Don’t Miss Ricki Lake, Judy Norsigian, Rima Jolivet, and Penny Simkin at the 2010 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum
Start planning now to attend the 2010 CIMS Forum in Austin, Texas, Feb. 26-27.
CIMS proudly announces that acclaimed actress, filmmaker, family advocate and author Ricki Lake, along with 15 distinguished faculty, will address attendees at the 2010 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum and Annual Meeting. Lake, an integral figure in the birthing community since the 2007 debut of the documentary The Business of Being Born and subsequent projects that encourage childbearing women to become informed maternity care consumers, has traveled tirelessly around the United States to discuss the state of the birthing “industry” in an effort to demonstrate how all parents-to-be can benefit from taking a more active role in their birth experiences.
Take Action:
- Learn more about the CIMS Forum, including program details and travel/lodging information, on the CIMS Annual Forum page.
- Endorse the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI), the nation’s first and only consensus document on U.S. maternity care.
- Support CIMS by joining the CIMS Membership. Together, we can make Mother-Friendly Care a reality.
- To learn more about Ricki Lake and her birth advocacy work, please visit www.TheBusinessOfBeingBorn.com and/or www.MyBestBirth.com.
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Honor Birth!Because pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period are milestone events in the continuum of life, we invite you to join CIMS in our campaign to Honor Birth by recognizing that special person who inspires your passion for Mother-Friend Care. |
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CIMS’ The Birth Survey: Fall Webinar ScheduleThe Birth Survey Ambassador Training Webinars Schedule for October 2009 -January 2010 is now available. We currently only have one Marketing Training planned for this Fall/Winter and are seeking an experienced volunteer to present these marketing trainings. Please contact admin@thebirthsurvey.com if you are interested in serving as a The Birth Survey webinar trainer. |
The Birth Survey
The Birth Survey is an on-going online consumer survey that asks women to provide feedback about their birth experiences. Women’s responses about specific providers and facilities will be available online to other women in their communities to help them decide where and with whom to birth. As they become available, the official facility-level intervention rates gathered from the state departments of health will be paired with the women’s survey responses to help families make their birthing decisions.
