What you need to know to have a natural breech birth.
He has been a practicing obstetrician in Southern California since completing his residency in 1986. While well trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the standard medical model of obstetrics he had the respect and vision to support the midwifery model of care and served as a backup consultant to many home and birthing center midwives for 25 years.
In 1996 he founded The Woman’s Place for Health, Inc., a collaborative hospital-based practice of Certified Nurse Midwives and Obstetricians in Ventura County, California.
In 2004, Dr. Fischbein co-authored the book, “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom.” For his efforts he has been awarded the Doulas Association of Southern California (DASC) Physician of the year award three times and, in 2008, was the very first recipient of DASC’s lifetime achievement award in support of pregnant women.
He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: “More Business of Being Born”, “Happy Healthy Child”, “Reducing Infant Mortality”, “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery” and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
Dr. Fischbein now practices community based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries.
He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health. Hear more of his thoughts and advocacy for evidenced-based, reasonable choices on his podcast.
He is a preceptor for midwifery students from Nizhoni, NMI, NCM and Georgetown University School of Midwifery. He is the primary author of threepeer-reviewed papers:
Dr. Fischbein still actively cares for pregnant women while teaching hands-on seminars on breech birth around the globe. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the specialty of obstetrics unique.
The Motherhood Matrix: Ancestral and Modern Psychosocial Influences Impacting Birth and Motherhood
Joni is a midwife, healer, life coach, and mother of 3 whose impactful career spans over 25 years, supporting thousands of families.
Currently providing group and 1:1 life, health and relationship coaching for women in all seasons of life both locally and virtually, Joni brings a holistic approach to her work.
With a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University’s Spirituality Mind Body Institute and expertise in transformative modalities such as Maya Abdominal Therapy, Holistic Pelvic Care, Havening Techniques for trauma, and Family Constellations, Joni possesses a deep understanding of the human psyche and spiritual dimensions that impact health and wellness.
Joni’s belief in navigating challenging times with resilience and her dedication to accessing the power within shines through her work, guiding others through their wilderness with compassion and empowerment.
Preventing the Preventable First Cesarean.
Starting out as a Lamaze teacher and doula, Henci Goer’s life’s work soon became analyzing and synthesizing the obstetric research in order to give pregnant women, birthing people, and birth professionals access to what constitutes optimal care in childbirth.
She is the author of four books: Labor Pain: What’s Your Best Strategy?, Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach (co-author Amy Romano MSN, CNM), The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, and Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities.
In addition, she has written numerous blog posts and articles and given lectures around the world. In recognition of her work, she has received, among others, the American College of Nurse-Midwives Best Book of the Year Award, Lamaze International’s President’s Award, DONA International’s Klaus & Kennell Research Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BOLD Atlanta, and the Media Award from the American Association of Birth Centers.
The “Take Charge of Your Birth” series: short books on single topics to help women and birthing people make informed choices and obtain optimal care for themselves and their babies, is a continuation of her work.
Relax Baby! Massage for Mother and their Infants.
Ricki Ainbinder is a Licensed and Certified Massage Therapist (LMT) practicing in Stamford Connecticut. She is certified in Medical Massage, Prenatal Massage, Postpartum Massage and Fertility Massage.
Ricki is also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CEIM) (CIMI) and a Certified Prenatal Hatha Yoga Instructor.
Practicing in a clinical setting for the past 18 years, Ricki has worked among doctors, acupuncturists and chiropractors. This has given Ricki the unique opportunity to treat her clients by integrating massage with various other modalities.
Ricki holds a B.A. from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts and a graduate certificate from The Galan Institute of Massage Therapy. In addition, Ricki’s other professional studies include, Spinning Babies workshop, Craniosacral I, Laban Bartenieff Movement Analysis, Yoga, Anatomy and Physiology, and Dance.
Ricki is a member in good standing with the following professional organizations:
Ricki is an avid skier, biker, hiker and yogini. She is the mother of two humans, two cats, and a dog. In her spare time Ricki enjoys taking long walks with her husband Scott and their dog Sadie at the Mianus River Park.
