Washington DC — The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses presented the March of Dimes Margaret Comerford Fred “Saving Babies, Together®” Award. This award encourages nursing research that will contribute to clinical practices that improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
The award is named for long-time AWHONN member and nurse researcher, Dr. Margaret Comerford Freda, an extraordinary individual who devoted her life to saving babies by working together with her own patients, fellow clinicians, educators, researchers and with March of Dimes’ Nurse Advisory Council.
This year’s award recipient is Erin George, MSN, CNM, who will be conducting research on “Decision-Making and Care Experiences at Birth Centers in the United States.
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