PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
AABC How to Start a Birth Center Workshop
DATE: Wednesday, October 28th - Thursday, October 29th
TIME: 8:30am - 6:00pm (Wed) / 8:30am - 12:30pm (Thrs)
FACULTY: Brianna Bennett, MBA and Amy Johnson-Grass, ND, LN, LM, CPM
Dreaming of opening a birth center but unsure where to begin? Join the AABC How to Start a Birth Center Workshop and gain the confidence, tools, and insights you need to launch a thriving, evidence-based practice rooted in the wellness model of care. Connect with industry leaders and get expert guidance every step of the way.
Led by experienced birth center professionals, this highly interactive workshop covers every critical aspect of planning and launching your center. Discover practical solutions to the challenges you'll face, including:
birth center operations
financial management
budgeting
community assessment
marketing
next steps.
Your registration unlocks a comprehensive digital library packed with actionable tools, templates, and resources to guide you at every stage of your birth center journey.
REGISTRATION FEE
General Registration: $695 AABC members | $825 Non-Members
Student Registration: $475 AABC members | $545 Non-Members
REGISTER A TEAM & SAVE
Register two or more people and save $50/person on a general registration. You must register all team members at the same time to receive the discount. Discount does not apply to student registration.
AABC MEMBER SAVINGS
Take advantage of the member discount by joining AABC.
Become a Developing Birth Center Member and receive one FREE registration to the workshop; plus, additional registrants from your organization can register for the discounted rate of $625.
Full-time students are eligible to join as Associate members.
FACULTY
Jen McClellan
Brianna Bennett, MBA
Brianna is an expert in birth center administration and an experienced nonprofit medical manager. She has served as faculty for AABC for more than 10 years teaching workshops throughout the U.S., consulting with midwives, medical leaders, and entrepreneurs. She understands all facets of financial management, HR, marketing, program development, and business grit. Brianna worked for more than 15 years as the business director of the Women's Birth & Wellness Center in Chapel Hill, NC where she helped the center grow and expand its services to include more than 7,500 clients. Brianna also helped to kick-start a second birth center in Asheville, NC in 2016.
Amy Johnson-Grass, ND, LN, LM, CPM
Amy is the owner and director of Twin Cities Birth Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a midwife, naturopathic doctor and licensed nutritionist. She opened the first birth center in the Twin Cities and built the idea of birth centers in Minnesota starting with being instrumental in passing legislation to license birth centers in 2010. She is a past president of AABC.