September 2011
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Greetings!
Balmy summer weather is lulling us into thinking maybe we should leave the classroom or computer and go outside. And indeed, participants in the September Birth Doula Skills Workshop did spill out into the courtyard, to sit at the feet of Instructors Penny Simkin and Teri Shilling.
The week of 9/12 Department of Midwifery welcomed 18 Year 1 students including three brave souls from Naturopathic Medicine who are going to be the first to try out the dual track midwifery option for naturopathic students.
It's been a busy month of community outreach - Annie attended the Postpartum Support International conference which took place in Seattle this year. (Check out the new DVD available (below) for use in promoting awareness of postpartum mood disorder.) Suzy and Annie were both honored to take part in the Equal Start Community Coalition - Regional Policy Summit. (Learn more by clicking on the link below.)
We hope you and your families are enjoying the season and we'd love to hear your news!
Suzy Myers, Department of Midwifery
Annie Kennedy, Simkin Center
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| Contact Us | | midwifery@bastyr.edu
simkincenter@bastyr.edu
14500 Juanita Drive NE
Kenmore, WA 98028
telephone: 425.602.3000
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Applying to the Midwifery Program
in 2012? Although our applications are not ready yet for 2012, this is a great time to meet with an admissions advisor about applying in the future. Advising appointments are available in person on the Bastyr campus or by phone. Call 425-602-3332 or e-mail mwadvise@bastyr.edu to set up your advising appointment!
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Equal Start Coalition
Fulfilling the Dream for Our Children:
A Community Call to Action on Infant Mortality
Click here to read more about the event
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Ramping up the Diaglogue to Transform Maternity Care
Read the article on childbirthconnection.org
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 Simkin Center is Making a Video!
Was your life transformed by attending a Simkin Center workshop? Did the experience catapult you into a world you're passionate about?
Maybe you were awarded a Leadership Fund scholarship for extraordinary work in your community? Tell us your story, we'd love to capture it, on film, with a photo, or in writing about your inspiration and education at Simkin Center!
Contact simkincenter@bastyr.edu if you're interested in participating.
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MANA at Niagara Falls This year Midwives Alliance of North America has joined with the Canadian Association of Midwives to hold a joint conference in Ontario at Niagara Falls. Suzy Myers, Wendy Gordon and Mary Yglesia from the Department of Midwifery are fortunate enough to be representing Bastyr this year. Click here to learn more about this groundbreaking conference. |
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2011 Miles for Midwives Once again, the Midwives' Association of Washington State and the Washington State Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives are partnering on the 2011 Miles for Midwives Fun Run/Walk to raise money, as well as awareness of midwifery in Washington State--and have fun doing it! Last year, over 200 people registered for the event. (And that doesn't include all the babies and children!)
This year's family-friendly event is being held on Saturday, October 8th at Seward Park in South Seattle from 1 to 3 (children's lollipop race starts at 12:45 pm and day-of registration from 11 am -12:30 pm).
Department of Midwifery and Simkin Center are proud sponsors! You can help Washington midwives by registering for this event or by becoming a friend or sponsor. Click here for more information.
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Want to add Lactation Educator to your skill set?
Join us Oct 3-7 for Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation course.
We'd love to have you or your colleagues join us. Tell your friends!  It's dynamite education, and you'll get to know other professionals from around the country who care for new families.
Contact us for institutional discounts and to help you with ride/room share and travel logistics. Phone: 425 602 3361 |
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Please join us for the 2011 FOUNDERS' DAY GALA
Commemorating our historical legacy � Celebrating our accomplishments
Honoring our founders and award recipients
Click here for tickets and information.
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Attend a Childbirth Professions Information Session
 Wednesday
October 5, 2011
Bastyr UniversityDetails>
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Simkin Center Instructor Sharon Muza, inducted as Fellow American College of Childbirth Educators
Sharon's induction was announced at the Lamaze International annual conference in September 17 in Ft Worth TX.
Sharon can now add the initials FACCE after her name. Congratulations Sharon and thank you Lamaze International for the recognizing our local treasured Instructor!! |
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Welcome Kay Hwang, Simkin Center Program Coordinator
We're so pleased
Kay joined us in July. She is formerly the Program Assistant in the School of Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr, and has a wealth of institutional knowledge and excitement about serving students.
Kay completed the Birth Doula Skills Workshop with Teri Shilling and Sharon Muza this summer. Contact Kay at khwang@bastyr.edu |
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Erykah Badu, mother, doula, and advocate for home birth and doula care. | Badu talks about role as artist,
mother and doula |
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September Birth Doula Skills Workshop overflowed with
38 eager doulas!
Senior Instructor Penny Simkin with Birth Doula Trainer student Tikvah Wadley, from Chicago.
