Attn: Educators, doulas, midwives, lactation experts, doctors and other health professionals..
➡️ What?
14 Recorded Video Presentations
(Specially selected from 2023 & 2024 MICROBIRTH conferences)
+ 6 Recorded Video Q&As with the experts
+ 6 LIVE "Cocktail Hour" Discussions with Toni Harman to reflect on each day's learning topic
➡️ When?
This event runs from
24 Mar to 4 April 2025
Mon 24th March - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Wed 26th March - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Fri 28th March - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Mon 31st March - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Wed 2nd April - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Fri 4th April - Videos & "Cocktail Hour" LIVE Discusion
Recorded Presentations released at 12 noon UK - each video available for 48 hours.
LIVE Cocktail Hour
Discussions at 8pm UK
➡️ Where?
Virtual. Online.
No travel needed.
Participate from anywhere in the world!
Access and participate on all devices: your computer, laptop, tablet or phone!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Mon 24th March:
Neuroscience
Nils Bergman & Jil Bergman (Presentation 1)
Nils Bergman (Presentation 2)
Recorded Q&A: Nils Bergman
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 1pm PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE24March
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Wed 26th March:
The Infant Microbiome
Rodney Dietert (Presentation 1)
Rodney Dietert (Presentation 2)
Miqdad Dhariwala (Presentation)
Recorded Q&A: Rodney Dietert
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 1pm PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE26March
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Friday 28th March:
Microbiome After C-section
Raylene Philips (Presentation)
Katri Korpela (Presentation)
Recorded Q&A: Katri Korpela
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 1pm PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE28March
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Monday 31st March:
Infant Brain Development
Brittany Howell (Presentation)
Liz McGregor (Presentation)
Recorded Q&A: Liz McGregor
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE31March
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Wed 2nd April:
Science of Breastfeeding
Jennifer Smilowitz (Presentation)
Dee Bell (Presentation)
Recorded Q&A: Dee Bell
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE2April
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Fri 4th March:
Roadmap To Changing Maternity Care
Michelle Irving (Presentation)
Amber Price (Interview)
Recorded Q&A: Michelle Irving
Live "cocktail hour" discussion at 12 noon PT / 8pm UK with Toni Harman to reflect on today's learning
Check time in your part of the world: https://bit.ly/LIVE4April
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Each day's videos released at 12 noon UK.
Each video is available for 48 hours.
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➡️ Watch 14 Recorded
Presentations
& 6 Recorded Q&As
Learn from recorded presentations by 12 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!
➡️ 6 LIVE Cocktail Hour
Discussions
Hosted by Toni Harman (on Zoom) to discuss each day's learning.
These are LIVE discussions where you can share your views about how the science can apply to your own field!
This is an opportunity to connect with pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding professionals from around the world.
BONUS: We'll share some recipes for some microbiome-friendly mocktails. OPTIONAL: You can make these at home to bring with you to the LIVE discussions!
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BIRTH SUMMIT 2025
TOPIC: THE SCIENCE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTH
& WHY IT REALLY MATTERS!
WHAT IS IT?
A FREE online "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 14 RECORDED EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
+ 6 Recorded Q&As with the experts
+ 6 LIVE "cocktail hour" discussions with Toni Harman to reflect on each day's learning
WHEN IS IT?
24th March - 4th April 2025
WHO IS IN IT?
Featuring presentations by 12 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 FREE access to 14 recorded presentations and Q&As with some of the world's top scientists and maternity leaders.
✅ YOU can participate in 6 LIVE cocktail hour informal discussions, hosted by Toni Harman - so you can share your views on what you have learned - and connect with other health professionals from around the world!
➡️ 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 SPEAKERS?