The sacred rituals we can bring into our fertility, pregnancy, birth and post partum journey.
Anni Daulter, MSW, author of Sacred Pregnancy, Sacred Motherhood, Sacred Relationship, Sacred Medicine Cupboard and many other books has been helping women for nearly a decade.
She has been supporting women in sacred circles, bringing back the essence of sacred to all rites of passage, including pregnancy, motherhood, sacred relationship and sisterhood.
Anni runs magickal sacred sites retreats around the world helping women tap into their coherent sacred selves by deepening their relationship to other women and expanding their resonance with what is fully possible.
Chiropractic Care a Core part of Your Pregnancy and Postpartum Care.
Dr. Elissa Diamond-Fields is a family chiropractor, mom, yogi and health advocate. With a focus on family care, she has worked with pregnant moms and babies for over 20 years to balance their bodies and nervous systems, setting them on the right path for long term health and function and supporting birth.
As a long time local advocate she has been working with officials on improving health policies. She recently helped create a digital use posture awareness program for her local school district curriculum, and is passionate about improving family health awareness in the community and beyond.
The postartum frequency and quantum leap into motherhood.
Marialicia (pronounced Mah-dee-ah-lee-sia) González is a midwife of 25 years, a poet, leatherworker, educator, and mama.
She owned and operated Daraluz Midwifery Services for almost a decade, offering home midwifery care, labor and postpartum doula services, Hypnobirthing, and childbirth education.
She has trained doulas and midwives through the apprenticeship model and as a faculty member of Birthingway Midwifery College.
She also worked as a palliative care nurse for 11 years and co-founded the Grief Rites Foundation, which used art as agency in the expression and amplification of grief. Standing at the doorway of life and death is her passion.
She gracefully bridges the gap between the medical model and the natural world, helping people navigate their health and well-being with a focus on aligning care with their values. Her approach allows individuals, in particular pregnant women, to feel deeply grounded and wildly free in her presence.
Marialicia founded Daraluz Wisdom, where she offers individual and group classes for pregnancy and beyond.
Why mothers should take back their pregnancy and birth.
Anne Margolis is a Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Femme! Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and practitioner.
She is a 3rd generation guide to mommas birthing babies in her family. Anne has helped thousands of families in her 28+ year midwifery practice and has personally ushered the births of over 1000 healthy babies into the world. She has also guided countless human beings to heal from emotional pain, inner stress and trauma, tap into their strength and power, live fully and vibrantly, and reclaim their radiance, joyfulness, calm and overall sense of well-being.
Through her online Guides to Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum, her online and in-person midwifery for pregnancy and postpartum support coaching, her birth professional mentoring, holistic gynecology, Clarity Breathwork, Yoga and Femme! experience offerings she infuses wisdom, compassion, inspiration, and joy into the entire process of women’s health care from teenaged years to menopause, as well as facilitating incredible healing and wellness for both men and women of all ages.
Anne is a two times number one national and international best selling author of ‘Natural Birth Secrets: An Insiders Guide How To Give Birth Holistically, Healthfully and Safely, and Love the Experience’, and also ‘Trauma Release Formula: The Revolutionary Step by Step Program for Eliminating Effects of Childhood Abuse, Trauma, Emotional Pain and Crippling Inner Stress, to Living in Joy without Drugs or Therapy’ both out in second edition.
Anne’s work, insights and advice have been seen on TV shows and movies including 4 episodes of ‘A Baby Story’ on TLC Discovery Channel, and the award winning feature documentary, ‘Orgasmic Birth’ and ‘The Human Longevity Project.’ She has been interviewed for multiple local, national and international radio programs, shows and podcasts.
Anne has also been a featured speaker and expert panelist at distinguished events for Weil-Cornell School of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, RCC State University of New York School of Nursing, and Birthnet Association of Childbirth Professionals and Hudson Valley Birth Network to name a few. Anne’s Clarity Breathwork, Yoga and Femme! healing movement workshops have been hosted at numerous private events, as well as several yoga studios and wellness centers, including the conscious, high vibration and transformational community at The Assemblage in NYC.
