A Trauma-Informed Care Curriculum for Perinatal Providers, Staff, and Learners

Date of Review: January, 2026

This resource details the implementation of a trauma-informed care curriculum for perinatal providers and students. Didactic teaching and small-group case-based discussion were provided via a four-part virtual workshop series over 1 year, offered to all who participated in perinatal patient care. This work uses pre- and post-test evaluations to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. They include non-medical staff in their work as well. This work provided immediately implementable interventions for providers by providing education on intentional language, non-verbal communication, and patient-centered exams. A strength of the program was including a session with community members, highlighting their voices and experiences. It is difficult to gauge the ease of widespread implementation of the curriculum, as the curriculum creators emphasize the need for engagement with community members in curriculum development, and the needs of different communities may vary.  –Maggie Reilly, MD, NCEAS

Corresponding Author’s Email:

jmyc@uw.edu

Institution:

University of Washington

Where was the Curriculum Implemented:

Seattle, Washington

Relevant Specialty:

OBGYN/Womens Health

Outcomes that Have Been Reported for the Curriculum:

Learner Satisfaction or reaction

Self-reported learner attitude

Self-reported learner knowledge

Outcome and Study Design:

Pre/Post

Level of Learner Assessment

Appreciation of content/attitude assessment (self-reflection, blogging with rubric)