Nice Breech Training

We are excited to offer a vaginal breech training on Thursday, June 12 in Nice, France!

About the breech training:

This training combines virtual lectures with a full day of hands-on simulation training. The breech training package includes:

A full day of hands-on training, including simulation training with a Sophie and Her Mum simulator, breech birth video analysis, and clinical scenarios.
Breech Pro 2.0 : a self-paced vaginal breech training with CEUs/CMEs, accessible for 1 year. Access to Breech Pro 2.0 is included with registration to the training.
One year of twice-monthly optional live sessions (recordings also provided)

This event is a unique opportunity to train with three BWB instructors (Kristine Lauria, Whitney Pinger, and Rixa Freeze) alongside thirteen guest instructors. These special guests, most of whom are already experienced breech providers in their own countries, are finishing their training to become BWB instructors. Attendees will benefit from learning from this diverse group of physicians and midwives, with oversight from the BWB team.

Breech training cost (includes morning tea & lunch):
€465 for MDs
€395 for midwives, nurses, and other childbirth professionals
€280 for students

Breech Pro 2.0 alum pricing:
€210: full day workshop (for those with current Breech Pro 2.0 enrollment)
€280: full day workshop + Breech Pro 2.0 upgrade/renewal (1 year)

Registration deadline: May 12 (before incurring late fee)

Late registrations will be charged an additional €50 for the breech training. Please note that the deadline for food orders is 1 week prior to the event. Registrations received less than 1 week in advance will not include morning tea or lunch.

Scholarships are available on a rolling basis based on financial need; please apply here: breechwithoutborders.org/scholarships. Please note that late applications are less likely to be fulfilled.

Supervising Instructors

Kristine Lauria, CPM

Kristine Lauria is BWB's Global Midwifery Director and works for Médecins Sans Frontières. She specializes in high-risk maternity care in low-resource environments and is passionate in her support of bodily autonomy in medical decision making and is a staunch advocate for undisturbed, physiologic birth.

She has attended thousands of births in more than 25 countries around the world; many of them being vaginal breech births with countless sets of vaginal twins and triplets.

Whitney Pinger, CNM

Whitney Pinger is the Founder of WISDOM Midwifery and Founder and past Director of GW Midwifery. Whitney is committed to evidence-based maternity care and vaginal breech delivery. At GW, she established The GW Vaginal Breech initiative with a collaborative care team and is passionate about the education of the next generation of midwives, physicians, nurses, and students of all backgrounds.

Rixa Freeze, PhD

Rixa has a PhD focusing on childbirth and maternity care from the U of Iowa. Her research focus began with homebirth and unassisted birth and ended with vaginal breech birth. She is the lead author of the textbook A Guide to Physiological Breech Birth and has authored several papers on home birth, breech birth, and twin birth.

Guest Instructors

Dr. Miguel de Sousa Mendes DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin, Germany

Dr. Firas Cha’ban St. Vincent Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Dr. Evelin Erdely Kistarcsai Flór Ferenc Kórház, Kistarcsa, Hungary

Dr. Katalin Lorincz Kistarcsai Flór Ferenc Kórház, Kistarcsa, Hungary

Dr. Gizela Jagielska Oleśnica District Hospital, Oleśnica, Poland

Dr. Claudio Celentano University Hospital of Chieti, Pescara, Italy

Susan Lees RM Private Practice, Cape Town, South Africa

Theresa Sparks Private Practice, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. Raffaela Baiocchi EMERGENCY NGO, Italy & Afghanistan

Eleonora Bruni RM EMERGENCY NGO, Italy & Afghanistan

Dr. Bradley Meyer St. Luke’s Clinic, Boise, ID, USA

Dr. Nina Wagner Klinik Donaustadt, Vienna, Austria

Sara Morris, RNRM, PhD

June 12 schedule: Breech Training

8-8:30amIntroduction and Q&A

8:30am-12:30pmGroup 1: Simulations

Hands-on practice using Sophie and Her Mum simulators

8:30am-12:30pmGroup 2: Activity stations

Breech birth video analysis
Clinical scenarios (with hands-on practice)

12:30-1:30pmLunch

Lunch provided-on site

1:30-5:30pmGroup 1: Activity stations

Breech birth video analysis
Clinical scenarios (with hands-on practice)

1:30-5:30pmGroup 2: Simulations

Hands-on practice using Sophie and Her Mum simulators

5:30-6pmFinal gathering

Q&A and wrap-up

Location Information

Location Name
Maison Bernardi
Address
18 Av. Thiers, Nice, , 06000 FR
Directions
Google, Bing, MapQuest

FAQs

What language will the training take place in?
The hands-on training will take place in English, with guest instructors able answer questions in Italian, Portuguese, German, French, and Flemish.
The online course, Breech Pro 2.0, is available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

What is your cancellation policy?
If you are called away to a birth or family emergency on the day of the training and cannot reschedule your breech training day, you will receive 2 month's virtual access to the activity station materials (preferred) or €100 refund.

Otherwise tickets are nonrefundable.

Do I need to be enrolled in Breech Pro 2.0 to attend the training?
Yes. All registrants to our in-person trainings are required to have a current Breech Pro 2.0 enrollment. Your training registration includes enrollment in or upgrade to Breech Pro 2.0.

Do I have to complete Breech Pro 2.0 prior to the training?
Yes, you must have completed 100% of Breech Pro 2.0 to be admitted on your hands-on training day. You will be asked to show your certificate of completion (downloadable upon finishing the course). If you have not completed the course, you will not be allowed to attend the hands-on training and you will not receive a refund on any portion of the training.

How long will I have access to Breech Pro 2.0?
You will have 1 year's access from the date your registration is processed (typically within 24-48 hours), if you are enrolling for the first time. If you are renewing Breech Pro 2.0, you will have your access extended for 1 additional year.

Is there a deadline to register?
We accept late registrations. However, there will be an additional charge if registering after the cut-off date 4 weeks prior to the event.

Do you offer continuing education credits?
EACCME CMEs are available for the online course (15.5 hrs). An application has been made to the EACCME/UEMS for accreditation of the live event (8.5 hrs). The training also includes 23.5 contact hours with ACNM, with reciprocity with MEAC, DONA, & ICEA (14.5 CE for Breech Pro, 9 CEs for hands-on).

Questions?
Please contact us at [email protected] or visit breechwithoutborders.org.

Breech Pro 2.0 Completion Information:

All attendees will be required to present their certificate of completion of the online course, Breech Pro 2.0, in order to attend the hand-on training. Those who cannot provide either a printed or digital copy of their certificate will not be able to enter the training. No refunds will be provided if unable to attend unless previous communication and approval has occurred.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions regarding this policy.

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