When Childbirth is Traumatic…
Compassionate Care for Perinatal Women

NJ Sharing Network New Providence, NJ April 26, 2017

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Englewood, NJ April 27, 2017

Presenters
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut, School of Nursing. Over the past 30 years, she has focused her research efforts on postpartum depression, postpartum onset of panic disorder, birth trauma, and PTSD due to childbirth. Based on the findings from her series of qualitative studies, Cheryl has developed the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) which is published by Western Psychological Services.

Catherine Vieira, RN, BSN,CCE, a Perinatal Mental Health Coordinator for the Partnership’s Perinatal Mood Disorders / Postpartum Depression program, provides follow-up support by telephone to women at risk for, or already experiencing postpartum depression.

Target Audience
Nurses and social workers working in perinatal settings

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to incorporate information presented about traumatic birth into their care of patients.

Participants will be able to provide information about community services for perinatal women, including the Partnership's Emotional Health Phone Support Program, to their patients, clients and colleagues.

Course Objectives:

  • Identify the prevalence and risk factors of traumatic childbirth and its resulting PTSD
  • Describe the major components of a traumatic birth
  • Describe mothers' experiences of PTSD following their traumatic birth
  • Delineate the services offered by the Partnership's Emotional Health Phone Support Program
  • Identify supportive and mental health services for perinatal women, including those who experience a perinatal loss in Northern New Jersey
  • Describe the experience of mothers at the yearly anniversary of their traumatic birth
  • List the different ways that birth trauma can impact mothers' breastfeeding experiences
  • Describe mothers' experiences of a subsequent childbirth after a previous birth trauma

Disclosures
Neither the speakers nor the planners have a vested interest in the content of this continuing education activity to disclose.

Successful Completion / Awarding of Certificate
To receive contact hours for this continuing education program, the registrant must sign in and sign out on the sign in sheet, attend the entire program and complete an on-line evaluation. By the day after the program, a link to the program evaluation will be emailed to all attendees. The survey will be open for one week. At the end of one week, all those attendees who submitted surveys will receive their certificates via email.

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours
This program has been awarded 2.75 contact hours.

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Provider # P194-1/17-20.Provider approval is valid through January 31, 2020.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education activities only and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed / displayed in conjunction with the educational activity by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, NJSNA or ANCC.

Social Work
This course is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards - ASWB NJ CE Course Approval Program Provider #54 Course #1308 from 3/17/2017 to 3/17/2019. Social workers will receive the following type and number of credit(s): Clinical Social Work Practice 2.75

Accessibility
This location is handicap accessible. Please let us know if you will need ADA accommodations when you register or call Irina Polanco-Ventura.

Registration
General Admission: $35
Partnership Member Hospital Staff: $25
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hospital Staff: $20

Registration will close one week prior to the event.

Cancellations

Although registration fees are non-refundable, they are transferable. To transfer a registration, please contact Irina Polanco-Ventura at or 973-268-2280 x155 no later than a week prior to the event.

Grievance Policy:
Any attendee with a complaint or grievance should contact the Partnership’s Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD) Program Manager, Irina Polanco-Ventura, via email. Once received, the complaint will be acknowledged. It will then be reviewed and discussed by Partnership staff consisting of the PMD Program Manager and the Director of Education, Amy Gole, in a timely manner. A satisfactory solution will then be offered to the participant in writing. The attendee may register complaints with the approval entity with an option to appeal to the Board if displeased with the results of the process described above. To file a grievance, please contact Irina -Polanco-Ventura at

Questions?
Contact Irina Polanco-Ventura at , or 973-268-2280 x 155.

Agenda
10:45 - 11:00 amIntroduction

11:00 - 12:00 pmTraumatic Childbirth and its Resulting PTSD:
In the Eye of the Beholder
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch and Presentation
Maternal Mental Health Support Services in Northern New Jersey (30 minute required activity to earn continuing education credits will be held from 12:00 – 12:30pm)
Catherine Vieira, RN, BSN, CCE
Perinatal Mental Health Coordinator, Postpartum Depression Program
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey

1:00 - 2:00 pm Birth Trauma: The Ever-Widening Ripple Effect
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

2:00 – 2:15pm Questions

Session Descriptions

Traumatic Childbirth and its Resulting PTSD: In the Eye of the Beholder
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
Dr. Tatano Beck will discuss national and international rates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following traumatic childbirth along with mothers' perception of birth trauma versus those from the obstetric healthcare provider who may view it as a routine birth. Essential components of a traumatic birth will be described, as well as how to identify mothers who are struggling with postpartum anxiety disorders. Finally, implications for clinical practice that focus on improving the care to women during the childbearing cycle will be discussed.

Maternal Mental Health Support Services in Northern New Jersey
Catherine Vieira, RN, BSN, CCE
This presentation on the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey's Emotional Health Phone Support program which provides for telephone follow up to the mom once she is discharged from the hospital. When needed, the mom is linked into mental health services or referred to moms' support groups.
Birth Trauma: The Ever-Widening Ripple Effect
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
Dr. Tatano Beck will discuss the serious long-term ramifications of traumatic childbirth such as the impact on mothers' breastfeeding experiences and women's yearly struggles as the anniversary of their traumatic birth approaches. In addition, she will discuss subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth and its effect on pregnancy and the anticipation of another possible traumatic birth. Lastly, she will also address impaired mother-infant relationship and its impact on child cognitive and emotional development.

This program is generously supported by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health