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Spirals of Connection & Joy ~ Monday 6th July ~ Homerton College, Cambridge
Join us for an exciting in person mini-conference and celebration at Homerton
College Cambridge, 6 th July 2026. 20 years after our first international conference
‘Visions of Infant Joy’, in a changed world, it’s time to gather threads of hope for
weaving new ‘Spirals of Joy’ around pregnancy, birth and beyond, and babies.
Let’s wind down the Birthlight Charity together in style with a Summer Party. Not just
memory lane, but reconnection, reflexion and transformation. Meanwhile, Birthlight
Teaching moves on with Kirsteen.
Birthlight started in Cambridge. Homerton College hosted our first conference ‘Water
Babies’ with Michel Odent in 1992, followed by ‘Mothers and Midwives’ in 1995. The
College has grown, but we will meet on the same lawn for drinks.
College Cambridge, 6 th July 2026. 20 years after our first international conference
‘Visions of Infant Joy’, in a changed world, it’s time to gather threads of hope for
weaving new ‘Spirals of Joy’ around pregnancy, birth and beyond, and babies.
Let’s wind down the Birthlight Charity together in style with a Summer Party. Not just
memory lane, but reconnection, reflexion and transformation. Meanwhile, Birthlight
Teaching moves on with Kirsteen.
Birthlight started in Cambridge. Homerton College hosted our first conference ‘Water
Babies’ with Michel Odent in 1992, followed by ‘Mothers and Midwives’ in 1995. The
College has grown, but we will meet on the same lawn for drinks.
£18.50 Talks and drinks.
Birthlight Programme at Homerton College, Cambridge 6th July3.00-3.30 Welcome
3.30 pm to 5.30 pm Speakers’ presentations (Hybrid event)
3.30 – 3.45 pm Opening by Dame Lesley Page (Former President of the Royal College of Midwives and Birthlight patron): Can we recreate continuity of care in fragmented services?
3.45 – 4.15 pm Keynote by Charlotte Faircloth (Professor and University College London, Trustee of Birthlight): Maternity and parenting in transformation
4.15 – 4.45 pm Amali Lokugamage, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Author of “The Heart in the Womb”; Teachings from the pandemic to decolonise how we understand care
4.45- 5.00 pm Andrea Andrews Water Nurture
5.00 – 5.15 pm Françoise Freedman: Homage to Michel Odent
5.15 – 5.30 pm Q&A
5.30 pm to 7.00 pm Drinks Reception, with animations (Homerton College
Combination Room and Lawn).19.00 BBQ for invited guests
If you wish to stay overnight, accommodation is available at Homerton College. The rooms include breakfast and the prices are lower than most Cambridge B&Bs or hotels.
Special rate Accommodation is available through Guest accommodation use code KX73658B&B
