Improving Equitable Outcomes In Maternal Care w/ HER Expert Panelists, Winter Roundtable

“Most women in the U.S. are not dying during childbirth because of the complexity of their health conditions, but because of the barriers they faced in accessing high-quality maternal care—particularly those who were poor or faced racial discrimination.”⁠(2010 Amnesty International report; Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA)⁠

We have a system that is not adequately caring for our mothers, particularly black mothers. This is a fact that needs to be heard far and wide, and we need all parties to take part in a conversation to figure out the best way to deal with this crisis.⁠

The first HER Health Collective Roundtable of 2021 took place on March 5th and discussed Inequalities in Maternal Outcomes with several of our 2021 Expert Panelists.⁠

The 2021 HER Expert Panel includes:

(the experts in bold were part of this specific Roundtable discussion)

Katherine Andrew – MPH, RD, LDN – Registered Dietitian Nutritionist – Areas of Specialty: gut health, food sensitivities, hormones, family food dynamics & intuitive eating

Emily Chaffee – Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Massage and Bodywork Therapist, Certified Educator of Infant Massage, Fertility Specialist, founder & owner Carolina Birth & Wellness

Blair Cuneo – Certified Physician Assistant, Carolina Total Wellness – The Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner

Dr. Erkada DeRouen – MD – Family Medicine – Lifestyle medicine board certified physician – Associate Medical Director Telemedicine, focus: health equity and diversity and inclusion in the telemedicine and start up space.

Dr. Holly Durney – PT, DPT, OCS – Pivot Physical Therapy & Smart Athlete Physiotherapy

Dr. Lisa Folden – DPT – Healthy Phit Physical Therapy & Wellness – Mom Life Coaching

Charryse Johnson – Counselor – LCMHC, NCC – Jade Integrative Counseling & Wellness – certified Prepare/Enrich marriage facilitator – specialized training in trauma through IATP – extensively trained in the Unified Treatment Protocol for treatment of disordered eating.

Dr. Joni Johnson – MD – Pediatrician, Health and Wellness Coach, certified Empowerment Strategist – Areas of specialty: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism and mood disorders.

Kerry Jones – RD – Pediatric and Maternal Nutrition – Milestones Nutrition

Paula Kettula – LCSW – Psychotherapist & Transformational Parent Coach – EMDR Therapy, Play Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, AMI Primary Montessori Diploma – “Becoming a Peaceful Parent” host

Dr. Brittany Kopec – DC – Chiropractor – Verve Holistic Health

Dr. Susan Lovelle – MD, MACM – Holistic Wellness – Founder, CEO Premiere Wellness

Anna Lutz – MPH, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S – Lutz Alexander and Associates Nutrition Therapy – Non-diet Nutritional Counseling (HAES & Intuitive Eating)

Nicole Wallace – Counselor – LCMHC- Transformation Counseling & Consulting; former Wake County educator and school counselor

Dr. Sheryl Ziegler – Psychologist – Registered Play Therapist, Author of Mommy Burnout™, TEDx Speaker, Podcast Host of The Dr. Sheryl Show – Specializing in anxiety, depression and chronic stress

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