Statewide Perinatal Care Program

The Statewide Perinatal Care Program provides professional training, development of standards/guidelines of care, consultation to regional and primary providers and evaluation of the quality of care delivered to reduce the mortality and morbidity of infants. Through a contract with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, these services are provided to all hospitals that perform deliveries. More intensive services are directed toward the following regional centers: two tertiary care centers, and 10 secondary centers.

Mark your calendars!

What: 38th Annual Iowa Conference on Perinatal Medicine

When: April 24-25, 2012

Where: West Des Moines Marriott Hotel - A block of rooms has been reserved at the West Des Moines Marriott at the conference rate of $94/night through Tuesday, April 10th. Reservations made after that date will be double the price. To make a room reservation please call 515-457-3205 and ask for Jenna.

Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare Administrators, Allied healthcare providers

Attached is the PDF of the 2012 Perinatal Conference Brochure and listed below is the College of Medicine CME registration website where the brochure can be accessed. You may register online at the link below using a credit card.

• Conference Brochure
• Register Online

Statewide Perinatal Care History

8th Edition of the Guidelines for Perinatal Services

Iowa Hospitals with Maternity Services

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• Jeffrey Segar, MD Director
• Stephen Hunter, MD, PhD
• John Dagle, MD, PhD
• Penny Smith, BSN Neonatal Nurse
• Rachel Woodard, RNC, BSN Obstetric Nurse
• Kathy Brogden, Program Coordinator

Newsletters from the Statewide Perinatal Care Program

The statewide Perinatal care Program provides two quarterly newsletters to providers of obstetrical and newborn care.

• Progeny provides information to hospital-based staff caring for mothers and infants.
• The Iowa Perinatal Letter provides clinically-oriented information to family physicians.

For more information:

• Dr. Jeffrey L. Segar, MD
  Program Director, Neonatologist
  Department of Pediatrics
  200 Hawkins Drive
  Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1083
  (319) 356-2637

or

• Stephanie Trusty, BSN
  Iowa Department of Public Health
  321 East 12th Street
  Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
  (515) 281-4731
• You may also use the "Contact Us" page to submit questions online.