February 2010

• Birth Matters will be exhibiting at the WMEE Baby Fair & Family Expo at the Grand Wayne Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana , Saturday, February 6, 2010.  Hope to see you there!

May 2009

• Birth Matters exhibited at and taught a Baby Wearing workshop at the 3rd Annual Birth to Baby Fair at the downtown Allen County Public Library.  The Fair, organized and sponsored by the Doula Network of Fort Wayne, provided Fort Wayne area families with much-needed information on products and services available from local birth and baby professionals.  It was great seeing everyone there, and we look forward to another year of great progress in informed birth in Fort Wayne. 

February 2009

• Birth Matters exhibited at the 2009 WMEE Baby Fair at the Grand Wayne Center.  It was a long but good day.  Here's a somewhat fuzzy photo.

December 2008

• Birth Matters co-sponsored a free presentation and demonstration by Toasty Baby at the Parkview Family YMCA.  This event helped introduce many Fort Wayne area families to the benefits of cloth diapering.

July 2008

• Birth Matters participated as a vendor in the 2nd Annual Birth to Baby Fair at the downtown Allen County Library.  The fair, sponsored by the Doula Network of Fort Wayne, built upon the momentum from it's innagural year, and was a great success.  The featured speaker was world-renowned author, speaker, and doula, Penny Simkin.  

February 2009

• Birth Matters exhibited at the 2008 WMEE Baby Fair at the Grand Wayne Center.  This was our first experience with the prevailing birth and baby culture in Fort Wayne.  Interesting.

January 2008

• Birth Matters sponsored a special sneak preview of THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN, a documentary film directed by Abby Epstein and executive-produced by Ricki Lake.  It was held at the downtown Allen County Public Library, and was huge success!  Over 200 people came to watch the film and participate in the reception that followed.  If you missed the event, you can see photos here, and find information about the documentary here.
• Birth Matters is founded by sisters, Hallie Greider and Jordan Saalfrank.