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Establishing A Pediatric Prenatal Visit At The Health Center (Thc) In Plainfield, Vt, Katherine Price
Establishing A Pediatric Prenatal Visit At The Health Center (Thc) In Plainfield, Vt, Katherine Price
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The AAP has long recommended a prenatal visit as part of the continuum of well-child care. However, this visit is underutilized by new families. Most prenatal education focuses on labor and childbirth with little to no information about parenting and the postpartum period. The PRAMS VT Survey 2012-2014 identified “a class for new parents (parenting, not childbirth)” as a requested resource by respondents. The pediatric prenatal visit provides infant care guidance and can connect families with community organizations that provide postpartum education. The Health Center (THC) does not currently have an established pediatric prenatal visit for expecting parents.
Postpartum Contraception Education, Erin E. Hunt
Postpartum Contraception Education, Erin E. Hunt
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The current standard of practice for postpartum contraception in Plattsburgh, NY, as well as much of the United States, is initiation of contraception at the standard 6 week postpartum visit. However, many women may be better suited for immediate postpartum contraception while still hospitalized in labor and delivery. Long acting reversible birth control (LARC), including hormonal IUDs, copper IUDs, and progesterone implants, were the contraception types focused on in this project. Family medicine residents at CVPH reported low confidence in postpartum contraception as a whole. Furthermore, they reported limited knowledge on immediate postpartum contraception. The primary aim of this project …