*Preregistration* – Obstetric Violence: What it is and what community can do about it

Preregister for the course = help fund our documentary Mother May I
100% of preregistration fees go towards the film

Plus, when you preregister, you’ll get:

  • Savings of $60 off the full $249 course price
  • Private invitation to the LIVE recording and discussion of the final course module – details below*
  • Automatic, first access to the course when it’s released in October!  This includes the core course content, approximately 6 hours of video/audio recordings and course work; nursing contact hours pending approval.  (Access to Community membership, content, and events may be purchased separately at a future date.)

Thank you!  Your registration today helps fuel the movement for respectful, humane care in childbirth.


*Details on final course module:

WHAT:  “State of the Science on Obstetric Violence – Building Scientific Evidence That Supports Documented Experiences,” including a historical overview and defining attributes of obstetric violence; existing and emerging knowledge; and gaps in/challenges to research

WHEN: Recording LIVE Sept. 20, 2022, 4 p.m PST/7 p.m. EST

WHERE: Zoom (watch your email for the registration link this weekend!)

WHO: Co-hosted by Cristen Pascucci and Chanté Perryman (Birth Monopoly) and featuring Lorraine Garcia, MA, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM, and PhD candidate.  Lorraine is a dual board certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM). She has an extensive background in clinical practice, education, and research. Her past involvement in women’s and maternal health began prior to becoming a career change nurse. Lorraine’s first graduate degree is a MA in Sociology, and she worked in research and field studies to better identify causes and disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality in New York City. Lorraine is currently a PhD Candidate in the College of Nursing at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus with her research focused on obstetric violence as a complex, structural and interpersonal problem that is embedded in the US maternity care system.