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Welcome to Fernandez Hospital Educational & Research Foundation
Better Birthing Experience Conference
4-5 November, 2023
4-5 November, 2023
Hotel Marigold, Hyderabad
Organised by Fernandez Hospital Educational and Research Foundation (FHERF)
Better Birthing Experience is a conference focused on Listening to Women’s Voices to promote natural, safe, and positive birth experiences. It aims to improve maternal and child health outcomes by finding ways to reduce C-Section rates and unnecessary medical interventions in India.
OUR SCHEDULES
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Masterclass
Saturday, 4th November, 2023
| Peacock Hall A | Cyan Hall B | |
| 08:30-08:35 | Introduction and Welcome Address – Dr Evita Fernandez | |
| 08:35-09:00 | The Beauty of Undisturbed Birth – Ms Priyanka Idicula | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Workshop 1 Birthing Position of Choice – Ms Priyanka Idicula |
Workshop 2 Language Matters – RMC – Team Fernandez |
| 10:30-11:00 | Paper Presentations | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Workshop 3 Gentle Birthing Method – Dr Gowri Motha |
Workshop 4 Hydrotherapy and Water Births – Ms Indie Kaur and Dr Usha Ukande |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-15:30 | Workshop 5 Optimal Fetal Positions Dr Latha Balasundaram & Ms Sheetal Samson |
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| 14:00-15:00 | Workshop 6 Hypnobirthing – Dr Pooja Shenoy |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Paper Presentations | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Workshop 7 A Framework for Perinatal Mental Health Education and Screening for Obstetricians Dr Sai Krishna and Dr Shubangi Dere |
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| 16:00-16:20 | Tea Break | |
| 16:20-17:05 | Paper Presentations | |
| 17:05-17:30 | Closing Remarks | |
Introduce Our
Invited Speakers
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India
Dr Evita Fernandez
Managing Trustee
Fernandez Hospital Educational & Research Foundation (FHERF)
Anupama Kumar Vijayanand
Founder / Educator
Vriksham Pregnancy Care
Dr Jogitha Unni
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Fernandez Hospital
Dr Latha Balasundaram
Head, Department of Physiotherapy
Fernandez Hospital
Dr Malathi Ponnuru
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Andhra Pradesh Medical Council
Dr Marie Gowri Motha
Founder
The Gentle Birth Method Foundation
Dr Nuzhat Aziz
Senior Consultant & Head, Obstetric Emergency Department (OBED)
Fernandez Hospital
Dr Pooja Shenoy
Doula, Child Birth Educator
Fernandez Hospital
Dr Sai Krishna Tikka
Associate Professor and In-charge Head, Department of Psychiatry
AIIMS Bibinagar, Hyderabad
Dr Shubangi Dere
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
MGM Medical College and Hospital
Dr Usha Mullick Ukande
President, Society of Midwives India
Kate Stringer
Consultant Midwife
Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust.
Karuna Vakati
Secretary
Department of Education, Government of Telangana
Priyanka Idicula
Co-founder, Director Managing Trustee, Birth for Change Foundation.
Birthvillage
Sheetal Samson
Professional Midwife, National Midwifery Educator
Fernandez Hospital
Vijaya Krishnan
Co-founder
The Sanctum, Natural Birth Center
Dr Jason Gardosi
Perinatal Institute, Birmingham, UK
Ms Emily Butler
Perinatal Institute, Birmingham, UK
Dr Geeta Kolar
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr Lakshmi Seshadri
CMC (Retd), Vellore
Neelam Agarwal
MMCMSR, PGI (Retd), Chandigarh
Dr VP Paily
Confidential Review of Maternal Deaths, Kerala
Dr Tarakeswari
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr Uma Ram
Seethapathy Hospital, Chennai
Dr Jyothi Unni
Jehangir Hospital, Pune
Dr Aparna Sharma K
AIIMS, Delhi
Dr Anisha Gala
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Ms lndie Kaur
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr Mandakini Pradhan
SGPGI, Lucknow
Dr Manisha Kumar
Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
Dr Manisha Beck
CMC, Vellore
Dr Tamkin Khan
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Dr Srimathy Raman
Rangadore Hospital, Bangalore
Dr Subhashini
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
Dr Suseela Vavilala
Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
BETTER BIRTHING
EXPERIENCE THEMES
- Reducing interventions
- Promoting physiological childbirth
To promote normal birthing by reducing unnecessary medical interventions.
