Pre-Conference meetings

The State of Perinatal Health in West Virginia: 20 Years of Progress and the Road Ahead

Session description coming soon.

Executive Director
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Charleston, WV

Board Chair and Chairperson Central Advisory Council
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Assistant Professor
WVU Medicine Department of OB/GYN
Buckhannon, WV

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Policy Change: Implications of Medicaid Policy Change for Maternal and Infant Health

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Senior Director, Federal Advocacy
American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, DC

Milk is Medicine

Session description coming soon.

Professor of Perinatal Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA

The Other 97% of the Day: Sitting Less, Moving More, and Pregnancy Health

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Professor and Chair
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
West Virginia University, School of Public Health
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: Weaving an Integrative Approach to Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use and Mental Health Coercion

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Faculty Instructor, Certified Nurse Midwife
WVU School of Nursing
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: Neonatal Escape Rooms – Neonatal Hypoglycemia & Neonatal Sepsis

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Breakout: Neonatal Escape Rooms – Maternal Escape Rooms – Sepsis & Cardiomyopathy

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Breakout: Facilitating Parents Lactation Journey Upon Return to Work and/or School

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Professor of Perinatal Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA

Breakout: The Loss of a Dream: Perinatal Bereavement

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Clinical Social Worker
Perinatal Partnership
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: Empty Arms

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Project Coordinator
Substance Use During Pregnancy Initiatives
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Charleston, WV

Breakout: Living with West Virginia Code Article 16-2R

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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Department
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV

Perinatal Mental Health Screenings: Aligning Patient Experience and Clinical Utility

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Family and Community Health Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

A Case for a “Banana Bag”…Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in Hyperemesis Gravidarum

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Department Chair
OB/GYN Department
WVU Medicine
Morgantown, WV

High Risk Maternal Nurse Specialist
OB/GYN Department
WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital
Morgantown, WV

Creating Informed & Empowered Experiences by Making Birth S.A.F.E.R.

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Registered Nurse
Labor & Delivery
Greensboro, NC

Compassion Fatigue

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Professor
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Breakout: Weaving an Integrative Approach to Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use and Mental Health Coercion

Session description coming soon.

Faculty Instructor, Certified Nurse Midwife
WVU School of Nursing
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: Neonatal Escape Rooms – Neonatal Hypoglycemia & Neonatal Sepsis

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Breakout: Neonatal Escape Rooms – Maternal Escape Rooms – Sepsis & Cardiomyopathy

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Breakout: Building the Village After Discharge and Home Visitation

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Moderator:

Director, Community Health Programs
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Lewisburg, WV

Panelists:

Owner
Highland Birth Support
Elkins, WV

Community Coordinator
WV Healthy Start/HAPI (Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants) Project
Morgantown, WV

Certified High-Risk Doula & Maternal Health Advocate
Modern Motherhood Birth Services and HAPCAP
Parkersburg, WV

WVU Children’s Hospital WIC Liaison, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, Birth and Postpartum Doula (High-Risk Specialty – Megi Health)
Labor & Delivery, Community Partner, Doula Support, Lactation, Perinatal Mental Health
MCHD WV WIC, Bearfoot Doula Services
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: Caring for the Tiniest Babies: Delivery Room Stabilization, Transport, and Early NICU Care for Infants <25 Weeks

Session description coming soon.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics/Neonatal ICU Department
West Virginia University Golisano Children’s Hospital
Morgantown, WV

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Neonatologist
Pediatrics Department
West Virginia University Golisano Children’s Hospital
Morgantown, WV

Breakout: MyDecision/MiDecisión: A Decision Aid for Patients Considering Tubal Sterilization

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Research Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
CONVERGE
Pittsburgh, PA

Breakout: Reproductive Health: Empowering Women Through Access, Knowledge, and Choice

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Director, Clinical Programs
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
Culloden, WV

Understanding Neurodivergence in Pregnancy and Postpartum Care

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Doula
PSI
Fishers, IN