Abstracts from National Perinatal Association 2019 Annual Conference on April 3-5, 2019 in Providence, RI: Improving Access to Perinatal Care: Confronting Disparities and Inequities in Maternal-Infant Health

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Erika Goyer, Family Advocate

Abstract Titles
  • Surveillance and Care Management of Zika Virus-Affected Families in Philadelphia (2016-2019)
  • Meeting NICU Moms Where they Are: Understanding and Improving Postpartum Health Care for Mothers of Medically Fragile Infants
  • Collaborative Psychological Services in the NICU: Caring for the Care Teams
  • Co-Designing Mobile Technology and Care Delivery to Improve Family Integrated Care in NICUs
  • Collaborative research priority setting by parents of preterm infants and neonatal intensive care unit professionals
  • Relationship between kangaroo care activity during neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization and early parent-infant contact
  • Breastfeeding and Marijuana Use: An Ethical Analysis of Current Practice
  • Improving Staff Knowledge and Attitudes towards Providing Psychosocial Support to NICU Parents through an Online Education Course
  • Causal attributions of pregnancy loss amongst women who experienced fertility treatment
  • Supporting LGBQ/T Families
  • Providing education on PPD in a hospital setting may be a good way to help women become more aware of the signs and symptoms of PPD
  • NICU and Beyond- Assessment and Intervention for Infants and their Parents
  • Improving Access to Perinatal Care: Confronting Disparities and Inequities in Maternal-Infant Health
  • Neonatal outcomes following dual exposure to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and psychotropic medication in utero
  • PSS:NICU – Understanding aspects of Postpartum Stress
  • Supporting Parent-Infant Bonding and Parental Mental Health
  • Qualitative investigation of characteristics of social support related to traumatic childbirth
  • Utilizing Evidence to Develop a Home Visiting Program for Zika Virus Affected Families
  • Partnering with patient advocacy groups to identify challenges and solutions for postpartum mental health care.
  • Baby Carriers: Bridging the Gap of Health Disparities for Mothers and Babies
  • Development and Implementation of a Postpartum Depression Screening Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Corresponding Author
Erika Goyer, Family Advocate

Erika Goyer
Family Advocate
Director of Communications,
National Perinatal Association
Co-Chair NPA 2019 conference
egoyer@nationalperinatal.org