Lucky students also had Teri Shilling as instructor. Thanks to students journeying from around the continent and bringing your fresh energy to campus!
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New resource for practitioners and educators
 In the 13 minute DVD Healthy Mom, Happy Family: Understanding Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders you meet four women - Nicole, Kim, Nina, Denise and husband David. All of the women have suffered and recovered from perinatal mood disorders.
Watch a trailer here.
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Myers Midwifery Scholarship Awards $10,000 to Midwifery Students! Congratulations to this year's award recipients-Lisa DeLorme, Emi McLaughlin and Lisa Wiley! This scholarship fund, named in honor of Suzy Myers and Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko awards tuition funds to students who demonstrate scholarship, leadership and a commitment to providing midwifery care to underserved communities. Of course, we can only make awards when we have money in the fund and this is where you come in. Please make your tax deductible gift today to support the education of more midwifery students. Read their inspiring stories below, and click here and choose the Myers Midwifery Scholarship Fund. Thank you in advance for your generous support!  | |
Lisa Delorme
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Lisa Delorme - "I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Myers Midwifery Scholarship Fund. This scholarship has made a significant difference in the ability of my family to be together over the next couple of years while I pursue my dream of becoming a midwife. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this fund. Receiving an award created in the name of such inspirational women has increased my determination to strive for excellence and to one day become a leader in the midwifery profession. "  | |
Emily McLaughlin
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Emily McLaughlin - "A scholarship is a way to recognize the contributions individuals make to the University, the Department of Midwifery and the community. I feel so blessed to receive this award and the recognition that comes with it. It motivates me to work harder toward my goal of increasing the numbers of midwives of color in order to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. The Myers Midwifery Scholarship will help me reduce my student loan debt so I can make my care affordable to more women."  | |
Lisa Wiley (left)
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Lisa Wiley - "I see my future midwife self in an ideal position to empower, collaborate with, and serve women with compassion, egalitarianism, and equanimity -- but in all honesty, none of this would be quite as possible were it not for outside assistance in shouldering the financial burden of a largely unemployable commitment of three years in midwifery school, not to mention the academic and experiential path it took to even apply to this rigorous program. Needless to say, I am unwaveringly grateful to donors present and future for their benevolent contributions to both mine and my future colleagues' pursuits to serve women and to embolden the profession of midwifery." |
First-ever Symposium co-convened by AME and NACPM! CPMs and Midwifery Educators: Contributing to a New Era in Maternity Care March 16-19, 2012 Airlie Center near Washington, D.C. We are at an unprecedented moment in time. Certified Professional Midwives are gaining significant momentum as primary maternity care providers in the U.S. and educators are positioning themselves to create the expanded CPM workforce for the future.
The steady growth and increasing impact of CPMs in recent years has led midwives, midwifery educators and advocates to begin thinking anew about the future needs of the profession. In 2010, the Association of Midwifery Educators (AME) surveyed midwifery educators across the U.S. to identify issues impacting the future of midwifery education. At the same time, the National Association of CPMs (NACPM), hearing from members about the importance of Federal recognition, and learning from their work on Capitol Hill about the opportunities for influencing maternity care policy, realized that it was imperative to bring CPMs together to explore these issues.
Midwives, educators and advocates - save the date! Learn more about this exciting symposium at www.CPMSymposium.org, or contact Bastyr University Department of Midwifery staff, Suzy Myers and Mary Yglesia, both part of the Symposium Convening Team.
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Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
La Leche League Area and Affiliate Conferences September and October. FL, NC, PA. More information> Complicated Pregnancies: Implications and Management Seminar October 04, 2011. Seattle area, WA. More information> Stillbirth Summit 2011 October 6-8, 2011. Bloomington, MN. More information> Basics of Breastfeeding for Doulas
October 20, 2011. Seattle, WA. More information> Advanced Practice in Primary and Acute Care-Pacific Northwest 34th Annual National Conference (Includes a Midwifery Track - Download the pdf to check this out ) October 27-29, 2011 - Seattle, WA. More information> North American Midwifery: Beyond Boundaries: Joint MANA/ CAM Conference November 9-12 - Niagara Falls, Ontario. More information> The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
2011 Congress - Echoes from the Womb: Applications for Lifelong Well-Being
November 17-20, 2011 - San Francisco, CA. More information> MAWS Fall Conference and Annual Meeting
November 18th, 2011 - Kenmore, WA. More information> PAL Advanced Doula Training: Trauma Stewardship
November 19, 2011 - Seattle, WA. More information> 2012 REACH Conference March 9, 2012 - Mountlake Terrace, WA. More information> |
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Sincerely, Department of Midwifery and Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations, Bastyr University
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