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This session presents various models used to reduce adverse birth outcomes in vulnerable populations, including interventions based at the pre/interconceptional and postpartum periods. Models that will be presented will include an outreach strategy to reduce African-American infant mortality, a childbirth education curriculum designed specifically for HIV+ pregnant women, the effectiveness of community health workers in the staffing of a home visitation program, and the use of a patient navigator model to increase prenatal care utilization among a low-income population. Additionally, on a national scale, the interconceptional care components of Healthy Start grantees will be assessed through the lens of a learning collaborative model.

Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to 1) Describe several innovative models for addressing pregnancy outcomes within high-risk populations in urban settings; 2) Discuss results/outcomes related to interventions described; and 3) Discuss the framework utilized to develop a learning collaborative addressing interconceptional care components among Healthy Start grantees nationwide.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)