Monitoring a pregnant person and their fetus during the antepartum and intrapartum periods is an essential component of perinatal care. The purpose of this course is to build on knowledge of and skills about interpreting electronic fetal heart rate strips using case studies. Learn More and Register
Foundations of Culturally Responsive Perinatal Care introduces participants to the core principles of culturally responsive care and why it is essential to improving perinatal outcomes. This session is the first in this series. It is designed to explores how culture, identity, lived experience, and systemic factors influence perinatal care experiences and outcomes. This session will […]
Join doulas and supporters from across Wisconsin for our 2026 Bi-Annual Conference, centered around this year’s theme: Collective Knowledge. The conference features inspiring speakers, engaging sessions, and meaningful opportunities to exchange stories, build relationships, and strengthen our united voice for birth equity. Beyond education and networking, we’re creating intentional space for reflection, collaboration, and self-care—honoring […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Maternal Mortality Review Team and Maternal Health Innovation Team, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are collaborating to host an inclusive symposium where healthcare providers learn from community experts, clinicians, and scholars. Together we hope to advance person-centered care […]
Innovative education methodologies are necessary to engage adult learners. Gaming increases engagement, cognitive and affective learning, improves retention, is fun and exciting, increases learner involvement, motivates the learner, and can help connect practice to theory. This presentation will discuss escape rooms as a form of gaming that builds critical thinking and cooperative problem-solving skills while […]
Respectful care for substance use involves providing non-judgmental, compassionate, and stigma-free support that values an individual’s dignity, autonomy, and personal goals, regardless of their path to recovery. This presentation will address the impact stigma can have on a pregnant person with substance use disorder and potential strategies to overcome the barriers. Register
The first year of WAPC’s Levels of Care (LoC) Designation process opens with the launch of the self-assessment on April 27th, available to half of all birthing and children’s hospitals in Wisconsin on a first come, first served basis. If you want to know more before we launch, join us for an informational session covering […]
The Mental Health Community of Learning is a facilitated learning space where perinatal providers, systems leaders, and community partners come together to learn from one another, share what’s working (and what’s not), and explore small, realistic ways to strengthen perinatal mental health care across Wisconsin.This first session will offer an opportunity to shape the direction […]
The first year of WAPC’s Levels of Care (LoC) Designation process opens with the launch of the self-assessment on April 27th, available to half of all birthing and children’s hospitals in Wisconsin on a first come, first served basis. If you want to know more before we launch, join us for an informational session covering […]
Monitoring a pregnant person and their fetus during the antepartum and intrapartum periods is an essential component of perinatal care. The purpose of this course is to build on knowledge of and skills about interpreting electronic fetal heart rate strips using case studies. Learn More and Register
Join Steven R. Leuthner, MD, MA in reviewing outcomes data at the limits of viability and guidelines. There will be a review of potential tools that can be used in helping counsel and making choices. There will be some ethical analysis supporting resuscitation decisions that fall within the zone of parental permission. Register Now
The first year of WAPC’s Levels of Care (LoC) Designation process opens with the launch of the self-assessment on April 27th, available to half of all birthing and children’s hospitals in Wisconsin on a first come, first served basis. If you want to know more before we launch, join us for an informational session covering […]
The second in our Culturally Responsive Care webinar series, experiences with perinatal mental health conditions are not one-size-fits-all. They are shaped by many aspects of a person’s identity and life context, including age, race, culture, sexual orientation, and more. In this webinar, mothers and birthing people share their personal stories to help deepen our understanding […]
In partnership with UW Health, the City of Milwaukee Health Department FIMR program (Fetal Infant Mortality Review) invites you to join our upcoming webinar featuring Hope After Loss, a pregnancy care program supporting individuals who have experienced a previous pregnancy loss. Learn what inspired the founding of the Hope After Loss Clinic and how it was launched […]