2026 Maternal Child Health Conference

A conference for women & women's health providers.

Too hot to handle? Not for us! Our focus this year will be Hot Topics in Birth & Breastfeeding--autonomy & choice, VBAC, vaginal breech birth, new mastitis guidelines, pelvic floor health and non-pharmacologic pain management. Come learn what the options are, how to advocate for choice and how you can make a difference.

Ticket includes boxed lunch and CEU's. No same-day tickets. Address of event will be emailed with ticket confirmation.

~ 6.75 CEU's approved by the California BRN #11761 ~
~ application for CERP’s has been submitted to the IBCLE ~ 
~ CME's & Physical Therapy CEU's provided by a joint partnership with Sutter Health ~

FULL-DAY TICKET PRICE: $200 through Aug. 31st, price increases to $250 in September
PELVIC FLOOR-ONLY AFTERNOON TICKETS: $100, no lunch

TICKET SALES END SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, AT 10PM!


Topics & Speakers:
- What do Women Want? Advocating for Choice in Maternal Child Health
 Rosanne Gephart MSN, CNM, NP, PHN, IBCLC

- Does Birth = Drugs and an Epidural? 
 Amy Popplewell, FNP

-Mastitis Management, A New Approach
 Mary Baracco APRN, CNM, WHNP, PHN

-Pelvic Floor Health for Life
 Laura Faye Gephart, MD 

-What Happens After Baby — The Recovery Nobody Talks About
 Marci Silverberg, MPT, PPCES

-Birth Autonomy & Options--VBAC and Breech Birth
 Whitney Pinger, CNM, FACNM, Breech Without Borders

Please join the Better Beginnings board and volunteers from 5:00-6:00pm for a meet & greet wine social immediately following our conference program!

  
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Sutter Health and Better Beginnings Inc. Sutter Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.