Improving Maternal Health & Maternity Care - Cultural Competence & Implicit Bias Continuing Education Programs
Think Cultural Health/HHS.gov – Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care
This e-learning program is designed to improve knowledge and skills related to cultural competency, cultural humility and person-centered care across the continuum of maternal health care. There are four modules that address the following topics: 1) the role of CLAS in improving quality and eliminating disparities in maternal health care; 2) increasing self-awareness about one’s beliefs and values, as well as privilege, power, and stereotypes; 3) learning how and why it’s important to get to know a patient’s cultural identity; and 4) providing CLAS in maternal health care with a focus on respectful, compassionate, and high quality care that is responsive to patients’ experiences, values, beliefs, and preferences.
New Jersey Department of Health – Maternal Health Provider Training: Reproductive Justice for Equitable Maternal Health
This e-learning course meets the N.J. Statute 26:2H-12.108 requirement that hospitals and birthing centers implement evidence-based implicit and explicit bias training programs for all personnel involved in inpatient maternity services. The course also meets new rules at N.J.A.C. 8:43A and 8:43G, and an amendment at N.J.A.C. 8:43E. After completing the course, learners will be able to 1) describe the maternal health crisis in the US and NJ; 2) discuss New Jersey-specific racial inequities in maternal health outcomes; 3) apply techniques that advocate for reproductive justice; and 4) identify explicit and implicit bias and their potential impact on maternal health.
New Jersey Hospital Association/New Jersey Perinatal Quality Collaborative – Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternal and Child Health, 2nd Edition.
This course addresses the conscious and unconscious biases present in individuals, particularly focusing on their effects on healthcare access and treatment for Black and Brown women. Strategies and interventions designed to eliminate these biases are shared.
Nursing CE Central – New Jersey Implicit and Explicit Bias
This e-learning course 1) examines how implicit and explicit biases related to race, socioeconomic status, weight, age, and sexual orientation impact pain management, patient communication, and treatment decisions in obstetrics and gynecology, and 2) describes the historical and systemic factors contributing to persistent stereotypes and biases in maternity care, and assesses their influence on modern healthcare tools, protocols, and provider behaviors. Learners gain a broader understanding of practical strategies grounded in antiracism and social justice to recognize and address biases, including implementing bias awareness training, curriculum redesign, and organizational policy changes to promote equitable, person-centered maternity care for all pregnant persons.
March of Dimes – Implicit Bias Training
This e-learning course helps health care providers gain insights into identifying and mitigating implicit bias, with a focus on improving communication during clinical encounters, the patient experience and quality of maternity care, and health equity in organizations.
California Health Care Educating Perinatal Providers on Implicit Bias and Reproductive Justice
This e-learning course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s SB464, the Dignity in Pregnancy & Childbirth Act. The course includes three animated video modules presenting annotated, real-life delivery room scenarios, as well as primers on brain science.