Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade Raises Awareness of Premature Births

Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade (HSCMD), the county’s prenatal and infant care coalition, hosted the 2019 Miami-Dade Prematurity Symposium on November 14 and 15 in observance of Prematurity Awareness Month. To continue the Coalition’s efforts in providing education to families and the community, the symposium aimed to reduce preterm birth rates, increase equity and improve outcomes for premature infants through discussion of known causes, potential and evidence-based interventions, and best practices.

 

The Coalition was joined by more than 150 OB/GYN’s, pediatricians, neonatologists, family practitioners, nurses, clinical staff, case managers, and community participants to discuss topics such as caring for newborns with medical complexities, managing high risk pregnancies in the home, social determinants of health, and much more.

 

In attendance were (l-r) Florida Senator Anitere Flores’ staff, Lissette Vasquez, Senior Legislative Assistant; Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade, CEO, Manuel E. Fermin; Tiffany Lorente, District Executive Secretary for Florida Senator Anitere Flores and Jeannette Torres, Director of Programs for Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade.