A Must-Attend Workshop
When Survivors Give Birth Workshop
Understanding and Healing the Effects of Sexual Abuse and Other Traumas on Childbearing Women
Foundational Training - One Day Workshop
A foundational training for professionals serving pregnant, birthing and postnatal women and families. This training gives birth and postnatal doulas, midwives, psychotherapists, social workers, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, doctors and other maternity health professionals the resources and tools they need to better serve their clients, many of whom may not disclose a history of sexual abuse.
Foundational and Advanced Training - Two Day Workshop
This workshop provides advance understanding and techniques to support survivors and is limited to attendees who have experience in perinatal mental health, education and care for childbearing women. Registration includes the Foundational and Advanced classes and participants must attend both trainings.
Instructor: Kicki Hansard
Kicki Hansard is an author, experienced birth professional, and a When Survivors Give Birth Approved Educator. With over two decades of supporting women and couples, Kicki has a keen interest in working with survivors of sexual abuse and trauma. She believes that most people, including the women themselves, often don’t realise the profound impact trauma can have on the perinatal period. She is the author of Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse Through Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives, Doulas and Other Healthcare Professionals and holds a degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Counselling.
Trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus, co-authors of the ground-breaking book When Survivors Give Birth, Kicki is deeply committed to helping maternity professionals support trauma survivors. She provides training for doulas, midwives, nurses, therapists, and other perinatal professionals to ensure they have the skills needed to offer the best care possible.
Throughout her personal and professional journey, Kicki has witnessed the profound impact that the right kind of support can have during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period. She believes that equipping professionals to better understand and respond to trauma survivors is critical to improving outcomes in perinatal and public health. She is honoured to be part of this important work as a When Survivors Give Birth Educator.
Kicki Hansard is an author, experienced birth professional, and a When Survivors Give Birth Approved Educator. With over two decades of supporting women and couples, Kicki has a keen interest in working with survivors of sexual abuse and trauma. She believes that most people, including the women themselves, often don’t realise the profound impact trauma can have on the perinatal period. She is the author of Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse Through Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives, Doulas and Other Healthcare Professionals and holds a degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Counselling.
Trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus, co-authors of the ground-breaking book When Survivors Give Birth, Kicki is deeply committed to helping maternity professionals support trauma survivors. She provides training for doulas, midwives, nurses, therapists, and other perinatal professionals to ensure they have the skills needed to offer the best care possible.
Throughout her personal and professional journey, Kicki has witnessed the profound impact that the right kind of support can have during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period. She believes that equipping professionals to better understand and respond to trauma survivors is critical to improving outcomes in perinatal and public health. She is honoured to be part of this important work as a When Survivors Give Birth Educator.