MON 24 MARCH
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Nils Bergman, MD
Neuroscientist and Public Health Physician
VIDEO Presentations Released
Mon 24 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation 1:
NurtureScience and Zero Separation
Title of Presentation 2:
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care: The Evidence
Jill Bergman
Kangaroo
Mother Care
VIDEO Presentations Released
Mon 24 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation 1:
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care: The Practice
Title of Presentation: 2
Jill Bergman: Practical Workshop – First Beginnings of Nurturescience
Recorded Q&A
with Nils Bergman, MD & Neuroscientist
VIDEO Q&A Released
Wed 26 March at
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
1pm PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE24March
WED 26 MARCH
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Rodney Dietert
Emeritus Professor, Immunotoxicology,
Cornell University
VIDEO Presentations Released
Wed 26 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
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
Miqdad Dhariwala
Dermatology Researcher,
Ohio State
University
VIDEO Presentation Released
Wed 26 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
Commensal Tuning Of Immune Function In Neonatal Barrier Tissues
Recorded Q&A
with Rodney Dietert
Emeritus Professor,
Cornell University
VIDEO Q&A Released
Wed 26 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
1pm PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE26March
FRI 28 MARCH
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Raylene Phillips
Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Neonatology
VIDEO Presentation Released
Fri 28 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
The Sacred Hour: Uninterruped Skin-To-Skin After Birth
Katri Korpela
Associate Professor,
University of Helsinki
VIDEO Presentation Released
Fri 28 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
Infant Gut Microbiota Restoration: Why, When, and How
Recorded Q&A
with Katri Korpela
Associate Professor,
University of Helsinki
VIDEO Q&A Released
Fri 28 March
at 5am PT / 12 noon UK
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
1pm PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE28March
MON 31 MARCH
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Brittany Howell
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
VIDEO Presentation Released
Mon 31 March at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
How Milk Shapes The Brain
Liz McGregor
Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath and Wellbeing Coach
VIDEO Presentation Released
Mon 31 March at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
Building Babies' Brains - From Bump To Baby And Beyond
Recorded Q&A
with Liz McGregor, Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath and Wellbeing Coach
VIDEO Q&A Released
Mon 31 March at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE31March
WED 2ND APRIL
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Jennifer Smilowitz
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nutrition and Health Equity in the Department of Nutrition at University of California Davis
VIDEO Presentation Released
Wed 2nd April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
Human Milk 101: The composition of human milk vs infant formula
Dee Bell
IBCLC, Registered Midwife, Founder,
Infant Feeding
Academy
VIDEO Presentation Released
Wed 2nd April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
Transformative Strategies In Lactation Support
Recorded Q&A
with Dee Bell
IBCLC, Registered Midwife, Founder,
Infant Feeding
Academy
VIDEO Presentation Released
Wed 2nd April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE2April
FRI 4TH APRIL
Videos released at 12 noon UK
Videos available to watch for 48 hours
Amber Price
President & CEO, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
VIDEO Presentation Released
Fri 4th April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
On-stage interview about respectful maternity care
Michelle Irving
Lecturer in
Midwifery,
Bournemouth University
VIDEO Presentation Released
Fri 4th April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
Title of Presentation:
The first 24 hours after birth: an opportunity to support and promote the infant microbiome.
Recorded Q&A
with Michelle Irving
Lecturer in Midwifery, Bournemouth University
VIDEO Q&A Released
Fri 4th April at 4am PT
Available for 48 hours
BONUS: LIVE DISCUSSION
You are invited to Join Toni Harman for a LIVE
"cocktail hour" discussion
of today's learning at
12 noon PT / 8pm UK
Check time in your part of the world:
https://bit.ly/LIVE4April
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 12 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 Toni Harman for LIVE Cocktail Hour discussions - where you can connect with birth adn breastfeeding professionals from around the world. Includes recipes for microbiome-friendly mocktails!
Together, we can help transform the health of the next generation!
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+ Downloadable Audio Recordings
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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. You have access to all recorded videos for 48 hours after they are released (at 4am PT / 12 noon UK). If you want longer access, or 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 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/
