Implementation Profiles

Implementation Profiles

Right-Sizing Your Drill: Finding the Fit for Your Team

then updated August 20, 2025.

By Amy Romano, MBA, MSN, CNM, FACNM

There’s nothing quite like the power of a large, truly interdisciplinary Full Transfer Drill. One Massachusetts participant recently reflected: That drill brought together area home birth midwives, EMS providers, hospital team members from multiple departments, hospital administrators, and Department of Public Health officials—an extraordinary example of what it looks like when a whole system shows

From Drill to Real-World Change: The Most Common QI Projects Sparked by Full Transfer Drills

then updated September 9, 2025.

By Amy Romano, MBA, MSN, CNM, FACNM

Full Transfer Drills are one of the most powerful tools for strengthening community-to-hospital transfer processes. They don’t just test logistics, they spark lasting quality improvement (QI) projects that make care safer and more seamless. Through the Step Up Together® Action Collaborative, we’ve seen clear patterns in the kinds of QI projects that emerge. These projects often map directly onto the Three Delays framework, a proven lens for understanding barriers to safe and timely care.

Building Trust and Improving Safety

then updated July 7, 2025.

By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM

When Burr Ridge Birth Center (BRBC) opened its doors in Spring 2021, it was only the third birth center in the state and the first in its county. This interview offers a detailed look at how Step Up Together has strengthened BRBC’s approach to safety, collaboration, and client care.

🎉 Birth Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, and Birth Center Week 2024

then updated July 7, 2025.

By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM

Join the conversation on building collaborative care for safe community birth! In celebration of Birth Center Week 2024, Step Up Together partnered with Birth Center Equity, Birth Detroit and Henry Ford Health to explore how interprofessional drills can strengthen communication and preparedness between community birth centers and hospitals. Read key takeaways from the webinar and discover strategies to foster seamless, respectful birth care for all communities.

Rural Emergency Preparedness: A Success Story at Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center

then updated July 7, 2025.

By Alexa Dougherty, MSN, PHN, CNM

Access to maternal health in the U.S. is becoming increasingly challenging. With the closure of obstetrics units in hospitals and resulting  expansion of maternity deserts, the need for high-quality rural obstetric providers has never been more critical. Birth centers and midwives are an essential part of this solution, and the story of Cocoon Wellness and

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