This month’s webinar included a review of the data collected thus far. It appears that women who are already at elevated risk for a cesarean based on risk factors such as diabetes, advanced maternal age or obesity, may be more likely to be induced with an unfavorable cervix, which in turn is a risk factor for cesarean delivery.
Hospital teams also heard from Ann Tumblin, a certified doula and doula trainer who has trained hundreds of birth doulas in the U.S. and abroad, about the role of doula care in avoiding cesarean delivery.
The next learning session has been announced: it will be held in Raleigh at the McKimmon Center at NC State University on June 7. All SIVB teams are encouraged to attend.