Anne is a proud founding member of The Health and Wellness Business Association, which was created to promote initiatives that support better collaboration, interaction and ethical business practices within the health and wellness business community. Anne has also served as a midwife expert witness, with expertise in homebirth midwifery.
She has midwifed mommas and babies for over two decades, and guides individuals to birth themselves as healthy and whole human beings capable of immense joy and inner peace. Her clients describe her as “passionate, sensitive, big hearted, and a playful ball of light.”
When she’s not helping mommas around the world you can find her doing yoga (anywhere and everywhere), dancing, walking outside around nature, riding her bike, paddle boarding, swimming, taking or facilitating powerful growth and healing workshops, enjoying family time, playing with her dog Max and watching comedy and historical drama.
Fertility Reclaimed: Understanding the Basics of the Menstrual Cycle, Birth Control and How to Optimize Fertility.
Dr. Elizabeth Wade a licensed naturopathic doctor based in Portland, OR, specializes in reproductive health.
With her extensive expertise, she has guided numerous women through various stages of their reproductive journey, including preconception optimization, infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum support.
Dr. Wade is known for her proficiency in addressing health conditions related to the reproductive system, including PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, thyroid issues, and autoimmune diseases.
Drawing from years of dedicated research into the root causes of these conditions, Dr. Wade has identified imbalances in the gut microbiome as a common thread in chronic health disparities.
Her ongoing exploration and writings focus on the profound impact of the microbial ecosystems within and around us on our overall health.
Internationally recognized as a speaker, Dr. Wade shares her insights on the microbiome’s intersection with hormones and immune function.
Recently, she has distilled her expertise in hormones and the gut microbiome into an online course, “Fertility Reclaimed.” This transformative program empowers women and couples to reclaim their innate fertility potential while harmonizing their bodies for optimal balance.
Beyond increasing pregnancy rates, the course also enhances pregnancy outcomes and lays the foundation for the lifelong well-being of the entire family.
Natural Fertility: The Fruit of Our Wombs
Marianne Dyogi is a wife of 17 years and mother of five children. As a Creighton Model Fertility Practitioner for 13 years, Marianne has seen the joys and struggles of many families and witnessed the need for ongoing support for couples who have suffered from infertility and miscarriage.
Through her work with Stella Maris FertilityCare Services, Marianne continues to dedicate herself to educating women about their dignity and beautiful, intentional design of their bodies.
Her own challenges with autoimmune illness have served as inspiration for a wholistic approach to physical and emotional health with an integrated spirituality.
She serves as Executive Director and, with her husband Gary, Co-founder of Arbor Family Wellness Village, offering resources to help heal, restore, and strengthen families.
Jennifer Block is an independent journalist who writes frequently about health, gender, and contested areas of medicine.
Her articles and commentary have appeared in The BMJ, The Washington Post Magazine, Newsweek, The Cut, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Pacific Standard, The Baffler, and many other outlets.
A reporter with Type Investigations (formerly The Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute), Jennifer won several awards for her investigative reporting on the permanent contraceptive implant Essure, which has since been discontinued. For early chapters of Everything Below the Waist, she won a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.
Her first book, Pushed, led a wave of attention to the national crisis in maternity care and was named a “Best Book of 2007” by Kirkus Reviews and a “Best Consumer Health Book” by Library Journal.
Jennifer began her journalism career as an intern and then editor at Ms. magazine. She was also a senior editor at the sustainable lifestyle magazine Plenty, and an editor on the 2005 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Since 2012 she has served as a mentor-editor and senior facilitator with The OpEd Project.
She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her son.
Why mothers should take back their pregnancy and birth.
Anne Margolis is a Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Femme! Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and practitioner. She is a 3rd generation guide to mommas birthing babies in her family. Anne has helped thousands of families in her 28+ year midwifery practice and has personally ushered the births of over 1000 healthy babies into the world. She has also guided countless human beings to heal from emotional pain, inner stress and trauma, tap into their strength and power, live fully and vibrantly, and reclaim their radiance, joyfulness, calm and overall sense of well-being.
