On March 2, Step Up Together launched our new Quarterly Community Debriefs with a discussion focused on First Stage Fetal Bradycardia and intrapartum transfer from community settings. Community Debriefs are 60-minute sessions that bring together professionals across the maternity care system—community midwives, hospital teams, EMS personnel, educators, and quality improvement leaders—to reflect on what happens
What We Learned from Our First Open Community Debrief: Practicing Intrapartum Transfer for Fetal Bradycardia
then updated March 12, 2026.
By Amy Romano, MBA, MSN, CNM, FACNM
Preparing the Drill Patient for Optimal Drill Fidelity
then updated December 16, 2025.
By Jennifer Johnson
On the day of your Step Up Together Drill, whether you’ve planned a Partial Transfer or Full Transfer Drill, the fidelity of the clinical scenario rests largely on the acting of the patient. This role should be held by someone who is very familiar with community birth, such as a midwife or student midwife, nurse
