A multi-disciplinary workshop dedicated to the integration of community birth into the effort toward perinatal excellence in North Carolina.
Community: kəˈmyo͞onədē/ noun
a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
.The perinatal healthcare crisis in North Carolina has resulted in the creation of several task forces and healthcare initiatives aimed at decreasing disparities and improving outcomes. The midwives of NC have also come together to lend our perspective and expertise in these efforts through NCMERA. As a valued member of the North Carolina healthcare system, we would like to cordially invite you to participate in the North Carolina Community Birth Summit, November 9-10, 2019, at the East Carolina University College of Nursing.
About the Summit:
NCMERA is undertaking a distinctive type of systems analysis known as ‘dynamic systems mapping’ in response to the poor maternal and infant health outcomes experienced throughout the state- we MUST do better! We believe that this process will allow us to build understanding, alignment, and strategic action in the face of deeply complex and interconnected forces driving this issue.
The first step is to host a full-day, participatory workshop, inviting a cross-section of individuals with expertise and perspectives relevant to understanding the challenges and opportunities surrounding the integration and accessibility of high quality perinatal health care in North Carolina.
The objective of this workshop is to co-create the building blocks of a systems map that helps us answer the question: What accounts for the degree to which high quality care/services are accessible and integrated during the perinatal period in North Carolina?
The product will be a series of key patterns, visualized in the form of causal feedback loops that represent the essential forces driving current system behavior, and is a foundational step toward more strategic, aligned impact and continuous learning.
The success of this effort will be determined, in large part, by the people in the room—by the depth and diversity of their collective knowledge and experiences, and by their shared engagement in a process to transform and shepherd that knowledge.
This is the first stage of a longer journey and larger commitment to new ways of thinking and partnering that we believe will achieve meaningful, transformational change for our state. We hope you will join us for a weekend of learning, discovery, and co-creation, and all that will follow!
NC Community Birth Summit
Schedule and Details
ECU College of Nursing
Located in: East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus
Address: 2205 W 5th St, Greenville, NC 27889
The weekend is set up with activities planned for Friday evening, a full day on Saturday, and a half day on Sunday. While we would certainly appreciate your attendance for the full weekend, please feel free to do what you can with the most important day being Saturday November 9th.
Friday November 8th: 7-9pm Meet & Greet Social, Exhibition Gallery, introductions. Wine, cheese & hors’ d’oeuvres provided
Saturday November 9th: 8:30am-4:30pm Multi-disciplinary, participatory workshop: dynamic systems mapping of the NC Perinatal Healthcare system (Lunch provided)
Sunday November 10th: 8:30am-2pm Presentations to influence our work in the morning, followed by goal setting and action steps for the coming months
We will provide coffee, tea, and light snacks and lunch on Saturday. Other meals will be on your own at one of the many options close to the College of Nursing.
As experts in our respective fields, we will learn from one another in a safe, respectful working environment. Most importantly, this summit will not simply be rhetoric! We will leave on Sunday evening with action plans in place and improved understanding and relationships with one another that benefit the families we serve.
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Become a NC Community Birth Summit Delegate today.
Meet us at the work table as we collaborate to create inclusive solutions to health care disparities in North Carolina
If you are interested in joining the summit, please Click here or email us directly at information@ncmera.org
“Poor coordination of care across providers and birth settings has been associated with adverse maternal-newborn outcomes.”
“Health care systems are shifting to better meet the Triple Aim of improving outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, and reducing health care costs. Midwifery care meets all three goals by providing women with healthy pregnancies with a personal experience that guides them through pregnancy and childbirth. If we facilitate the expansion and integration of the midwifery model of care throughout the health care delivery system and allow midwives to practice the way this model is designed, we’ll absolutely achieve the Triple Aim’s goals.”
“Research confirms what many of us who work in maternity care have long advocated - coordination of care between midwives and physicians can help alleviate the huge regional disparities in American birth outcomes; but for that to happen, state leaders should create a legal and regulatory environment that enables this type of integrated care to occur.”
“In marginalized communities in the U.S., where the health system is often stretched thin, expanding access to midwives and increasing their responsibilities could be a feasible strategy for improving maternity care.”
Join us
as we map the NC healthcare system’s response to the heightened perinatal care needs of rural and underserved populations in our state and how community birth providers can serve as an integral part that response.