{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EBB 390 - Simple but Effective Communication Techniques for Hospital Birth with Dr. Amber Weiseth, DNP, RNC-OB of Ariadne Labs and TeamBirth","description":"In this episode, we explore how the traditional \u201cgame of telephone\u201d model in hospitals can leave birthing people out of critical decisions about their own care and what happens when we redesign the system to center them instead. Dr. Rebecca Dekker sits down with Dr. Amber Weiseth, obstetric nurse and Director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Ariadne Labs, to talk about TeamBirth\u2014a simple, evidence-based communication model transforming labor and delivery units across the U.S. and globally. Learn how structured bedside \u201chuddles,\u201d shared decision-making, and a visible planning board can improve trust, autonomy, and patient experience, with especially powerful impacts for Black, Native American, publicly insured, and higher-risk patients. Because communication failures in childbirth aren\u2019t just awkward, they can be dangerous. (05:07) How the \u201cgame of telephone\u201d model blocks patients from decision-making (09:15) Traditional rounding and decision-making in U.S. labor units (12:10) The added complexity of academic medical centers (14:52) A life-threatening hemorrhage and the power of systems change (17:57) What is TeamBirth? (22:04) How the TeamBirth board works: team, preferences, plan, next huddle (26:57) Implementation challenges and culture change in hospitals (34:36) Privacy, speakerphone huddles, and navigating complex family dynamics (44:15) Research results: Impact on trust, autonomy, and equity Resources TeamBirth resources, research, and implementation materials: ariadnelabs.org\/delivery-decisions-initiative\/teambirth\/teambirth-implementation-resources\/ WHO Surgical Safety Checklist initiative: who.int\/teams\/integrated-health-services\/patient-safety\/research\/safe-surgery\/tool-and-resources Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses: awhonn.org\/ For more information about Evidence Based Birth\u00ae and a crash course on evidence based care, visit www.ebbirth.com. Follow us on Instagram and YouTube! Ready to learn more? Grab an EBB Podcast Listening Guide or read Dr. Dekker's book, "Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered!" If you want to get involved at EBB, join our Professional membership (scholarship options available) and get on the wait list for our EBB Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the EBB Childbirth Class. ","author_name":"Evidence Based Birth\u00ae","author_url":"http:\/\/evidencebasedbirth.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"