Thank you for joining us for the North Carolina Preterm Birth Prevention Symposium. The goal of the North Carolina Preterm Birth Symposium is to support the implementation of proven interventions to prevent preterm birth.
Objectives
As a result of the symposium, participants will be able to do the following:
- Explain the current status of preterm birth in North Carolina.
- Describe three clinical Pathways to preterm birth prevention.
- List three strategies for reducing disparities in preterm birth.
- Describe at least one new preterm birth prevention strategy they will introduce into their practice.
Conference materials, including presentation slides and recordings, are available below.
Please contact Katherine Bryant at katherine_bryant@med.unc.edu or 919-962-7924 with any questions.
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Conference Materials & Handouts
Click here for a printable version of the program.
Click here for the agenda.
Below are the presentations from the North Carolina Preterm Birth Prevention Symposium:
Nancy Henley, MD, MPH: Opening Remarks – Recording
John R. Allbert, MD: Our State, Our Challenge: Preterm Birth in North Carolina – Presentation Slides | Recording
Allison Bryant, MD, MPH: Obstetrical Care and Birth Outcomes: What’s Race/Ethnicity Got To Do With Them? – Presentation Slides | Recording
Moderator: Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH; Panelists: Allison Bryant, MD, MPH; Brandon Locklear, MD; Belinda Pettiford, MPH: Panel Discussion: Perinatal Health Equity in North Carolina – Recording
M. Kathryn Menard, MD, MPH: NC Strategies for Preterm Birth Prevention: Alignment with National Priorities – Presentation Slides | Recording
Kate Berrien, RN, BSN, MS and Matthew Zerden, MD, MPH: Best Practices in Postpartum Care: Increasing the Postpartum Visit Rate and Access to Highly Effective Contraception in the Postpartum Period – Presentation Slides | Recording
Randall Williams, MD, FACOG: Preterm Birth and Infant Mortality: A Top Health Priority for North Carolina – Recording
William Goodnight, MD, MSCR: Management of Multifetal Gestation – Presentation Slides | Recording
David Stamilio, MD, MSCE: Progesterone Therapy for Preterm Birth Prevention – Presentation Slides | Recording
R. Phillips Heine, MD: Management of Obesity in Pregnancy – Presentation Slides | Recording
Erin McClain, MA, MPH and Eric Morse, MD: Opioid Use, Tobacco Use and Pregnancy: McClain Presentation Slides | Morse Presentation Slides | Recording
Caryn Ward, PhD, HSP-P: Putting Innovations Into Prenatal Care Practice – Presentation Slides | Recording
