NH AIM/ERASE Maternal Mortality Webinar Series - Strategy Showcase: QI Implementation Successes at New Hampshire Birthing Hospitals

Thursday, June 19, 2025, 12:00 PM - Monday, June 19, 2028, 1:00 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

This session will explore successful processes, strategies, and other resources New Hampshire birthing hospitals have implemented as part of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles aimed at improving perinatal mental health care. Our AIM implementation team and the NHPQC will briefly share administrative updates, contextual details from the Perinatal Mental Health Conditions (PMHC) bundle's evidence-based best practices, and deidentified data demonstrating statewide progress and opportunities for further improving perinatal care. We will then hear from implementation champions at several birthing hospitals across New Hampshire as they walk through actionable models and quality improvement "wins" that attendees can incorporate into their own practice. We will end the hour with an interactive Q&A session with attendees.

Presenters

Julie Bosak, DrPH, CNM, MSN
Director of NNEPQIN and NHPQC

Melissa Devine, MSN, CNL
Director of Women and Children’s Value Stream
Concord Hospital

Kerry Fiscus, MSN, C-EFM
Nurse Manager
Family Services at Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Anne Frechette, RN, MSN, RNC-MNN, ANLC-P
Manager of Maternity and Lactation services
Elliot Hospital

Heather Martin, MA, RMA, PMH-C, PFP
Maternal Mental Health Navigator
Dartmouth Health Children’s in Manchester

Ashley Mitchell, MSN, C-EFM
Perinatal Nurse Educator and Safety Officer
Exeter Hospital

Julia Najm, PhD
Clinical Research Fellow
Primary Care
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

1. Describe statewide progress toward (and opportunities to advance) universal implementation of evidence-based best practices in perinatal mental health care.
2. Identify one new quality improvement resource, workflow, or implementation strategy that could be incorporated into the perinatal care setting.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

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Bibliographic Material

• Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. (2022). Perinatal Mental Health Bundle.  https://saferbirth.org/psbs/perinatal-mental-health-conditions/ [saferbirth.org]

• Baattaiah, B.A., Alharbi, M.D., Babteen, N.M., Al-Maqbool, H.M., Babgi, F.A., & Albatati, A.A. (2023).  The relationship between fatigue, sleep quality, resilience, and the risk of postpartum depression: an emphasis on maternal mental health. BMC Psychol 11(10), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01043-3 [doi.org].

• Eaton, C. M., Lawrence, C., Magri, E., Irrobali, J., & Hill, C. (2024). Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Experiences of Education About POST-BIRTH Warning Signs. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 53(5), 543–553. https://doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2024.04.008 [doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org]

• Lanuza, K. K., & Butler, J. M. (2021). Implementing a Safety Bundle to Improve Screening and Care for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25(4), 264–271. https://doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2021.05.004 [doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org]

• Logsdon, M. , Vogt, K. , Davis, D. , Myers, J. , Hogan, F. , Eckert, D. & Masterson, K. (2018). Screening for Postpartum Depression by Hospital-Based Perinatal Nurses. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 43 (6), 324-329. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000470.

• McCarter-Spaulding, D. & Shea, S. (2016). Effectiveness of Discharge Education on Postpartum Depression. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 41 (3), 168-172.   https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000236

• Moyer, S. W., Kinser, P. A., Nunziatio, J. D., Holmes, C. M., & Salisbury, A. L. (2023). Development of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-United States: An Updated Perinatal Mental Health Screening Tool Using a Respectful Care and Trauma-Informed Approach. Journal of Women’s Health (15409996), 32(10), 1080–1085. https://doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org/10.1089/jwh.2023.0141 [doi-org.csc.idm.oclc.org]

• Stuebe, Alison M. MD, MSc; Kendig, Susan JD, WHNP-BC; Suplee, Patricia D. PhD, RNC-OB; D'Oria, Robyn MA, RNC. Consensus Bundle on Postpartum Care Basics: From Birth to the Comprehensive Postpartum Visit. Obstetrics & Gynecology 137(1):p 33-40, January 2021. |https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004206

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