Trauma Informed Care Strengthens Your Unique Power As A Labor and Delivery Nurse
T.I.B.N (Trauma Informed Birth Nurse) program is taught within Level 2: FOUNDATIONS membership
- Practicing Trauma Informed Care Protects Both Nurse & Birther From Birth Trauma
- Process YOUR Trauma in Monthly Group Embodiment Calls
- Up-To-Date Trauma-Informed Care Techniques Taught in a Trauma-Informed Way - this is revolutionary
The Birth Nurse has partnered with:
As A Labor & Delivery Nurse, Do You Ever...
- feel you’re NOT equipped to confidently support complex patients situations?
- feel so burnt out that you’re on the brink of leaving perinatal care?
- want a more consistent approach to better psychological outcomes in childbirth?
We also answered YES to some or all of these.
So we created the Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program!
Birth Trauma FACTS
It's a perinatal and infant healthcare crisis.
- Highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries
- 2/3 of these deaths are considered to be preventable
- 3.5x higher pregnancy-related mortality rate among Black birthing folks & 2x higher among Native American birthers
- NTSV rates 11%-77%, and many cesareans are preventable
Birth Trauma Spreads
Birth trauma and vicarious trauma are intertwined. You must learn how to untangle your own traumatic stress from your patients’ stories in order to provide individualized care.
Psychologically safe care can support both patient and nurse mental health
More publications by the authors of the TIBN program
Exploring the relationship between TIC education and Nurse Secondary Traumatic Stress
Coming Soon!
Perinatal nurse education quality improvement program – published results in Spring 2024!
Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care Education Associated with Decreased Nurse Secondary Traumatic Stress, ENRS poster 2024
Maggie Runyon, Mandy Irby, Paula Rojas Landivar
Exposing the Role of Labor and Delivery Nurses as Active Bystanders in Preventing or Perpetuating Obstetric Violence, NWH Journal 2023, click to read
Maggie Runyon, Mandy Irby, Paula Rojas Landivar
Shifting Perinatal Nursing Culture to a New Standard of Advocacy, AWHONN poster 2023, click to read
Maggie Runyon, Mandy Irby, Paula Rojas Landivar
Make Real Change
Burnt out? Frustrated? Not sure you can stay at the bedside?
It's ok! Our Students Are Just Like You...
The first and only course that aims to reduce secondary traumatic stress in L&D nurses in order to improve birth outcomes in families.
Bring Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program to your L&D Unit
Corporate Licensing now available!
