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SUMMARY:Beyond the Birth Story: Understanding Impact\, Power\, and Trauma in Perinatal Care
DESCRIPTION:An in-person training for Washington State professionals who serve families IN Benton/Franklin counties. \nBirth trauma is often misunderstood\, minimized\, or misidentified within perinatal care. While birth is often framed as a joyful milestone\, many birthing people experience moments of fear\, powerlessness\, violation\, or loss of autonomy that leave lasting psychological and relational impacts. These experiences frequently go unnamed\, particularly when clinical outcomes are considered “successful.” This keynote examines birth trauma as a form of perinatal trauma shaped not only by individual events\, but by power dynamics\, systemic inequities\, and how safety and dignity are experienced in birth spaces. Participants will explore how birth trauma presents across emotional\, relational\, and physiological domains\, how it differs from and overlaps with other perinatal mental health\nconditions\, and how it affects partners\, infants\, and providers. Moving beyond individual pathology\, this session invites a broader lens that includes provider impact\, structural inequities\, and trauma-informed cultural change. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of birth trauma and a renewed commitment to building systems of care that prioritize safety\, autonomy\, and dignity for all families. Please note: Lunch will be provided and will be a working lunch to allow time for discussion and connection. \nDate: Monday\, April 20\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00am-4:30pm PT\nPlease note: Lunch will be provided and will be a working lunch to allow time for discussion and connection. \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW  \nLocation:\nEducational Service District 123\n3924 W Court St\, Pasco\, WA 99301 \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine birth trauma as a form of perinatal trauma and distinguish it from other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nIdentify common emotional\, behavioral\, physiological\, and relational indicators of birth trauma\, including early red flags and trauma-specific symptom patterns.\nDescribe key susceptibility and risk factors associated with birth trauma\, including prior trauma exposure\, systemic inequities\, and power dynamics within birth settings.\nExplain how birth trauma impacts not only the birthing person\, but also partners\, infants\, families\, and care providers.\nAnalyze the role of institutional systems\, structural inequities\, and provider dynamics in shaping the prevalence and experience of birth trauma.\nArticulate core principles of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive care in perinatal settings\, including safety\, consent\, collaboration\, pacing\, and relational repair.\nReflect on their own professional role in supporting trauma-informed cultural change within birth and perinatal care systems.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis Program has been approved for 6.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n6.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis is a live\, in-person training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nMarquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist\, Death Doula\, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She has served as a full spectrum doula (birth\, postpartum\, and bereavement)\, breastfeeding peer counselor\, childbirth educator\, perinatal bereavement group facilitator\, and is a trained midwife. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically\, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/beyond-the-birth-story-benton-franklin-2026/
LOCATION:Educational Service District 123\, 3924 W Court Street\, Pasco\, WA\, 99301\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
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