<div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.01) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6"><p>How do trauma-informed care and Respectful Maternity Care converge to strengthen readiness across maternity care settings? Our guest experts discuss where practice gaps persist and how new and revamped tools support more consistent, respectful, and trauma-responsive care throughout the perinatal continuum. Listeners will gain practical perspectives on aligning these complementary frameworks, strengthening clinical readiness, and fostering systems that prioritize dignity, autonomy, and psychological safety for birthing individuals.</p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7"><p><strong>Nursing Contact Hours</strong>: <a href="https://my.awhonn.org/store/s/product-details?id=a1BVO00000PBDWb">1.0 nursing contact hours</a> (NCPD activity available through 1/20/2029)</p> <p>To receive <a href="https://my.awhonn.org/store/s/product-details?id=a1BVO00000PBDWb">contact hours for this continuing education activity</a>, participants must:</p> <ul> <li>Listen to the entire podcast episode.</li> <li>Add episode evaluation to your cart.</li> <li>Access the post-episode evaluation in the AWHONN Learning Center.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://my.awhonn.org/store/s/product-details?id=a1BVO00000PBDWb">Claim Your Credit: Access the evaluation and documentation</a></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Meet our guests:</span></h3> </div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-9"><p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-28376 alignleft" src="http://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SB__AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot-236x300.jpg" alt="" width="236" height="300" srcset="https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SB__AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot-200x255.jpg 200w, https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SB__AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot-236x300.jpg 236w, https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SB__AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px" /></p> </div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10"><p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW50808132 BCX8">Shawana Burnette, DNP, NEA-BC, ANLC-P, CLNC, FAWHONN<br /> </span></strong></p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:17px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#eeeeee;--awb-divider-hover-color:#eeeeee;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#007cba;--awb-content-color:#595959;--awb-icon-box-color:#3a4149;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:regular;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:1.55em;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Nunito Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed" id="accordion-28375-2"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-1d01ac80b708a406c fusion-toggle-has-divider" style="--awb-title-color:#007cba;"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_1d01ac80b708a406c"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="1d01ac80b708a406c" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-28375-2" data-target="#1d01ac80b708a406c" href="#1d01ac80b708a406c"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Read More</span></a></h4></div><div id="1d01ac80b708a406c" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_1d01ac80b708a406c"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>Shawana Burnette is an innovative thought leader with over 20+ years of nursing leadership experience and 22+ years of experience as an OB nurse. Shawana works closely with AWHONN’s efforts to impact cultures of Respectful Maternal Care (RMC), serving as a member of the evidence-based group to develop the framework and toolkit for RMC initiatives.</p> <p>She is currently the Director of Nursing Excellence Programs for Advocate Health Enterprise Nursing, where she supports the ANCC designation program portfolio through resource alignment and strategic collaboration. Shawana has been recognized as one of North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses, a Daisy Nurse Leader award recipient, and an inaugural AWHONN Fellow. She is an ardent advocate for rightful care outcomes with a commitment to creating inclusive care cultures for all.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-11"><p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-28377 alignleft" src="http://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MR_AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot_v2-219x300.jpg" alt="" width="219" height="300" srcset="https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MR_AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot_v2-200x274.jpg 200w, https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MR_AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot_v2-219x300.jpg 219w, https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MR_AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot_v2-400x548.jpg 400w, https://www.awhonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MR_AWHONN-Insights-Podcast-Headshot_v2.jpg 520w" sizes="(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px" /></p> </div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-12"><p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW50808132 BCX8">Maggie Runyon, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM (she/her)<br /> </span></strong></p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:17px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#eeeeee;--awb-divider-hover-color:#eeeeee;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#007cba;--awb-content-color:#595959;--awb-icon-box-color:#3a4149;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#1a80b6;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:regular;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:1.55em;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Nunito Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed" id="accordion-28375-3"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-bdbfdfbe65eda5943 fusion-toggle-has-divider" style="--awb-title-color:#007cba;"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_bdbfdfbe65eda5943"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="bdbfdfbe65eda5943" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-28375-3" data-target="#bdbfdfbe65eda5943" href="#bdbfdfbe65eda5943"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Read More</span></a></h4></div><div id="bdbfdfbe65eda5943" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_bdbfdfbe65eda5943"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>Maggie Runyon is a nurse, educator, writer, and speaker. She began her nursing career in 2009 and has since practiced in hospitals and communities around the country. In 2019, Maggie founded the non-profit Your BIRTH Partners with a mission to cultivate inclusive, collaborative birth care environments rooted in autonomy, respect, and equity. Maggie is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing and loves educating, mentoring, and learning alongside nurses. She recently authored her first book, I Thought I Was Here to Help, which chronicles her early career journey and the lessons she has learned. Her advocacy focuses on improving perinatal care in hospital environments through trauma-informed care, affirming nurses’ agency, and community collaboration.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-13"><h3><strong>Episode</strong> <b>Resources</b></h3> <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">AWHONN </span><a href="https://www.awhonn.org/respectful-maternity-care/"><span data-contrast="none">Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Program</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span> <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.awhonn.org/respectful-maternity-care/train-the-trainer/"><span data-contrast="none">RMC Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.awhonn.org/respectful-maternity-care/designation/"><span data-contrast="none">RMC Designation</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> </ul> </li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://mandyirby.com/trauma-informed-birth-nurse-training-tibn/?_gl=1*1eqml9b*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk1NjgwNzA4Ni4xNzcxNTIzNjkw*_ga_JREXS094PQ*czE3NzE1MjM2ODkkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzE1MjM2ODkkajYwJGwwJGgw"><span data-contrast="none">The Trauma Informed Birth Nurse Program</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Runyon, M. C., Burgess, A., &amp; Spielman, K. L. (2025). Attitudes about trauma-informed care among nurse and physician leaders in birthing hospitals in Maryland. </span><i><span data-contrast="none">Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, &amp; Neonatal Nursing</span></i><span data-contrast="none">.</span><i><span data-contrast="none"> </span></i><span data-contrast="none">Advance online publication. </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2025.11.005"><span data-contrast="none">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2025.11.005</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span> <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(25)00308-9/abstract"><span data-contrast="none">Author’s Perspective Video</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> </ul> </li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Runyon, M. C., Irby, M. N., Rojas Landivar, P., and Pascucci, C. (2025). Reframing obstetric violence culture: A concept analysis. </span><i><span data-contrast="none">Journal of Advanced Nursing</span></i><span data-contrast="none">. Advance online publication. </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70323"><span data-contrast="none">https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70323</span></a><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://yourbirthpartners.org/ETIC/"><span data-contrast="none">Embodied Trauma-Informed Care Framework</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Traumatic Stress Institute &#8211; </span><a href="https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/the-artic-scale/"><span data-contrast="none">Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care Scale (ARTIC)</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">The Trauma-Informed Climate Scale-10 (TICS-10) </span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-14"><h3></h3> <p><strong>Accreditation Statement</strong></p> <p>The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 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