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Barbara circled the globe in 2012.
2013 will be another travel year, as well. Seminars are being planned in Malaysia, Ecuador, Mexico, Canada, Holland, many locations in India and all over the US.
Barbara will be a guest speaker along with Henci Goer at the San Diego Birth and Baby Fair, March 10th.
Join Barbara at the Central Florida Birth Network 8th Annual Birth, Babies and Beyond Birth and Parenting Fair, March 22 9-2. A film showing of Birth Story - Ina May and the Farm Midwives will show the evening before, following a Waterbirth Certification Workshop. What a packed weekend in Orlando. Come on down and warm up!!
April 11-13 is the Annual ATM (Association of Texas Midwives) Conference in Dallas, Texas. Barbara will be offering two workshops for this fantastic group of midwives and midwifery students.
“It was absolutely amazing. After getting
in the water he was born in 2 hours, not once did I feel the need for any other form of pain relief. Baby was so calm, no crying, he just looked around wide eyed taking everything in.”
-Karli, mother of:
Elijah Samuel
Born at Hospital 4/9/2001
Rosebud, VIC, Australia
submitted 3/21/2007
"After 8 hours of labor (most of them in our birth pool set up inside our house) our daughter was water born... amazing experience, the warm water was essential... This is our second child and is a vaginal birth after cesarean. We can really tell now: this is the best way to have a baby :-)."
~ Saul, father of:
Carmine
Born at home
3/7/2007
Monterrey, Mexico
“I was free to labor in a warm tub and also within my husband's embrace, and upon the point of delivery my joyful blessing was to able to push with my body, and pull with my own arms, my dear daughter -out of me and into a warm and welcome embrace also. Lovely!”
-Sharlene, mother of:
Talia Gwenn
Born 12/29/2004
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Maya was born in water, using a deep relaxation birthing method of HypnoBirthing. My early labor was very easy, so much so that it was difficult to distinguish it as labor at all. As my surges progressed and strengthened I opened and relaxed and my labor progressed quickly. The environment was incredibly calming and reassuring - quite a contrast from the hospital birth of my first daughter. The water supported and relaxed my body and tissues, and Maya was born easily and gently after only approximately 2 hours of (noticeable) labor. Given a typical, healthy pregnancy with no special circumstances, I would now never birth my baby any other way.
Cori ~ mother of:
Maya
Born 8/30/2007
Baby Love Birth Center
Ft. Meyers, FL
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Welcome to Waterbirth International
We are dedicated to making waterbirth an available option for all women.
Waterbirth: Easier for Moms ~ Better for Babies!
Waterbirth is felt by mothers and providers alike to be the gentlest of gentle births.
Warm luxurious water to cradle you and give you complete freedom to move during the greatest achievement of your life. Read the comments on the pages of this site - "In Mother's Words" - The women who have experienced the support and comfort of water for their labors and held their newborns in their arms speak more than any scientific article or paper on the subject.
These are real women with real babies.
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Waterbirth Credentialing and Certification Workshops
are a great success!!
Many thanks to all students and hosts for making 2012 so rewarding.
We were hosted in workshops all over the US, Canada and Mexico as well as locations in Europe, India and China. 2013 will be another exciting year certifying and credentialing providers in Waterbirth
And working with doulas, midwives, educators and even some doctors who boldly changed their approach to practice by participating in
the Gentle Birth Guardian Trainings
For more information or to arrange a workshop in your hospital or area
send an email to info@waterbirth.org
New 2013 Workshops now open for Registration:
Waterbirth Certification Workshop
San Diego - Saturday March 9th 9am-5pm
Courtyard Marriott Hotel/Sorrento Mesa
9650 Scranton Road
San Diego, CA 9212
Register for this Workshop
Download San Diego flier here
Waterbirth Certification Workshop
Orlando - Friday March 22nd 9am-5pm
Springhill Suites Hotel - Sanford
201 North Towne Road
Sanford, FL 32771
Register for this Workshop
Download Orlando flier here
Waterbirth Certification Workshop
Dallas - Friday April 12th 1pm -5pm
This workshop is part of the
Annual Association of Texas Midwives Conf
The workshop is only 4 hours, so special pricing
Register for this Workshop
0.6 CEUs representing 6 contact hours
granted for all workshops through ACNM
Program #012/028
2 Day Waterbirth Workshop/Embracing the Miracle: The Science & Soul of Birth & the 1st Hour
Ecuador - Friday & Saturday April 5th & 6th
Location to be announced
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2013 Gentle Birth Guardian Training
Dallas, Texas
Our first five day Gentle Birth Guardian Class
is Wednesday April 17- Sunday April 21
Exact location to be announced.
