West Virginia Perinatal Partnership

Body and Mind Series - Ronceverte
2025-10-30 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | WV Healing Home, 1500 Maplewood Ave, Ronceverte, 24970, United States
Body and Mind – Maternal & Newborn Care
for Community-Based Maternity Care Providers
Thursday, Oct. 30th – 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
WV Healing Home
1500 Maplewood Ave, Ronceverte, WV
Registration is encouraged, but not required. Walk-ins welcome!
Join us for a discussion on how our community can better meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum women, their infants, and their families.
Topics Include:

Tobacco Use in Pregnancy: Self-Referrals to Baby & Me
Perinatal Mental Health: Recognition and Provision
High Blood Pressure and Preterm Birth–Postbirth
Breastfeeding: Helping Moms and Babies be Successful
Home to Hospital Transfers – Group Discussion and Listening Sessions – Share your experiences when a change in care is needed.

Who Should Attend?
Out-of-hospital perinatal healthcare providers, including:

Doulas
Certified Professional Midwives (CPM)
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
Traditional/Direct Entry Midwives
Doula and Midwife Students

All Seminar Dates:
Fairmont, WV – Marion County Public Library – September 9th, 1-4pm CHANGED
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Shepherdstown, WV – Shepherd University – September 11th, 1-4pm
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Inwood, WV – Musselman South Berkeley Library – September 30th, 1-4pm
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Elkins, WV – Highland Birth Support Office – October 1st, 1-4pm
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Ronceverte, WV – WV Healing Home – October 30th, 1-4pm
Register Below

Monthly Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training
2025-11-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-09 16:00 - 17:00
Monthly Webinar Series – “Empowering women to choose the birth control method that works for them!”
Empowering women to choose the birth control method that works for them!

Following the training, participants can request to receive the materials discussed for use in their practice. Materials include posters for clinics and offices, education grids for patient discussions, and patient education cards for handouts to clients. All materials are commercial-free and provided at no cost to training participants.

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

List different methods of contraception, their uses, and risks and benefits of each, including resources for factual information about different methods of contraception and myths about birth control
Demonstrate methods for assisting women to learn about birth control using a client-led approach and interactive education grid
Identify ways to build rapport, and overcome barriers to access to contraception

These trainings are offered once per month. Register above.
Trainings are appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff, as using the same reassuring and non-judgmental language is imperative to build rapport and allow free flow of information.
CEUs and CME’s will be provided.

If you are interested in having a site-specific training, an in-person or virtual training can be planned for your office. Please reach out to Amna Haque at ahaque@wvperinatal.org for scheduling details.

Project ECHO Series - Tongue Tie
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00
Dates:
August 5, 12-1pm
Kickoff to the series (and National Breastfeeding Month!) by Jordan Beckett DO, Pediatric Hospitalist WVU Medicine Camden Clark
September 2, 12-1pm
The Mastitis Spectrum – Update on guidelines for the treatment of Mastitis and related breast issues by Dr Katrina Mitchell, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C
October 21, 12-1pm
Physiological Care of the Newborn (Breastfeeding and Safer Infant Sleep) by Dr Lori Feldman Winter MD, MPH, FAAP, FABM
November 18, 12-1pm
Tongue Tie – Evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and management by Dr Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC, FABM

This series will be FREE and open to healthcare professionals caring for mothers and infants. CME, CE and LCERPs for each presentation are in the works!

Register Here

Trauma-Informed Care for the Perinatal Provider
2025-12-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Erickson Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Dr, Morgantown, WV, 26506, United States
Trauma-Informed Care for the Perinatal Provider: A Workshop to Move Us From Individual Trauma-Awareness to a Trauma-Responsive and Healing Centered System
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – 8:00 am–12:00 pm
Erickson Alumni Center,
Morgantown, WV

Target Audience:
Physicians, nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, behavioral health providers, and those who may be caring for pregnant and postpartum people.
Prerequisite:
Attended or viewed Dr. Vogel’s presentation on Friday of the 2025 WV Perinatal Summit on The Intersection of Psychological Trauma and Childbirth.
There are 100 seats available for this workshop. Priority registration will be given to those who attended Dr. Vogel’s presentation until EOD November 16th. Those who did not attend in person but would like to attend the workshop will be placed on a waitlist and notified when registration opens on November 17th.
Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

Understand how previous traumatic experiences predispose individuals to re-traumatization during the childbirth period and recognize specific antepartum risk factors associated with postpartum mental health conditions.
Identify intrapartum traumatic events that increase the risk for the development of postpartum depression, anxiety, and PTSD and recognize the role of the obstetric provider in preventing trauma.
Understand the significant consequences of a traumatic birth on the mother, the mother-baby dyad, the child, and society.
Implement trauma-informed principles on the labor and delivery units to improve maternal health outcomes.

