National Perinatal Association

Celebrating 40 years

Honoring the past.

Embracing the future.

Your contributions support and sustain us as we educate, advocate, and integrate.

Join us as we improve perinatal care... together.

2019 Conference

Join Us in Providence, Rhode Island

Wednesday, April 3 - Friday, 5, 2019

Improving Access to Perinatal Care:

Confronting Disparities and Inequities in Maternal-Infant Health

WEBINARS

Free Webinars in November and December

Worldwide Webinar Series on Prematurity Awareness

with Preemie Parents from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Gambia, Ireland

Brought to you by NPA's Family Advocacy Network (FAN) in collaboration with the Preemie Parent Alliance (PPA).

BECOME A MEMBER and attend the all the webinars in our series for free.

PUBLICATIONS

We are proud to share NPA's most recent publications:

Position Statement on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Neonatology Today

State-of-the-Art article in the Journal of Perinatology, The Neonatal Intensive Parenting Unit: An Introduction

State-of-the-Art article in the Journal of Perinatology, Trauma-Informed Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Promoting Safety, Security, and Connectedness by Sue Hall and Marilyn Sanders

Special Feature in the Journal of Perinatology, Creation of interdisciplinary guidelines for care of women presenting to the emergency department with pregnancy loss by Anita Catlin. Read the guidelines.

National Perinatal Association 2018 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline: An Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Neonatology Today

Special Issue of the Journal of Perinatology Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU Parents

MEMBER BENEFITS

NPA members can subscribe to the Journal of Perinatology at the discounted rate of $75 (retail $195) .

NPA MEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT: $45 for students and parents $75 for professionals.

ADVOCACY

NPA Submits a Letter to the FDA -This April the National Perinatal Association submitted a statement to the Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee and the Pediatric Advisory Committee of the FDA in support of new innovations in treatment for infants with hyperbilirubemia . Read our statement here.

The Development of New Pharmacological Therapies for Infants - The National Perinatal Association’s Position of Support for Senate Bill S.2041 - Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016 by Sue Hall, MD; Raylene Phillips, MD; Vincent C. Smith, MD; Cris Glick, MD; Mitchell Goldstein, MD; T. Allen Merritt, MD

Free Resources

Late Preterm Infants

Access the Multidisciplinary Guidelines for the Care of Late Preterm Infants

Read the original publication in Journal of Perinatology 2013 Jul; 33(Suppl 2).

Perinatal Substance Use and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal

See all of NPA's resources on perinatal substance use.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Guidelines

NEW 2018 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Guidelines can be accessed at Neonatology Today

The National Perinatal Association has recently revised the guidelines for the prevention and treatment of RSV in babies born prematurely who are at risk for the more serious consequences of RSV.

Learn more about protecting fragile infants from RSV.

Parent Support

See our resources for promoting the psychosocial support of NICU families and staff, including a Free Download of our booklet, Starting and Sustaining a Peer Support Program for NICU Parents when you visit support4NICUparents.org.