Midwifery Center Benefit Concert

Join us for a fantastic evening of live music, an art walk, exquisite food, wine tasting, and fun kid's activities ! OCT 12 th - 2-5pm Surrey Resort - 16590 HWY-116 Guerneville CA UMA SHUNGO : An Ecuadorian non-profit foundation dedicated to serving families and making quality healthcare more accessible to all people. Uma Shungo is a midwifery-run family resource center located outside of Quito Ecuador. The center weaves together modern medicine and ancient midwifery traditions. “Uma Shungo” is a common kichwa phrase that means, Heart-Mind Connection. This family resource center aims to create community, improve maternal and infant health outcomes, and celebrate Ecuador's unique cultures and birth traditions. All midwifery services are donation based so all women and their families regardless of socioeconomic status are supported throughout their fertile years, pregnancy, post partum, and menopausal wise woman years. This center offers Ecuadorian families : childbirth education classes, sex education, yoga , prenatal care and nutrition courses, post partum/lactation support, along with baby check up visits. Uma Shungo is a place that honors the unique indigenous midwifery customs and integrates medical trainings and tools to keep midwifery alive. Batacha from Cuba will be playing music that will make you move and groove! Jamerikan Jamaican food will be providing delicious food for everyone to enjoy- vegan/ vegetarian, meat lovers options. Kids come for free and there will be exciting fun kids activities to explore!! Ticket sales : www.umashungo.org Tickets can be purchased at the door or on the website. - All proceeds go to Uma Shungo Foundation and Midwifery Center in Ecuador