Prenatal & Infant Care Network Webinar

Thursday, November 19, 2020

11:30AM-1:00PM

Zoom Video Conference

Preconception & Interconception

Health and Care

The next PIC Webinar on November 19, at 11:30 AM, will focus on preconception and interconception health, supporting the PIC Network's mission to help every Allen County infant live to see their first birthday. According to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) Report, if preconception and interconception health and care are improved, the United States will achieve better infant and child health outcomes. Preconception includes family planning, spacing, immunizations, folic acid, substance use management, screening, and treatment for STIs, behavioral and mental health. Interconception health is care delivery consistent with reproductive history.

Key Speakers

Chelsea Harris, CHW, CLS
Healthier Moms and Babies

Chelsea Harris CHW, CLS from Healthier Moms and Babies, will introduce members to the Own Your Journey program for young women of childbearing age. The curriculum covers subjects such as living a healthy life, making positive choices, and having healthy relationships before, during, and after pregnancy. Chelsea will share successful models and stories.

Dr. Emily Scott, MD, FAAP
Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Emily Scott, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine will discuss the importance of providing interconception health care and how any health care provider can screen women to improve future birth outcomes. She will give details of March of Dimes' IMPLICIT (Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low birth weight Infants using Continuous Improvement Techniques) Model, in addition to modifications made to implement interconception care screening in different pediatric settings. All professionals in the healthcare continuum can use this vital Toolkit.

Imagine if the community reduced fetal and infant mortality, improved birth weights, reduced preterm births, congenital disabilities, and managed the mother's health, how many infants would celebrate their first birthday!

For More information about the Prenatal and Infant Care Network and to access materials from previous luncheons CLICK HERE.