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Journal Club: Implementation of Perinatal Mental Health Screening for Parents of Infants in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative

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Journal Club

Interactive sessions that feature authors of groundbreaking articles to dig through their work, answer questions, and discuss opportunities to improve care.

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Journal Club Event Title:

Perinatal Mental Health and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Women With Physical Disabilities

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Date:

June 30, 2026

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Speaker:

Monika Mitra, MA, PhD

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Description:

In this journal club session, participants reviewed the article “Perinatal Mental Health and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Women with Physical Disabilities.” Through this journal club, participants summarized the association between perinatal mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and severe maternal morbidity. Participants also analyzed how intersecting clinical and social vulnerabilities may amplify maternal risk during pregnancy and delivery and discussed clinical and policy-level opportunities to improve screening, coordination, and risk mitigation for pregnant people with disabilities.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

The ARRIVE Trial: Evidence, Outcomes, and Counseling for the 39 Week Conversation

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Date:

June 24, 2026

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Speakers:

Laura Mercer, MD, and Kai Tao, ND, MPH, CNM, FACNM

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Description:

This Page to Practice session provided an overview of the 2018 ARRIVE Trial on elective induction at 39 weeks in low risk, first time patients and its impact on clinical practice and patient counseling. Throughout the webinar, participants explored trends since the trial, including increasing rates of elective induction, changes in cesarean outcomes, and the ongoing discussions around its widespread use in real-world settings. Participants also focused on practical, patient-centered counseling strategies, helping clinicians translate evidence into clear, balanced conversations that support shared decision-making, address common misconceptions, and guide individualized care for diverse patient populations.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

From Trial to Practice: The Current Impact of the ARRIVE Trial

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Date:

June 17, 2026

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Speaker:

Mark Clapp, MD, MPH

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Description:

During this Page to Practice conversation, we discussed the outcomes of the ARRIVE Trial and what those outcomes mean for maternity care today. Participants also reflected on what subsequent analyses and follow up studies have revealed about maternal and neonatal outcomes, clinical decision making, and real-world practice.

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Journal Club

Interactive sessions that feature authors of groundbreaking articles to dig through their work, answer questions, and discuss opportunities to improve care.

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Journal Club Event Title:

Addressing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety disorders in Obstetric Settings: Results of a Cluster RCT of Two Approaches

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Date:

May 29, 2026

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Speaker:

Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA

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Description:

In this journal club session, participants reviewed the article titled “Addressing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Obstetric Settings: Results of a Cluster RCT of Two Approaches.” This session allowed participants to discuss the differences between the two obstetric-based intervention models evaluated in the article along with their core components, implementation strategies, and intended outcomes for addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Participants also evaluated facilitators and barriers to equitable perinatal mental health care delivery and considered opportunities to adapt and integrate effective perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening and treatment approaches into their own obstetric or perinatal care settings.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Beyond the Numbers: Measurement and Purposeful Change in NTSV Rates

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Date:

October 27, 2025

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Speakers:

Elliott Main, MD, and Melissa Rosenstein, MD, MAS

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Description:

This session explored how the Joint Commission’s PC-02 measure—Nulliparous Women with a Term, Singleton Baby in a Vertex Position Delivered by Cesarean Birth—can be used as a metric and as a catalyst for meaningful change in maternal care. Presenters provided an overview of its structure and criteria while focusing on real-world clinical complexities that influence cesarean birth rates.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Guidelines for Postoperative Care in Cesarean Delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery  

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Date:

November 4, 2025

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Speaker:

Pervez Sultan, MBChB, FRCA, MD (Res)

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Description:

This session examined the 2025 ERAS Society update on postoperative care in cesarean delivery. This session highlighted 13 evidence-based interventions—from early feeding and mobilization to multimodal pain management and breastfeeding support—designed to accelerate recovery, reduce complications, and improve maternal outcomes.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

A Team Approach to Adequately Treating Intraoperative Pain During Cesarean Delivery and Preventing Trauma

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Date:

November 14, 2025

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Speakers:

Heather Nixon, MD

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Description:

This webinar explored the latest guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) on managing pain during cesarean sections, with a focus on proper informed consent for patients and perioperative discussions as well as important information about the optimization of neuraxial anesthesia, and trauma-informed care.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Interpretation and Management

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Date:

December 1, 2025

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Speaker:

Laura Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH​

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Description:

This session discussed the new ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline, Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Interpretation and Management and highlight relevant changes in practice. Presenters provided an overview of the intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring nomenclature and classification system and reviewed recommendations stratified by strength and evidence quality for evaluation of intrapartum fetal heart rate management.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Beyond the Numbers: Understanding and Addressing Unexpected Term Neonatal Complications

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Date:

December 10, 2025

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Speakers:

Danielle Ehret, MD, MPH, and Elliott Main, MD

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Description:

This session explored the complications that bring term newborns to the NICU and provided a deep dive on the Joint Commission’s PC-06 measure, Understanding and Addressing Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns.

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Miscellaneous Webinars

A collection of timely, educational sessions focused on quality improvement and patient safety topics across obstetrics and gynecology care.

