Birth Sisters sm - Achieving Culturally Competent Care Through Community Based Social Support

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

4289.0: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - Board 1

Learning Objectives:

Have enhanced understanding of the history of labor support.
Have enhanced understanding of the components of social support in pregnancy, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding and parenting.
Be able to define the benefits of social support in pregnancy, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding and parenting.
Be able to define the benefits of breastfeeding to the family and the community.
Be able to decribe the history and development of the Birth Sisters sm Model.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Systems to Improve Maternal and Child Health