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Upcoming appearances for
Barbara Harper
April 16-18th - Ft. Wayne, IN
BIRTH the play & Waterbirth Workshop following
April 24-25th - Tampa, FL
Tampa Bay Area Birth Network
Baby Fair & Waterbirth Workshop the day before
“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
submitted 3/8/2007
“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
submitted 2/28/2007
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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!
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Our 2009 Waterbirth Credentialing and Certification Workshops were a great success!!
Thank you to all students and hosts for making 2009 such a banner year. We were hosted in workshops all over the US, Canada and Mexico. 2010 calendar is already jam packed with educational opportunities in the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Israel and Taiwan and that's just the first seven months!!
We are building a new website to highlight the workshops, especially the new Gentle Birth Guardian trainings and make registration and payment much easier. As soon as it is finished it will be linked here.
For more information or to arrange a workshop in your hospital or area
call 954-821-9125
YES, we have moved!! To our new home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Here is a list of confirmed workshops for 2010 (more going up every day)
Jan 26th - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 31st - Seattle, Washington
Feb 12-13th - Houston, Texas
Feb 20th - Dallas, Texas
Feb 27-28th - Orlando, Florida
March 10th - Boca Raton, Florida
April 18th - Ft. Wayne, Indiana
April 24th - Tampa, Florida
May 1-4th - Freeport, Florida
May 16th - Santa Clarita, California
July 7th - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 10th - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
July 22nd - Charlotte, North Carolina
Gentle Birth Doula Trainings - June 12th - 20th - Taipei, Taiwan
Gentle Birth Guardian Training - July 1-5th - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gentle Birth Guardian Training - October 7th-11th - Hudson Valley, New York
To register for any one of these Workshops Click here
Our Waterbirth International Store is no longer processing orders or shipping products.
All the books, supplies, DVDs, and birth pools are available at alternative sites such as:
www.waterbirthsolutions.com
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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.
"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
And what about the babies? Over 5000 mothers or fathers have already registered their babies on the, "I Was Born in Water," list. We have currently displayed a small portion of this list, but expect to add more names very soon. Once you enter your baby on the list, you will be eligible to participate in the Water Baby Parent Survey. The survey will help create the needed statistics to convince doctors and nurses that waterbirth is safe, easy, and the most effective drug-free choice for comfort throughout labor and birth.
We welcome your comments and questions and hope that we can enlighten you about the benefits of choosing the gentlest of gentle births.
Waterbirth International
A privately owned company
Tel: 954-821-9125
info@waterbirth.org
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The AquaBorn Eco Pool is new in America.
See it at: www.waterbirthsolutions.com
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View Barbara Harper's Blog
On the Road with Barbara Harper
Waterbirth in the Media..
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 fir 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!!
Barbara Harper traveled to Bermuda to teach Waterbirth
Appearing on local radio and interviewing for the Bermuda Sun Times, Barbara infused an excitement about gentle birth on this island paradise the last weekend in May, 2009. Sophia Cannonier, founder of www.consciousbirthbermuda.com, invited Barbara to aid in parent and professional education about waterbirth. The weekend also involved two performances of BIRTH the Play.
Barbara Harper and Dianne Garland presented a Waterbirth Workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel. A two day workshop was well attended by members of the Israeli Midwife Association the last week of May. Harper and Garland gave evidence based studies and taught how to handle complications during a waterbirth. They also participated in a COHI project to bring together Israeli and Palestinian midwives at an East Jerusalem, Red Crescent Hospital. Waterbirth was enthusiastically accepted by both groups. Now, it is just a matter of implementing changes to practice. A big thanks to Sara Bonds, the founder and director of Circle of Health International for conceiving this coexistence project.
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