Register for the WV Perinatal Summit/WV ACOG Meeting Click here to register! West Virginia Perinatal Summit, October 17 & 18, 2019 West Virginia ACOG Section Meeting, October 19, 2019 Topics for this year: Hypertension in Pregnancy Tobacco and vaping - impact on mothers and infants Maternal mental health issues Neonatal issues And much more! www.wvperinatal.org

Review for the November 2019 LCCE (Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator) exam with Kate Colvin, RN, MSN, LCCE and Michele Ondeck, RN, MSN, LCCE, IBCLC begins on August 7 with Module One of the Lamaze Learning Guide. There will be assignments every other week ending on October 19 from 8:30a to 11:30a at Stonewall Resort, Greenbrier Room with a Review of ... Read More

2019 Lactation Counselor Training Information November 4-8, 2019 Canaan Valley Resort, Davis WV About the training: The course is intended for professional and volunteer health care workers, such as nurses, midwives, physicians, dietitians, nutritionists, WIC staff, breastfeeding peer counselors, mother-to-mother counselors, childbirth educators, doulas, speech and occupational therapists, child welfare workers, etc. While professional and personal experiences with breastfeeding are ... Read More

Where: Logan Regional Medical Center OB Classroom When:  December 6, 2019 4:30 – 6:00 pm (dinner provided) Cost:  The event is free, but PLEASE RSVP to Jeanette Sexton Jeanette.Sexton1@lpnt.net or 304.831.1245 or Janine Breyel at jbreyel@hsc.wvu.edu or 304.216.3437 Featured Speakers: Stefan Maxwell, MD Clinical Associate Professor, WVU Charleston Division Medical Director, Neonatology Charleston Area Medical, MEDNAX and Molly Scarborough McMillion ... Read More

Please join us for a workshop for healthcare providers who work with families experiencing perinatal loss in hospitals of West Virginia on May 5th in Flatwoods, WV   Event Runs from 10am-3pm at the Days Inn and Suites Conference Center. Registration starts at 9:30am. Cinco de Mayo Buffet Lunch provided. Agenda Topics Include: Caring for Bereaved Families Care of Siblings in ... Read More

Join us for a three day seminar to advance safe and healthy pregnancies, births, and early parenting through evidence-base education and advocacy. The purpose of the Lamaze Childbirth Education Seminar is to enable learners to develop the knowledge and skills to plan, facilitate, and evaluate a childbirth education program. This seminar is an Accredited Childbirth Educator Program of Lamaze International ... Read More

Register in advance: https://wvumdtv.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1qgHAWP6Tu30cn9rv0NlA     Speaker: Timothy Lefeber, MD Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics West Virginia University School of Medicine    This presentation will discuss the important role the pediatric provider plays in helping parents and caregivers understand the harmful effects of second and third hand smoke on babies and young children.  It also features information on how to help ... Read More

Speakers: Wanda M. Hembree MD, FACOG, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University School of Medicine Liz Cohen, MSW, LCSW-Director Women’s Mental Health & Wellness Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University School of Medicine The Help2Quit program, a project of the WV Perinatal Partnership aims to improve birth outcomes by reducing smoking before, during and ... Read More

kick off meeting has been cancelled.  A series of virtual meetings and webinars will be conducted in place of the fact to fact meeting.  Dates to be announced. Questions? Contact Melanie Riley at rileym@marshall.edu   WV Perinatal Partnership Hypertension Bundle Kick-Off, is generously supported by WV DHHR, the WV Higher Education Policy Commission and ACOG.

OB/GYN Grand Rounds - 7am in the Nerhood Conference Room at Marshall University Presentation by Dr. Wanda Hembree and Liz Cohen, LICSW Join Zoom Meeting: https://marshallsecure.zoom.us/j/95665667550

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