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Prematurity Summit 2014

November 14, 2014; Montgomery, Alabama

Conference Sponsors:
Alabama Department of Public Health
The March of Dimes

The Alabama Department of Public Health and the March of Dimes Prematurity Summit is meant to understand many of the factors that contribute to Alabama’s high prematurity rate which result in high cost to the state and increased infant morbidity and mortality; rates that are above the national average. This summit brought together health professionals from around the state to raise awareness and encourage enhanced services and education in communities that will in time, reduce some of the leading factors of preterm deliveries.

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Perinatal Depression (46 minutes)
	Robin G. Lanzi, PhD, MPH Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Program UAB School of Public Health
Resources	Handouts (17 pages 1.3 MB)
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Chronic Disease and Prematurity (46 minutes)
	John B. Waits, MD, FAAFP CEO Cahaba Medical Care Centreville, Alabama
Resources	Handouts (18 pages)
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Alabama's Prematurity (49 minutes)
	Joseph R. Biggio, Jr, MD Professor and Vice Chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology UAB Medical School State Perinatal Advisory Committee Chair
Resources	Handouts (10 pages)
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March of Dimes and Prematurity (43 minutes)
	Judy Q. Lilley, BS Regional Director of Marketing and Communications March of Dimes
Resources	Handouts (9 pages)
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Safe Sleep (52 minutes)
	Michael D. Warren, MD, MPH Assistant Commissioner Division of Family Health and Wellness Title V Director Tennessee Department of Public Health
Resources	Handouts (13 pages, 1.3 MB)
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Obesity and Prematurity (23 minutes)
	Annie McCartney, MSN, WHNP, BC Instructor UAB School of Nursing
Resources	Handouts (6 pages)
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Socio-economics/Disparities and The Nashville Project (27 minutes)
	Nina Ford Johnson, MD, FAAP Pediatrician Pediatric and Adolescent P.C. Mobile, Alabama
Resources	Handouts (7 pages, 1.3 MB)
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