RESEARCH ISSUES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BIRTH SETTINGS: A WORKSHOP
March 6-7, 2013
The National Academies Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 100
Washington, DC
DAY 1
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
| Maxine Hayes, Washington State Department of Health Workshop Moderator and Planning Committee Chair | |
| 9:05 | Perspectives from the Sponsor |
| Patrick S. Simpson, W.K. Kellogg Foundation | |
| 9:15 | Perspectives from the Maternal, Child, and Health Bureau Isadora Hare, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services |
| Maternal, Child, and Health Bureau | |
| 9:20 | Panel 1—Context and Background |
| Moderator: Sherin Devaskar, University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Historical and Recent Trends in Childbirth in the United States | |
| Brady Hamilton, Reproductive Branch, National Center for Health Statistics |
| Who Are the Women Giving Birth in Various Settings? | |
| Marian MacDorman, Reproductive Branch, National Center for Health Statistics | |
| Discussant Nigel Paneth, Michigan State University |
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| 10:25 | Break |
| 10:40 | Panel 2—Assessment of Risk in Pregnancy |
| Moderator: Benjamin Sachs, Tulane University | |
| Identifying Low Risk Pregnancies | |
| Kimberly D. Gregory, Cedars-Sinai | |
| A Sociological Perspective on Risk Assessment in Pregnancy | |
| Elizabeth Armstrong, Princeton University | |
| Discussant | |
| M. Kathryn Menard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 11:45 | Panels 1 and 2 Discussion |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 | Panel 3—Birth Settings and Health Outcomes: State of the Science |
| Moderator: Holly Powell Kennedy, Yale University | |
| Cochrane Review: Alternative Versus Conventional Institutional Settings for Birth | |
| Ellen Hodnett, University of Toronto | |
| Birthplace in England Collaborative Group Studies | |
| Jane Sandall, King’s College, London | |
| Process of Care During Childbirth | |
| Carol Sakala, Childbirth Connection | |
| Effect of Built Environment on Health Outcomes | |
| Esther M. Sternberg, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine |
| Discussant | |
| Kristi L. Watterberg, University of New Mexico Hospital | |
| 2:55 | Break |
| 3:10 | Panel Discussion |
| 3:40 | Panel 4—Workforce Issues |
| Moderator: Thomas C. Ricketts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| Education, Regulation, and Management of Health Care Professionals in Birth Settings | |
| Catherine Dower, University of California, San Francisco | |
| Staffing in Birth Settings | |
| Debra Bingham, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses | |
| Discussant | |
| Susan R. Stapleton, Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers | |
| 4:40 | Panel Discussion |
| 5:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
| Maxine Hayes | |
| DAY 2 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome |
| Maxine Hayes | |
| 9:10 | Panel 5—Data Systems and Measurement |
| Moderator: Diane Rowley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| Use of Data for Decision Making | |
| William Barth, Massachusetts General Hospital | |
| CMS Strong Start Study—Approach to Data Collection and Evaluation | |
| Caitlin Cross-Barnet, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation | |
| Discussant | |
| Elliot Main, California Maternity Quality Care Collaborative | |
| 10:10 | Panel Discussion |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:40 | Panel 6—Costs, Value, and Reimbursement Issues Associated with Various Birth Settings |
| Moderator: Jeannette Rogowski, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey | |
| Reimbursement Issues and Payment Innovation | |
| William Shrank, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation | |
| Assessing Costs of Births in Varied Settings—State Example | |
| Laurie Cawthon, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services | |
| Discussant | |
| Kathleen Nolan, National Association of Medicaid Directors | |
| 11:40 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Panel 7: Discussion—Perspectives from Providers |
| Moderator: Ellen Hodnett, University of Toronto | |
| Frank A. Chervenak, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center | |
| Karen Pelote, Family Health and Birth Center | |
| Brynne Potter, Private Practice Maternity |
| 2:00 | Considerations When Evaluating Studies on Birth Settings |
| Catherine Spong, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | |
| 2:20 | Reflections on Workshop and Future Research Needs |
| Zsakeba Henderson, Division of Reproductive Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| 2:40 | Conclusion and Adjourn |
| Maxine Hayes |
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