AWHONN On-Demand Webinars

Access essential training on any computer, anywhere, with AWHONN’s on-demand webinars presented by Lisa
Miller, CNM, JD, a registered nurse and certified nurse-midwife with over 40 years of diverse clinical experience. Learn at your own pace and earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits or nursing contact hours, all on your schedule. Discounts are available for AWHONN members

FHM Tracing Review: Focus on Cat 2 — 2026

Practice really does make perfect! Join Lisa Miller and Sally Robertson for an interactive FHR tracings practicum. Clinicians will be able to apply standardized interpretation and management to actual Category 2 tracings. Special considerations for clinical context will be addressed, and there will be time for questions from the audience!

Practice Pearls from a Deep Dive into the NICHD

Do you know what the NICHD provides beyond definitions and categories? This session explores the helpful insights from the NICHD workshop report and examines what has changed since its publication. Learn how to apply this information to your policies, protocols, bedside care, and case discussions. We also review some non-NICHD terms that cause confusion for clinicians and explore their origins.

What’s in a Wave? Understanding the Sinusoidal FHR Pattern

Sinusoidal FHR tracings are rare in current practice, often leading to confusion and uncertainty in their interpretation and management. Lisa gives for a clinical deep dive into sinusoidal tracing to gain a clearer understanding and confidently address these patterns with your obstetric team.

Are You Prepared? Surviving the Stress of Deposition

Litigation in perinatal and neonatal care is common and often stressful. This session is geared toward nurses, midwives, and physicians who are navigating the litigation process. Learn the key objectives of the deposition process and how to avoid errors that could negatively impact your defense.

What to Write vs. What to Know: A Clinician’s Guide to Documentation

Ever wonder what the big deal is over charting? Learn about the real purposes of medical and nursing record documentation and how a concise, thoughtful approach can be key to defending your practice in litigation. This program includes strategies for nursing, midwifery, and physician documentation.

Oxytocin: Use vs. Abuse

This comprehensive session will provide a thorough understanding of the physiologic effects of uterine activity on fetal and uterine acid-base balance during labor. Learn to identify and evaluate key components of uterine activity, avoid the “tachysystole trap,” and understand the physiology that supports fetal adaptation to labor. Designed to improve outcomes and reduce liability risks, this webinar will assist nurses, midwives and physicians in creating a shared mental model for the assessment and management of uterine activity during labor.

Physiologic Logic: Uterine Activity During Labor

This comprehensive session will provide a thorough understanding of the physiologic effects of uterine activity on fetal and uterine acid-base balance during labor. Learn to identify and evaluate key components of uterine activity, avoid the “tachysystole trap,” and understand the physiology that supports fetal adaptation to labor. Designed to improve outcomes and reduce liability risks, this webinar will assist nurses, midwives and physicians in creating a shared mental model for the assessment and management of uterine activity during labor.

The Oxygen Pathway & Standardized EFM Interpretation

Learn about fetal oxygenation and how to interpret FHR tracings, with evidence and consensus-based interpretation.

Learning from Others: Case Studies in EFM

Case studies and FHR tracings form the basis of this webinar aimed at skills habituation, with a focus on standardized interpretation and management, unusual tracings, and FHR algorithm applications.

What Do I Do with Category 2?

Learn to create a shared mental model in EFM and make Category 2 easier, plus corrective measures, current management algorithms, and risk management strategies.

Mistakes Were Made, But Not by Me! Cognitive Bias in Nursing, Midwifery, and Medicine

For anyone who wants to be a change agent, this webinar delves into all types of bias affecting our decision-making and how to more effectively turn attention to new ideas and evidence.