Wisconsin Birth Workers

Sarah from the Journal Sentinel would like to interview a local healthcare worker about how the nationwide IV fluid shortages are impacting the care we provide/how we are responding. Anyone interested? Here is her number: 414-607-2159

In light of our nationwide IV fluid shortage,
ACOG committee Opinion 766: "Women in spontaneously progressing labor may not require routine continuous infusion of intravenous fluids. Although safe, intravenous hydration limits freedom of movement and may not be necessary. Oral hydration can be encouraged to meet hydration and caloric needs."

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 766 Summary: Approaches to Limit Intervention During Labor and Birth. (2019). Obstetrics and Gynecology (New York. 1953), 133(2), 406–408.

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 766 Summary: Approaches to Limit ... : Obstetrics & Gynecology tric practices are of limited or uncertain benefit for low-risk women in spontaneous labor. For women who are in latent labor and are not admitted to the labor unit, a process of shared decision making is recommended to create a plan for self-care activities and coping techniques. Admission during t...

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Take note of this newer resource available for Wisconsin!
All services provided by the Wisconsin Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death are free to bereaved families.
https://starlegacyfoundation.org/wicsid/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF92oZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYW4LdLeYT4pvD5UJ-Z4xv_AUtXpFn0GTnTCSltZuEZXZmcEp4H5Hbl5Ng_aem_pR7CpzBE-_KGqt5-LucAdg

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan designated October as Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month to recognize the profound grief parents endure when they lose a child. This month, we honor the memories of the little lives lost too soon and the families left to carry their memories.

We invite you to download our complimentary calendar, filled with 31 heartfelt ways to remember and honor your baby throughout October. https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/awareness/

💙 Whether it's lighting a candle, writing a letter, or participating in local ceremonies, each act of remembrance helps foster healing and awareness.

There's still time to share your thoughts on maternal and child health in ! Take part in the statewide survey to help us make plans for the next five years to improve the lives of and .
The survey takes just 15 minutes, but take it soon. The deadline is September 30. ➡www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/mch/blockgrant/needsassessment.htm

https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-hospital-water-birth-suite?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%20Manual&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2JXgPXtMk099OYcmfd2t2VkxFHLvh9vB2WkcG60Utd1DBKTkhCKJffqak_aem_4dsSBPdqlM2ddMJcPWx5pQ

Milwaukee hospital's water birth suite; touted as safe, relaxing option "It gives you that very peaceful, unmedicated, uninterrupted birth that you want in a setting that has all the backup options."

Another EXCELLENT resource for our patients with perinatal mood concerns:

Sept 15-24 is National Surgical Technologists Week! Thank you to all our OB techs and Operative Assistants for the amazing birth work you do every day!

Let's talk about doulas in Wisconsin.

Cochrane Review: Did you know that continuous support provided by someone who is NONCLINICAL and NOT A MEMBER OF THE WOMAN'S OWN NETWORK and IS TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING LABOR SUPPORT is associated with:

-decreased cesarean, forceps, and vacuum deliveries
-shorter labors
-less analgesia use
-fewer low five-minute Apgar scores
-less likely to report negative feelings about their childbirth experience

Many professional organizations, including ACOG, support the use of doulas as an approach to limit unnecessary interventions in labor and birth.

How can we connect our patients with a doula? Please comment below to share contact/location/availability information for Wisconsin doulas!

References:
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 766: Approaches to Limit Intervention During Labor and Birth. Obstetrics & Gynecology 133(2):p e164-e173, February 2019. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003074

Bohren MA, Hofmeyr GJ, Sakala C, Fukuzawa RK, Cuthbert A. Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD003766. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003766.pub6.

Prenatal care is highly protective for many of the leading causes of maternal deaths. From mental health conditions to high blood pressure- compassionate, thorough, culturally competent care can catch highly-treatable conditions before they become deadly.

Have you ever found yourself wondering if your patient is a trafficking victim?

Last year in Wisconsin, 211 victims were identified via the National Human Trafficking Hotline. https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/statistics/wisconsin

This pdf toolkit (link below) is an EXCELLENT resource for improving your knowledge and skill in recognizing, screening, and helping these victims!https://nhttac.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2018-07/adult_human_trafficking_screening_tool_and_guide.pdf

This page is undergoing some changes, but will remain a public page for all Wisconsin birth workers. Stay tuned!
In the mean time, if you are an ACNM member, please join the private Facebook group "The Wisconsin Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives" (CNM students are welcome to join regardless of ACNM membership status!)
Please comment or message us if you have trouble finding the private group.

