Hi, I'm Wendy and I'm an Evidence-Based Birth (R) Instructor!

An Evidence-Based Birth Instructor (R) is a birth professional specially trained to help families get evidence-based care.  I am one of only about 100 Evidence-Based Birth (R) Instructors around the world!

I applied to become an Evidence Based Birth (R) Instructor because I believe that every birth person deserves a positive, respectful and safe experience.  Sadly, this is not a reality for many people, but I'm proud to be joining forces with professionals and parents around the world to ensure that things change for the better!

If you want to be empowered with the latest evidence and to take control over your birth OR if you want to help your clients take control over their births, then keep reading to find out what I can offer you.
Do you have a deep desire to help all your clients get evidence based care, but wish you could build bridges with others who aren’t as open to your client’s birth plans?

​The Savvy Birth Pro Workshop (3 contact hours) was developed by Evidence Based Birth® to give professionals the skills you need to make a genuine difference and help your clients attain the best possible chance at evidence based care during pregnancy and labor.
Upcoming Savvy Birth Pro Workshops:
Saturday, November 23, 2019  (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Contact Hours: 3
​Investment: $75


Comfort Measures for L&D Nurses

Are you an L&D nurse who wishes you had more tools in your toolbox to help keep patients comfortable during labor?

By attending Comfort Measures for Labor and Delivery Nurses, you will not only get hands-on practice with comfort measure skills, but you'll also learn how you can overcome barrier to provide comfort measures on your unit!  All nurses will earn 2 nursing contact hours.  Come enjoy an afternoon of demonstrations, discussions, and networking with L&D nurses from all over Lancaster County.

We designed this workshop specifically for L&D nurses who are looking to add to their labor support knowledge and skills.  However, local doulas, midwives, and childbirth educators are encouraged to register!
Upcoming Workshop Date:
Contact Hours: 2
​Investment: $150

Evidence Based Birth (R) Workshop Series

Evidence Based Birth (R) offers a three part series of workshops covering hot-topic items.
  • Due Dates & Advanced Maternal Age
  • Newborn Procedures Within The Golden Hour
  • Normalizing Home Birth Transfers
If you are a birth professional or a consumer of the maternity care system, this series will give you the evidence-based information you need.
Learning outcomes:
  • Describe the risks of going past “due”
  • Review the evidence on benefits and risks of induction versus waiting for labor to start on its own
  • Describe pros and cons of induction vs. expectant management for advanced maternal age
Upcoming Workshop Date:
Contact Hours: 1.5
Investment: $50

Did you know that the rate of labor induction has drastically increased over the last 30 years?

In this Evidence Based Birth® seminar, packed with facts, you will learn the evidence on 39-week induction and for induction at or past the "due date".

​We cover the recent ARRIVE study in depth and we’ll also cover a bit about “advanced maternal age,” and discuss the actual numbers of increase in stillbirth with older age.
Learning outcomes:
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  • Describe evidence on two best practices for newborns in the golden hour: Skin-to-skin and delayed cord clamping
  • Discuss evidence on procedures that often take precedence over skin-to-skin and bonding, including suction, hatting, bathing, Vitamin K, and eye ointment
Upcoming Workshop Date:
Contact Hours: 1.5
Investment: $50
What is the evidence on the safety of Vitamin K? Does delayed cord clamping lead to jaundice? How can we help families who give birth by Cesarean get skin to skin in our local operating rooms? In this interactive seminar, we will take an in-depth look at the research evidence on newborn procedures for term infants during the “golden hour.”

We will cover the history and research on interventions that happen during the first hour of life—including which procedures are the “best practices,” and which procedures can be safely delayed or declined!
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After attending this seminar, you will walk away with confidence in your ability to talk with clients about the latest evidence on skin-to-skin, delayed cord clamping, bathing, weighing, hatting, Vitamin K, and eye ointment.
Learning outcomes:
  • Discuss research evidence on the safety of home birth
  • Describe how we can increase the safety of home birth transfers to the hospital
  • ​List ways to improve the client’s experience during a home-hospital transfer
Upcoming Workshop Date:
Contact Hours: 1.5
Investment: $50
Designed for home birth and hospital providers, this workshop will challenge you and your colleagues to address your fears and concerns about transfers from planned home births into the hospital.

What guidelines can hospital staff follow when accepting a home birth transfer?

What can home birth providers do to ease the transfer?

What are the basic safety statistics of home birth and freestanding birth centers, and what is needed to make home birth even safer?