For more information, contact:
Caroline Crislip – ccrislip@wvperinatal.org

This program is made possible through a generous grant from the WV Department of Human Services, Bureau for Behavioral Health.

Speaker
Tracey Vogel, MD
Obstetric Anesthesiologist
Director of the Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care Clinic
Pittsburgh PA

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - January
2026-01-07 10:30 - 12:00
Helping individuals choose the birth control method that works for them!
Following the training, participants can request to receive the materials discussed for use in their practice. Materials include posters for clinics and offices, education grids for patient discussions, and patient education cards for handouts to clients. All materials are commercial-free and provided at no cost to training participants.
Presenters:

Melanie Riley, RN, MSN Director, Clinical Programs, WV Perinatal Partnership

Mary Beth Stewart, RN, BSN Director, Outreach Education, WV Perinatal Partnership

Annie White-Barb, BA, RN Director, Community Health Programs, WV Perinatal Partnership

Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Identify ways to establish trust and rapport with clients using communication techniques and a consistent message.
Demonstrate ways to initiate conversations about contraception with any client presenting to the facility.
List resources for information about different methods of contraception and myths about birth control.
Demonstrate methods for assisting women to learn about birth control using a shared decision making model.
Identify ways to interact with the reluctant client.
Develop a plan to establish a contraceptive friendly facility.

Click here to register forJanuary 7 – 10:30am
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Click here to register forOctober 7 – 3:30pm
Click here to register forNovember 4 – 10:30am
Click here to register forDecember 2 – 3:30pm

These trainings are offered once per month. Register above.
Trainings are appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff, as using the same reassuring and non-judgmental language is imperative to build rapport and allow free flow of information.
CEUs and CME’s will be provided.

If you are interested in having a site-specific training, an in-person or virtual training can be planned for your office. Please reach out to Amna Haque at ahaque@wvperinatal.org for scheduling details.

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - February
2026-02-04 15:30 - 17:00

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - March
2026-03-11 10:30 - 12:00

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - April
2026-04-08 15:30 - 17:00
Helping individuals choose the birth control method that works for them!
Following the training, participants can request to receive the materials discussed for use in their practice. Materials include posters for clinics and offices, education grids for patient discussions, and patient education cards for handouts to clients. All materials are commercial-free and provided at no cost to training participants.
Presenters:

Melanie Riley, RN, MSN Director, Clinical Programs, WV Perinatal Partnership

Mary Beth Stewart, RN, BSN Director, Outreach Education, WV Perinatal Partnership

Annie White-Barb, BA, RN Director, Community Health Programs, WV Perinatal Partnership

Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Identify ways to establish trust and rapport with clients using communication techniques and a consistent message.
Demonstrate ways to initiate conversations about contraception with any client presenting to the facility.
List resources for information about different methods of contraception and myths about birth control.
Demonstrate methods for assisting women to learn about birth control using a shared decision making model.
Identify ways to interact with the reluctant client.
Develop a plan to establish a contraceptive friendly facility.

Click here to register forJanuary 7 – 10:30am
Click here to register forFebruary 4 – 3:30pm
Click here to register forMarch 11 – 10:30am
Click here to register forApril 8 – 3:30pm
Click here to register forMay 5 – 1:30pm
Click here to register forJune 10 – 3:30pm
Click here to register forJuly 7 – 1:30pm
Click here to register forAugust 5 – 3:30pm
Click here to register forSeptember 15 – 1:30pm
Click here to register forOctober 7 – 3:30pm
November 4Canceled!
Click here to register forDecember 2 – 3:30pm

These trainings are offered once per month. Register above.
Trainings are appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff, as using the same reassuring and non-judgmental language is imperative to build rapport and allow free flow of information.
CEUs and CME’s will be provided.

If you are interested in having a site-specific training, an in-person or virtual training can be planned for your office. Please reach out to Amna Haque at ahaque@wvperinatal.org for scheduling details.

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - May
2026-05-05 13:30 - 14:30

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - July
2026-07-07 13:30 - 14:30

Lamaze Evidence-Based Labor Support Workshop
2026-07-17 08:30 - 16:30 | Thomas Memorial Hospital, 4605 MacCorkle Ave SW, Charleston, WV, 25309, United States
Labor and delivery nurses play an essential role in ensuring healthy, satisfying birth, and breastfeeding initiation. The Lamaze Evidence-Based Labor Support for Nurses Workshop educates labor and delivery nurses to create the bridge between knowledge and practice!

Bring our one-day interactive, hands-on Labor Support Workshop to your facility to:

Improve critical labor support skills, including labor positions, non-pharmacological comfort measures, shared decision-making and more.
Identify strategies to improve patient satisfaction and perinatal quality improvement measures.
Boost your confidence knowing that the supportive care you are providing during labor is evidence-based.
Appropriate for new and experienced nurses.
Evidence-based skills to support normal physiology of labor, birth and breastfeeding.
Hospitals benefit through increased job satisfaction for staff, higher quality measure and patient satisfaction scores.
Childbearing families can benefit from a healthy and satisfying birth experience.

