Agenda Item Details
Day 2   Thursday Oct 12, 2017
2:15 - 3:15pm
Presentation: Concurrent Session B05 - Prenatal and Postpartum Care Innovations
Description

B05-1 Preparing to Become a Parent… Before Baby’s Arrival – An Innovative Strategy

 

Authors: Lauren Rivard, RN, MSc; Christina Cantin, RN, MScN, PNC(C); Marie-Josée Trépanier, RN, BScN, MEd, PNC(C)

 

Purpose: To describe the process of co-designing a postnatal planning tool for new parents to assist with the transition home from hospital after birth. This innovative project, which is currently in progress, has engaged new and expectant parents as well as perinatal care providers in developing a tool to assist parents to plan and be prepared for their transition to parenthood. The tool will be piloted with partner organizations in the Fall of 2017 to determine if the completion of the tool increases new parents perceptions of readiness for discharge home following birth.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the importance of collaborating with new and expectant parents in developing tools for their use.
  • Describe the process of developing a 'Postnatal Planning' tool to enhance transition to parenthood.
  • Understand the importance of collaboration between hospital and community perinatal care providers and new and expectant parents to optimize transition to home following birth.

Presenter: Lauren Rivard, Champlain Maternal Newborn Regional Program, Kingston ON

 

 

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B05-2 Acknowledging Diverse Needs: Home in the Hospital (Hospitality) Program for High Risk Antenatal Women/Families 

 

Authors: Nancy Watts, RN, MN, PNC(C); Joanne Mackenzie, RN, MScN; Nely Amaral, RN, BScN; Lindsay Pollard, RN, MScN; Valerie Glasgow, RN, BN; Rose Owen, RN, BScN

 

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to provide information on an innovative, evidence-based practice from conception to implementation and evaluation: creation of hospitality rooms for antenatal patients.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the benefits of having antenatal women close to hospital but not admitted.
  • Understand the steps in implementation including creation of a waiver, development of a process of check-in and out and appropriate safety measures.
  • Provide evaluation data on a new process and future steps.

Presenter: Joanne Mackenzie, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON

 

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