Poster

This session presents research that examines the critical psychosocial, demographic, and biological factors associated with pregnancy outcomes. Research topics that will be discussed include examining for high-risk behavior such as illicit drug and alcohol use, understanding maternal depression, and identifying the social determinants of stress on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Presentation on effective, cultural-sensitive educational materials for improving pregnancy outcomes will be discussed. Strategies to encourage and to finance pre-natal care access in minority group will also be explored. This section will bring together disciplines from different field of research in improving pregnancy outcomes.

Session Objectives: Participants in this session will be able to 1) Identify the critical factors affecting healthy and adverse pregnancy outcomes; 2) Discuss interventions that are addressing ways to eliminate disparities in infant mortality and accessibility to health services; 3) Discuss strategic ways to improve prenatal/interconception care for high-risk group.