Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination for People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
Webinar Recording and CE Available until November 29, 2021 Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination for People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership and West Virginia Immunization Network are pleased to co-host this webinar for healthcare providers and public health professionals in West Virginia on COVID-19 vaccination for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Pregnant people with COVID-19 are more likely … Read More
Forget Me Not Support Group offers connection for mothers
By Brooke Thibodaux |Friday, May 6th 2016 | WCHS-TV News CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Losing a child is undesirable for any parent. Losing a child during pregnancy can be isolating for the mother. There is a Facebook support group of local moms who are working to change the conversation and help each other. Eyewitness News met with one of those … Read More
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep captures last moments of still-borns for parents
By Brooke Thibodaux |Friday, May 6th 2016| WCHS-TV News CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — No parent plans to lose their child, but for some their worst fear becomes a reality. One nonprofit organization, named after a classic bed time prayer, is helping parents capture moments they can never get back. Eyewitness News shares the story of the Johns family. Erica and … Read More
Controversial Fetal Assault Law Discontinued by TN Lawmakers
From NPR, “A small but pivotal group of Tennessee representatives voted Tuesday to discontinue one of the state’s most divisive criminal laws. Known as “fetal assault,” the measure empowered prosecutors to arrest women who abuse heroin or pain pills during pregnancy, if their babies were born dependent. A one-of-a-kind statute that criminalized drug use by pregnant women is now on … Read More
DHHR Launches New Initiative to Address Smoking While Pregnant
From the Charleston Gazette-Mail, “A new initiative to address West Virginia’s staggering smoking rates among pregnant women launched on Wednesday, and represents the first of its kind in the nation to focus on the problem, which plagues West Virginia more than any other state. …Karen Bowling, secretary of the state’s Department of Health and Human Resources, said the purpose of … Read More
Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 Signed Into Law
From ACOG, “The bipartisan bill, introduced by Rep. Katherine Clark (D- Mass.) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), takes proactive steps to help reduce the number of newborns born exposed to drugs, such as opioids, and to improve their care. Specifically, the bill directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to identify and make available recommendations for the prevention … Read More
2015 WV Perinatal Summit Presentations & Photos
NY Is First State Allowing Pregnant Women to Enroll for Obamacare Outside Enrollment Period
From The New York Daily News, “Legislators have voted to count pregnancy as a “life event” — making New York the first state in the country to let pregnant women sign up for Obamacare outside the designated enrollment period. Before the vote late Wednesday, events like having a baby, getting married and even getting out of jail counted as “life … Read More