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This "reflections" session will reflect on many of the key messages from the sessions shared during FNU's 2017 Virtual Event for National Midwifery Week. Are you wondering "How can I make a difference?" or "What steps can I take to make a change?" Join us as we reflect on some of the key take-aways from the week and the action steps that you can take as a nurse-midwife or future nurse-midwife to truly make a difference in maternity and primary care.

Objectives of this one hour session include: Participants will identify two sexual health concerns women have after treatment for cancer; describe how to assess female cancer survivors for sexual health concerns; and identify two non pharmacologic interventions to address female sexual health concerns.

By many measures, the maternity care system in the United States is not meeting people’s needs during pregnancy and childbirth. Substantial evidence supports the midwifery model of care as a key strategy to improve outcomes, the experience of care, and at the same time, use resources more effectively. Yet, midwives remain an underutilized resource. This […]

The United States has experienced increasing maternal mortality rates over the last 25 years. In fact, each year about 700 women die of pregnancy-related causes and more than 50,000 suffer severe complications but do survive. Women of color suffer at three times the rate of Caucasian women. This presentation will explore how increasing the numbers […]

  We often confuse the trauma of childbirth with the trauma of a broken maternity care system. It's far too common that women describe their births as traumatic and often, it isn’t the pain of childbirth that haunts them. It’s the way they were treated, how they were spoken to and sometimes, how they were […]

Join us for this virtual session with Dr. Susan Stone, FNU President and ACNM President, to kick off National Midwifery Week.

This LIVE session is for you if you are a current midwifery student or if you are considering becoming a nurse-midwifery student. Join the Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women's Health and ask your pressing questions. No question is too small!

This presentation will describe a CNM-designed quality improvement project aimed at decreasing the length of stay in an obstetrical triage unit. Improved team communication, patient engagement and utilization of nurse-driven orders decreased patient time in triage and increased client and staff satisfaction. Learn how a quality improvement project can target a real clinical problem and produce real results!

This presentation will explore how empowering women through a shared decision-making process, coupled with community collaboration, can improve the implementation of effective perinatal mental health practices in the obstetric setting and communities at large.

This presentation will highlight how an Interprofessional Education, Collaboration and Service (IPECS) committee can be your driving and sustaining force on the journey to team based care and interprofessional education.

This session is for current midwifery students or anyone who is considering becoming a nurse-midwifery student. Join Frontier Nursing University’s Department Chair of Midwifery and Women’s Health and find out about education at FNU. Get the inside scoop from current midwifery students about their experiences as a midwifery student. We will be taking your questions before or during this live session!

This session will provide an overview of telemedicine from a midwifery perspective with special emphasis on the areas of patient engagement, group care, provider satisfaction and best practices for meeting compliance requirements.

This session will provide a review of the most common conventional and evidence-based integrative medicine interventions used during perimenopause and menopause.