Workshop Descriptions
Which workshop is right for you? Brief summaries are below, and the More Information links take you to individual workshop pages.
We are committed to ensuring access for all midwives. Membership and Midwife of Color discounts are available, as well as Reparations Tickets for midwives affected by historic enslavement or Indigenous genocide, and Pay-What-You-Can-Tickets for those with limited financial means.
All hands-on workshops are limited to 8 participants to allow for personalized assessment and mentoring.
Suturing, Assessment & Perineal Repair of Birth Lacerations for Midwives $750
For Midwives and students who have competed their midwifery suturing education
6.5 CE requested
Now in 2 sessions, one week apart! Session one of this workshop reviews and builds on core competencies for suturing and knot-tying. Session two focuses on anatomical repair of birth lacerations, with hands-on simulation to expand and refine your skills.
Individualized Mentoring for Teaching Suturing Skills and Repair of Birth Lacerations
For Educators and Preceptors
$120/50 minute session
CE available based on session content.
Personalized mentoring sessions allow the clinician or educator to choose their area of focus, explore teaching techniques and refine their skills according to their own needs. Options for curriculum development available. Each participant formulates their own learning plan. Multi-hour packages available on request.
Midwife Suturing Camp $1125
For Practicing Midwives and Preceptors
14 CE requested
The in-person Midwife Suturing Camp combines focused competency-based learning with a stellar setting on the rocky coast of Maine. Midwife Camp provides time for learning and practice, connecting with other participants, and enjoying some rest and reflection. Session content is designed to expand each participant’s suturing and repair skills, explore new ways (and whys!) of performing and teaching assessment and approximation, and discuss the clinical challenges of repairs encountered in practice.