2026 Fetal Therapy Nurse Network Conference

One Heart, Many Hands — Advancing Collaborative Care in Fetal Therapy

October 13-14, 2026
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place- Chicago, Il and virtual

One Heart, Many Hands · Advancing Collaborative Care

Two days to re-energize, reconnect, and elevate your fetal therapy practice.

The FTNN 2026 Conference brings together nurses, social workers, APPs, genetic counselors, coordinators, and allied health professionals for the field's most engaging gathering — built to inspire your practice and the patients and families you serve.

October 13–14, 2026
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place · Chicago
In-Person + Virtual
Sessions recorded for registrants

Why You Should Attend

The FTNN 2026 Conference is designed to help professionals in fetal therapy re-energize, network, and take away key ideas to elevate their practice to the next level. Whether you're advancing your clinical knowledge, improving patient equity, or defining your professional role, this year's agenda delivers highly relevant, actionable insights.

Be ready for anything
A deep commitment to the field's most pressing issues — emergency preparedness, complex care coordination, and delivering care with compassion.
Inclusive, respectful care
Respectful maternity care, accessible patient education, and mental health screenings to better support patients and their families.
Grow yourself & your team
Glean leadership skills to grow your teams, and explore nursing roles and well-being across our focused breakout sessions.
Attend your way
In-Person and Virtual options fit any schedule or budget — and sessions are recorded and shared with registrants a few weeks after.
A community like no other
Firsthand access to the engaging community and collaborative spirit unique to FTNN conference attendees.
Practice-ready takeaways
Highly targeted breakouts send you back with specific, standardized, and compassionate strategies to implement immediately.

Conference Agenda

7:30 – 8:30 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Viewing
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Keynote
Get Inspired, Re-Fueled, and IGNITED!
Keynote with Pamela Spivey
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Where Care Meets Compassion: Integrating Palliative Care into Fetal Therapy Nursing
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout Session #1 · Choose your track
Track A
Preparing Fetal Therapy Programs for Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Call to Action for Standardized Response Across Diverse Care Environments
Track B
Continuity in Complexity: Defining the Advanced Practice Role in Fetal Health Centers
Track C
Somali & Spanish Educational Videos for Fetal Patients
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Respectful Maternity Care
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 – 3:15 PM
Breakout Session #2 · Choose your track
Track A
Enhanced Care Coordination for D-TGA
Track B
Nurse Navigator Roles
Track C
A 10-Year Review of Mental Health Screenings
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 – 4:45 PM
The Emotional Weight of Fetal Therapy: Burnout, Psychological Safety, and Sustaining the Multidisciplinary Team
4:45 – 5:00 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Vendor Viewing
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Navigating Fetal Conditions Through a Reproductive Justice Lens: Lessons from Composite Cases in the United States
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Break
9:45 – 10:45 AM
Breakout Session #3 · Choose your track
Track A
Fetal Surgery Post-Op Care
Track B
Centering Pregnancy Model
Track C
Reducing Variability in T13/T18 Care: A Standardized Multidisciplinary Approach
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Breakout Session #4 · Choose your track
Track A
Enhancing L&D Nurse Competency in Fetal Surgery Through Standardized Training
Track B
Perinatal Postmortem Evaluations — A Primer for Fetal Care Providers
Track C
Diagnostic Uncertainty as a Primary Driver for Perinatal Palliative Care Consultation
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Lunch, FTNN Meeting & Presentation of the Outstanding Nurse Award
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Closing
Closing Presentation with Pamela Spivey
Agenda is still being confirmed; sessions and times may change.

Registration Fees

Early Bird Ends
July 20, 2026
Registration Closes
September 28, 2026
Best Value
In-Person · Early Bird
Save when you register early
Through July 20, 2026
Member
$200
Non-Member
$250
In-Person · Standard
Attend live in Chicago
After July 20, 2026
Member
$250
Non-Member
$300
Virtual
Join from anywhere
Available all registration
Member
$150
Non-Member
$200
Register Now Early-bird rates available now — register to secure your spot.
Can't make every session?
All sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants for viewing a few weeks after the conference — so you never have to choose between two breakouts you want.

Lodging & Travel

Stay where it all happens
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Room Block Now Open
Reserve your room at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Stay where it all happens. Our conference room block is open at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place — connected to Chicago's iconic lakefront convention campus, just minutes from downtown. Book within the FTNN block to lock in the group rate and stay steps from every session.

2233 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
Group Code: G-NAFT
Reserve Your Room

Call for Poster Abstracts

Share your work with the FTNN community. We invite nurses, social workers, APPs, genetic counselors, coordinators, and allied health professionals to submit poster abstracts that educate, inspire, and empower attendees — submissions are open through July 1, 2026.

We're Looking For
Topics may include, but aren't limited to:
  • Procedural updates & OR integration (EXIT, FETO, MMC)
  • Building and expanding fetal centers & Special Delivery Units
  • Research, data, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Palliative care and bereavement best practices
  • Ethics, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Role-specific panels (social work, APP, midwife, coordinator)
  • Staff well-being, resilience, institutional support, and psychological safety
  • Innovative ideas and case studies
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed for:
  • Relevance to fetal therapy nursing or the multidisciplinary team
  • Clarity and organization
  • Innovation and originality
  • Alignment with conference goals
  • Speaker qualifications
Poster Proposal Deadline
July 1, 2026 · 11:59 PM CST
Submit Poster Abstract Questions?
The Bottom Line
An investment in you, your team, and your patients.

Attending FTNN's 2026 Conference is an investment in both personal and professional development — and in the broader quality of care your facility provides. The highly targeted breakout sessions ensure you'll return to practice with specific, standardized, and compassionate strategies you can implement immediately.

Immerse yourself in the shared passion and collaborative spirit of the FTNN community — an invaluable experience that will inspire and energize your practice.

Experience the unparalleled networking and collaborative energy that makes the FTNN conference a truly unique professional event.

Contact Hour Statement
This activity has been submitted to VTL Center for Professional Development for approval to award contact hours. VTL Center for Professional Development is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.