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2008 CIMS Forum: Mother-Friendly Care By All, For All
Mark Your Calendars and Register Today!
Thursday, March 6 - Saturday, March 8
Radisson Worldgate Resort
3011 Maingate Lane
Kissimmee, Florida 34747
Registration is now open! The Program Schedule includes an exceptional array of educational sessions and a new feature for the 2008 Forum -- specialty workshops on Thursday, March 6.
Keynote speakers include Charles S. Mahan, MD, Dean and Professor Emeritus in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida and the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies; Eugene R. Declercq, Ph.D, MBA Council Chair, Boston University School of Public Health; and Jennifer Block, journalist and author of Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care.
The 2008 Forum is about hope! While there will be ample documentation that maternity care is in crisis, the program schedule incorporates numerous examples of people and programs working on innovative and creative solutions. This information will be shared with all attendees along with tools you can use to improve maternity care in your own communities and Make Mother-Friendly Care a Reality®.
The 2008 CIMS Forum has been approved for 17 contact hours from the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA). An application has been submitted to the Florida Nurses Association for approval of 17.0 contact hours. Please call Willa Fuller at The Florida Nurses Association for more information. Attendees will be notified of the number of contact hours that are eligible for each day.
Special Rates Apply for Government employees, students and groups. Register by clicking on the following link:
http://www.acteva.com/go/motherfriendly
Contact Chris Murphy Peck, CIMS Forum Administrator with any questions, chris@motherfriendly.org or 888-282-2467.
Note: We encourage you to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible by calling 1-866-705-7676. Ask for the CIMS Forum rate of $119. This rate will be honored three days before and three days after the Forum so you can take full advantage of the local attractions including Walt Disney World® Resort. For more information on the hotel, log onto http://www.worldgateresort.com/.
CIMS is pleased to announce that the Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care, published as a supplement to the Winter issue of The Journal of Perinatal Education, is available to download. Click on the cover image or log onto the Journal's Web Site and click on Volume 16, Supplement I, Winter 2007.
Individual and bulk copies are also available for sale through the Academy of Certified Birth Educators & Labor Support Professionals. Log onto www.acbe.com and hit the "shop" button. All proceeds from copies purchased at ACBE benefit CIMS. Individual copies are also available at the The Lamaze Bookcenter. Lamaze members are entitled to a discount.
You can also download the press release about the findings of the Expert Work Group and the debut of the document on March 8 at the 2007 CIMS Forum and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
Established in 1996, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals and more than 50 organizations representing over 90,000 members. Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs.
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About CIMS
Learn about our principles, how to contact us, how to join the organization, and more. -
The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI)
In its first five years, the work of the coalition has focused on the creation and implementation of the evidence-based Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI), which provides guidelines for identifying and designating "mother-friendly" birth sites including hospitals, birth centers and home-birth services. The initiative outlines ten steps for mother-friendly care. A consumer version of the Initiative, "Having a Baby? Ten Questions to Ask" is also available. Endorse the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative today! -
Events
Find out about the next CIMS yearly meeting or Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum. -
Resources
CIMS is an active member of the United States Breastfeeding Committee.
CIMS offers numerous resources for individuals and organizations who support mother-friendly care. These include fact sheets (Breastfeeding Is Priceless, The Risks of Cesarean Delivery to Mother and Baby, Problems and Hazards of Induction in Labor), questionnaires (Are Your Birth Classes Mother-Friendly?, Is Your Doula Practice Mother-Friendly?), and much more. -
News and Press
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Support CIMS
CIMS needs your support! Read our latest fundraising letters, download them for distribution in your organization, or make an online donation through Paypal. - Special Projects
Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey

