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UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health
Presentation to the Dean of the School of MedicineAugust 2, 2007
Sarah Verbiest, MSW, MPH, DrPH(C), Executive Director
John Cotton, MD, Co-Director, Pediatrics
Kathryn Menard MD, MPH, Co-Director, Obstetrics
What We Do
ClinicalService
Health Services
Research
Statewide Programs& Policies
Perinatal Care Coordination
Fetal anomalies & complex infants Perinatal multidisciplinary care conference Treatment plan, coordination with specialists,
local providers, and community resources Education, counseling, support
Center has over 7 years experience providing complex
prenatal & pediatric care management. The Center has
served over 4,000 mothers, babies and families.
Maternal Transport Includes resident education and community
provider communication Special Infant Care Clinic
Fosters coordination among over a dozen subspecialties and community pediatricians
Perinatal Hospice Patient Education Services Committee Postpartum Care Clinic
Special Services
Infant Patients Served By County2006-07
89 complex infants (followed for a year, up 33%) 352 high-risk infants/toddlers
Prenatal & Transport Patients Served By County2006-07
288 prenatal patients with fetal anomalies 317 maternal transports 300 community providers (includes pediatricians)
Clinical Service and Research:Health Informatics Manage perinatal database
Monthly QI reports to hospital NICU Annual Report OB Monthly Report 64 data requests for research
Other database management Pericare, Genetics Newborn Screening
Webmaster for www.mombaby.org 17P order forms and DVD Hospital Locator Algorithms National Preconception Curriculum NICU Family Board
Health Outcomes Research:Postpartum Prevention Plus Program
Reduce the risk of recurring poor birth outcomes by improving the health of high-risk mothers.
Mothers of NCCC infants and mothers who had a fetal or infant demise
Funded by the March of Dimes and the Dean’s Investments for the Future Fund
Research Dissemination:Reducing Recurring Preterm Birth Advisory Committee Coordinated distribution to 240 women at 30
clinics by 78 providers across NC in 5 months Secured Medicaid Reimbursement Education to providers statewide Patient & Provider Materials
Key = Physicians who prescribed 17P = Women who have received 17P = Videoconference Sites
February-June 2007
Research Dissemination: 17P Impact
Presentations & Publications National Perinatal Social Work Conference
UNC Perinatal Hospice: A Pathway to Integrated Care (Welborn, Rentrope, Crenshaw)
National Summit on Preconception Health The Postpartum Plus Prevention Program: Interconception Care for Mothers of Preemies: A Preliminary Report
(poster – Shores, Verbiest, Menard, Brown) Taking Action in North Carolina: the Development of a Statewide Preconception Health Plan (Brown, Mullenix,
Verbiest, Long-Valentine) The Postpartum Visit: A Missed Opportunity for Preconception Care (Verbiest) The Policy & Finance of Preconception Care: Commercial and Public Payers Reimbursement Patterns at UNC
(Menard, Felton, Boggess, Verbiest)
American Public Health Association and NC/SC Perinatal Association Reducing the Risk of Recurring Preterm Birth: The North Carolina 17P Project (Verbiest, Menard, Holliday)
Baby Love Conference: Helping Families Copes with Birth Defects – from Prenatal Diagnosis to the First Birthday (Welborn)
NACCHO National Webcast: Preconception Health and Healthcare – Highlights from North Carolina (Verbiest)
September 2007 NC Medical Journal Community Health Educators’ Roles in Improving Patient Education (Auger,Verbiest)
Looking Back, Moving Forward: North Carolina’s Path to Healthier Women and Babies (Verbiest)
Programs and Policy:Preconception Health Promotion National CDC Committee NC Action Plan Planning Major Request to
Launch a Statewide Campaign SCHIP expansion to high
risk moms for one year postpartum
GDM PP Management
NC Health Policy Leadership
NC Institute of Medicine – Steering Committee for the Health Literacy Task Force
NC Perinatal Association – Board Member Statewide Communications/Website
Child Fatality Task Force – Leadership Team Perinatal Health Committee SIDS/Safe Sleep Subcommittee Breastfeeding Policy Workgroup
Programs and Policy:Leaders in Quality Coordinated North Carolina MFM Network
Meeting – May 2007 Develop a clinical, public health, research and
policy agenda, strengthen ties among MFM specialists in NC, and foster a greater spirit of collaboration and advocacy
MFM Network Communication Partnership with the California Maternal
Quality Care Collaborative Participated in Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Planning Efforts