Benkung Belly Binding Training
Deepening Skills and Support
Learn Traditional Postpartum Care from the Malays of Birth Matron™
The Bloom Collective is collaborating with Birth Matron to host a traditional Malay Benkung Belly Binding Training in Baltimore.
Belly Binding Matron is a training program to equip birth workers with the proper techniques and skills to safely perform Benkung Belly Binding as part of holistic postpartum care for their clients. This includes learning to prepare the abdomen, the herbs involved, and understanding how belly binding is part of a larger postpartum care ecosystem.
Benkung Belly Binding originates from the Malay postpartum traditions, and the training provides true and authentic training as it has been practiced for hundreds of years, as it it is in Southeast Asia.
This training will not only teach the correct way of Benkung belly binding on yourself or others, but the training also incorporates the cultural aspect that is not present in any other belly binding training.
Participants will learn about the rich history of its origins and dispel any myths and inaccuracies so they can safely and responsibly add Benkung Belly Binding to their private and communal practice.
The Details
The belly binding training is a 2-day immersive hybrid course where you will learn an ancient tradition of healing after birth that will deepen your worldview on postapartum care
Through this training you will be able to introduce a holistic regime of postpartum care into your birthwork through incorporating bengkung belly binding.
1st Session
In-Person Training Starts: March 11th 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM in Baltimore at the Bloom Collective
2nd Session
Virtual Training: March 15th 8:00 PM EST (2.5 Hours)
Participants Receive a Benkung Belly Binding and Postpartum Kit, a Workbook Binder, Community of Support, Perks and Lunch and Snacks will be provided for the in-person training.
Bellybinding Matron™ Certifications will be awarded to participants after successful completion of the Birth Matron (TM) Training. This will give you the opportunity to be listed in the Bellybinding Matron Directory as being Certified along with other perks and support.
Benkung Belly Binding Scholarships
The Bloom Collective is providing Three (3) Full Scholarships and Three (3) Partial Scholarship to Black and Brown Birth workers in Greater Baltimore. Our goal at the Bloom Collective through the years has been to support the knowledge production and skill set building of Black and Brown birth workers serving in Greater Baltimore through shared resources and ecosystems building. Our hope is that this training supports the ongoing care you provide your clients and community along the postpartum journey.
Registration and Payment Options
Two Payments
Have the option to secure your spot and register and pay with two payments over two months
Four Payments
Spread out your payments to get your spot secured with a payment every two weeks
Meet The Trainer:
Salwa Salim
Salwa Salim is an ethnic Malay from Singapore who is a medically-trained professional that comes from lineage of midwives. She is a leading expert in the Malay birthing tradition in Singaporewhere her work has received national and international recognition. She is active in the birthing community both in the US and Signapore. Her team of practitionersin Signapore provides services in her clinic and in-home services all over Singpore. Together, with her team, they have served over 10,000 women since 2012.
