For the first time ever, join the IN Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the Indiana Midwives Association (IMA) for a combined Midwife Retreat/Conference, or ReCon, at Fort Benjamin. The weekend is open to all birthworkers (midwives, doulas, nurses, OB/GYNs, Family Practice, and any students) - Registration closes October 31st, 2024.

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Join us for our Annual Midwife retreat on November 1-3, 2024. This year we are partnering with the Indiana Midwives Association (IMA) and we are offering CME for our conference as well as NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) training!

The retreat will start on Friday November 1st. Retreat participants will have the chance to let loose and hang out with midwives and other birth workers for structured (and unstructured) fun and games!  

This year we will be staying in beautiful Ft Harrison State Park located at 6000 N Post Rd Indianapolis, IN 46216.

We have lodging available for the first 24 registrants!  With this limited space, make sure to register soon if you want to participate in the retreat portion of Re-Con!

On Friday night we will start with dinner and Trivia. 

On Saturday morning, retreat participants will have the chance to meet for a yoga session and a grab and go breakfast. After that, retreat participants and Conference participants will have the chance to earn 5 CEUs which will take place in the Roosevelt Room at Ft Harrison! We will also have vendors and sponsors tables to check out. Saturday will be an awesome opportunity to network and learn together.  

After the conference, retreat participants are invited to join us for an ecstatic dance session and another night of lodging at Ft Harrison. 

On Sunday we are offering a day of NRP. This will be an additional charge. NRP is open to retreat and conference participants as well as others who are only interested in this offering. 

Below is the cost breakdown:

• Conference cost/CEU: $150
• Add retreat: $100
• NRP: $250

Discount ($50) available to BIPOC, midwifery students, ACNM/IMA members (can only apply 1 discount per registration)

Use Code RECON2024 for discount.

Retreat

The retreat includes 2 nights of lodging at Ft Harrison State Park. We have reserved 2 officers houses (each house will house 12 retreat participants). Please note, these are shared rooms. 

The retreat cost includes:

• Lodging for 2 nights (Friday and Saturday)
• Dinner
• Trivia Friday night
• Breakfast Saturday and Sunday
• Yoga on Saturday morning
• Ecstatic Dance after the conference  
• Time with fellow midwives and birth workers 

The Officer Homes

Located just 100 yards from the golf course, these fully furnished homes sleep up to 12 people. The large two-story house features three bedrooms. Bedroom #1 has one queen bed and one full bed. Bedroom #2 has one queen bed and one full bed. Bedroom #3 has one queen bed and adjoining enclosed sun porch with two full beds. The home also has 2 1/2 baths, kitchen with breakfast nook, living room with adjoining enclosed sun porch with two full beds, dining room. Fireplace not operational.

Conference 

Conference cost includes:

• 5 CEUs
• Access to vendors and Sponsors
• Lunch on Saturday 

Conference Schedule:

• 900-930 - Conference Registration
• 945a - Conference Welcome
• 10a - Speaker 1
  • Where are all the midwives? Reframing the conversation about midwives to increase their utilization in Indiana 
  • Christina Graham, DrPH, CNM 
• 1030a - Speaker 2
  • Empowering Nurses: Engaging in the Legislative Process
  • Gina Herron, DNP, RN, RNC-OB & Kimberly Hall, MSN, RN, RNC-OB
• 11a-12p - Speaker 3
  • Storytelling and communication workshop: how to use storytelling in healthcare to create change 
  • Cora Harrison & Grace Dible, DNP, CNM 
• 12p-130p - lunch and networking, vendor tables 
  • Catering sponsored by Jada Rep
• 130p-2p - Speaker 4
  • Improving inclusive, intimate, partner, violence, screening, and effective management in a suburban private OB clinic
  • Simone Bonde, DNP, APRN, CNM, IBCLC
• 2p-230p - Speaker 5
  • Implementing Holistic Postpartum Care Utilizing ACOG's Postpartum Toolkit 
  • Grace Dible, DNP, RN, CNM 
• 230p-3p - Speaker 6
  • Treatment of OB Hypertensive Crises with the Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Practice Bundle
  • Lauren Black, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC
• 3p-330p - Break/vendors tables/snacks
• 330p-4p - Speaker 7
  • Inclusive Language in Perinatal Care 
  • Serena Duncan, Certified surgical technologist, birth/fertility, childbirth educator, doula 
• 4p-430p- Speaker 8
  • Social Support for Perinatal Mental Health 
  • Molly Mendota, LSW, PMH-C
• 430p-5p - Speaker 9
  • Preventing and Treating PTSD in Birth Workers 
  • Blythe Kinsey, CNM, PMHNP, MSN
• 5p-630p - Conference conclusions and vendors