The 2023 Program
Subject to possible change
Doula Conference 2023 is a national conference for doulas and people who have an interest in pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
This event will take place during World Doula Week on the lands of the Kabi Kabi people and the Jinibara people.
~ Friday dinner to Sunday Lunch ~
24th - 26th March, 2023
(all times are in AEST)
This event will take place during World Doula Week on the lands of the Kabi Kabi people and the Jinibara people.
~ Friday dinner to Sunday Lunch ~
24th - 26th March, 2023
(all times are in AEST)
Saturday
8:45am
Saturday Welcome
9:00am
Dr Rachel Reed (Keynote)
'Relationships within the childbirth rite of passage’
'Relationships within the childbirth rite of passage’
10:00am
Naomi Jansson
'Ancestral and Modern Weaving in Postpartum Doula Care'
'Ancestral and Modern Weaving in Postpartum Doula Care'
11:15am
Philippa Scott
'Energy transference'
'Energy transference'
12:00pm
Alison Collins
'Mother-led Wild Pregnancy and Freebirth'
'Mother-led Wild Pregnancy and Freebirth'
1:30pm
Anna Watts
'To grow yourself, you must know yourself'
'To grow yourself, you must know yourself'
1:30pm
Vicki Hobbs
'Nurturing the Nurturer'
'Nurturing the Nurturer'
3:30pm
Karen Shlegeris
'Preparing partners for positive birth'
'Preparing partners for positive birth'
4:15pm
Rhea Dempsey
'Birth and Attachment Dynamics'
'Birth and Attachment Dynamics'
6:00pm
Dinner and Celebration for all
The Maroochy Waterfront Room
The Maroochy Waterfront Room
Sunday
8:45am
Sunday Welcome
9:00am
Jane Hardwicke Collings
'The Ebb and Flow'
~ understanding the cycles and how they impact everything
'The Ebb and Flow'
~ understanding the cycles and how they impact everything
11:00am
Jenny Blyth
'Beyond Consent'
'Beyond Consent'
12:30pm
Closing Ceremony
Jane Hardwicke Collings
Jane Hardwicke Collings
1:00pm
Closing Lunch
The Maroochy Waterfront Room
The Maroochy Waterfront Room
2:00pm
End of conference
Recorded sessions
Nisha Gill
'Co-regulation ~ A Doula Superpower'
'Co-regulation ~ A Doula Superpower'
Sali McIntyre
'Yoni Steaming to Prepare for Birth and for Postpartum Healing'
'Yoni Steaming to Prepare for Birth and for Postpartum Healing'
Libby Moloney
'When a baby dies'
'When a baby dies'
Emma Park
'The Microbiome and Probiotics in Pregnancy'
'The Microbiome and Probiotics in Pregnancy'