Presentations
Highlighted Talk - October 26th, 2020
Association of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health Monday Live! Series
Adapting Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care During COVID-19 to Support Maternal-Child Health
The experience of life during the pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 guidelines for perinatal care have changed the maternal-fetal experience of pregnancy and birth, and the maternal-infant experience during the postnatal period. COVID-19 and the precautionary changes in prenatal and perinatal care are shaping the psychophysiology of parents-to-be and developing babies. Increased levels of stress, traumatic stress and anxiety have been reported by pregnant women in recent research on the psychological impact of the pandemic. Women and girls who carry past experiences of trauma may suffer the recurrence of previously abated traumatic stress symptoms or the exacerbation of existing symptoms. An abundance of research demonstrates the negative impacts of stress, PTSD, anxiety and depression on the psychophysiology of the mother and fetus, as well as pregnancy, labor and birth outcomes and long-term maternal-child health. The racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates documented prior to the pandemic, as well as the racial disparities in the incidence of infection and mortality rates of COVID-19 must also be considered when developing Trauma-Informed COVID-19 Guidelines for Perinatal Care. The adaptation of Trauma Informed Perinatal Care to our current health and economic crisis will support enhanced maternal-child health in this extremely challenging time.
Conferences
New York State Perinatal Association Conference 2021: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Perinatal Trauma - Advancing Understanding and Healing, June 11, 2021: “Adapting Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care During COVID-19 to Support Maternal-Child Health”
Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health Keynote Presentation, APPPAH 20th International Congress, December 1, 2017, San Diego, CA: “The Impacts of Past Trauma on Experiences During the Preconception, Prenatal and Early Parenting Periods: Implications for Parents-to-Be, Developing Babies and Practitioners”
Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health’s XIV International Congress, 2009, Asilomar, CA: “The Experiences of Women Who Received Reproductive Endocrinology Treatment for Infertility”
Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement’s conference, Mothering and Reproduction, 2012, Toronto, Canada, “The Experiences of Women Who Received Reproductive Endocrinology Treatment for Infertility”
Webinars
"The Impacts of Past Trauma on Experiences During the Preconception, Prenatal and Early Parenting Periods: Implications for Parents-to-Be, Developing Babies and Practitioners”, September 15, 2021, University of Pennsylvania Nurse Midwifery Program Students
“Adapting Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care During COVID-19 to Support Maternal-Child Health”, June 12, 2021, Pregnancy and Birth: What is COVID-19 Teaching Us About Trauma-Informed Choices, Whole Being Education
“Adapting Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care During COVID-19 to Support Maternal-Child Health”, Monday LIVE! Series, October 26, 2020, at Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
“The Impacts of Past Trauma on Experience and Outcomes During the Preconception, Prenatal and Early Parenting Periods: Implications for Parents-to-Be, Developing Babies and Practitioners”, Perinatal Trauma Informed Practice Panel, March 18, 2019, at Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
“Past Trauma Impacts Women’s and Girls’ Experiences of Conception, Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenting: Potential Consequences for Their Developing Babies”, September 16, 2017, at Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
“Working with Preconception and Prenatal Traumatic Stress”, April 25, 2017 at eHealth Learning
“Prenatal Development and Parents’ Lived Experiences: How Early Events Shape Our Psychophysiology and Relationships”, December 14, 2016 at eHealth Learning
Workshops
“Prenatal Development and Experience Shape Our Psychophysiology and Relationships Over the Life Span: Implications for Therapists”, March, 29, 2017 at Family Services of Westchester, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
“Health Care Provider-Patient Interactions: Hidden Impacts-Part One,” April 8, 2010, Long Island IVF, Melville, NY
“Health Care Provider-Patient Interactions: Hidden Impacts-Part Two - Awareness and Sensitive Practice,” May 19, 2010, Long Island IVF, Melville, NY
Online Courses
“The Impact of Prenatal and Early Postnatal Experiences Over the Lifespan”, February 25, 2012 at PsyBc/CSAR