Course Description
In this presentation, Certified Nurse-Midwife and Birth Justice Advocate Shanti Moore will share why creating access to preconception care is an underutilized approach to mitigating rates of maternal mortality. Shanti will also elucidate how providing access to lab testing during the preconception period is a simple but viable approach to improving maternal health outcomes.
Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify inequities within preconception care.
- Explain how a lack of access to preconception care contributes to poor maternal health outcomes.
- Explore ways to provide preconception counseling within a community health setting.
Shanti Moore, MSN, CNM
Speaker(s) Bio(s)
Shanti Moore works passionately to improve the lives of birthing people. She brings with her over 10 years of combined experience as a former mental health nurse, doula, nurse midwife, and birth justice advocate. Her vision has been instrumental in the creation of community programming, such as SisterSong’s Labor Support Training, which equips pregnant individuals lacking doula access with information to guide them through early labor and postpartum; along with a seasonal program called We Outside which focuses on perinatal nutrition and exercise. As a midwife, Shanti focuses her passions on preconception counseling, with the goal of reducing rates of maternal mortality and morbidity before they start. In her leisure time, she enjoys reading, hiking in nature, and learning about herbal medicine.
Course expiration: October 5, 2028