Through her online Guides to Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum, her online and in-person midwifery for pregnancy and postpartum support coaching, her birth professional mentoring, holistic gynecology, Clarity Breathwork, Yoga and Femme! experience offerings she infuses wisdom, compassion, inspiration, and joy into the entire process of women’s health care from teenaged years to menopause, as well as facilitating incredible healing and wellness for both men and women of all ages.
Anne is a two times number one national and international best selling author of 'Natural Birth Secrets: An Insiders Guide How To Give Birth Holistically, Healthfully and Safely, and Love the Experience', and also 'Trauma Release Formula: The Revolutionary Step by Step Program for Eliminating Effects of Childhood Abuse, Trauma, Emotional Pain and Crippling Inner Stress, to Living in Joy without Drugs or Therapy' both out in second edition.
Anne’s work, insights and advice have been seen on TV shows and movies including 4 episodes of 'A Baby Story' on TLC Discovery Channel, and the award winning feature documentary, 'Orgasmic Birth' and 'The Human Longevity Project.' She has been interviewed for multiple local, national and international radio programs, shows and podcasts.
Anne has also been a featured speaker and expert panelist at distinguished events for Weil-Cornell School of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, RCC State University of New York School of Nursing, and Birthnet Association of Childbirth Professionals and Hudson Valley Birth Network to name a few. Anne's Clarity Breathwork, Yoga and Femme! healing movement workshops have been hosted at numerous private events, as well as several yoga studios and wellness centers, including the conscious, high vibration and transformational community at The Assemblage in NYC.
Anne is a proud founding member of The Health and Wellness Business Association, which was created to promote initiatives that support better collaboration, interaction and ethical business practices within the health and wellness business community. Anne has also served as a midwife expert witness, with expertise in homebirth midwifery.
She has midwifed mommas and babies for over two decades, and guides individuals to birth themselves as healthy and whole human beings capable of immense joy and inner peace. Her clients describe her as “passionate, sensitive, big hearted, and a playful ball of light.”
When she’s not helping mommas around the world you can find her doing yoga (anywhere and everywhere), dancing, walking outside around nature, riding her bike, paddle boarding, swimming, taking or facilitating powerful growth and healing workshops, enjoying family time, playing with her dog Max and watching comedy and historical drama.
VBAC it’s more than POSSIBLE
As a traditionally trained and licensed Speech Pathologist with a Ph.D. in Holistic Natural health + Nutrition, Kimberly has worked medically with mothers through the challenges of nursing, feeding, and weaning, with patients on feeding tubes, and with tracheostomies, in pediatrics caring for children with complex speech/language, feeding and swallowing dis-orders.
How to plan an approach to birth that works for you and your partner
Muneeza, known as the Intuitive Medicine Woman®, has dedicated her life to guiding individuals on their healing journeys.
Since 2007, she has supported over 10,000 people across 85 countries to overcome autoimmune and chronic illnesses so they can lead joyful and thriving lives. Alongside her healing work, Muneeza also imparts her wisdom to practitioners through the Muneeza Method®, her proprietary “healing recipe.” Her expertise has earned her a distinguished position as a faculty member at the esteemed Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.
From a young age, Muneeza felt a profound calling to be a medicine woman and healer. Having experienced and successfully healed from severe asthma, neurological Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, and eczema, she carries a deep personal understanding of the challenges posed by chronic illnesses. This firsthand experience fuels her passion for empowering others and helping them uncover their bodies’ intuitive wisdom and unique capacities for self-healing.
Muneeza’s transformative journey as a healer was influenced by working with Anthony William, renowned as the Medical Medium®, for 7 years. In 2012, she became the first practitioner to integrate the invaluable insights from the Medical Medium into her practice. She is also an herbalist, a raw food nutrition coach, a health coach (from IIN and Columbia University) and is certified in multiple emotional healing modalities. Muneeza’s dedication to women’s health is evident through her nine-year tenure, during which she trained 500+ couples in HypnoBirthing®—an all-natural approach to managing pain and anxiety before and during childbirth.
Drawing upon a wide array of tools and techniques, Muneeza assists her clients on their healing journeys, utilizing the power of food-based protocols, supplements, homeopathy, meditation, prayer, and intuition. When she’s not actively supporting others, Muneeza finds solace in the loving company of her husband and three lively daughters, who serve as daily reminders of her true purpose in life: being the best mom she can be.