Register here for this life changing, game changing workshop that some participants described as "this is not just skills for doulas and childbirth education. Every aspect of my life has improved because of the past five days!!"
Register NOW for Gentle Birth Guardian Training
....2012 workshops were hosted the last six months in....
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital - Laurium, Michigan
Appleton, Wisconsin
Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital, Portland, OR
Winter Park, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Denver, Colorado - Hosptial
Chicago, Illinois
Hong Kong
Changsha, China - Hospital
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Hospital
Newport, Vermont - Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Portland, Oregon - Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Hospital
Chetumal, Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico
Hyderabad, India
New Delhi, India - Hospital
Bangalore, India
Cochin, India
Would you like to host a workshop in your hospital or city?
Call or email with your request. workshops@waterbirth.org
Workshop Descriptions and Learning Objectives
For all your waterbirth supplies, books and DVDs visit
www.waterbirthsolutions.com
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And what about the babies? Over 6000 mothers or fathers have already registered their babies on the,
"I Was Born in Water," list. We update the list at the beginning of every month.
Your participation will help convince doctors and nurses that waterbirth is safe, easy, and the most effective drug-free choice for comfort throughout labor and birth.
"A baby is the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down trees to build highways and losing it's earth to concrete, babies are almost the only remaining link with the natural world or the living things from which we spring."
~ Eda. J Leshan
We welcome your comments and questions and hope that we can enlighten you about the benefits of choosing the gentlest of gentle births.
2012 Waterbirth Photo Competition was another success.
View the winner, here.
Barbara Harper was one of the Judges for the Good Birth Company's fourth Annual Waterbirth Photo Competition. Go view all the amazing waterbirth photo winners from past years.
Help support the realization of our dream...to make waterbirth
an available option for all women.
Waterbirth International
PO Box 5578 Lighthouse Point, FL 33074
Tel: 954-821-9125
info@waterbirth.org
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New release of Gentle Birth Choices, Spanish Edition. Now available and ready to ship right here!!
Order Now
Our Favorite Birth Pool is
The Birth Pool in a Box
Shop for all your birth pool supplies at: www.waterbirthsolutions.com
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Barbara Harper was interviewed for
the One World Birth Project recently
on a trip to the UK. Watch her discuss
topics on why waterbirth is not in most US hospitals and why people are afraid of infection in birth pools.
Why is water birth so controversial?
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View Barbara Harper's Blog
On the Road with Barbara Harper
Waterbirth in the Media..
August 11, 2012
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center has a hospital wide training on July 18th & 19th and has facilitates first waterbirth three weeks later. Read the story here....
Mothers Day 2012
Elmer, New Jersey nurse midwife, Karen Shields, is interviewed about waterbirth program at Elmer Hospital. Read the article here....
April 15, 2012
Teleseminar with Amy Deagle of amydeagle.com
Listen to a full 30 minute interview where Barbara tells some of her history, funny stories, and the basics about waterbirth.
March 30, 2012
Live video interviews with Barbara Harper on Tracey Rose's NaturalChildbirthWorld.com
The interview is on her YouTube channel - This is the link for part 1 - just follow look in the side bar for parts 2, 3 & 4.
June 8, 2010
Barbara Harper has a candid conversation on Pregnancy Place Radio - listen regularly to Doulas, Karen Wells and Erica Matteson, who bring everything to the table from experts in birthing, practical tips and tools, candid conversations with real moms and dads…all in an effort to equip and empower parents to have more satisfying journeys in early parenting.Tuesdays at Noon Pacific
February 2, 2010
Barbara Harper interviews for ABCnews.com in great story about Brazilan supermodel, Gisele Bundchen's home waterbirth. Check it out!!
New article, Embracing the Miracle, by Barbara Harper posted on two different websites: Guest Blogger on Connie Livingston's Facebook page
and at the Australian InParenting.com website..
Barbara Harper interviews for new blog article on Flower Power Mom.com. Read the blog article here: From Belly Dancing to Waterbirth at 46
Barbara Harper interviews for Radiotuvox.com October 10, 2009
While in Monterrey, Mexico for the Humanization of Birth Conference, Barbara interviewed for this international radio program. Check the site for time of broadcast.
Barbara Harper interviews for Portland based "Parenting Unplugged" August 18, 2009
Listen to the 30 minute interview with Laura and Todd Mansfield and browse their fabulous archives of radio guests. Be sure to hear Barbara's famous last words!!
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