Understanding the FTCA OB requirements:

• HRSA FTCA FAQ page
• Health Center Compliance Manual’s Chapter 21 allows for flexibility when conducting risk management trainings, including annual FTCA OB risk management trainings.
• A great FTCA OB document put together by the Rhode Island Health Center Association

Trainings and Resources that may be helpful to use in your FTCA OB training plan:

Montana Trainings & Resources:

• • Montana Maternal Emergencies and Mortality PowerPoint Presentation_3.10.25
  • Montana Obstetrics and Maternal Support (MOMS) –
    • ECHO Clinical Archives
    • Cultural Safety for Indigenous Patients
  • MT PAL – Montana Psychiatric Access Consultation Line is a perinatal and pediatric consultation line available to providers including PCPs, nurses, MAs, care coordinators, social workers, and more. MT PAL also has free on demand webinars and care guides with a broad range of perinatal behavioral health topics.

Other maternal health related trainings:

Care Teams:

• Respectful Care eModules, ACOG
• Addressing Maternal Health Disparities Utilizing and Advanced Team-Based Care Model, Weitzman Institute
• Strategies for Early Recognition of Pregnancy-Associated Cardiomyopathy (PACM), NACHC

Oral Health:

• NNOHA on demand webinar about obstetric risk management for oral health professionals.

OB, Nurse Midwives, etc.:

• Electronic Fetal Monitoring: It’s Not Just About the Strip, Ongoing, ECRI
• High-Risk Obstetrics Courses, Ongoing, ECRI
• Shoulder Dystocia: Managing Clinical and Legal Risks, Ongoing, ECRI
• Right On Time: Safe and Timely Delivery of Neonates, Ongoing, ECRI

Behavioral Health:

• Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Methamphetamine and Other Substance Use in the Perinatal Period, The American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, ends March 1, 2027
• OUD and Pregnancy, American Society of Addiction Medicine