NH AIM/ERASE Maternal Mortality Webinar Series - TeamBirth in New Hampshire

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 12:00 PM - Saturday, July 15, 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 detail the evidence base and implementation plan for the launch of TeamBirth (a care process that improves communication and teamwork during labor) in New Hampshire birthing facilities. Our AIM implementation team and the NHPQC will briefly share administrative updates and deidentified data demonstrating statewide opportunities for further improving perinatal care through implementation of the TeamBirth process. We will then hear from the TeamBirth implementation team regarding the evidence-based model's background, relevant case studies, and next steps for onboarding New Hampshire's first cohort of birthing hospitals. We will end the hour with an interactive Q&A session with attendees.

Presenters

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

Kris Hering, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Vice President at New Hampshire Foundation for Health Communities

Rori Dawes-Dyment, MS, RN, CNL, CPHQ
Senior Director at New Hampshire Foundation for Health Communities

Amber Weiseth, DNP, MSN, RN
Director for the Delivery Decisions Initiative (DDI) at Ariadne Labs

Camilla Thompson, AA, RMA
Community Coordinator, New Hampshire Perinatal Quality Collaborative

1. Describe New Hampshire-specific (data-informed) opportunities to improve perinatal care through the implementation of the TeamBirth model of shared decision making and improved patient-provider communication.
2. Discuss the evidence base for improved patient experience and birth outcomes resulting from TeamBirth implementation.

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. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
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Bibliographic Material

• Aggarwal R, Plough A, Henrich N, et al. The design of “TeamBirth”: A care process to improve communication and teamwork during labor. Birth. 2021;48:534–540. https://doi. org/10.1111/birt.12566

• Griffith I, Neergheen V, El Chaer L, Altaher Y, Short T, Weiseth A. Effect of TeamBirth on Patient Trust and Autonomy During Childbirth in Oklahoma. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2025 May 29:S0884-2175(25)00183-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2025.05.113. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40451255

• Neergheen VL, Chaer LE, Plough A, et al. Assessing patient autonomy in the context of TeamBirth, a quality improvement intervention to improve shared decision-making during labor and birth. Birth. 2024;51:855-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12857

• Spigel L, Plough A, Paterson V, et al. Implementation strategies within a complex environment: A qualitative study of a shared decision-making intervention during childbirth. Birth. 2022;49:440–454. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12611

• Weiseth A, Plough A, Aggarwal R, et al. Improving communication and teamwork during labor: A feasibility, acceptability, and safety study. Birth. 2022;49:637–647. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12630

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