Description

This presentation will illuminate the various types of birthing trauma and the long-term effects such experiences have on all parties involved. It will offer nurses real-world interventions that can be used to decrease the likelihood of traumatic experiences at all stages of the birthing process.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Define the differences between a non-traumatic and a traumatic birthing experience.
  • Describe the impact of implicit bias on patient safety and satisfaction, childbirth-related trauma in patients, and vicarious trauma among maternity health professionals.

 

NCC Codes

  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC®) – Physical Assessment (Code 1)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC®) – General Assessment (Code 1)
  • Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN®) – Maternal Postpartum Assessment, Management and Complications (Code 2)
  • Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN®) – Mother/Fetus (Code 1)
  • Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB®) – Labor & Delivery (Code 2)
  • Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC®) – Normal Physiology and Wellness Management (Code 1)

 

Nursing Contact Hours

1.0 nursing contact hours (CNE available through 09/15/2025)

 

Presenters:

Jaz Robbins, Psy.D., BCHN®, Therapist & Nutritionist, Pepperdine University

Kendy Faye, B.S., Graduate Student, Pepperdine University

 

AWHONN Accreditation Statement 

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AWHONN or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with an educational activity. AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider # CEP580.

 

Tags: Birth Trauma, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging, Gynecologic Care and Implicit Bias

 

Disclosures:?No commercial support or sponsorship was received for this presentation. The AWHONN nurse planner, contributors, and reviewers report no relevant financial or commercial conflicts related to this educational activity.

 

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