Can't Stay Away

1 May 2008

Another blog entry. I'm beginning to understand the sense of 'diary' that blogs have. Never kept one myself. Until last year I didn't take a camera with me either. So here I am faced with this sort-of diary.

So what's the news for us here at Common Knowledge Trust and The Pink Kit? Well it's always exciting and NEVER, EVER boring!

• We've submitted the proposal to the District Health Board who is making their 20 year strategic maternity plan and without a doubt they believe 'growing a skilled birthing population' should be part of that plan. Yeh on them!

This will mean that every couple attending their childbirth classes will be loaned a Pink Kit Package until their birth. The only instruction these couples will get are 6 ten minute 'sample experiences' from each resource and a continual reminder that they are adults quite capable of self learning.

I'll keep you informed.

• Our friends in Nigeria are also keen for me to come there next year and begin the process of introducing families in their country to The Pink Kit. Basically, this will go one step further than Pakistan.

This time after sharing the skills, the groups will help to determine the best way to bring the skills to villages.

I'll keep you informed about that project.

• I've just received the PDF of the Australian Midwifery Expo in Brisbane 5-7 November. I'll be one of their keynote speakers. In fact I'm their first speaker! That's great that this midwifery group is considering the implications of connecting pregnancy to learning to birth which includes every pregnant family. This is much healthier than thinking in terms of 'natural or medical' births. This concept tends to place positive birth with 'natural' birth and not quite positive birth to 'medical' birth. That concept is pretty divisive.
  

I'd put a link to the PDF but don't know how yet.

• We're beginning to get our autoresponder up on some pages of http://www.birthingbetter.com so the Pink Kit community can grow stronger. Although we sell a product that teaches expectant parents how-to birth/coach ... basically this is a concept that will improve society. So in reality we're a community of families who understand the concept that when they are pregnant is the time to learn these skills.

There are many more exciting things happening but all will be revealed later.