“Promoting Vaginal Birth: A Data-Informed and Team Approach to Reduce the Cesarean Birth Rate”
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) in conjunction with Relias present…“Promoting Vaginal Birth: A Data-Informed and Team Approach to Reduce the Cesarean Birth Rate.”
The U.S. is faced with an unacceptably high rate of cesarean births along with the associated short and long-term risks to both mothers and babies when these procedures are not medically necessary. Providers and nurses need insight into the factors driving these high rates, and access to effective strategies to promote vaginal birth and maintain cesarean birth rates at targeted levels.
Join to learn:
- An overview of the national landscape of the cesarean birth rate
- Evidence-based strategies to reduce unnecessary cesarean birth
- The significant role nurses play to promote vaginal birth
- How to reduce variation and influence physician behavior
Presenters:
William Cusick, MD, MFM, FACOG, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine | St. Vincent’s Medical Center; MFM Chief |Western Connecticut Health Network; Clinical Chairperson, Dept Ob/Gyn | Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Elizabeth Rochin, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Vice President of Nursing Services | AWHONN
Lora Sparkman, MHA, BSN, RN, Clinical Effectiveness Consultant | Relias
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Please note: this webinar is a free event, and no CEUs or certificates of participation are provided. All registrants will receive a copy of the recorded webinar and slides if you cannot attend the live event.
