Perinatal Grand Rounds
This series is designed to meet the needs of a broad range of perinatal stakeholders. Topics are selected from suggestions submitted to WAPC and current trends in perinatal health. If you have any presentation suggestions, please use this form.
Interactive live sessions will be held virtually, with recordings available afterward. Continuing education credits for both CNE/NCPD and CME will be offered for attendees of both live and recorded sessions for up to three weeks following the session.
All sessions will be held virtually on the third Thursday of each month from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm CT.
To receive credit, please submit your evaluations within three weeks of each session.
Topics and registration will be released quarterly.
There is no cost to attend the webinars, but registration is required.
Upcoming 2025 Sessions
All sessions are held live on the dates below from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT via Zoom. More topics and session dates will be released throughout 2024.
April 17 |Collaborative Care in the Birth Space: Strengthening Doula-Provider Relationships
This webinar will explore strategies for fostering strong, collaborative relationships between doulas and medical providers. Presenters Amy L. Gilliland and Emily Jacobson will discuss Wisconsin’s approach to integrating doulas into maternity care, emphasizing teamwork, communication, and shared decision-making. Participants will gain insights into best practices that enhance patient-centered care, improve birth experiences, and support a more cohesive perinatal care system.
May 15 |Postpartum Hemorrhage and Placenta Accreta Spectrum
Postpartum hemorrhage affects 1-3% of all deliveries and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The presentation will review risk factors and management strategies for postpartum hemorrhage with a focus on placenta accrete spectrum. In addition, the presenter will cover postpartum mental health after traumatic deliveries.
Past Sessions
Past sessions will be available on our forthcoming learning management system.
March 20 | Identifying Obstetrical Needs Among Rohingya Refugee Women at Aurora Sinai Medical Center
This presentation will focus on obstetric care for Rohingya refugees in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It will include a brief overview of the history of the Rohingya people as well as past studies regarding obstetric care for refugee populations. The main portion of this presentation will summarize the results from our quality improvement study to identify community-defined needs for obstetric care among Rohingya refugees who have delivered at Aurora Sinai in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the past 5 years. We hope that this presentation will shed light on the Rohingya refugee experience in receiving obstetric care and help guide and improve the peripartum care we provide this refugee population.
The presenters have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
February 20 | Infant Mortality Inequities: There Is More To the Causes Than the Individual
The Black/White infant mortality rate (IMR) inequities in the United States (U.S.) are astounding compared to other developed countries. Historically, the U.S. has focused on individual causes for the inequity. The narrow focus has not improved the IMR inequities. We need to focus on intermediary and structural causes of the Black/White IMR inequity to save the lives of infants.
The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
January 16 | Supporting Human Milk Feeding
This panel presentation will explore issues related to supporting human milk feeding in the community and the roles various providers can play to optimize outcomes.
The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Continuing Education
Learners will have three weeks following each session to complete the evaluation. Those that meet that deadline will receive their CE certificate within 1 month of the session date. To receive credit, participants must attend the entire session and complete the evaluation. In addition to CNE or CME certificates, participants can also request a certificate of participation not associated with an accrediting body. To receive the certificate, participants must complete the evaluation and request the certificate.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Medical Education
The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This internet live course meets the criteria for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours.
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 internet live course for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Planning Committee
Eva Fassbinder Brummel, MPH
Ayanda Crispin, BA
Erin Cronn, BSN, RN
Jessica Ewing, CNM
Charlene Galston, RNC-OB, BSN, ME-PD, IBCLC
Kate Gillespie, DNP, RN, CPH
Maria Green, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
Megan Hardy, BSN, RN
Teresa Lass, BSN, RNC-MNN
Janet Letter, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM Nichole Logan, BSN, RN
Marissa Meagher, MPH
Laura Megna, MSN, IBCLC, RNC-NIC
Kyleigh Menke, RN, BSN
Kyle Mounts, MPH
Sara Onitsuka
Courtney Pickar, MS, RNC-OB, ACNS-BC, C-ONQS, C-EFM
Jeanne Rosendale, MSN, BSN, RN
Charles Schauberger, MD
Eileen Zeiger, MA
No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.