A1 Special Session: Pregnancy-Related Behaviors and Experiences in 2005: Findings from PRAMS

Current Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2000-2005
Hollie Clark, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Association Between Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Duration: A Comparison of Black and White Women in South Carolina
Mirela Dobre
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Is Awareness of Folic Acid Enough to Affect Routine Multivitamin Use?
Dionka Pierce
Louisiana Office of Public Health Validation of PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) Gestational Diabetes Data
Joan Ware
Women’s Health Council, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

A2 Workshop: Research Informing Practice: Promoting Health Behavior Change Among Latinas through Culturally Appropriate Materials and Programs

Workshop: Research Informing Practice: Promoting Health Behavior Change Among Latinas through Culturally Appropriate Materials and Programs
Leslie deRosset, MPH, Alina Flores, Elizabeth Jensen
North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign/March of Dimes North Carolina Chapter, Centers for Disease Control

A3 Using the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs: Practical Applications in SAS and SUDAAN

Using the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs: Practical Applications in SAS and SUDAAN
Stephen Blumberg, PhD
Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, Oregon Health and Science University

A4 Breastfeeding: Initiation, Acculturation and Disparities

The Effect of Method of Delivery on Breastfeeding Initiation
Cassandre Larrieux
Michigan Department of Community Health Acculturation and Decreased Breastfeeding Among Hispanic Women: An Analysis of Data From the 2000-2001 Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Kenneth D. Rosenberg, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University Infant Feeding Choices and the Media: The Effects of a Breastfeeding Promotional Campaign for WIC Clients in Rural Texas
Kayan Lewis
Texas Department of State Health Services, Division of Family and Community Health Services, Office of Title V and Family Health Reasons Why Women Do Not Breastfeed: A Southeastern State Study
Chinelo A Ogbuanu, MBBS, MPH
Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Population Disparities in Breastfeeding in the U.S.: Key Theoretical and Methodological Issues for Research
Candice M Belanoff, MPH
Harvard School of Public Health

A5 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: Assessing Trends

California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review: From Surveillance to Quality Improvement
Amy Godecker
California Dept of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health/Office of Family Planning Branch A Review of Maternal Mortality in Louisiana, 2000-2004
Folorunso Akintan
DHH/OPH/MCH Louisiana The Maternity Experiences Survey of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System
Beverly Chalmers
Public Health Agency of Canada, Maternity Experiences Study Group

A6 Workshop: Advancing the Science and Practice of MCH Linked Data Systems

Statewide Bio-Resource for Research and Quality Improvement of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Programs of California
Shabbir Ahmad
California Department of Public Health Fetal Death Certificates as a Source of Surveillance Data for Stillbirths with Defects
Wes Duke
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/NCBDDD Repeat Preterm Births: Identification of At-Risk Pregnancies May Allow Interventions for Prevention
Rodney Wise
Louisiana Office of Public Health Population-Based Prevalence and Characteristics of Children with Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders- Massachusetts
Susan Manning
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Trends in Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Massachusetts
Karen Clements
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

A7 Updates from the 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care

Updates from the 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care
Samuel F. Posner, PhD
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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B1 Special Session: Public Health Implications of Sickle Cell Disease on Maternal and Child Health

Special Session: Public Health Implications of Sickle Cell Disease on Maternal and Child Health
Peter Lane, MD
The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University School of Medicine

B2 Workshop: Women's and Infants' Health Data in the National Survey of Family Growth

Workshop: Women's and Infants' Health Data in the National Survey of Family Growth
Anjani Chandra, PhD
CDC/NCHS/Division of Vital Statistics

B3 At the Crossroads of MCH and Chronic Disease: The Case of Gestational Diabetes

A Lifestyle Intervention of Weight Gain Restriction: Medical Nutrition Therapy and Exercise in Obese Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Rosemary B Catanzaro, MS, RD
Saint Louis University, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Mothers at Increased Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Massachusetts
Isabel A Caceres, MMath
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Examination of Risk Factors Associated with Increasing Incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Stephanie Gruss, PhD, MSW
Virginia Department of Health Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Oregon
Monica Hunsberger, MPH, RD, PhD
Oregon Health Science University

B4 Domestic and International Challenges in Contraception and Obstetrical Care

Preventing Postpartum hemorrhage at Homebirth in Indonesia, Nepal and Afghanistan
Harshadkumar C Sanghvi, MD
JHPIEGO Persistent Cesarean Delivery Risk Among Florida Women: Who's Next?
Dave Goodman, MS, PhD
Florida Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services Maternal Deaths Due to Mid-Trimester Chorioamnionitis: Massachusetts, 1998-2004
Hafsatou Diop, MD, MPH
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Trends in Method of Delivery and Neonatal Complications in New Jersey for 1997-2005
Neetu J Jain, BHMS, MPH
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Does Displacement Affect Use of Efficacious Contraception in Colombia? Results from the Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women
Kerry A Thomson, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health

B5 Preconception Health: Is It All About Risks?

Are Women Intending a Pregnancy Healthier than Women not Intending a Pregnancy?
Pamela K Xaverius, PhD
St. Louis University, School of Medicine Preconception Behaviors and Health Status Among Women who Recently Gave Birth to a Live Infant: Results from 26 PRAMS States, 2004
Denise D’Angelo, MPH
Science Applications International Corporation Maternal Obesity and Risk of Infant Death Based on Florida Birth Records for 2004
Daniel R Thompson, BS, MPH
Florida Department of Health Descriptive Study of Behavioral Risk Factors for Women of Childbearing Age in the State of Delaware with Recurrent Poor Birth Outcomes (1989-2003)
Hashini R. Seneviratne, BA, MPA Candidate
Delaware Division of Public Health Disparate Health Risks by Reproductive Status
Leigh Tenkku, PhD
St. Louis University

B6 Disparities: Challenges in an Unequal World

The Impact of SCHIP on Racial Disparities in Medicaid Enrollment and Prenatal Care Initiation Among Pregnant Teens in Florida and Georgia
Tzy-Mey Kuo, PhD
RTI International Children’s Health Care Access Among Immigrant Families: a Comparison of Six States
Stella Yu, ScD, MPH
MCHB Reducing Health Disparities in Birth Outcomes to Low Income Mothers: A WIC Data Linkage Project
Ingrid M Morton, MS
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Caste and Maternal Healthcare Utilization Disparities among Rural Hindu Women in Uttar Pradesh, India
Ekta Saroha, MA
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health Why do Spanish Speaking Hispanic Children Use Fewer Prescription Medications Than Other Children?
Byron A Foster, BS
Oregon Health & Science University