Birth on Labor Day in Colorado

BOLD in Colorado

BOLD Events in
Colorado

September 19th: Boulder
Birth, a play by Karen Brody
followed by a BOLD Talkback

September 20th: Fort Collins
Birth, a play by Karen Brody
followed by a BOLD Talkback

September 26th: Denver
An Evening with Henci Goer:
A Night for Parents

September 27th: Denver
Birth, a play by Karen Brody
followed by a BOLD Talkback

BOLD is a global movement to make maternity care mother-friendly through education, truth,
and action
Last year in 4 days there were over 40 performances of Karen Brody's play Birth throughout
the world.
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BOLD events raise awareness about local, national, and global maternity care issues.
Throughout the world maternity care systems are not working for mothers.

Worldwide, a woman dies every minute from a pregnancy or birth related complication.

The cesarean section rate in the US is 15% higher than the World Health Organization's acceptable
percentage for industrialized nations.

The US spends more than a 5th of all health care expenditures on maternity care- yet continually rates
last in
maternal and infant mortality and death rates for all industrialized nations.

Through education, truth and action BOLD believes maternity care can change for the better.

BOLD is using the play, Birth, and Red Tent events as educational tools to spark change in
maternity care. Much like how V-Day used The Vagina Monologues to spark a movement to
end violence against women, BOLD is educating people through theater/performance and the
arts.

Historically, social change comes from people rising up and taking action. In Germany
midwifery was fading until the government tried to take midwives away and then the people
organized and said, “No – we won’t allow that.” This saved midwifery in Germany and resulted
in a revival of the use of midwives.