International Waterbirth Congress

Waterbirth International Congress: Embracing Birth Together

April 22-25, 2004
Hyatt Oakbrook Resort
Oakbrook, Illinois

Co-sponsored by BirthLink, Chicago Community Midwives, Illinois Chapter of ACNM and Waterbirth International

Join presenters from around the world, including New Zealand, Russia, England, Germany, US, Mexico and Japan. Come celebrate Waterbirth International's 20th Anniversary.

Come join us in Chicago for our 20th Anniversary Celebration International Waterbirth Congress Embracing Birth Together April 22-25, 2004 Chicago Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Speakers and presenters from around the globe, all sharing their experiences of the miracle of waterbirth. This conference is Bilingual - Spanish and English Other languages will be available as need

Come learn from the experts…midwives, doctors, nurses and parents Early registration only $325 - unitl March 1st. Registration after March 1st - $395 Group registration prices available for four or more registering and paying at the same time. Limited work/study registrations available Hyatt rooms only $99 for double occupancy The Congress will be bilingual in Spanish and English. Signing for the hearing impaired will be available.

Full day pre-conference Neonatal Resuscitation certification and certificate renewal – taught by Karen Strange, CPM - $95 April 22nd

CEUs and CMEs applied for. – 22 hours of education total for doctors, midwives, childbirth educators, naturopaths and social workers.

Speakers and presenters include: (there are a few more that have not confirmed their participation) Dianne Garland, Registered Midwife - Kent, England – author of Waterbirth: An Attitude to Care Cornelia Enning, Registered Midwife - Germany – author of five books on birth and waterbirth Frederick Wirth, MD – Neonatologist – Author of Prenatal Parenting Berwyn, Pennsylvania Jan Stafl, MD - Obstetrician in private practice – Eugene, Oregon - McKenzie-Willamette Hospital Stephanie Van Zandt, MD - Obstetrician in private practice – Clearwater, Florida - Morton Plant Hospital

Mark Zumhagan, MD Family Practice doctor in private home birth practice - Chicago, Illinois Jose Luis, MD and Joni Nichols, CD OB and doula/midwife in private practice with a birth center in Guadalajara, Mexico Lisa Stolper, MD - Chief of Obstetrics, Cheshire Dartmouth Medical Center, Keene, New Hampshire

Kip McKenzie, MD – Obstetrician Cheshire Dartmouth Medical Center, Keene, New Hampshire

Raquel Schallmann, Midwife – Buenos Aries, Argentina Barbara Harper, RN - Director Waterbirth International

Zina Bakarheva, MD - pediatrician/midwife Vladivostok, Russia Jennifer Gallardo, CPM - Director Andaluz Waterbirth Center Portland, Oregon Melanie Dossey, CNM - Director Nativiti Women’s Health & Birth Center, Houston, Texas

Connie Rock, CPM - Director Hollywood Birth Center, Hollywood, California

Gayle Reidmann, CNM, MSN - Midwife in private hospital practice Oak Park, Illinois Barbara Rudell, CNM, MSN - Midwife in private hospital practice Paw Paw, Michigan

Kathleen Kett, CNM - Midwife in private hospital practice Tomah, Wisconsin

Pamela Kozick, CNM - Midwife in private hospital practice Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Presentations from many different delegates from countries around the world.......... Nigeria, South Africa, Chile, China, Korea, Iran..and more