National Racial Disparity Task Force Tackles Preeclampsia
Racial disparities is a fact of maternal health. We know that it has a significant impact on health outcomes for Black moms and their babies. But it's not enough to simply talk about those disparities. The Preeclampsia Foundation has launched a racial disparities task force to create recommendations to address these issues as they relate to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).
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| Linda Burke, MD, MS Obstetrician/Gynecologist Fellow, ACOG Author, The Smart Mother's Guide to a Better Pregnancy Orlando, FL |
Nastassia Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, IBCLCC Assistant Professor, Nursing Montclair State University Founder/Executive Director Perinatal Health Equity Montclair, NJ |
Velva Dawson Senior Manager, Global Impact -Social Business Practices Johnson & Johnson New York, NY |
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| Robyn D'Oria, MA, RNC, APN CEO, Central Jersey Family Health Consortium Board Member, Preeclampsia Foundation, Co-Chair Racial Disparity Task Force North Brunswick, NJ |
Fathiyyah "Tia" Doster Program Director Community Connections of Life, Inc. Miami, FL |
Tabassum Firoz, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Yale School of Medicine Bridgeport, CT |
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| Shaccona Haley Principal Consultant InnerLight Holistic Prenatal & Birth Doula Services Atlanta, GA |
Natalie D. Hernandez, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA |
Marie James Nurse Consultant Nurse Family Partnership National Service Office Clayton, NC |
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| Snober Lakhani, RN, BSN, CLLC Nurse Consultant Nurse Family Partnership New York, NY |
Kay Matthews Founder, Shades of Blue Project Maternal Mental Health Houston, TX |
Erica M. McAfee Founder, Sisters in Loss Pregnancy Loss Grief Coaching & Doula Service Company Norfolk, VA |
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| Trashaun Powell Program Manager New Jersey Division on Women Somerset, NJ |
Kim A. Smith, MHA Chair, Preeclampsia Foundation Board of Directors Co-Chair Racial Disparity Task Force National Manager, Practice Operations Development and Transitions, Tenet Healthcare. Irmo, SC |
Dr. Ken Ward Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Clinical Geneticist Laboratory Director Predictive Labs Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Jaye Wilson, RN Founder/CEO Melinated Moms Patient Advisory Council, Preeclampsia Foundation Linden, NJ |
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