What Would Mammals Do?
Diane Wiessinger, known to lactation consultants across the English-speaking world for her lectures and writings on breastfeeding, will present What Would Mammals Do?, the first in a series of live, highly interactive online workshops presented by Conscious Woman.
Diane was an animal behaviorist before she became a renowned lactation consultant and La Leche League Leader. Because of this background, Diane was invited to prepare a talk on the breastfeeding and mothering lessons we can learn from other mammals. Intended to be a light, amusing talk about how other mammal babies find the nipple on their own, find solid food when they are ready, and wean without an organized plan, the subject matter took an unexpected and dark turn, all of its own accord. Diane began to discover:
- What happens when other mammal mothers are deprived of their chosen place, time, and sensations of birth?
- What if the resulting birth is too hard… or too easy?
- To what extent might this information shed light on our own mothering experiences?
What Would Mammals Do? is a surprising journey with our mammalian counterparts through labor, birth, lactation, and beyond. Through the presentation of fascinating photographs and videos, you will be invited to discover for yourselves the implications our mammalian ancestry has for the way we give birth and begin the process of mothering in modern America.
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Cost:
$25
November 4th, 2007 at 11:14 am
[...] What Would Mammals Do? is the first in a series of interactive webinars offered by Conscious Woman, an online resource for issues related to women’s health and the environment. What Would Mammals Do? is a fascinating journey with our mammalian counterparts through labor, birth, lactation, and beyond. Through a series of amazing photographs and videos, participants will discover for themselves the implications mammalian ancestry has for the way humans give birth and begin the process of mothering in modern America. [...]
November 4th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
[...] What Would Mammals Do? is the first in a series of interactive webinars offered by Conscious Woman, an online resource for issues related to women’s health and the environment. [...]
February 25th, 2008 at 10:31 am
[...] who doubts the importance of natural childbirth for both mother and child should register for the “What Would Mammals Do” webinar through Conscious [...]
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
[...] babies born at birth centers are calm and quiet, and ALL hospital-born babies are difficult, but as I’ve learned from Diane Wiessinger, the birth environment and the birthing act/ritual have a tremendous impact on [...]
October 25th, 2008 at 10:29 am
[...] babies born at birth centers are calm and quiet, and ALL hospital-born babies are difficult, but as I’ve learned from Diane Wiessinger, the birth environment and the birthing act/ritual have a tremendous impact on the mother-baby [...]
November 27th, 2008 at 12:01 am
[...] to learn more about the mother-baby dyad, I highly recommend the Conscious Woman webinar, “What Would Mammals Do?” by Diane [...]
March 15th, 2009 at 11:23 am
[...] babies born at birth centers are calm and quiet, and ALL hospital-born babies are difficult, but as I’ve learned from Diane Wiessinger, the birth environment and the birthing act/ritual have a tremendous impact on the mother-baby [...]