Annual Conference
18th Annual Perinatal Partnership Conference
2011 Conference Brochure
August 28 - 30, 2011
Embassy Suites - Concord
Concord, North Carolina
2011 Annual Conference Handouts and Presentations
Sunday, August 28, 2011 - Pre-Conference Sessions
1. Real Talk About Real Teens
2. "HUG Your Baby: Helping Parents Understand Their Newborn
Monday, August 29, 2011 - Plenary Sessions
1. Evidence Based Practice in Labor and Delivery
2. Perinatal Mood Disorders
3. Updates on Issues Regarding Preterm Birth
Monday, August 29, 2011 - Concurrent Sessions
1. Normal Birth Across Generations
2. NRP Updates
3. & 5. Communicating the Team STEPPS Way
4. Another Look at Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section
6. Update on CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of GBS
7. Breastfeeding Best Practices
8. Regional Perinatal Research and Model Programs: Application to Current Practice
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - Plenary Sessions
1. Delayed Cord Clamping Part I
1. Delayed Cord Clamping Part II
2. Preconception Health
3. Professional Stress Relief Through Humor
Dr. Ann Wolfe Memorial Conference Scholarship
Each year, the NCPA offers two conference scholarships in memory of former board member, Dr. Ann Wolfe. The scholarships are offered as reward and recognition for staff employed at a NC local health department in Maternal Child Health programs. The scholarships are awarded to two recipients to cover registration and basic travel expenses to the annual conference.
Nomination criteria include:
- Nominee must be employed by a NC Local Health Department with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Women’s and/or Children’s Health.
- Nomination form must be signed by the Health Director
Congratulations to the 2011 Conference Scholarship Recipients!
Laura Powell - Guilford County Department of Public Health
Teresa Williams - Lenoir County Health Department
Jan Shelton - Guilford County Department of Public Health
North Carolina Perinatal Association
2011 “Baby Bootie” Awards
At each annual conference, the Association presents “Baby Bootie” awards to individuals and teams who have provided services to our citizens that further the mission of the Association of improving perinatal health for childbearing families throughout the state. Click on the titles below to read about the 2008 award recipients.
Ann Wolfe Award
Ann Bess Brown, MPH
Director, Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait
March of Dimes
Special Recognition Awards
Margie Cole Adams
Mildred E. Carraway, RN, BSN
Martha Schaub-Bordeaux, RNC, MSN, PNP-BC, NNP/PNP
Business & Industry Award
Duke University Health System - Everything Baby
If you have individuals or teams you would like to nominate for the 2012 awards, contact the Association president, Mona Brown Ketner, at mketner@wfubmc.edu.