Are you a dedicated doula, birth worker, yoga teacher, midwife, baby massage instructor or maternity nurse seeking to enhance your skills and deepen your understanding of diverse client needs during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum?

Look no further! Our CPD Weekend is designed with you in mind, bringing together a stellar lineup of expert speakers to empower and inspire you.

The event will run online and we will have 4 guest speakers over the 2 days as well as a chance to network with other birth workers in your field.

WHY ATTEND?

Our talks have been chosen to help you upskill yourself and improve your knowledge. You will learn how to provide better support to your clients and gain insights into the unique challenges faced by diverse communities.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours are essential for birth workers, doulas, and midwives to maintain their professional development and stay up-to-date with the latest research and best practices.

By attending our trainings, you will earn CPD hours while gaining valuable insights into how to provide better support to your clients.

Gain Valuable Insights: Elevate your expertise as our speakers share practical knowledge and insights on supporting LGBTQI+ clients, neurodiverse individuals, and plus-size clients during the perinatal journey.

Embrace Diversity: Explore the beauty of diverse birth and postpartum experiences and learn essential tools to provide inclusive and compassionate care to all your clients.

Boost Your Confidence: Equip yourself with the latest information and strategies to navigate the unique challenges that may arise in diverse birth scenarios.

Professional Development: Earn CPD hours to enrich your professional portfolio, demonstrating your commitment to ongoing learning and excellence in birth support (a Certificate of attendance will be given to all participants).

Flexible Attendance Options: Live on Zoom: Engage in real-time with our speakers and fellow participants, fostering connection and interaction.

Recorded Sessions: Can't make it live? No worries! Access the recorded sessions at your convenience, ensuring you don't miss out on valuable content.

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WHEN?

25TH AND 26TH JANUARY 10AM - 3PM EACH DAY

WHERE?

Join us from the comfort of your own home and experience the convenience of attending our online event via Zoom. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from top industry experts, and gain valuable insights that will help you grow your career.

All our Speakers will be offering the chance to ask questions at the end of their talk to those attending the event live.

For those of you who cannot make the day in person, don’t worry, you can still book in and we will send you on the recording so you can watch in your own time.

WHO?

We have a fantastic array of speakers to help build your knowledge and learning for any birth worker.

All talks will be recorded and sent to anyone who would like to attend but cannot make it on the live Zoom training.

SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY 2025

HELEN BALL

10.15am - 11.15am

Infant sleep—what Doula's need to know

In this talk Helen will explore how and why babies sleep as they do, and how to help parents develop realistic expectations of their baby’s sleep. We will consider different perspectives for conceptualising ‘normal’ infant sleep, and how these influence parents’ concerns and anxieties. I will share resources that doulas can use to signpost parents to appropriate support and strategies when they experience difficulties with infant sleep.

About Helen:

Professor (Dr) Helen Ball is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre, & Baby Sleep Information Source (BASIS), Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK.  She researches the sleep ecology and behaviour of parents and babies, infant sleep development, and the discordance between biological and cultural views on sleep. Her research is used in national and international policy and practice guidelines on infant care, and was awarded the 2018 Queen’s Anniversary Prize. Her book How Babies Sleep will be published by Penguin Random House in May 2025.

Find out more about the work Helen does here

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PAM ENGLAND

SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY

Emma Pickett 10.15am - 11.15am

Supporting Early Breastfeeding

This conversation will cover among other things

Resources to help you support parents: reading, websites

Common early conversations with parent

Positioning and attachment

Unsettled babies - Growth spurts and cluster feeding, tongue tie

How to tell if a baby is getting enough milk

Further questions - a chance to ask Emma and burning questions you might have

About Emma: Originally qualifying as a breastfeeding counsellor with The Association of Breastfeeding Mothers in the UK in 2007, Emma became a lactation consultant (IBCLC) in 2011. She has written 4 books (the most recent two focusing on supporting breastfeeding past six months and ending the breastfeeding relationship) and launched a podcast in Autumn 2023 called 'Makes Milk with Emma Pickett'. She volunteers in North London alongside a private practice where she regularly supports families breastfeeding beyond infancy around the world. You can find her on instagram as @emmapickettibclc where she often talks about natural term breastfeeding.

You can find out more about Emma and the work she does here:

Website | Podcast | Instagram

INVESTMENT:

2 DAYS: Early Bird: €120

1 DAY: Early Bird €95

Early Bird available until 31st December

Discounts offered to :

DCI Members

DAI Members

Cuidiu Members

Contact your organisation or you can pop us an email and we can give you the codes.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING WITH YOU