• We have planned to provide all the information and equipment you will need during preconception, pregnancy, preparation for birth, delivery and postpartum period in a nice weekend break with your partner in a pleasant educational environment and in a festive atmosphere. For those who are unable to participate, meanwhile, we have planned a one-day long intensive trainings in a conference hall the enxt day after this weekend event.
• We believe that it is very important to provide fast access to full-fledged health care facilities in case of an emergency, as we will be hosting expectant mothers whose births are nearing as well. We also organize "GebeFEST with Banu Ciftci, MD" trainings both in the city center and in green places if the weather conditions are suitable in order for you to do the recommended exercises outdoors. Our dream is to be able to reach out to each and every city from west to the east...
• We had our very first "GebeFEST with Banu Ciftci, MD" training between 6-8th September 2019 in Istanbul’s Kalamis, Wyndham Otel. Our second GebeFEST training took place in Istanbul again on September 22nd at Bakırkoy Leyla Gencer Opera and Arts Center. The third GebeFEST will take place between 27-29 September in Bursa’s Heybeli Hotel. We will be sharing the calendar and the dates for our upcoming GebeFEST trainings that will take place in other cities as well.
• We will be preparing you and your partner for your birth and postpartum processes with our doctor trainer staff, majority of whom are academicians.
• We blended our information, equipment and experience with our heart and dreams to provide this service to as many people possible...
• What is more, we have transferred 5% of every individual participation fee directly to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) & Mother Adaptation Project of El Bebek Gul Bebek Association as a donation; and we will continue to do so.
• We have limited the number of participants in order to meet in an intimate environment, and to take care of our participants face to face, as well as to establish good friendships. We decided not to exceed 15 couples in our 3-day paid trainings. For our free trainings, we want to reach as many people as possible by using the biggest conference halls of the city.
• We have configured all trainings to be interactive, practical and shared.
• We have prepared a quality, correct, reliable, intensive and informative educational training program in which we will always take your own doctor’s advice for your own specific situation, by putting our ethical values first.
• All our food and coffee breaks have been planned by our dietician.
• We will do all the walking, breathing, meditation, body awareness parts of the training outside the hall, intertwined with nature.
• We will not just sit on our backs like we did back at school, but we will also spend a considerable amount of time on fitness mats and pilates balls.
• We spare an important part of our training to psychology. We will be talking about everything including your questions like ‘whether you are ready to be a mom or dad’, fear of childbirth, mother-baby bonding, how the father will be involved in the process, and the older siblings at home...
• You, your baby (and maybe your partner :)) will get to experience good posture, massage and relaxation techniques with our physical therapists during all your periods before, during and after birth;
• You will be practicing everything about your newborn with our pediatrician and baby nurse;
• You will learn about relaxation techniques at the time of birth, physiological birth positions, your baby’s progression in the birth canal, as well as a complementary health approach to birth...
• And of course, the father, or whoever else you choose to accompany you on the delivery day, will be with you through all these processes; so in a way, you will be rehearsing for the big day!
• In our 3-day training, trainings with Banu Ciftci, MD that we will organize in almost every city; registration begins on Friday afternoon, and then our intensive training will start after opening and meet up, and will end on Sunday evening.

Throughout the entire training process, all our instructors will always be there for you. You will have the opportunity to have a face to face chat and share with them. We set out with a team spirit and we believe in this idea. Being together in the whole process is one of our main principles. We the trainers, are always hungry for more knowledge, believing that there is always something we can learn from each other...

We look forward to seeing you soon!