Presenters

Molly McMillion, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE
Mary Beth Stewart, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM,C-OBE, IBCLC
Annie White-Barb, BA, RN, LCCE, CD (DONA), SpBCPE, PMH-C

Presenters continually update the course content to reflect new research, best practices, and current maternity care data. Their expertise and guidance will boost your confidence while helping develop skills you can use every day.

This program has been approved by Lamaze International for 7.5 Lamaze Contact Hours. Lamaze International is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15932.

July 17, 20268:30am – 4:30pmThomas Memorial Hospital

Hands-on labor support techniques
Tools for labor support & evidence-based information you can take with you
Workbook included
Patient Education Materials

For more information about hosting or participating in a workshop, contact:

Molly McMillion
mmcmillion@osteo.wvsom.edu

Virtual Training - Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care
2026-07-29 08:30 - 2026-07-30 17:00
This two-day course, taught by expert and engaging faculty, uses a thorough, evidence-based curriculum designed for psychiatrists, nurses, physicians, social workers, mental health providers, childbirth professionals, social support providers, and anyone interested in building skills for assessment and treatment of perinatal mood disorders. Your registration includes a training manual, handouts, and certification of continuing education credits.
Participants will be able to identify challenges in diagnosing and treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and describe symptoms of various conditions including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and psychosis during pregnancy and postpartum.
$500 – Regular Registration
$400 – Student Registration

Scholarships available. Contact Caroline Crislip at ccrislip@wvperinatal.org.

Register Here

Virtual Training - Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy or Psychopharmacology
2026-07-31 09:00 - 17:30
PSI’s Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training is an evidence-based curriculum designed for mental health and psychotherapy providers who have previously completed at least fourteen hours of perinatal mental health training. This advanced training covers differential diagnosis, evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches, and advanced therapeutic issues. It combines expert presentation with case studies, group discussion, and practical examples of treatment approaches. This course or an equivalent six-hour advanced training course is a prerequisite for the Perinatal Mental Health Certification, in the mental health/psychotherapy specialty. Registration includes a training binder and continuing education credits.

$325 for Advanced Training
$225 for Student Registration

You must have completed the two-day course before attending the advanced session

Scholarships available. Contact Caroline Crislip at ccrislip@wvperinatal.org.

Register Here

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - August
2026-08-05 15:30 - 17:00

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - September
2026-09-15 13:30 - 14:30

Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - October
2026-10-07 15:30 - 17:00

2026 West Virginia Perinatal Summit
2026-11-05 08:30 - 2026-11-06 15:00 | Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Two Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV, 26501, United States
For our 20th Anniversary, we are excited to announce that the 2026 West Virginia Perinatal Summit will be hosted at Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place!
Welcome to the 2026 West Virginia Perinatal Summit! This year is incredibly special as we proudly celebrate 20 years of strengthening perinatal care and improving outcomes for mothers, babies, and families across West Virginia. This year’s gathering is designed to reflect both our proud legacy and our bright future. To mark this milestone and accommodate our growing community, we are thrilled to host our 20th anniversary at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.

We invite you to connect with fellow healthcare providers, community leaders and state partners through dynamic networking opportunities, learn from expert educational speakers who are advancing the latest evidence-based practices and discover innovative strategies to continue expanding access to quality care. Join us in honoring two decades of shared progress, celebrating our dedicated partners and looking forward to our continued mission of supporting healthier beginnings for every family.

After attending the Summit, participants will be able to:

Describe best practices in perinatal, neonatal and gynecologic health
Identify quality improvement strategies to promote better health outcomes for pregnant women and newborns
Discuss barriers and opportunities for improving access to care for women and infants in West Virginia
Outline policies and practices that lead to improvements in the quality and delivery of health care in West Virginia
Engage in collegial conversations about appropriate and necessary treatment for women and infants
Build alliances and discuss initiatives to strengthen the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership

For full information about registration, lodging, agenda details, speakers and more: click here

Professional Photography on Site
By attending the event, you consent to be filmed, photographed, broadcasted or otherwise recorded. You also give the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership your consent to use your name, recording, photograph, likeness, voice, actions, silhouette, appearance, and any statements made by you, in any publicity, publications, promotional and marketing material, advertising, and any other print materials, webpages, electronic or other media or communication published or distributed by the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership, in perpetuity and without compensation or notice.

Group Discounts Available!
$235 for the Summit when you register 3 or more people at the same time.
Use code GROUP2026 at checkout for your discount!

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Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training - December
2026-12-02 15:30 - 17:00
