"Access to midwifery care should be a woman's right if she so chooses. The goal of my legislative and international work is to ensure that this right is protected."
Academic Responsibilities:
Course coordination of Obstetric Pharmacotherapeutics, International Women's Health Policy, Postpartum Care, Health Care Policy & Community Assessment. Course co-coordination of Intrapartum Care.
Experience:
Professor Llanes-Oberstein has had a private midwifery practice with a CNM partner and has worked in a variety of midwifery settings. She is a consultant and expert witness on midwifery management.
Contributions to the Profession:
Professor Llanes-Oberstein was inducted into the fellowship of ACNM in 2006. She is a member of the Division of Education and the Continuing Education Section Reader Panel of the national ACNM. She is a site visitor for the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) and a peer reviewer for the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. Currently she is a member of the ACNM Region 2, Chapter 1 Scholarship Committee. Professor Llanes-Oberstein was the NYS ACNM legislative liaison and is a consultant to the legislation committee of the NYS Association of Licensed Midwives (NYSALM). She was chair of the legislative Committee for 6 years and was the Chair of the peer review committee for ACNM, Long Island chapter. She was instrumental in securing the inclusion of licensed midwives in NYS's Direct Access Ob/Gyn law. In 2006 she was named to the New York City Department of Health Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Professor Llanes-Oberstein assesses the educational needs of midwives in NYS and coordinates continuing education programs based on these assessments. She was appointed by the NYS Board of Regents to the NYS Board of Midwifery in 1998. In 2001 and 2004 was elected Vice-Chair. Professor Llanes-Oberstein was elected Chair of the Board for the 2007-2008 term. She was re-appointed to the Board for a third term from 2008-2013 as an extended member.
Professor Llanes-Oberstein was the recipient of the New York University Midwifery Alliance Koko Roy Award for her contributions to the midwifery profession and women's health care. In 2009 she was awarded the SUNY Downstate College of Health Related Professions Dr. Donald Scherl Faculty Excellence Award in recognition of teaching innovation, scholarship, service and student advocacy. She was also the recipient of the ACNM foundation Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004 and 2009.
From 1997-1999, Professor Llanes-Oberstein was on the advisory board of MEDICC (Medical Education in Cooperation with Cuba) of the American Association for World Health. She received grant funding to conduct research on women's health care in Cuba and to begin an exchange program with Cuba. Professor Llanes-Oberstein directed the first international program at this SUNY campus and was the recipient of the Eugene B. Feigelson Presidential Outstanding Project Award. In 2001, she created the second midwifery international exchange program with Kingston University in London.
Professor Llanes-Oberstein authored "Perinatal Healthcare of Cuban Women," a chapter in the 2001 edition of Transcultural Aspects of Perinatal Healthcare Resource Guide, Part 2. She also authored another chapter on Cuban Immigrant Women, in the 2004 edition of Transcultural Aspects of Perinatal Healthcare Resouce Guide published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Education:
MS in Maternity Nursing, specialization in Midwifery, Columbia University
Post-graduate Certificate in Teaching, University of Pennsylvania