Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
Helping families have better births
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ASAC Event
A MOTHER IS BORN is a 2013 University of Alberta documentary exploring the role of midwives in normal labour and delivery.
Snacks will be available before the screening. Following the film, a panel of birth care providers, including filmmaker Dr. Bailey Adams, will discuss changes since 2013 and the ongoing work needed to ensure safe, positive, and empowering birth experiences for Alberta families and communities.
Presented by The Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth.
The Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth envisions a world in which every person gives birth with dignity, and experiences an empowered transition into parenthood, allowing their children to have the best start possible to their lives. We are part of a growing network of parents and health professionals who believe that childbirth is a normal and healthy part of life, of special significance to the pregnant parent and their family.
ASAC was created to encourage alternatives to the technological approach. We believe parents have the right and the responsibility to make informed choices about childbirth and that a full range of options should be available to them – in the hospital, at home, in a birthing centre, and with professional caregivers of their choice. We are particularly oriented toward midwifery, and we are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Birth Issues Magazine
Birth Issues is the magazine published for the past 35 years that educates Canadians about options in Childbirth. It is well-known for its birth stories written by ordinary, yet extra-ordinary, families. Its aim is to provide a positive perspective on childbirth and to push the boundaries of the status-quo.
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