Live Q&A
He has been a practicing obstetrician in Southern California since completing his residency in 1986. While well trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the standard medical model of obstetrics he had the respect and vision to support the midwifery model of care and served as a backup consultant to many home and birthing center midwives for 25 years.
In 1996 he founded The Woman’s Place for Health, Inc., a collaborative hospital-based practice of Certified Nurse Midwives and Obstetricians in Ventura County, California.
In 2004, Dr. Fischbein co-authored the book, “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom.” For his efforts he has been awarded the Doulas Association of Southern California (DASC) Physician of the year award three times and, in 2008, was the very first recipient of DASC’s lifetime achievement award in support of pregnant women.
He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: “More Business of Being Born”, “Happy Healthy Child”, “Reducing Infant Mortality”, “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery” and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
Dr. Fischbein now practices community based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries.
He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health. Hear more of his thoughts and advocacy for evidenced-based, reasonable choices on his podcast.
He is a preceptor for midwifery students from Nizhoni, NMI, NCM and Georgetown University School of Midwifery. He is the primary author of threepeer-reviewed papers:
Dr. Fischbein still actively cares for pregnant women while teaching hands-on seminars on breech birth around the globe. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the specialty of obstetrics unique.
Live Q&A
Anni Daulter, MSW, author of Sacred Pregnancy, Sacred Motherhood, Sacred Relationship, Sacred Medicine Cupboard and many other books has been helping women for nearly a decade.
She has been supporting women in sacred circles, bringing back the essence of sacred to all rites of passage, including pregnancy, motherhood, sacred relationship and sisterhood.
Anni runs magickal sacred sites retreats around the world helping women tap into their coherent sacred selves by deepening their relationship to other women and expanding their resonance with what is fully possible.
As a woman, mother of three daughters (all of whom had a natural childbirth), and healer, I am extremely passionate about women’s health.
Early on in my work as a healer, I was trained and certified in hypnobirthing, and supported 500 couples through natural childbirth. I never cease to be amazed at the miracle of birth.
During this time, I spoke with hundreds of doctors, midwives, doulas, and other providers, so I could empower my clients with the knowledge and confidence they needed to chart their own course. I always advocated for them to choose the path that felt safest and most aligned with their values.
Now, it breaks my heart knowing there is very little easily-accessible information, as well as support, available for women (as well as their partners and loved ones) to help them make empowered choices on their birthing journey, no matter what path they choose.
Which leaves too many women feeling afraid, disempowered, lost in the decision-making maze and overwhelmed with conflicting advice.
I say ENOUGH! It’s time to come together as a community and empower you with the information you need to make the choices that are correct for you; choices you may never have realized existed.
So that you can enjoy this miraculous journey and feel empowered, clear about your decisions and confident about the choices you’re making.
Which is exactly why I created The Bloom Summit.
Muneeza is the Intuitive Medicine Woman®. Since 2007, she has supported over 10,000+ people in 85+ countries to heal from autoimmune and chronic illness so they can lead thriving, joyful lives. She also trains practitioners in the Muneeza Method®—her proprietary “healing recipe”. She is a faculty member at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and the author of the Chutneys & Sauces: Classic Family Recipes book, soon to be released on Amazon.
Muneeza had a calling to be a medicine woman and healer starting in early childhood. She herself has suffered and healed from severe asthma, neurological Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, and eczema. She is passionate about empowering people to understand their bodies’ intuition and unique capacities to heal from within.
Muneeza was a client of Anthony William, Medical Medium®, for 7 years. She became the first practitioner to apply MM information in her practice, beginning in 2012. She is also an herbalist, a raw food nutrition coach, a health coach (from IIN and Columbia University) and is certified in multiple emotional healing modalities. She helps her clients using fruits, vegetables, wild foods, herbs, supplements, homeopathy, meditation, prayer, and intuition. When she’s not supporting others, she loves spending time with her husband and three lively daughters, who remind her every day that her true purpose in life is to be the best mom she can be.
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