We are excited to share an opportunity for you to contribute to our 2025 Education Symposium: Postpartum Health Equity – Bridging Gaps in the Fourth Trimester, hosted by Healthy Start, Inc. Pittsburgh and the EMBRACE Maternal Health Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The symposium will take place May 28-30, 2025, in Pittsburgh, PA.
We are currently accepting abstracts for:
✔ Individual/team presentations & didactic sessions
✔ Panel discussions
✔ Workshops (interactive skill-building sessions)
✔ Poster presentations
Key Symposium Objectives:
- Center Black birthing people and birth workers through policy, practice, and advocacy.
- Advance health equity by identifying best practices and innovative solutions.
- Amplify community-driven postpartum care models.
- Foster collaboration for collective impact.
Suggested Topics Include:
- Black Maternal & Infant Health
- Community-Based Postpartum Care Models
- Mental Health, Wellness & Healing
- Breastfeeding & Infant Nutrition
- Policy, Advocacy, and Systems Change
- Dismantling Racism & Birth Equity
- Social Determinants of Health
- Innovative Research in Postpartum Care
Submission Deadline: April 7, 2025, at 5 PM
Notification of Acceptance: April 14, 2025
Submit proposals here: Proposal Submission Link