EVENT DETAILS
Please join us for the 3rd Annual Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality conference being held May 11th, 2021. This event is a joint effort by the UCONN HEALTH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the March of Dimes, the Connecticut Hospitals Association, the Connecticut Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
There is a lot of work to be done to eliminate gaps in maternal health equity. Over 700 women die each year in the U.S. from pregnancy-related causes (1 woman every 12 hours) and more than 50,000 others suffer life threatening health challenges. The U.S. is among the most dangerous developed nations in the world for childbirth with maternal mortality rates more than double that of most other high-income countries. We know very well that there is a long road ahead to solve the issues of birth equity in our country, as evidenced by black women dying at a rate 3 times higher than that of white women.
This year’s virtual conference will focus on taking ACTION! Participants will leave this event engaged and empowered to make change in their communities and systems of care.
This event has now passed. If you would like to view the conference recording please register here.
Shontreal Cooper, MD, MPH
When the Country Fails: Maternal Weathering, a Public Health Crisis
Courtney Townsel, MD, MSC
Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternity Care: A Framework for Action
Amy D. Gagliardi, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Disparities in Breastfeeding Outcomes: What are the risks, why should we
care, what can be done
Veronica Maria Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG
Understanding the Racist Birth of Obstetrics and Gynecology – A Physician’s Quest to Close the Maternal Health Disparity Gap
Donna Maselli, RN, MPH and Iva Kousic, PhD
Connecticut Maternal Mortality Review Committie Report
Erin Jones, JD, MS, LPC, LADC
National and Local Legislative Landscape and Advocacy Opportunities
SciHonor Devotion and Cynthia Hayes, BS, eCID, CLC
The Doula’s Role in Navigating Structural Racism to Eliminate Disparities and Improve Birth Outcomes in Connecticut
Daileann Hemmings, MSN, BSN, RN, CLC, CCM
CHNCT/HUSKY Healthy Beginnings
View our updated event acknowledgements and waivers here.
