Upcoming Events
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AWHONN National Convention
Podium presenter and poster presenter
Orlando, FL
- June 6-10, 2026
Registration Open
International Confederation of Midwives
Podium presenter and poster presenter
Lisbon, Portugal
- June 14, 2026
Registration Open
International Confederation of Midwives
Podium presenter and poster presenter
Lisbon, Portugal
- June 14, 2026
Registration Open
AWHONN National Convention
Podium presenter and poster presenter
Orlando, FL
- June 6-10, 2026
Registration Open
Virginia/DC AWHONN DC Section Conference
Richmond, VA
- March 11, 2026
Past Events: 2026
- MD AWHONN Section Conference | Maryland | April 2026
- Virginia/DC AWHONN DC Section Conference | Richmond, VA | March 2026
- EBB Birth Conference | Virtual | March 2026
Past Events: 2025
- Doulas Doing Business Summit | September 2025
- Nourish Network, Lactation Training for Healthcare Workers | Roanoke, VA | September 2025
- Trauma-Informed Care Intensive for Perinatal Nurses | Baptist Health Baptist Hospital, Florida | October 2025
- Trauma-Informed Peanut Ball Learning Days | Bon Secours Mercy Health, Ohio | November 2025
- Synova Perinatal Leadership Forum | Tuscon AZ | November 2025
- Trauma Informed Care through The L&D Nurse Lens Virtual Class | May 2025
- UMass Memorial Medical Center | Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Support Program | April 2025
- Evidence Based Birth Virtual Conference | March 2025
- Statewide Perinatal Nurse Professional Development | First of 3 Trauma-Informed Peanut Ball Learning Days | Rhode Island | March 2025
- University of Maryland Medical Center | Trauma-Informed Care & Communication Program | February 2025
Past Events: 2024
- Evidence Based Birth Virtual Conference | March 2025
- Statewide Perinatal Nurse Professional Development | First of 3 Trauma-Informed Peanut Ball Learning Days | Rhode Island | March 2025
- UMass Memorial Medical Center | Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Support Program | April 2025
- University of Maryland Medical Center | Trauma-Informed Care & Communication Program | February 2025
- Trauma Informed Care through The L&D Nurse Lens Virtual Class | May 2025
- Evidence Based Birth Conference 2024 | March 2024
- Birth Con 2024 | IWK Health | April 2024
- Mother Baby Action Network Summit | March of Dimes | June 2024
- 2024 Ohio Section Annual Conference | AWHONN Ohio Section | September 2024
- AWHONN Oklahoma South Central Chapter Meeting, Virtual | October 2024
- AWHONN Washington Section Annual Fall Conference 2024 | AWHONN WA | October 2024
- AWHONN Washington Section Annual Fall Conference 2024 | Walla Walla, Washington | October 2024
- Peanut Ball Corporate Learning Day: Peanut Ball Beginner and Advanced Workshop; Trauma-Informed Labor Support Skills Workshop | Deaconess Health, Newburgh, IN | August 2024
- Kaiser Permanente Care Experience MCH Summit | Kaiser Permanente Orange, CA | August 2024
- Optimizing Maternity Care Program: Peanut Ball Learning Day and Labor Support Trainer Intensive | Mercy Hospital Bentonville, AR | July 2024
- Trauma-Informed Lactation Learning Day: Lactation Support Within a Client-Centered Approach | CHIP of the Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, VA | July 2024
- Trauma-Informed Lactation Learning Day: Lactation Support Within a Client-Centered Approach | CHIP of the Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, VA | July 2024
- Labor Augmentation with Peanut Balls: Reimagining the “No” | IWK Health | Nova Scotia, Canada | April 2024
- Peanut Ball Corporate Learning Day: Peanut Ball Beginner and Advanced Workshop; Trauma-Informed Labor Support Skills Workshop | WellSpan, Chambersburg, PA | April 2024
- The Power of Cultivating Trauma-Informed Relationships: How Birth Workers can Use Trauma-Informed Strategies to Improve Perinatal Outcomes | Speaker and Co-Facilitator | Maryland Patient Safety Center sponsored by a grant from Maryland Department of Health | Jan - March 2024
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Your customized workshop includes our core program and the topics most important to you:
Potential Presentation Topics
Fostering Trauma-Informed Clinical Care Relationships
Peanut Balls: A Trauma-Informed Way to Promote Labor Progress
Trauma-Responsive Leadership: How to foster engagement, retention and healing
Keynote: Birth Trauma Prevention: The caregiver vital sign you can’t afford to skip
Keynote: Stirrups are Restraints: 5 Simple Steps to Overcome Barriers to Upright Pushing
Panel Presentation: Labor and Delivery Nurses as Active Bystanders in Obstetric Violence: Next Steps
Trauma Informed Care: A Guide to Patient Advocacy for Trauma Survivors
Do No Harm: A New Approach to Labor and Delivery Nursing Professional Development
Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care: Debunking 3 Myths That Keep Nurses Stuck
Potential Workshop Topics:
Labor Augmentation with Peanut Balls: Reimagining the “No”
The Power of Cultivating Trauma-Informed Relationships: How Birth Workers can Use Trauma-Informed Strategies to Improve Perinatal Outcomes
Peanut Balls Train the Trainer Intensive
Trauma Responsive Nurse Recovery Program
Nurse Debriefing for Secondary Traumatic Stress Prevention
Trauma-Informed Care and Communication for Perinatal Nurses
Bedside Debriefing for Traumatic Birth Prevention
Trauma Responsive Leadership: How to Foster Engagement, Retention, & Healing
Past Events: 2024
Evidence Based Birth Conference 2024
March 2024
Birth Con 2024 | IWK Health
April 2024
Mother Baby Action Network Summit | March of Dimes
June 2024
2024 Ohio Section Annual Conference | AWHONN Ohio Section
September 2024, panel and podium presentations
AWHONN Oklahoma South Central Chapter Meeting, Virtual
October 2024
AWHONN Washington Section Annual Fall Conference 2024 | AWHONN WA
October 2024, podium presentation: Trauma Informed Care: A Guide to Patient Advocacy for Trauma Survivors
AWHONN Washington Section Annual Fall Conference 2024 | Walla Walla, Washington
October 2024, pre-con workshop: Peanut Balls: A Hands-On Approach to Trauma-Informed Care
Peanut Ball Corporate Learning Day: Peanut Ball Beginner and Advanced Workshop; Trauma-Informed Labor Support Skills Workshop | Deaconess Health, Newburgh, IN
August 2024
Kaiser Permanente Care Experience MCH Summit | Kaiser Permanente Orange, CA
August 2024
Optimizing Maternity Care Program: Peanut Ball Learning Day and Labor Support Trainer Intensive | Mercy Hospital Bentonville, AR
July 2024
Trauma-Informed Lactation Learning Day: Lactation Support Within a Client-Centered Approach | CHIP of the Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, VA
July 2024
Labor Augmentation with Peanut Balls: Reimagining the “No” | IWK Health | Nova Scotia, Canada
April 2024
Peanut Ball Corporate Learning Day: Peanut Ball Beginner and Advanced Workshop; Trauma-Informed Labor Support Skills Workshop | WellSpan, Chambersburg, PA
April 2024
The Power of Cultivating Trauma-Informed Relationships: How Birth Workers can Use Trauma-Informed Strategies to Improve Perinatal Outcomes | Speaker and Co-Facilitator | Maryland Patient Safety Center sponsored by a grant from Maryland Department of Health
January - March 2024
Labor Augmentation with Peanut Balls: Reimagining the “No” | IWK Health | Nova Scotia, Canada
April 2024
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