How One Hospital Reduced Their NTSV Cesarean Rate by 2 Points in One Year
Reducing NTSV cesarean rates is one of the most common goals on labor and delivery units right now. But knowing the goal and knowing how to move the number are two different things. In 2024, a labor and delivery unit at Bon Secours Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio had a 25% NTSV cesarean rate. Their […]
Why Peanut Balls Make for Better Birthing
Peanut Balls for Better Birthing (For Patients and Nurses) If a patient asked you what the one item they’ll want by their side in labor, you might think of a few objects. Maybe a phone comes to mind, a printed birth plan, or a stress ball. At the Birth Nurse, our #1 tool for trauma-informed […]
Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Perinatal Nurses
Hi, I am Mandy Irby and I’m here with Maggie Runyan and Paula Richards. And we are all three co-founders of the trauma informed birth nurse program, and we’re all bedside nurses in addition to other specialties, such as nurse educators, healthcare consultants, AWHONN educator, parent educators, entrepreneurs, lactation counselor, and nonprofit founders. And we were […]
Causes of Nurse Burnout: Trauma Takes a Toll
Beyond Burnout: Trauma Takes a Toll on Patients AND New Jersey Nurses by Jennie Sherlock-Loeb and Mandy Irby Content includes discussion on: stillbirth, birth trauma, maternal death. Nurses are warriors. They’re always ready to answer the call, never knowing exactly what thenext shift might bring. Nurses have strong connections to the individuals they serve and […]
Debriefing at the Bedside
Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program FAQs
Of course you’re wondering what I’m doing writing when I’ve got a whole program to organize — and you’re right. Eeeeek!This program ….it’s different. I’ve never seen SO many incredible minds in a self-study L&D nurse program nor have I ever experienced such a huge change in L&D nursing standard of care! (there are a lot of […]