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
Reparations Tickets are available for midwives affected by historic enslavement or Indigenous genocide
Pay-What-You-Can-Tickets for those with limited financial means.
Hands-on workshops are generally limited to 8 participants to allow for personalized assessment and mentoring.
Suturing, Assessment & Perineal Repair of Birth Lacerations for Midwives $750/session
30% discount for students
For Midwives and Students who have competed their midwifery suturing education
6.5 ACNM CE requested
In-Person
The morning of this workshop reviews and builds on core competencies for suturing and knot-tying, and understanding the anatomy affected during vaginal birth.
The afternoon session focuses on anatomical repair of birth lacerations, for a focus on restoring anatomy, preserving function, and cosmetic appearance.
Both sessions include hands-on simulation to expand and refine your knowledge and skills, both for performing and teaching suturing and repair skills.
Individualized Mentoring for Teaching Suturing Skills and Repair of Birth Lacerations
$150/50 minute session
30% discount for students
For Educators and Preceptors
ACNM CE requested
Virtual or In-Person
Personalized mentoring sessions allow the clinician or educator to choose their area of focus, explore teaching techniques or refine their skills according to their own needs.
Each participant formulates their own learning plan. Topics include instrument handling, knot-tying, anatomy, laceration prevention, including OASIS, perineal and extra-perineal laceration repair.
Options for academic curriculum development available.
Multi-hour packages available on request. CE available based on session content.
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. Creativity is encouraged to merge the art and science of assessment and repair of birth lacerations.
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.