Attn: Educators, doulas, midwives, lactation experts, doctors and other health professionals..
➡️ What?
16 Expert Video Presentations
Including some NEW presentations for June edition of
BIRTH SUMMIT 2025!
+ 5 Recorded Video Q&As
with the experts
+ 4 LIVE Workshops & Presentations (9,10,11,12 June)
➡️ When?
This event runs from
9-14 June 2025
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS released at
4am PT / 7am ET / 12 noon UK
LIVE SKILLS WORKSHOPS /PRESENTATIONS at
12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK
Each video available to access
for 48 hours.
➡️ Where?
Virtual. Online.
No travel needed.
Participate from anywhere in the world!
Access and participate on all devices: your computer, laptop, tablet or phone!
BIRTH SUMMIT 2025 (9-14 June 2025)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Each day's videos released at 12 noon UK.
Each video is available for 48 hours.
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Mon 9th June:
Microbiome Health
PRESENTATION: Rodney Dietert 1 (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Rodney Dietert 2 (Recorded)
PRESENTATION 3: Amber Price (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Liz McGregor (Recorded)
Q&A: Rodney Dietert (Recorded)
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LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
Liz McGregor, Nutritional Therapist & Naturopath
Pregnancy Nutrition Toolkit
LIVE on ZOOM at 12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK
Check the time of the LIVE workshop in your part of the world >>> https://bit.ly/Summit9June
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Tues 10th June:
Postpartum Care
PRESENTATION: Maranda Bower (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Anastasia Theodosiou (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Katri Korpela (Recorded)
Q&A: Katri Korpela (Recorded)
Q&A: Liz McGregor & Maranda Bower (Recorded)
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LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
Maranda Bower, Founder, Postpartum University
Nourish to Flourish: Replenishing Body, Brain, and Microbiome Postpartum
LIVE on ZOOM at 12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK
Check the time of the LIVE workshop in your part of the world >>> https://bit.ly/Summit10June
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Wed 11th June:
Human Milk Day
PRESENTATION: Brittany Howell (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Jennifer Smilowitz (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Martina Donaghy (Presentation)
Q&A: Martina Donaghy (Recorded)
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LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP:
Martina Donaghy, Senior Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
How To Support Responsive Breastfeeding
LIVE on ZOOM at 12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK
Check the time of the LIVE workshop in your part of the world >>> https://bit.ly/Summit11June
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Thurs 12th June:
Skin-To-Skin
PRESENTATION: Nils Bergman 1 (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Nils Bergman 2 (Recorded)
PRESENTATION 1: Jill Bergman (Recorded)
PRESENTATION 2: Jill Bergman (Recorded)
PRESENTATION: Iliana Rose Serghiou
PRESENTATION: Miqdad Dhariwala
Q&A: Nils Bergman (Recorded)
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LIVE PRESENTION:
LIVE PRESENTATION:
Toni Harman, Host, The Microbirth Summit
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN OUR NEW FILM!
LIVE on ZOOM at 12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK
Check the time of the LIVE presentation in your part of the world >>> https://bit.ly/Summit12June
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Fri 13th June
REPLAY DAY: Access to all videos!
Access ends Saturday 14th June at 23.59 PT
Sorry, no replays of LIVE workshops will be available.
If you want to access the replay of the workshops, you have to purchase an ALL ACCESS PASS.
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- Replays of LIVE Workshops after the workshop ends
- Downloadable Transcripts of all presentations
- Downloadable audio recordings
- Downloadable Scientific references
- 12 Hours CPD/CE
- PLUS 12 BONUS VIDEOS PRESENTATIONS!
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➡️ Watch 16 Recorded
Presentations
& 6 Recorded Q&As
Learn from recorded presentations by 14 world-leading scientists, neuroscientists, microbiologists, clinicians, midwives, IBCLCs, health professionals and other maternity "thought-leaders".
These are hand-picked recorded presentations and Q&As from our 2023 + 2024 conferences - so you can stay up to date with the latest science (7 NEW Presentation for this June Summit)
➡️ 4 LIVE Practical Skills Workshops/Presentations
LIVE:
LIZ MCGREGOR (9th June)
MARANDA BOWER (10th June)
DEE BELL (11th June)
TONI HARMAN (12th June)
3 are practical LIVE workshops showing you skills useful for midwives, doulas, educators, lactation professionals and other health professionals - plus a preview of our new feature documentary!
Plus you can connect with pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding professionals from around the world.
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BIRTH SUMMIT 2025
TOPIC: THE SCIENCE OF
PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTH/BREASTFEEDING
& WHY IT REALLY MATTERS!
WHAT IS IT?
An online learning "festival" for maternity health professionals.
On the latest science of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
Covering neuroscience, the infant microbiome, the science of breast milk, nutrition and more.
FEATURING 16 RECORDED EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
+ 5 Recorded Q&As with the experts
+ 3 LIVE Practical Skills Workshops
+ LIVE Presentation with Toni Harman (how you can get involved in our new film!)