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Event Title:

Implementing and Sustaining Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean (ERAC) in Care

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Date:

October 17, 2025

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Speakers:

Pervez Sultan, MBChB, FRCA, MD (Res); Gregg Nelson, MD, PhD, FRCSC

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Description:

This session explored best practices for implementing Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean (ERAC). Covering the full spectrum of care—from preoperative preparation to postoperative recovery—it highlighted strategies to optimize cesarean delivery outcomes.

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Journal Club

Interactive sessions that feature authors of groundbreaking articles to dig through their work, answer questions, and discuss opportunities to improve care.

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Journal Club Event Title:

A Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program to Address Rural and Medically Underserved Populations Using Telemedicine

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Date:

April 28, 2026

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Speaker:

Marie Hayes, PhD

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Description:

Participants reviewed the article titled “A Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program to Address Rural and Medically Underserved Populations Using Telemedicine.” This session allowed participants to understand the barriers to accessing mental healthcare for perinatal populations residing in rural or medically underserved areas, explore ways to integrate telehealth into care to increase access to screening and brief interventions for mental health and substance use disorders during the perinatal period, and consider adaptations to the MCPAP for Moms model to tailor a perinatal access program to their area’s needs.

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Journal Club

Interactive sessions that feature authors of groundbreaking articles to dig through their work, answer questions, and discuss opportunities to improve care.

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Journal Club Event Title:

Effectiveness of Two Systems-Level Interventions to Address Perinatal Depression in Obstetric Settings (PRISM)

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Date:

February 24, 2026

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Speaker:

Tiffany Moore-Simas, MD, MPH, MED

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Description:

Participants reviewed the article titled “Effectiveness of two systems-level interventions to address perinatal depression in obstetric settings (PRISM): ​An active controlled cluster-randomized trial”. During the session, participants understood how system-level implementation strategies can improve perinatal depression outcomes in obstetric settings, interpreted the design and findings of a cluster-randomized trial evaluating real-world mental health interventions, and critically evaluated scalability, cost, and equity implications of perinatal mental health interventions.​

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Slides:

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Trauma-Informed Strategies to Support Patients and Families During and After Severe Maternal Morbidity

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Date:

April 20, 2026

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Speakers:

Tracey Vogel, MD, and Leslie Carranza, MD, MHS, FACOG

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Description:

This session explored practical, trauma-informed strategies to provide support during and after an incident, helping reduce emotional, psychological, and physical distress and promote recovery.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Care for the Parent-Infant Dyad Affected by Opioid Use

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Date:

March 19, 2026

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Speakers:

Elizabeth Krans, MD, MSc, and Leslie Young, MD

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Description:

This session explored postpartum care for the parent-infant dyad affected by opioid use disorder (OUD). The session discussed best practices for maternal OUD treatment, managing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), ensuring safe and effective maternal pain control, supporting breastfeeding or the provision of human milk, reproductive health counseling, and linkage to ongoing care after delivery.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Optimizing Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

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Date:

February 19, 2026

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Speaker:

Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS

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Description:

This session explored the 2025 consensus statement on pain management for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder-a joint publication from SOAP, SMFM and ASRA.

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Miscellaneous Webinars

A collection of timely, educational sessions focused on quality improvement and patient safety topics across obstetrics and gynecology care.

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Event Title:

Optimizing Nurse Driven Protocols for OBGYN Care

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Date:

April 9, 2026

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Speakers:

Courtney Martin, DO, MHA, FACOG; Daisy Ramos, MSN, C-EFM, RNC-OB, PHN; Caitlin Soyring, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM

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Description:

Nurse-driven protocols have the potential to transform obstetric and gynecologic care delivery. When thoughtfully designed, operationalized, and sustained, these protocols empower nurses to initiate timely interventions, standardize care, and support early recognition of maternal complications. This session highlights real-world examples and practical strategies for building and implementing nurse-driven workflows across diverse care settings.

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Page to Practice

A 2-part deep dive educational offering on quality and safety topics: one a brief conversation with the author of an article or guidance publication, followed by a separate teaching webinar on implementation and actional take aways for patient care.

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Page to Practice Event Title:

Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Severe Maternal Morbidity Measurement, Quality Improvement, and Trauma-Informed Care

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Date:

April 16, 2026

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Speaker:

Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD

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Description:

In this session, participants explored the 2026 committee statement on Measurement and Improvement Strategies for Reduction of Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM). Our presenter focused on topics including differing SMM definitions and measurement strategies and future directions in SMM measurement, as well as quality improvement strategies to reduce SMM and support patients, families, and staff during and after the event.

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Journal Club

Interactive sessions that feature authors of groundbreaking articles to dig through their work, answer questions, and discuss opportunities to improve care.

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Journal Club Event Title:

Associations Between Implementation of the Collaborative Care Model and Disparities in Prenatal Depression Care

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Date:

March 31, 2026

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Speaker:

Emily S. Miller, MD, MPH

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Description:

In this journal club session, participants reviewed the article titled “Associations Between Implementation of the Collaborative Care Model and Disparities in Perinatal Depression Care”. This session allowed participants to identify where disparities occur in the perinatal depression pathway, understand how a collaborative care model can standardize care delivery, and interpret how implementation of the collaborative care model was associated with reductions in racial disparities in care delivery.

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