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10 easy steps to bringing Amma to your health system

technology@discovercurious.com — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:26:46 +0000

Partnering with Amma Parenting for childbirth classes frees up your staff to focus on patient care—and ensures your patients are better prepared for healthy birthing experiences. Our typical health partner gains back five to eight staff hours a week when they outsource their classes to us. Amma makes it easy by handling everything for you—the curriculum, the teaching, the logistics, and the scheduling details. All you do is refer patients our way.

Here’s how to get started:

1. Discover the value.

Check out our website to learn more about how Amma classes can help you achieve better outcomes and birthing experiences with our evidence-based curriculum. Visit https://ammaparenting.com/classes/ for more information

2. Connect.

Schedule a quick 30-minute informational call with Amma’s Corporate Program Manager, Lyndie Shackelford, at 952.201.5278 or ly****@***********ng.com.

3. Meet.

Need to add more people to the conversation? Let’s get together! We can talk through all of your questions and present various options for how you might want to structure your Amma partnership. For example, do you want to offer classes on site at your location? Do you want your patients to attend classes at Amma’s locations? Both? We’ll present all the options and you can determine what works best for you.

4. Decide.

This step is easy. Once you see how much your health system has to gain with Amma childbirth classes—and how little labor or investment it requires from you—you can give us a thumbs up on getting started.

5. Review the details.

We’ll send over an onboarding plan, a timeline, and a service agreement for your review. You don’t pay a thing to gain Amma as your partner—you simply agree to send your patients to us. The contract will also include whatever components we determine together in Step 3.

6. Design your program.

While the details are being reviewed on your end, we can keep moving forward on getting you set up. We’ll talk through how you communicate with your patients, and how you will tell them about Amma classes. For example, what tools do you have for communicating with them? What materials will you need for spreading the word? We’ll show you best practices and together we’ll create a plan.

7. Set up your website.

We’ll provide everything you need to add Amma classes to your health system’s website, including scheduling support. Our scheduling software can plug and play with your existing calendar system—so your patients can have a seamless experience.

8. Review your custom marketing materials.

Remember, we’re here to provide everything you need for communicating with your patients about the Amma classes—but it’s up to you to get the word out. So let us know what you need. Many health systems start with a postcard, a flier, a jpg image, and a blurb they can use in newsletters, emails, and social postings. All of these materials are included in your package (and more, if you need them).

9. Set up any onsite classes.

If you opt to have Amma teach on site at your location(s), our educators will begin to get familiar with the classrooms, stock them with everything they need, and meet with your staff as necessary.

10. Relax—knowing your patients have what they need.

With Amma, your patients will have quality childbirth and parenting education, as well as the support of an ongoing Amma community.

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One important way OB/GYNs and Midwives are improving birth outcomes

technology@discovercurious.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:29:35 +0000

OB/GYNs and Midwives know the difference childbirth education makes.

Many doctors say that when they walk into a delivery room, they can tell if the mother has taken childbirth classes. If the mother is calm and confident, it’s clear she has. Mothers who aren’t prepared can be far more anxious, which can lead to a more stressful birth experience—and more difficult deliveries.

In fact, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, expectant mothers who have received childbirth education have a higher rate of vaginal deliveries and a lower rate of vacuum extractions and cesarean deliveries. Evidence also shows that birthing classes can help prevent postpartum depression in new mothers.

The childbirth education solution.

Because of how important these classes are, many OBs and Midwives send their patients to specialized childbirth educators like Amma Parenting.

“It’s not possible as clinicians to devote the time necessary to comprehensively educate women on a birth plan and expectations,” says Amma’s chief medical officer Annelise Skor Swigert, MD, FACOG. “Partnering with Amma raises the quality of information and preparation patients receive—and it allows doctors to focus on patient care.”

Why Amma?

Amma’s teaching team of registered nurses, board-certified lactation consultants, and certified childbirth educators is committed to improving the birthing experience.

They deliver evidence-based curriculum—designed in collaboration with Dr. Swigert, a board-certified OB/GYN physician—that resonates with patients and prepares them for a successful birth.

Amma has provided childbirth education services for over 15 years and is the largest provider of childbirth education in the Midwest. Three of the top health systems in Minnesota choose Amma as their provider of choice, and hundreds of OBs and Midwives trust their patients to Amma.

Are you looking for a simple way to support good birthing outcomes? Amma Parenting can help.

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One simple way to reduce childbirth risks AND staff hours

technology@discovercurious.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:29:00 +0000

Even before the pandemic strained many U.S. healthcare providers to their limits, experts had been predicting that medical staffing shortages are on the horizon. A 2018 study by Mercer predicted a shortage of over 135,000 physicians, nursing assistants, and nurse practitioners nationwide by 2025.

Solving this challenge is complex. As your organization looks for proactive solutions, one strategic choice is to outsource childbirth education services to a specialized provider like Amma Parenting. Not only can outsourcing childbirth classes free up your staff to focus on direct patient care, but evidence-based childbirth education like Amma’s is also proven to reduce complications during the birthing process.

With Amma, OB/GYNs and Midwives can trust that patients are receiving education that’s based on the most current best practices and medical insights. All Amma childbirth classes are taught by registered nurses or certified childbirth educators, and Amma handles all the logistics—removing that time-consuming task from your plate.

