Our 8th Annual Awards and Fundraiser Event, 
Sunday November 8th, 2009 at the Renaissance Center was a tremendous success! We celebrated our award recipients, Leslie Fehan, CNM and Sara Farris Krivanec, CD; listened to Robbie Davis-Floyd speak about Birth Models That Work; and hadd great fun participating in the silent auction.

On Monday, November 9, 2009, BMV co-sponsered a half-day workshop with Bon Secours Richmond Health System. Ms Davis-Floyd's talk on Three Paradigms of Health and Birth Care: The Technocratic, Humanistic and Holistic Models was well attended by health care professionals from throughout the Bon Secours system as well  as others in the community. In the afternoon, she gave her final talk to the medical students, residents and faculty members of the OB/GYN department at VCU Health Center.

We would like to acknowledge the sponsors, those who donated to the auction and to all of our attendees. The combined support allows Birth Matters Virginia to raise funds so that we may continue to provide education and support in our commitment to evidence-based care practices.

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Judges for the video contest included:

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, acclaimed producers of The Business of Being Born.
Sarah Buckley, M.D., international birth expert and author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering.

As a step toward our goal of educating women about their choices and options during the childbearing years, Birth Matters Virginia solicited short videos about evidence-based maternity and delivery care. With our nation ranking 41st in maternal mortality and our cesarean rate surpassing 30%, it is more important than ever for women to be educated about their options.

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The Best Kept Secret is available for screenings in Virginia!

Birth Matters Virginia has purchased the screening rights to Orgasmic Birth, the new documentary film. The Tidewater chapter has already hosted two screening, which were both very well attended, and the panel discussions engaging. Ask your local chapter leader if a screening is being planned in your community! 

You can sneak a peek at some of the goals of filmmaker Debra Pascali-Bonaro on 20/20, which featured the documentary in a segment in December.

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