Renée Byfield is  currently a doctoral student. Renée has diverse professional experience in  obstetric and newborn care. She is a national speaker focused on supporting  perinatal teams on developing strategies to achieve birth equity. She has  held positions in nursing leadership, management, education, program  development, interdisciplinary simulation, patient safety, and quality  improvement in academia, hospital, and ambulatory settings. These positions  have been within organizations that include NY Presbyterian - Cornell, the  Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN),  Kaiser Permanente Georgia, and the Institute for Perinatal Quality  Improvement. She was AWHONN's 2022 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Leadership  Award recipient. Her research interest is in obstetric violence. Using data  science, she wants to partner with health care professionals to bring  awareness and to mitigate this human rights issue.

Meadows, A., Byfield,  R., Bingham. D., & Diop, H. (2023). Strategies to promote maternal health  equity: The role of perinatal quality collaborativAes. Obstetrics &  Gynecology. Accepted July 2023. In press. ONG-23-897R1    

Seacrist, M., Bingham, D., Scheich, B.  & Byfield, R. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of a  multistate collaborative to reduce maternal mortality from postpartum  hemorrhage. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 47(5),  865-869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2017.11.009    

Bingham, D., Scheich, B., Byfield, R.,  Wilson, B., & Bateman, B. T. (2016). Postpartum hemorrhage preparedness  elements vary among hospitals in New Jersey and Georgia. Journal of  Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 45(2), 227-238.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2015.12.003      

Agostino, M., Wilson, B., &  Byfield, R. (2016). Identifying potentially preventable elements in severe  adverse maternal events. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal  Nursing, 45, 865-869.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2015.12.016    

Raab, C., & Palmer-Byfield, R.  (2011). The perinatal safety nurse: Exemplar of transformational leadership.  American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 36(5), 280-287.  https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0b013e31822631ec

Presentations:

"GA SPEAK UP for  Moms and Babies," AWHONN Georgia Section Conference, Jekyll Island,   GA, August 27, 2022, keynote speaker  

"Perinatal Neonatal Quality Improvement  Network of MA & PQI SPEAK UP" equity webinars,  January 12, February 2, April 6, and May 4,  2022   (https://www.perinatalqi.org/page/PNQINMASPEAKUPEquityWebinars), lead  co-presenter  

"The Black Pregnancy  Experience: Overlooked, Underserved & At Risk," Antonia & Grace:  Birth   Equity Series, virtual, March  11, 2022, invited moderator and speaker    

"Addressing Disparities with QI Tools for Dismantling  Racism," Hot Topics in Neonatology,   virtual, December 5, 2021, invited speaker  

"Birth Equity Deep Dive, Dismantling  Racism Using QI Tools," Georgia Perinatal Quality   Collaborative Conference, virtual, October  14, 2021   Byfield CV P a g e | 8  

"QI Tools for Dismantling  Racism," National Association of Neonatal Nurses 2021 Bonus General   Session, virtual, September 14, 2021,  keynote speaker  

"A Conversation  on Race, Racism, Equity, and Allyship with Architects of Design,"  educational   webinar for Collins Cooper  Carusi Architects, Atlanta, GA, virtual, April 27, 2021, invited   speaker  

"SPEAK UP Quality Improvement Initiative," Leadership  Summit: Dismantling Racism, Saving    Moms and Babies, 2020 AWHONN Convention, virtual, October 31, 2020,  co-presenter  (sponsored by Johnson  & Johnson)  

"Quantifying  Maternal Blood Loss," AWHONN Georgia Section Conference, Jekyll Island,  GA,  September 8, 2018  "Measuring Nurses' Impact in Maternal  Mortality," 2017 AWHONN Convention, New Orleans,  LA, June 23, 2017, co-presenter and panel  member  

"Quantifying Maternal  Blood Loss," Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care: Safety   Action Series, virtual, August 28, 2014,  co-presenter  

"Anatomy of a  Sentinel Event: Leadership Response and Teamwork," 2012 AWHONN Convention, Washington, DC, June 27, 2012,  co-presenter  

"Tips & Drills:  Teaching Shoulder Dystocia Simulation Drills to OB Teams," Charite  University   Hospital, Berlin, Germany,  November 4, 2010, co-presenter  

"The Journey Towards Birthing a Simulation Program,"  Simulation in Healthcare: Where No One  Has Gone Before, Drexel University, March 26, 2010, Westin Beach  Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, co-presenter  

"Violence in Pregnancy: The Maternal/Fetal Impact of Violent  Blunt Trauma on the Gravid Abdomen," Trends in Critical Care Conference, Drexel University,  Adam's Mark Hotel,   Philadelphia, PA,  October 26, 2004  

"Domestic  Violence: When He Makes Her Brown Eyes Black & Blue," Advanced Job  Fair, Hilton   Hotel, Philadelphia, PA,  October 8, 2004  "Course  Cartridges: Hit or Miss," Second Annual CyberTech Fest, Drexel  University,  Philadelphia, PA, April  16, 2004  

"Enhancing the Clinical  Experience: Listening to Senior Nursing Students' Voices," Nursing   Education Conference, Adam Marks Hotel,  Philadelphia, PA, June 13, 2004, co-presenter

My research interest is in obstetric violence and the  intersectionality of racism, gender-based violence, and the unequal power dynamics present in provider-patient relationships.

Association of  Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 2022 Diversity, Equity, and  Inclusion Leadership (DEILA) Award  

Nominee: March of Dimes, 2018 Georgia Nurse of the Year - Excellence in  Nursing