Saturday, November 12, 2011

New Midwifery/Birth Professional Training Program

Last weekend, we had the most incredible weekend with Linda Wirth, wife of the late Dr. Fred Wirth, coauthor of the "Prenatal Parenting" Program, and co-founder of the "Prenatal Parenting Institute".

I am honored that the Prenatal Parenting Program will now be revitalized and updated for the first time since the untimely passing of Dr. Wirth, due to a courageous battle with Pancreatic/Liver Cancer, in 2009.

We, at Birth Rite Women's Center, have been working on a midwifery training model to reflect the principle of developing a peaceful womb environment to positively influence the development of peaceful minds, empowered living, and creating world peace.

The meeting with Linda Wirth was the accumulation of efforts that have come together from student midwives who come from various backgrounds. Bring unique talents we have begun the conceptualization of a new midwifery and birth professional training model.

Our model includes principles addressing the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of pregnant women and their partners, as well as the physical needs throughout pregnancy and beyond.

We are in the process of revamping and creating solid material that will be used to educate and empower families in any birth setting. We are bridging the gap in maternal health-care, in order to address multi-faceted issues that women face throughout their life-time experiences.

 Friday November 18th, an official training program will start for student midwives, doulas, birth assistants, and other professionals who are interested in learning how to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of women.

This program will be offered at a low cost of $25 per week, or $550 for a complete one-year training cycle that will include skills-labs with qualified preceptors for students wishing to become Certified Professional Midwives (CPM).

These workshops will be held most Fridays from 9am to 12pm, and will be followed by a one-hour, open-to-the-public, social potluck lunch from 12-1pm. A complete schedule will be posted here soon.

Please notify us in advance to reserve your spot by sending an email to utahmidwife@yahoo.com or calling Tara Tulley at 801-380-3247.

All classes will be held at our Spanish Fork office at 265 North Main Street Suite 104.