WHEN IS IT?
9-14 June 2025
WHO IS IN IT?
Featuring presentations by 16 world-leading scientists, academics, midwives,
doctors, breastfeeding experts and maternity leaders.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
How and why the latest science can be applied to maternity care, to help improve health outcomes.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, how you can play a part!
WHO IS IT FOR?
Childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, lactation experts and other maternity professionals.
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING?
Virtual. Online. No travel needed.
No special tech needed.
You can access the videos and join the LIVE discussions on all devices:
Computer, laptop, tablet/ipad or mobile phone!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
FREE TO REGISTER
OPTIONAL:
For longer access, you can upgrade to ALL ACCESS PASS for USD $97
for ONE YEAR access and 12 Hours CPD/CE
➡️ Why Attend?
We want to bring the latest research about pregnancy, birth & breastfeeding to the birth community - childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, breastfeeding professionals and other health practitioners.
Our thinking is that if health professionals can understand the science, then they can better support parents!
➡️How will YOU Benefit?
✅ YOU will be part of something that unites the global birth community.
✅ YOU will learn about the latest science including neuroscience, the microbiome, the science of breast milk, infant brain development and lots more!
✅ YOU will have access to 16 presentations and 5 Q&As with some of the world's top scientists and maternity leaders.
✅ YOU can participate in 3 LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS - so you can learn valuable practical skills and applied knowledge you can use in your professional services!
➡️ Hosts?
This learning festival has been independently funded by Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford, the filmmakers behind MICROBIRTH.
We have no affiliations with any other organisations.
WHO ARE THE
BIRTH SUMMIT 2025 JUNE SPEAKERS?
MON 9th JUNE 2025
MICROBIOME & HEALTH
Videos released at 4am PT / 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
LIVE Practical Skills Workshop
with Liz McGregor at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Liz McGregor
Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath and Wellbeing Coach
Title of Presentation:
Building Babies' Brains - From Bump To Baby And Beyond
SPECIAL EVENT:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
PREGNANCY NUTRTION
LIVE at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Rodney Dietert
Emeritus Professor, Immunotoxicology,
Cornell University
Title of Presentation 1:
Using The Microbiome To Promote Baby's Healthy Development
Title of Presentation 2:
Role Of The Infant Microbiome In Health, Longevity, And Conscious Living
Amber Price
President & CEO, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
Title of Presentation:
On-stage interview about respectful maternity care
TUES 10th JUNE 2025
POSTPARTUM CARE
Videos released at 4am PT / 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
LIVE Practical Skills Workshop
with Maranda Bower at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Maranda Bower
Owner and Founder
of
Postpartum University
Title of Presentation:
“The Truth About Postpartum Nutrition"
SPECIAL EVENT:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
POSTPARTUM NUTRTION
LIVE at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Anastasia Theodosiou
Clinical Lecturer, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
(Immunology & Infection)
Title of Presentation:
Microbiotoxicity: Risks Of Harm To The Early Life
Microbiome And What We Can Do About It
Katri Korpela
Associate Professor,
University of Helsinki
Title of Presentation:
Infant Gut Microbiota Restoration: Why, When, and How
WED 11th JUNE 2025
HUMAN MILK
Videos released at 4am PT / 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
LIVE Practical Skills Workshop
with Dee Bell at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Martina Donaghy
Senior Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
Title of Presentation:
Responsive Breastfeeding: Why It Matters To Healthy Development
SPECIAL EVENT:
LIVE PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
HOW TO SUPPORT RESPONSIVE BREASTFEEDING
LIVE at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Brittany Howell
Assistant Professor
of Neuroscience,
Virginia Tech
Title of Presentation:
How Milk Shapes The Brain
Jennifer Smilowitz
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nutrition and Health Equity in the Department of Nutrition at University of California Davis
Title of Presentation:
The Impact Of Human Milk Bioactives On Infant Gut Microbiome And Lifelong Health
THURS 12 JUNE:
SKIN-TO-SKIN
Videos released at 4am PT / 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
LIVE Presentation & New Film Preview
with Toni Harman at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Nils Bergman, MD
Neuroscientist and Public Health Physician
Title of Presentation 1:
NurtureScience and Zero Separation
Title of Presentation 2:
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care: The Evidence
Jill Bergman
Kangaroo
Mother Care
Title of Presentation 1:
Jill Bergman: Practical Workshop – First Beginnings of Nurturescience
Title of Presentation 2:
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care: The Practice
Toni Harman
Filmmaler & Host, Birth Summit 2025
SPECIAL EVENT:
LIVE PRESENTATION: HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN OU
LIVE at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Miqdad Dhariwala
Dermatology Researcher,
Ohio State
University
Title of Presentation:
Commensal Tuning Of Immune Function In Neonatal Barrier Tissues
Iliana Rosa Serghiou
Microbiology Researcher
Title Of Presentation:
An Update On The Current Understanding Of The Infant Microbiome
About Birth Summit 2025
Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford, the makers of the documentary MICROBIRTH, along with top microbiome scientists and members of the global birth community have come together for this learning opportunity. Watch the recordings of presentations and interact with other health professionals from around the world in the discussion boards.