Amma has provided childbirth education services for over 15 years and is the largest provider of childbirth education in the Midwest. Three of the top health systems in Minnesota choose Amma as their provider of choice, and OBs, Midwives, and new moms trust Amma for the highest level of support.

Is it time for your organization to free up staff and better support expectant moms?

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U.S. maternal mortality rates are still too high—how healthcare providers are responding

technology@discovercurious.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:38:21 +0000

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed countries—almost twice as high as the next closest nation—and healthcare providers are working hard to change that.

One factor that’s proven to reduce complications is childbirth education. Studies show that when new and expectant mothers are well-prepared for the birthing process, the risk of complications is significantly reduced, which is why OB/GYNs and Midwives strongly recommend childbirth education to their patients.

Historically, hospitals and clinics offered childbirth classes on-site, but today many are outsourcing this service to external educators instead—so resources can be focused on direct patient needs.

Amma Parenting is the childbirth education provider of choice for the three largest health systems in Minnesota and many other health providers throughout the Midwest. Amma provides evidence-based curriculum based on the latest research, taught by registered nurses and certified childbirth educators. And, because Amma handles the logistics from end to end, OBs, Midwives, and other staff are freed up to do what they do best—focus on patients.

More and more health systems are seeing the value of outsourcing childbirth education. Is your organization ready to do the same?

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Three reasons OB/GYNs & Midwives are outsourcing childbirth education to Amma Parenting

technology@discovercurious.com — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:59:58 +0000

A recent study published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics confirmed what OB/GYNs and Midwives have known for years: Participation in childbirth classes has a positive impact on pregnancy outcomes. In the study, moms who took childbirth classes were three times more likely to have a normal vaginal delivery than those who didn’t, with far fewer vacuum extractions.

While childbirth classes have traditionally been provided by OBs, Midwives, nurses, or staff, more and more clinics are choosing to outsource this important task to a dedicated childbirth educator like Amma Parenting. Here’s why:

It frees up clinic staff to focus on patients.

Clinics can free up staff hours when they outsource their new-parent education programs to Amma. Not only can medical staff spend their valuable time with patients, but they also eliminate the operational costs (and hassles) of scheduling and delivering training.
It ensures evidence-based curriculum based on the latest research.

Amma takes the time to stay abreast of current best practices and prevailing medical insights, culling through sometimes-conflicting information and distilling it down to content OBs and Midwives trust and patients can use. Curriculum development is led by Amma’s chief medical officer, Annelise Skor Swigert, MD, FACOG, a board-certified OB/GYN physician, and all Amma childbirth classes are taught by registered nurses or certified childbirth educators.
It provides ongoing support for new parents.

Amma Parenting provides parenting classes and support groups that help new parents and their babies stay healthy and supported for the long run.

If you make the switch to outsourcing, you’ll need a partner who knows how to handle the entire education experience from end to end—factoring in all the complexities of the ever-changing healthcare industry. Amma has provided childbirth education services for over 15 years and is the largest provider of childbirth education in the Midwest. Amma is a trusted name among OBs, Midwives, and the new moms they serve.

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Looking to outsource your childbirth education? Here are four things you need to know.

technology@discovercurious.com — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:24:49 +0000

The importance of childbirth education is undisputed, but who provides that education has been shifting. Many healthcare providers are discovering the benefits of outsourcing childbirth classes to a trusted partner like Amma Parenting. Doing so frees up medical staff to focus on patients and reduces operational costs, while still ensuring patients get the support they need.

If your organization is thinking about outsourcing, it will be critical to get your medical team on board. Your OB/GYNs and Midwives will need complete confidence in the quality of any outside partner. As you consider your options, here are four things to keep in mind:

Prioritize evidence-based curriculum.

Not all childbirth educators teach content that’s backed by the medical community. Amma Parenting’s curriculum development is led by its chief medical officer, Annelise Skor Swigert, MD, FACOG, a board-certified OB/GYN physician. Through an evidence-based lens, Amma takes the time to stay abreast of current best practices and prevailing medical insights, culling through sometimes-conflicting information and distilling it down to content your medical team can trust and your patients can use.
Choose a partner endorsed by OBs and Midwives.

The most important stakeholders in a decision to outsource childbirth education are the OBs and Midwives at your organization, so select a partner that others in the industry already recommend. In the Twin Cities area, the three largest health systems have named Amma as their preferred provider of childbirth education, and over 450 OBs within those health systems recommend Amma to their patients.
Be sure you know who’s actually teaching your classes.

At Amma, all childbirth classes are taught by registered nurses or certified childbirth educators—and every Amma teacher is passionate about healthy mamas, babies, and childbirth.
Choose a leader with experience.

If you make the switch to outsourcing, you’ll need a partner who knows how to deliver the entire education experience from end to end—factoring in all the complexities of the ever-changing healthcare industry. Amma has provided childbirth education services for over 15 years and is the largest provider of childbirth education in the Midwest. Amma is a trusted name among healthcare providers—and, just as importantly, expectant moms.

More and more healthcare providers are seeing the value of outsourcing childbirth education. Is now the time for your organization?

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