Our Next QMNC Priority 3 Tool Registry Live Event
Event: Your Voice in Metrics: A Priority 3 Conversation
Topic: QMNC Priority 3 Tool Registry Update
Facilitators: Melissa Cheyney, Florence Darling, and collaborators A/P Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, and Amir Samnani
Event 1: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00am EDT
Event 2: Friday, May, 23, 2025 at 11:00am EDT
Join us for a virtual event to preview and provide feedback on our draft tool registry.
The Priority 3 Metrics Registry is a growing resource that gathers and organizes tools related to quality maternal and newborn care (QMNC) research. It aims to highlight where strong metrics already exist—and where more are needed.
We’re now entering a crucial next phase: reviewing and refining the draft registry.
In this interactive session, we’ll:
- Present the initial set of selected tools
- Share how we’re organizing and evaluating these metrics
- Introduce a new space on our online platform where members can view materials, join the discussion,
- and share feedback
- Dedicate time for Q&A and discussion
Your insights are essential. Whether you’ve been deeply involved in the tool registry or are just starting to explore it, we welcome your perspective.
Registration is required and is free for QMNC members.
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Meet the Facilitator, Melissa Cheyney
Uplift Co-Director, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medical Anthropology
Melissa Cheyney PhD, LDM is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medical Anthropology at Oregon State University (OSU) and a community midwife (on sabbatical). She co-directs Uplift—a research and reproductive equity laboratory at OSU, where she serves as the Primary Investigator on more than 20 maternal and infant health-related research projects, including the Community Doula Project. She is the author of an ethnography entitled Born at Home (2010, Wadsworth Press), co-editor with Robbie Davis-Floyd of Birth in Eight Cultures (2019, Waveland Press), and author or co-author of more than 120 peer-reviewed articles that examine the cultural beliefs and clinical outcomes associated with midwife-attended birth at home and in birth centers in the United States. In 2019, Dr. Cheyney served on the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Birth Settings in America Study and in 2020 was named Eminent Professor by OSUs Honors College. She also received Oregon State University’s prestigious Scholarship Impact Award for her work in the International Reproductive Health Laboratory and with the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Statistics Project. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and the mother of a daughter born at home.
Meet the Co-Facilitator, Florence Darling
QMNC Research Fellow