Who are the Birth Summit 2025 hosts?
Toni Harman
Filmmaker, Host, Birth Summit 2025
Alex Wakeford
Filmmaker, Host, Birth Summit 2025
Why are we doing this?
Our Story
We are Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford, filmmakers and parents. In our daughter's birth by emergency C-section, we felt uninformed, unsupported and disempowered. We don't want other parents to feel this way.
In 2014, we launched the film MICROBIRTH with over 1,000 public screenings in 50 countries.
The film went down a storm with the birth community - but it didn't lead to the changes in maternity care that we were hoping for - so we decided it's time to make a bigger splash.
We've hosted 2 international conferences (the last one attended by 3,500 health professionals) and this virtual Summit is a chance to spread awareness of the infant microbiome even wider, as part of a bigger plan!
This is for YOU if you want to:
➡️ Learn from 16 international speakers and maternity leaders on the science that supports the physiology of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding, based on the latest evidence-based research...
➡️ Be part of a global movement where birth and breastfeeding educators and professionals understand the infant microbiome in order to support expectant parents.
➡️ Watch the recorded Q&As with the expert speakers
➡️ Join LIVE Practical Skills Workshops - lead by experts - to learn practical skills and actionable steps to apply the science to your practice!
Together, we can help transform the health of the next generation!
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. Who is behind the Birth Summit 2025?
A. This Summit is hosted by Alto Films Ltd, the content creation company owned by Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford. Toni and Alex are the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary MICROBIRTH. Toni and Alex, and their company Alto Films Ltd, are completely independent. We have no affiliations with, and receive no income from, any other organisation or company.
Q. Do I need to install any special software?
NO. You do not need to download or install any software to participate. You only need to have access to the Internet. You can access the videos on all devices: computer, laptop, tablet/iPad, mobile phone.
Q. Is it really free?
YES.
With a General Admission Ticket, you have access to all recorded videos for 48 hours after they are released (videos released at 4am PT / 12 noon UK). You also have access to the 3 x LIVE WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATION by Toni Harman.
However, you will not have access to replays of the LIVE WORKSHOPS. You have to buy an ALL ACCESS PASS for access to the recordings from the LIVE Workshops.
If you want ONE YEAR access to all recordings + replays of the LIVE workshops + 12 Hours CPD/CE credits, then you need to purchase an ALL ACCESS PASS for USD $97.
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Q. What do you get with an ALL ACCESS PASS for USD $97?
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- You have immediate access to all presentations & q&as from TODAY (as soon as you purchase)!
- You have access to all recorded presentations for ONE YEAR
- Includes replays of 4 LIVE workshops
- Includes BONUS presentations!
- 12 CPD / CE credits (details below)
- Downloable Transcripts of all presentations
- Downloadable Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Scientific References
- A printable certificate
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Q. What CE/CPD credits are offered with the ALL ACCESS PASS?
12 Hours CPD/CE
Approved by:
MEAC – 12 Midwifery CEUs
ACM – 12 CPD Endorsed Hours
Accepted by:
APPROVED 12 CPD HOURS Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
APPROVED 12 HOURS (equivalent to 1.2 CEU HOURS or 12 Hours Education)
Approved by Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) MEAC ID #M2324-61-0324DE
Accepted as 12 Hours CPD by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Accepted as 12 CONTACT HOURS by International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
Accepted as 12 CONTACT HOURS by Lamaze International
Accepted as 12 CONTACT HOURS by CAPPA
Accepted as 12 CONTACT HOURS by DONA International
Accepted as 12 CONTACT HOURS by BirthWorks International
Also accepted by many other international midwifery, childbirth education and doula organisations. Please check with your provider.
NOTE: SORRY, no CERPs.
Q. When/how can I claim the CPD/CE credits with the ALL ACCESS PASS?
12 Hours Contact Hours and CPD credits will be available to be claimed for ONE YEAR
To claim your CPD/CE credits, you will need to:
- Watch all presentations - either live during the conference or the recordings which will be available on the Teachable site: https://microbirth.teachable.com
- You have to complete the post-session graded test for each session presentation (available on the Teachable site: https://microbirth.teachable.com
- You need to score over 70% in each presentation graded multiple choice test to prove an understanding of the topic discussed.
All student records may be requested by accrediting organisations to show you have watched all sessions, and completed all the post-session graded tests
Q. What if I have another question?
A. For any other questions or nquiries, contact: Toni Harman, Producer/ Director, MICROBIRTH contact us here
Or contact us on this link: >>> https://microbirth.com/contact-us/
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