"Who delivered your baby?" is a question commonly asked of new parents and has implications for the emotional empowerment of women during childbirth. In this talk, Dr. Greenwald focuses on a behavioral approach to childbirth, juxtaposed with a medical one, and discusses the physical and emotional constraints associated with our current birth practices.

Ashley Greenwald Tragash, Ph.D., BCBA-D, CD(DONA) is a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Certified Doula. Dr. Greenwald's research focuses on the emotional and behavioral aspects of childbirth and improvement of birth practices.