This year's theme is "Midwives - Strengthening Communities." Midwives are committed to equitable, ethical, accessible, and quality healthcare for all. Midwives are striving for justice on many fronts – ending racial discrimination, ensuring access to birth choices and full spectrum reproductive healthcare, eliminating gender bias, supporting LGBTQIA+ rights, and more. In this work, midwives must all come together. The midwifery model of care fosters compassionate collaborations and personalizes care based on each person's life experiences and expertise. We are stronger together.

Please sign and encourage others to do so as well. This will truly benefit all. Click the link to learn more.

Home APRNs Have the Qualifications;They Need to be Empowered Over one million Wisconsinites live in an area where healthcare professionals are in short supply. Yet the State of Wisconsin continues to tie the hands of some of our most qualified healthcare professionals. That’s the problem the APRN Moder...

Check out this article written by Ann Ledbetter, CNM at Sixteenth Street Community Health Center.

Maternity care in the U.S. is in crisis. It's time to call the midwife Midwifery care cuts cost, improves outcomes, and increases patient satisfaction. Removing barriers to it could make pregnancy and childbirth safer in the U.S.

Today is the first day of National Midwifery Week. This years ACNMs theme is

Midwifery is about providing equitable, ethical, evidenced-based, quality care for all that us tailor made for the individual person(s).

Happening in 5 Days! Help welcome Dr. Jasmine Zapata, MD our 8thAnnual ! event this Saturday, August 27 Dr. Zapata is the Chief Medical Officer and state epidemiologist for community health at the WI DHS! https://LiftUpEveryBaby.eventbrite.com

Aurora Sinai CNMs (Certified Nurse Midwives) are breaking barriers and bringing water birth to the Milwaukee area. Check out story below to find out more:

https://www.cbs58.com/news/trusting-the-tub-aurora-sinai-conducts-water-birth-study-in-milwaukee

Mark your calendars for this free event on Sunday July 31st from 10AM to 1PM at The Yard at Bayshore Town Center.

Meet birth workers, care providers, local birth and family oriented businesses, and so much more!

From our families to yours✨
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Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire is hiring CNMs

https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/job/eau-claire/certified-nurse-midwife/33647/19075542880?fbclid=IwAR2ivj6yioz5UjWvsfXdkZHT4krciAD8cBqPONUsbzKr-cHuMCPhmoNZx4s

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Show your support for those little ones born too soon 💜💜💜

This is a great win!!!

Community celebrates as SSM reverses decision to end Midwifery program - WORT 89.9 FM As intermittent rain blew through town yesterday, community members gathered to celebrate a decision by SSM Health administrators to preserve St. Mary’s Hospital’s midwifery program. On September 30th, SSM, the healthcare system that owns St. Mary’s, announced that it would be ending the hospi...

In the United States, 1 out of every 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage and 1 and every 160 pregnancies end in stillbirth. These numbers do not include infant death from preterm labor, diagnosis of life-limiting conditions, or SIDS.

If you do know someone who has been shaken to their core by the loss of their child, no matter what age, please take a moment and support a bereaved parent and honor their child by remembering them.

You can light a candle in the honor, say their child’s name, send a card, call your friend, do a random act of kindness, participate in a remembrance walk, visit your friend, donate to a child in need in their child’s honor, and/or send an email or FB message saying “I remember with you”.

https://madison.com/ct/news/local/unexpected-news-patients-and-midwives-react-as-ssm-health-ends-midwifery-program/article_34763efb-8de3-5611-85a9-54ae4f9c8aa0.html?fbclid=IwAR34aO6lKqX3J1mzYXMWJ8rpxuGDICf2dfOv0qJJaJQuAFoBK1ETpS3I04g -source=home-top-story

If you have a moment, please send an email to the SSM leaders expressing how important this service is to the community! Thank you in advance!

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Unexpected news: Patients and midwives react as SSM Health ends midwifery program The company announced last week that it would no longer employ its four midwives after Dec. 31. The news leaves around 100 pregnant patients looking for new providers — and