Jerasimos (Jerry) Ballas, MD, MPH, FACOG

This year the chosen theme focused on the 4th Trimester and the various areas of vulnerability for parents and infants during this time, as well as the resources available for support.
| NPA2020- # | Title | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standards, Competencies and Recommended Best Practices for Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care (IFCDC) in the Intensive Care Unit Poster proposal for the National Perinatal Association Meeting | Joy V. Browne, Ph.D., PCNS, IMH-E (IV) and Carol Jaeger, DNP, RN, NNP-BC for the Gravens Interprofessional Consensus Panel |
| 2 | Comprehensive postpartum care: Assessment of varying provider practices and patient experiences. | Alanna M. Cruz-Bendezú, BA, (acruzbendezu@gwu.edu), Nicole Gunawansa, BS*,Arlin Delgado, MD**, Jenna Wade, BA*, Arianna Prince, BS*, Michael Power, PhD***, Jay Schulkin, PhD****, Charles Macri, MD* |
| 3 | Helping Parents When the 4th Trimester is in the NICU- An Integrated Training Model for NICU Physicians | |
| 4 | A Critical Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in The United States | Elizabeth Filipovich, MPH |
| 5 | “Babywearing” as a Tool to Decrease Pain Associated with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | |
| 6 | Caring for Women and Their Families: Providing Psychosocial Support During Maternity Care | S Hall, A White, L Baker, A Brown, S Detlefs, ML Martin, C Milford, S Wolf, K Saxer, J Ballas, K Sorrells, MA Davids, B Boet, E Thatcher, C Duffy, and T Pella. |
| 7 | Universal Maternal Home Visiting: A Public Health Cross-Jurisdictional Model | Kelley Hiland, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse, Teresa Kirsch, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse, Pam Palombo, RN, MSN, Public Health Nurse, Christine Lee, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse, Chassea Robinson, MSN, MPH, Public Health Nurse, Suzanne Darmody, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse |
| 8 | Early Postpartum Contact: A Quality Improvement Project | Genevieve Hofmann, DNP, WHNP-BC and Amy Nacht, DNP, CNM, MPH |
| 9 | Mindful Mood Balance for Moms: A Scalable Digital Intervention to Prevent Relapse of Depression in the Perinatal Period | Laurel Kordyban, BA(1), Natalie Coleman, BA(1), Joseph Levy, BA(1), Laurel M Hicks, Ph.D.( 1), Zindel Segal Ph.D.(2), Sherryl Goodman, Ph.D.(3), Sona Dimidjian, Ph.D(1). |
| 10 | Evaluation of YouTube videos as a resource for improving health literacy in pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder | Elizabeth Kravitz (BSA), Natalie Close (BS) |
| 11 | Innovative Models of Care: Neonatal Social Work Care Coordination in the NICU and NICU Follow-up Programs | Ryan Nicoll, MSW, LISW-S; ryan. nicoll@nationwidechildrens.org |
| 12 | Family Infant Neurodevelopmental Education (FINE) | Debra Paul, BS, OTR/L (parent) and Joy V. Browne, Ph.D., PCNS, IMH-E (IV), |
| 13 | The impact of sociodemographic characteristics on postpartum depression in Hispanic women | Sneha Rajendran, BS,BA, Mary S. Dietrich, PhD, MS, Melanie Lutenbacher, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN |
| 14 | Family Celebrations: A NICU Perspective | Navy Spiecker, BA, Pamela A. Geller, PhD, Chavis A. Patterson, PhD |
| 15 | A Provider Education Model for Supporting Caregivers and Vulnerable Infants in the Fourth Trimester | Petora Spratt, P.T., D.P.T., IMH-E (III)Emily McNeil, L.C.S.W, IMH-E (IV), Debra Paul, OTR (parent), and Joy Browne, Ph.D., PCNS, IMH-E (IV). |
| 16 | Baby Attachment and Comfort Interventions (BACI): A multidisciplinary intervention to support parents and neonates in a cardiac neonatal intensive care unit in the first weeks after birth | Rochelle Steinwurtzel, Katharine Press Callahan, Elvira Parravicini |
| 17 | Redefining the Postpartum Care Rotation for OB/Gyn Interns | Julia Switzer, MD; Aref Senno, MD; Kavisha Khanuja, MD; Abigail Wolf, MD |
| 18 | Innovative Models of Care: Essential Knowledge and Competencies for Psychologists Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (POSTER) | Willis, T., Saxton, S., Dempsey, A., Baughcum, A., Chavis, L., Hoffman, C., Fulco, C., Milford, C., & Stenberg, Z |
| 19 | Revisiting the Postpartum Home Visit: A Call to Action | Yeman, Jodi |
Disclosure: The National Perinatal Association www.nationalperinatal.org is a 501c3 organization that provides education and advocacy around issues affecting the health of mothers, babies, and families.
Corresponding Author

Jerasimos (Jerry) Ballas, MD, MPH, FACOG
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive
Sciences
University of California, San Diego
Co-President, National Perinatal Association
Email: jballas@nationalperinatal.org
