Following the completion of this course, learners should be able to:
- By the end of the presentation, maternal healthcare providers will be able to articulate the role of doulas and identify at least three ways doulas enhance patient care and birth outcomes.
- At least 80% of participants will correctly answer three out of four post-presentation quiz questions on the benefits of doula support in hospital settings.
- Equip healthcare providers with evidence-based strategies to collaborate with doulas, ensuring complementary and effective patient-centered maternity care.
- Provide actionable insights on how doulas can reduce intervention rates, improve communication between providers and patients, and enhance maternal satisfaction with the birthing experience.
- Encourage attendees to implement at least one strategy for improved doula collaboration within their hospital or clinic within the next three to six months.
- Present case studies from diverse patient populations, emphasizing how doulas can improve birth outcomes across different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Address systemic barriers that limit access to doula support, including insurance coverage, hospital policies, and provider-doula communication challenges, while promoting solutions for equitable maternal healthcare.
Victoria Wilson is a certified birth doula through DONA International and has supported over 100 families since 2015, and many others through classes and community involvement. Past clients speak to Victoria's compassion, expertise, and intuition as a birth doula. Victoria has participated in numerous professional development programs to continuously enhance her skills. She is also an experience entrepreneur and marketing expert. As the owner and lead doula of Mother Well Doula Service, LLC, she has maintained a successful doula practice since 2015, fostering positive relationships with clients, healthcare providers, and the wider birth community. Her expertise extends to childbirth education, as well as advocating for low-intervention births in hospitals and collaborating with clinicians for better birth outcomes. Her birth work is driven by the belief that fostering relationships is the way to positively impact individual births and the entire maternity care system. Victoria has spoken on college campuses, in professional groups, and in private settings on the topic of birth and doula work. She is supported by her husband and four daughters, and as of 2024 is in the process of earning her BSN.
Following the completion of this course, learners should be able to:
- Understand the mechanism by which fentanyl is such a high-risk substance in pregnancy, the concerning use trends, and the available treatment options for decreasing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
- All participants will be able to answer >80% of the post-presentation assessment questions on fentanyl.
- Webinar attendees will have knowledge on an arsenal of treatment options, some of which are new and exciting, to help mitigate the effects of fentanyl use and overdose.
- Participants will understand the management of patients with history of fentanyl use in the intrapartum and postpartum period and how to apply simple, yet effective pain-management strategies.
- Attendees will be able to promptly implement strategies in their patient care to help minimize the development of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and a potential novel syndrome related to fentanyl use during pregnancy.
- Participants will be equipped with the tools for properly addressing patients with fentanyl (and other substances) use in a way that minimizes stigma and provides patients with the comfort they need to seek care.
- Attendees will understand the importance of providing equitable care in a time where fentanyl use is on a dangerous rise by being familiar with the barriers to access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Dr. Ljuba Mirsky, MD is a Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Fellow at the University of Kentucky (UK). She attended UK for her undergraduate studies and medical school, then completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. She has always been interested in substance use in pregnancy and completed research on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) in medical school and on a novel neonatal syndrome related to fentanyl exposure in fellowship. She currently works at the Pathways clinic when on rotation and is passionate about providing equitable care to this underserved population.
Cradle Cincinnati is a collective approach to ending infant mortality. They are a network of community members and organizations working across sectors to measurably improve Cincinnati's infant mortality rate, they bring together services and systems to help moms and, in turn, save babies' lives.
The Cradle Cincinnati Learning Collaborative (CCLC), launched in 2015, is a network of more than 200 healthcare professionals representing hospitals, community health centers, home health agencies, and social support organizations. These representatives are committed to transforming prenatal care for women and their families. At the heart of our work, we believe in providing equitable care that centers on women’s voices and experiences. Using data-sharing and an “all teach, all learn” model, the CCLC serves as an opportunity to activate change within the prenatal care space. We aim to lower infant mortality by focusing on activities and interventions related to the following focus areas: reducing extreme preterm birth, eliminating sleep-related infant death, preventing birth defects, and reducing the racial disparity in birth outcomes.
Presented by
Senior Data Management Specialist, D. Walker MPH, CHES
Senior Program Manager, L. Everett MPH
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J. Murphy, MPH Kentucky Department for Public Health Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning Viral Hepatitis Program |
K. Gardner,
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
Viral Hepatitis Program Coordinator
A new offering by Dr. Jessica Young, the Medical Director of the Firefly program, Acudetox is a treatment method that involves placing acupuncture needles gently in the ear at specific points. The intervention can provide symptom relief, relax the nervous system, calm emotions, and support patients in their recovery.
Background : Vanderbilt has been caring for women with substance use disorder and their children since 2011. In 2020, the program received funds from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) model, in partnership with TennCare. This influx of support lead to the official launch of Firefly in 2021, an expanded, multi-disciplinary outpatient clinical program spanning OB/GYN, Pediatrics, & Psychiatry.
