Join us on Monday, June 1st at 12 PM EST for our next free Step Up Together Quarterly Community Drill Debrief, focused on our Retained Placenta with Doula Present postpartum transfer drill. Midwives, nurses, doulas, paramedics, quality improvement specialists and students from 29 States across the country have already registered to attend and are running
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then updated May 18, 2026.
By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM
Amy’s on ACOG’s AIM for Better Birth Podcast!
then updated July 7, 2025.
By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM
Discover new tools and insights for improving perinatal safety! In this post, Amy shares her contributions to ACOG’s new AIM Community Birth Transfer Resource Kit and discusses the importance of quality improvement and collaboration in community birth on the AIM for Safer Birth podcast. Explore key takeaways and learn how Step Up Together can help advance safety in your care setting.
Celebrating Success: Step Up Together’s First Action Collaborative for Birth Centers and Hospital Partners
then updated July 7, 2025.
By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM
In May 2024, the Step Up Together team at Primary Maternity Care (PMC) celebrated a significant milestone—the completion of our first Action Collaborative focused specifically on birth centers and their hospital partners. We’re thrilled to share that it was a resounding success!This collaborative effort adds to Step Up Together’s growing curriculum of programs aimed at