Winners at BBE ‘23
The Winners from the Oral Papers and E- Posters presented at the Better Birthing Experience Conference 2023
Oral Papers
- First Prize Winner: Dr Anitha Reddy D
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Paper Title:
Changing Episiotomy Trends at a Tertiary Perinatal Centre in South India: A Retrospective Observational Study - From: Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
- Second Prize Winner: Pragya Upadhyay
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Paper Title:
Exploring Fathers’ Experience of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Bonding: A Mixed Method Study in India - From: Morning Birth Star, Auroville
E-Posters
- First Prize Winner: Dr Latha Balasundaram
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Poster Title:
Effectiveness of Body Balance Exercises in Turning Breech Babies and its Impact on Vaginal Birth Rates: A Retrospective Analysis - From: Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad
- Second Prize Winner: Dr Swarna
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Poster Title:
Birthing Outcomes and Experience of Holistic Approach in Women Undergoing Trial of Labour After Cesarean – A Retrospective Analysis - From: Bloom Life Hospital, Chennai
Masterclass with Kate Stringer
Dr Jason Gardosi
Workshop 2: Growth Assessment Protocol
Date: September 13th, 2024
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
Presenters: Dr Jason Gardosi and Emily Butler (Perinatal Institute UK)
Duration: 3 hours (Afternoon Session)
Format: Lecture-type Programme
Certification: Provided
Faculty: Prof Jason Gardosi , Ms Emily Butler
Facilitators: Dr Pallavi Chandra , Dr Sailaja Devi K
This interactive workshop will be hosted by Emily Butler, a specialist midwife and
Prof Jason Gardosi, director of the Perinatal Institute, UK.
Programme Outline:
- Fetal growth surveillance- background and evidence
- Fundal height measurements – using a standardised approach
- Clinical application – risk assessment, care pathways, chart generation, referral
- Routine data collection and reporting: referral and detection rates of SGA
- Missed case audits – lessons learnt using GAP SCORE
- Implementation & change management – tools to assist local implementation.
Gestation Related Optimal Weight (GROW) app is a software to create customised centile charts, and birth centiles and audit the SGA detection rate. GROW 2.0 is a fully electronic version with risk assessment, auto-plotting of SFH and EFW, and the ability to calculate growth velocity and identify abnormal fetal growth. Added features include twin fetal weight plotting and calculating discordance, auditing, an app for mothers to view their own chart, and auditing tools.
GROW 2.0 has been rolled out to all NHS hospitals participating in the GAP Programme, and the fully electronic software is used in over half a million pregnancies across the UK each year. Early results are already showing that implementation has increased the detection and timely delivery of at-risk babies, with a significant decline in stillbirth rates.
About
Fernandez Hospital Educational
Fernandez Hospital Educational
and Research Foundation
The Fernandez Hospital Educational and Research Foundation – FHERF conducts and promotes medical programmes, conferences, workshops, and courses. This enables doctors, nurses, and midwives to participate in collaborative studies, research, and investigations. The exchange of ideas and experiences aims to make crucial progress in the maternity healthcare sector. A trust established on the 8th of July 1999, FHERF perpetuates the memory of Dr Leslie J. Fernandez, co-founder of Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad.
The Foundation’s objective is to promote, provide and conduct educational and research activities to reduce mortality and morbidity effectively, thereby improving the quality of care provided to mothers and babies.
For any further queries…
Conference Secretariat
