It Takes a Village: Expanding the Types of Professionals Who Can Provide Reproductive Care for Improved Maternal Health Outcomes

By attending this webinar, you will:

• Obtain information on how access to midwives and doulas reduces health inequities, particularly among Black pregnant people, and results in better health outcomes.
• Hear about states that are working to expand the number of practicing midwives by allowing the licensure of “direct entry” midwives, as outlined in the Network resource: Direct Entry Midwives Across the Nation.
• Learn how states can implement new laws or regulations to increase access to doula services to improve maternal health outcomes.
• Hear from medical professionals leading one state’s efforts to expand access to reproductive and sexual health care through delivery of care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
• Obtain an overview of Maryland’s Abortion Care Clinical Training Program, which has the potential to serve as a model program for expanding access to care.

Speakers:

• Mary Jo Bondy, D.H.Ed, M.H.S., PA-C, Director of Graduate Studies, University of Maryland Baltimore
• Jessica Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Jordan Jekel, J.D. candidate, University of Maryland Carey School of Law
• Haley Garcia, J.D. candidate, J. David Rosenberg College of Law, University of Kentucky

Moderator:

• Kathleen Hoke, J.D., Director, Eastern Region, Network for Public Health Law