support, and specific remedies for common acute illnesses. M. Kelly Sutton, M.D. Certification in Internal Medicine and Anthropomorphically-Extended Medicine. For 35 years she has practiced medicine based on conventional diagnosis and expanded treatment options to include nutrition and Anthroposophic remedies and therapies. She says "There is no question in my mind that today's world needs a medicine that is based on a full understanding of the human being and nature." Carol Wiley has worked as a family nurse practitioner since 1994. Both see patients at Raphael House, 7953 California Avenue, Fair Oaks CA. (916) 966 5314.