Speakers
R. D. Featherstone, PMHNP, WHNP, MSN, PMH-C
Women’s Health Nurse-Practitioner
Spencer Wood, MS CGC
Certified Genetics Counselor
Juliana van Olphen Fehr, CNM, PHD, FACNM
Midwife
Erica Lybarger, CNM, IBCLC
Midwife
Hayley Chrzastowski OTD, OTR/L, CEIM
Christina Owens, CPM, LM
Midwife
Jamie Guertin, CNM, DNP
Midwife
Tana Mcoull, CNM, FNP
Education Chair
Karen Kelly, CM, FACNM
President Virginia ACNM
Join us for Virginia’s Midwifery Forward and embark on a journey of knowledge, compassion, and empowerment. Together, let's celebrate the art and science of midwifery, shaping a healthier, more compassionate world one person at a time and keep moving “Midwifery Forward”.
Interested In Being an Exhibitor?
By sponsoring a table at Midwifery Forward, you are aligning your organization with a cause that matters deeply to society. Midwives play a crucial role in ensuring safe and empowering childbirth experiences for women around the world. Your support will directly contribute to advancing the quality of maternal care, reducing maternal mortality rates, and promoting maternal and infant health.
Poster Presenters Welcome! Please reach out to Tana for more information.
tanamccoull@gmail.com
November 18th 2023 Schedule of Events* subject to change
7:30 – 8:20 Check-in Registration & Breakfast, Sponsored by Fauquier Health
8:20 – 8:30 Welcome Opening Remarks from Virginia ACNM President Karen Kelly, CM, FACNM
8:30 – 9:30 “Psychiatric treatment of women across the reproductive lifespan” R. D. Featherstone, PMHNP-BC, WHNP-BC, MSN, PMH-C
9:30 – 10:30 “A practical guide to counseling regarding NIPT results and a look at cfDNA technologies beyond chromosomes”
Spencer Wood, MS CGC
10:30 – 10:45. Coffee/Tea Break. Visit Exhibits / Posters
10:45 – 11:45 “The Optimality Index-US: A performance measurement tool that can help preserve physiologic childbearing in midwifery care in today's health care system” Juliana van Olphen Fehr, CNM, PhD, FACNM
1:45 – 12:30 Lunch Networking / Exhibits / Posters
12:30 – 1:30 "Small bites for big impact: Making lactation education more routine in routine antenatal care" Erica Lybarger, CNM, IBCLC
1:30 – 2:30 “Enhancing maternal and infant health: A collaborative care model between an occupational therapy practice and midwifery birth center” Hayley Chrzastowski, OTD, OTR/L, CEIM
2:30 – 2:45 Break Visit Exhibits / Posters
2:45 – 3:45 “Why not waterbirth?” Christina Owens, CPM, LM
3:45 – 4:45 “Obstetric fistula: The midwife’s role in diagnosis, prevention and encouragement” Jamie Guertin, CNM, DNP
4:45 Wrap-up Closing remarks from VA ACNM CE Committee Tana McCoull, CNM, FNP
Join us the night before at the Holiday Inn, Warrenton and take advantage of a special negotiated rate for Midwifery Forward attendees
