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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceCommunity baby showers: Integrating interconceptional health education with aninnovative life course approachPRIMARY CONTACT:Nikisha Jno-Baptiste, BSHealth EducatorSt. Petersburg Healthy Start FederalProject500 7th Avenue SouthDepartment 7445St. Petersburg, FL, 33701Phone: (727) 767-4731Fax: (727) 767-2119Email: nikisha_jnobaptiste@doh.state.fl.usCATEGORYFamily planningOther: Interconceptional health careFOCUSProgram Policy FocusISSUECO-PRESENTER(S)/AUTHOR(S):Zanetta Starks, Zanetta_Starks@doh.state.fl.us(Author, Presenter)Kimberly Brown-Williams, Kimberly_Brown-Williams@doh.state.fl.us (Author)The purpose of the Community Health Themed Baby Showers (Shower) is to promote longerinterconceptional periods and improve the overall health of women, children and families. Maternal andchild health researchers emphasize the importance of educating women on interconceptional health carein order to reduce the number of poor birth outcomes.SETTINGThe showers are held monthly at various locations within the area served by the St. Petersburg HealthyStart Federal Project (Project). Shower participation is targeted towards the pregnancy andinterconceptional phases of the estimated subpopulation of 12,000 African American women ofchildbearing age, 2,000 African American infants up to six months and their families. Attendees areprovided an opportunity to establish relationships with others in the community who are in similarsituations.PROJECTThe Project works to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality and low birth weight experienced bywomen living in an intervention area comprising four ZIP Codes in South St. Petersburg, Florida (33705,33711, 33712, and 33713). The showers promote self-advocacy and provide interactive health educationactivities in a festive atmosphere. Interconceptional health education covers topics such as contraceptionand reproductive, mental, and financial health.136
2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceThe showers are designed to do the following:• Provide interconceptional education and counseling to project area and community families.• Identify pregnant women for case management services.• Link families with maternal and child health resources.• Recruit lay health advisor training participants.• Recruit consortium members.• Provide intervention services using professionals from the community such as: a community healtheducator, certified lactation consultant and early childhood development specialist.ACCOMPLISHMENTS/RESULTSWomen’s Health Questionnaires are used to capture biological, behavioral, psychological, socialprotective and risk factors that may contribute to the birth outcomes across the span of each woman’s life.Results of participant survey pre/post intervention indicate participants were enthusiastic about thelearning environment; had increased awareness of community resources; believed that the showers wereeducational and useful; were more receptive to case management; and were more likely to becomeactively involved in the community-based consortium.Our success is measured at the end of the event when the families team up to play our interconceptionalhealth-themed JEOPARDY trivia game. This game allows us to gauge how much of the information wasretained. This presentation can be facilitated in 20-25 minutes and requires PowerPoint technology.BARRIERS• Lack of continuous reinforcement of interconceptional health education by physicians.• Local health agencies and providers with insufficient cultural competency guidelines.• Negative reputation of county health departments.LESSONS LEARNED• Most women who attend community showers lack financial and social resources to have traditionalshowers.• Community awareness about the racial disparities in infant mortality and health disparities for womenhas to be increased.• Educating the community about interconceptional care helps combat low birth weight and infantmortality.137
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