perinatal grand rounds

The Social Ecology of the Birthing Process: Meeting People Where They Are

What do pregnant persons consider when deciding where to deliver their infants? How do individual experience, community relationships, and policy shape decisions on delivery? This panel will explore the social ecological context of the birthing process.

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Kwanza Devlin, MD, FAAPF

Program Director
F&MCW Menomonee Falls
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Jasmine Jones, Doula

Full Spectrum Doula
Amir's Angels Doula Services

Nilijah Moore, BSN, RN, CLS

Public Health Nurse
Waukesha County Health Department

Erin O'Day, CPM, LM

Midwife
Mama Moon Midwifery

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer
Bureau of Community Health Promotion
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Describe individual-level factors affecting decisions related to birthing.
  • Describe how perinatal health care providers can work collaboratively in diverse birthing settings.
  • Describe how health care providers can engage communities to build trust and promote informed birthing choices.


Accreditation Statement

Continuing Medical Education

The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Content

Planning Committee

No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Course Information

This webinar was recorded on November 21, 2024.

The expiration date for this course is October 6, 2028.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients.