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Innovations in Maternity Services

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
This session provides an opportunity to share and critique innovative strategies designed to address health disparities and system-level implementation issues, and evaluate the impact of policy guidelines on maternity services. This important opportunity will facilitate discussion among practitioners, researchers and policy makers that will further develop the practice, research, and policy agendas in maternity services.
Session Objectives: Describe the processes, outcomes and lessons learned from the implementation of two innovative strategies designed to enhance prenatal and postpartum care. Describe the potential impact of strategies that address health disparities and system-level implementation issues, and evaluate policy guidelines on practice in maternity services.
Organizer:
Melanie Lutenbacher, PhD, MSN, FAAN
Moderator:
Melanie Lutenbacher, PhD, MSN, FAAN

10:30am
Analyzing State and County Rates of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) before and after Revision of ACOG Guidelines
Kylia Garver, MPH Student, Allison Potter, MPH Student, Christina Gebel, MPH student, Eugene Declercq, PhD and Candice Belanoff, ScD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
10:50am
Developing and Testing VHA's Maternity Care Coordinator Telephone Care Program
Kristina Cordasco, MD, MPH, MSHS, Judith Katzburg, PhD, MPH, RN, Michele Solloway, PhD and Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:10am
Involving men in maternal health through telephone technology
Gafar Alawode
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:30am
Delivering Prenatal Education through Community Collaboratives: A Catalyst for Improved Maternity Services and Birth Outcomes
Nikki Keene Woods, PhD, MPH, Amy Chesser, PhD, MA and Diane Daldrup
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, Women's Caucus, Breastfeeding Forum, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

See more of: Maternal and Child Health
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