Speaker Interviews 2020

We have an exciting line-up of speakers for our 2020 GOLD Midwifery Conference. We had a chance to sit down with some of the Speakers before the conference begins and learn a little bit more about them and what they will be presenting this year. Interviews will be posted as they become available. Enjoy!

Please note, these are NOT presentations and do not count towards educational hours

Speaker Interviews

Conference Main Speakers (more added daily):  
Postpartum Thyroiditis
Adrienne Leeds
Inclusive Midwifery Care: Providing Safe, Respectful and Celebratory Care to Our Trans and Non-Binary Families
Cora Beitel
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Protection of the Perineum and Alternative to Suturing in Japanese Midwifery Practice
Eriko Shinohara
Birth Without Interventions
Evita Fernandez
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Postpartum Pause: Identifying Gaps In Preparedness for Parenting
Ginger Breedlove
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Preventing Morbidity and Mortality
Kimber MacGibbon
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Substance Use During Pregnancy: Supporting Healthy Outcomes for Women, Infants and Their Families
Lenora Marcellus
Avoiding Burnout in Midwifery
Madeline Murray
Perspectives of South African Women and Midwives on Clinical Practice in Public Maternity Units: Facilitating the Scaling-Up of Such Clinical Practices
Margreet Wibbelink
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The Importance of Black Birthkeepers
Mars Lord
Mediation For Midwives & Families
Paul Golden
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Healing Well After Childbirth: Experiences from a Midwifery-Led Pelvic Floor Clinic in Denmark
Sara Kindberg
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Conscious Caregiving Transforms the World
Whapio Diane Bartlett
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Perinatal Nutrition Add-on Lecture Pack Speakers (more added daily):  
Optimizing Perinatal Nutrition to Support Birth, Recovery, and Maternal Mental Health
Crystal Karges
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Can Broths and Baths Help the Baby Blues? Where Indigenous Wisdom Meets Functional Medicine
Ihotu Jennifer Ali
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The Importance of Gut Flora in Perinatal Nutrition
Jus Crea Giammarino
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Nutrition, What Is It Good For? Translating Guidelines to Everyday Practice for Perinatal Years
Swati Scott
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Primers for Nutritional Counseling in Pregnancy: Lessons from Gestational Diabetes
Teri L. Hernandez
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