Giving Birth in Florida

Despite the ambitious goal to end preventable maternal deaths by 2030, the world will fall short of this target by more than 1 million lives with the current pace of progress. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost all global maternal deaths can be prevented by ensuring that women have access to quality, respectful and equitable maternity care. 

Sharmila K. Makhija, M.D., will discuss the maternal mortality rate and leading causes in Florida, the impact that racial and ethnic disparities have on maternal outcomes and strategies to incorporate birth equity education into medical practice. 

Target Audience

Family Physicians, Obstetricians, Gynecologists, General Practitioners, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurse Midwives, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and other interested healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Define the maternal mortality rate and leading causes in Florida.
  • Recognize the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on maternal outcomes.
  • Incorporate birth equity education into medical school curriculums.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Hernandez, K. Maternal deaths in Miami Dade are increasing at a higher rate than in the rest of South Florida. South Florida Media (online). 2022. https://sfmn.fiu.edu/maternal-deaths-miami-dade-increasing/
  • Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.  https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/Charts/
  • 2022 March Of Dimes Report Card for Florida. https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/reports/florida/report-card
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
07/01/2023
Course expires: 
07/31/2025
Part of: 
Health Disparities: Maternal Health

Sharmila K. Makhija, M.D., MBA
Professor and Department Chair, OB/GYN and Women’s Health 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Health System
Bronx, New York

Sharmila K. Makhija, M.D., MBA, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Heidi von Harscher, Ph.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Arturo Fridman, M.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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