AWHONN Insights Podcast

Join us as we celebrate Nurses Week 2022! We’re be joined by AWHONN President, Dr. Sandy Cesario, AWHONN President Elect, Dr. Shakira Henderson, and AWHONN member, Dr. Shawana Moore of Emory University. Tune in as each of our guests share their personal stories of nursing resilience, and the ways in which they’ll be celebrating Nurses week this year. About the Speakers Dr. Sandy Cesario, PhD, MS,...

On this episode of AWHONN Insights, we sit down with Dr. Emily Haozous to learn more about the Indian Health Service and the health disparities within Native American and Alaska Native communities. About the Speakers Emily Haozous, PhD, RN, FAAN Read More Emily Haozous, PhD, RN, FAAN (Chiricahua Fort Sill Apache) is a nurse and Research Scientist with the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluat...

On this episode of AWHONN Insights, we’re joined by Jessica Hazboun, RN, BSN, PHN, ICCE, Healthy Mom&Baby Diaper Drive Nurse Consultant, Joanne Samuel Goldblum, CEO of the National Diaper Bank Network, and Troy Moore, Chief of External Affairs at the National Diaper Bank Network. Tune in as we highlight the Healthy Mom&Baby Diaper Drive and celebrate National Diaper Need Awareness Week wit...

On this episode, we'll be discussing the primary prevention of RSV through Maternal Immunization. We are joined by Dr. Suzanne Staebler, Professor at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, who will give us an overview of the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and discuss the current RSV maternal candidate vaccine trials. We will also hear from AWHONN nurse Dr. Lisa Klein, who wi...

On this episode of AWHONN insights, we sit down with AWHONN CEO, Jonathan Webb, AWHONN President, Cyndy Krening, and AWHONN President Elect, Sandy Cesario, to discuss nursing resiliency and what Nurses Week means to them. About the Speakers Jonathan Webb, MPH, MBA,  Chief Executive Officer Read More Jonathan joined AWHONN in April 2021 as their new chief executive officer. Jonathan has spent more...

According to the World Health Organization, “many women across the globe experience disrespectful, abusive or neglectful treatment during childbirth in facilities. This constitutes a violation of trust between women and their health-care providers and can also be a powerful disincentive for women to seek and use maternal health care services.” Their recommendations on intrapartum care for a positi...

“Effective January 1, 2021, The Joint Commission has developed two new standards to improve the quality and safety of perinatal care in Joint Commission–accredited hospitals. The new standards require organizations to look at their processes and procedures surrounding the care of women experiencing hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia.” In order to learn more, we are joined today by Dr....

In early 2020, AWHONN released the Analgesia and Anesthesia in the Intrapartum Period: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline . Soon after, our Science Team was contacted by Nurse Jennifer Webb, who shared her story of lower extremity nerve injury (LENI) in an effort to bring awareness to this issue, and emphasize the importance of proper position during the intrapartum period. On this episode...

According to the study, “A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Opioid Consumption after Cesarean Birth,” by Dr. Adriane Burgess, Amy Harris, Julia Wheeling and Roni Dermo, one in 300 opioid naïve women become addicted to opiates after cesarean birth. Also, after cesarean, women are often prescribed more opiates at discharge than necessary, resulting in increased opportunity for diversion. In...

With no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, educators of all backgrounds are striving to find virtual and innovative teaching solutions for their students. In the realm of nursing education, there are a few caveats; nurse educators must now find ways to capture the in-person clinical experience in a virtual format while adhering to the specific didactic and clinical competency requirements set...

According to the CDC, “Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put some members of racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting COVID-19 or experiencing severe illness, regardless of age” (CDC, 2020). This information aligns with the ongoing research conducted by the American Public Media (APM) Research Lab, which has found that Black Americans continue to experi...

As providers, patients, and loved ones continue to make crucial decisions regarding care, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), and the National Perinatal Association (NPA), joined together and released a position statement on shared decision making titled, “Mothers with COVID-19 and Their Newborn Infants.” On this episode, we are joined by two of the authors, Dr. Jerry Ballas, presi...

At a time when self-care has taken a backseat to COVID-19, we sit down with Traci Richards, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, and D’Anne Moon MS, CNM, and discuss their tips and tricks for coping with stress, nutrition and overall wellness in their institutions, and at home. This episode continues the conversation from the jointly provided ACNM and AWHONN webinar titled, “From Chaos to Calm: Developing a...

As we continue to navigate through these times of uncertainty, AWHONN Insights seeks to shed light on issues and challenges impacting perinatal care providers and those who are pregnant in the midst of this pandemic.  On this episode, AWHONN nurses – Dr. Margie Bridges and Dr. Suzanne Baird discuss the ways in which they’re working to combat the spread of COVID-19, the ideas that have worked to of...

POEP instructor, Cathy Jones, MSN, RN-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, and former POEP learner, Michaela Williams, discuss their experiences utilizing simulations as part of AWHONN’s Perinatal Orientation and Education Program. About the Speakers Cathy Jones, MSN, RN-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM Cathy is a professional perinatal nurse educator for Wellstar Health System in Metro Atlanta where she serves as the lead educat...