Presented by Southern Cross Insurance Solutions

The process of transfer from birth center to hospital presents challenges for the transferring woman and providers at both sites. The Model Practice Guidelines for Transfer from Home or Birth Center to Hospital will be presented. A model of collaboration between a birth center and a University Hospital based Family Medicine Maternal and Child health service will be presented. Case studies will be offered from both a CPM and CNM center.

Join us in this session aimed at optimizing collaboration among physicians, nurse-midwives and other healthcare providers. Hear about the learned experiences of these providers and the value this provides for the consumer. Take home tips for making your team more effective.

This presentation will address the maternity care crisis through the consumer voice and the need for unity around the common purpose of improving maternity care. Frustrated by the care she witnessed women receiving during ten years as a community level childbirth professional, Dawn mobilized other mothers across the country to take to the streets. In just two short years, ImprovingBirth.org has grown into a powerful consumer voice with thousands of volunteers and followers across the country. Come hear what consumers are already doing to bring about change and why we know they are the answer to the problem. She’ll share how marketing and social media play a huge role in engaging people like never before and how you can get involved to help usher in the transformation of maternity care.

This presentation will describe the background and purpose of the Strong Start program and AABC enrollment goals, project and evaluation design, a look at preliminary data, and how this research may impact future access to midwifery and birth center care.

After traveling to Haiti in 2003 as part of a medical team, Nadene Brunk, CNM, witnessed first hand the lack of resources and skilled care for pregnant women. Determined to provide a long term solution, Nadene formed a small team of volunteer midwives and medical professionals and soon returned to Haiti. At the request of a Haitian community leader, she established a culturally appropriate training program for Haitian nurses in Hinche. Today that program is known as Midwives for Haiti. As of 2015, Midwives for Haiti has graduated nearly 100 Skilled Birth Attendants. These women and mean, armed with the knowledge and skills to educate and care for their own communities, will be the change-makers of Haiti.

Hear about the successes and challenges of the Reading Health team. With a physician and nurse-midwife team as well as a multi-setting environment including a birth center and hospital practice, insights will be shared that can be applied to any collaborative practice.