Active Birth Taranaki

Where

112c Hine Street, New Plymouth

When

Sunday 28th August

Bring

Something to throw on the BBQ if you are sticking around after...

Kia ora!

Active Birth Taranaki is honoured to host the 2011 Home Birth Aotearoa National Conference: Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Parents — Bridging Hearts, Homes and Humanity.

This important theme will be discussed over three days at the NPSUC, Ocean View Parade, New Plymouth, on 28–30 October 2011.

Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Parents will provide speakers and facilitate discussion to:

· Nurture and Inform — in Pregnancy and Birth

· Inspire and Educate — in Parenting

· Connect and Encourage — in the Community.

Come and discuss, commune and be inspired in beautiful natural surroundings as we hear from:

· Maggie Banks on “Our Births — Why are Today’s Choices under threat? The story of home birth in New Zealand & the challenges we face today.”

· Pennie Brownlee on “Step Up to the Sacred Partnership: Exploring the attitudes, skills and behaviours that foster the Sacred Partnership between parent and child.”

· Dave Owens on “Making New Zealand the Land of Great Fathers.”

· Charissa Waerea on “Maori tikanga (protocols) of pregnancy, birth and baby — building community through holistic practices.”

· Angela Worthington on “Our Way Home — Supporting women to feel empowered birthing at home.”

· Lauren Porter on “Created to Connect: Vulnerability, Support and New Research in Mother-Infant Bonding.”

· Other great speakers to be confirmed!

As a change-making event, this conference aims to energise parents, Lead Maternity Carers and other health professionals, including midwifery students and childbirth educators. So if this is you, or you are interested in community social services benefiting women and families, plan to come NOW!

We’re keen that all you passionate and interested people be able to attend, so don’t miss our early bird (before July 1) and group discounts and accommodation specials! To register or for more information visit our website http://todayschoices.org/ or contact us at info@todayschoices.org today.

We look forward to meeting you!

The Active Birth Taranaki team

Annual General Meeting

It's time for Active Birth Taranaki Inc. to have its Annual General Meeting.

This is open to everyone and we would love to see you there.

After the official business, stay and celebrate the great work we have done with ABT over the years. Who knows.... if you are not involved already - maybe you will even consider coming on board in some way for 2012.

p.s.
Dont forget we'd love to hear from any local businesses who may want to sponsor, put things in the registration packs or have a trade table at our upcoming conference (www.todayschoices.org)
To look at the following documents go to http://todayschoices.org/get-involved-2/

Conference flyer - for more information on the conference
     Registration of Interest form - to complete if you are interested
     Invitation for Involvement in conference - outlining all the options for registration packs, trade tables and sponsorship.

regards,
Carla and the ABT team

Annual General Meeting

It's time for Active Birth Taranaki Inc. to have its Annual General Meeting.

This is open to everyone and we would love to see you there.

After the official business, stay and celebrate the great work we have done with ABT over the years. Who knows.... if you are not involved already - maybe you will even consider coming on board in some way for 2012.

p.s. Dont forget we'd love to hear from any local businesses who may want to sponsor, put things in the registration packs or have a trade table at our upcoming conference (www.todayschoices.org) To look at the following documents go to http://todayschoices.org/get-involved-2/

Conference flyer - for more information on the conference Registration of Interest form - to complete if you are interested Invitation for Involvement in conference - outlining all the options for registration packs, trade tables and sponsorship.

regards, Carla and the ABT team

p.s.
Dont forget we'd love to hear from any local businesses who may want to sponsor, put things in the registration packs or have a trade table at our upcoming conference (www.todayschoices.org)
To look at the following documents go to http://todayschoices.org/get-involved-2/

Conference flyer - for more information on the conference
Registration of Interest form - to complete if you are interested
Invitation for Involvement in conference - outlining all the options for registration packs, trade tables and sponsorship.

regards,
Carla and the ABT team