Providing education to women and families and helping them connect with passionate providers in our community
The Annual Southern Utah
Birth Expo
The Birth Village Presents...
"Birth is about making mothers — strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength"
This year’s Birth Expo is centered around the theme of "Empowerment." We believe that every mother deserves to feel strong, confident, and supported throughout her journey, from pregnancy to postpartum. Our expert speakers, classes, and community of vendors are all dedicated to providing the knowledge and resources that empower women to take charge of their birth experience.
Join us as we celebrate the power within every mother and inspire confidence through education and support.
Empowerment:
Your Birth, Your Story
How partners can support emotionally & physically
with Shane Preece, DC, CACCP
and Landon Staley, DC
Dads Role in Pregnancy & Birth
3 - 4 PM
Overcoming Common Breastfeeding Challenges
with Chloe Gonzalez, IBCLC
Navigating Breastfeeding
2:30-3:30 PM
Physiological Birth
Dr. Stu, MD
1 PM
Room C -
Holistic Approach to Postpartum with Allison Morin
Room A -
Infant Massage
with Kelli Curtis
& Josi Cluff, LMT
12:15-12:45 PM
Simply Birth Suite at Intermountain: Empowered in the Hospital
Christina Lynch RN, MSN
11 AM
Room C -
Birth Plan Workshop
with Tia Stout
Room A -
What is a Doula?
with
Trisha Baird
10:45-11:15 AM
The Midwife's Role in Supporting Mothers
with Janae Sherman, LDEM, CPM
and Deborah Abner, CPM
9:30-10:30 AM
Midwives:
9-10 AM
How to Overcome Trauma
with Trina Grater, LCMHC
Birth Trauma
Dr. Stuart J. Fischbein, MD
Stuart J. Fischbein, MD is a community-based obstetrician and an Associate of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, published author of the book “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, A Midwife and A Mom” and peer-reviewed papers Homebirth with an Obstetrician, A Series of 135 Out of Hospital Births and Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births. And his paper on twin homebirth is in prepublication.
After completing his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, Dr. Stu spent 24 years assisting women with hospital birthing and, for the last 13 years, has been a homebirth obstetrician who works directly with midwives.
Since retiring from attending home births in 2022, Dr. Stu has turned his focus to traveling around the world as a lecturer and advocate for reteaching breech & twin birth skills, respect for the normalcy of birth and honoring informed consent. He hosts a weekly podcast with co-host Blyss Young and together they offer hope, reassurance and safe, honest evidence supported choices for those women who understand pregnancy is a normal bodily function not to be feared.
Follow him here:
Christina moved to Saint George, Utah in October of 2020 and feels so blessed to live in the most beautiful part of Utah. Christina has 5 kids with her amazing and supportive husband of 25 years. Her 5 kids range in ages from 24 down to 8 years old. She has 3 girls and 2 boys. Christina went to back to school to get her nursing degree when her 5th baby was tiny. It had always been her dream to become a nurse but stayed at home with her kids until that dream was something she just had to accomplish.
After she graduated in nursing, Christina began her career in med/surg. She learned such valuable skills and was thankful for that time, but her heart and soul were always pulling her to mom/baby and labor and delivery. Being a mom of 5 and having different experiences with each pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum she knew she could empower and support women.
There were times Christina felt lost and alone as she was having and raising her children and she wanted to make a difference for the women who feared becoming a new mom and needed extra love and support. While living in Lehi, Utah, Christina worked at a birth center as birth assistant helping moms through unmedicated births both at home and at the birth center. Christina also worked on mom/baby at both Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah and Saint George Regional Hospital. She loved her time there and spent many hours educating and uplifting women through postpartum care and breastfeeding. There was still an empty space in her heart and knew that labor and delivery was where she needed to go to be a light and carry women through their labor journey.
During Christina’s time on mom/baby she also advanced her degree and graduated with her Masters of Science in Nursing in December 2022. Her masters project led her to learn more about birth trauma, home birth transfers, and how to prevent or minimize birth trauma. Christina did not know then that her master’s degree and masters project would be the beginning of her passion for Simply Birth and Childbirth Education. She became the coordinator of Simply Birth in February 2024 and spent time working with providers, patients, nurses, and doulas to ensure that Simply Birth would be a place of comfort, full of support, by nurses and doctors for unmedicated and low intervention births.
Christina will accomplish her next big dream by becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife. She will begin her schooling for that in the Spring of 2025. With this next accomplishment she plans to continue to uplift, educate, support, and empower women in their pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum journeys. She is beyond grateful to share her passion for Simply Birth, Childbirth education, and a woman’s pregnancy and birth experience at the Southern Utah Birth Expo.
Christina Lynch
We're thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our Motherhood Scholarships, designed to empower and support women on their prenatal, birth, and postpartum journeys. This is a unique opportunity to receive financial assistance for vital services and resources, ensuring every mother has access to the care she deserves. Whether you're a mother in need or someone who wants to contribute to this life-changing cause, click the link below to apply or donate today!
New this year!
Scholarships for Mothers
Apply or Donate Here
We are selling early bird tickets for $14.50! They will be $20 at the door, so make sure to get yours before October 26th!
Get your Early Bird
Click Here
for Tickets
Come see these awesome Vendors at the Expo!
The Simply Birth™ Program from Intermountain
