The Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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
AGENDA
DAY 1
8:30 am
REGISTRATION
9:00
Welcoming Remarks
Maxine Hayes
Workshop Moderator and Planning Committee Chair
Washington State Department of Health
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
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
10:25
Break
10:40
PANEL 2 – Assessment of Risk in Pregnancy
Moderator: Benjamin Sachs
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
11:45
Panels 1 and 2 Discussion
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15
PANEL 3 – Birth Settings and Health Outcomes: State of the Science
Moderator: Holly Powell Kennedy
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
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 Stapleton, Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers
4:40
Panel Discussion
5:00
Adjourn for the Day
Maxine Hayes
DAY 2
9:00 am
Welcome
Maxine Hayes
9:10
Panel 5 – Data Systems and Measurement
Moderator: Diane Rowley
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
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 pm
Lunch
1:00
Panel 7: Discussion – Perspectives from Providers
Moderator: Ellen Hodnett
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