Series date: 
09/18/2025 - 12:00pm EDT to 07/31/2026 - 3:00pm EDT

The Maternal and Infant Health ECHO is designed to equip healthcare providers, clinicians, and perinatal service professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. This ECHO focuses on evidence-based practices, emerging trends, and comprehensive care strategies to enhance the quality of perinatal services. Our program covers critical topics such as prenatal and postpartum care, maternal mental health, breastfeeding support, perinatal complications, health equity in maternity care, and infant development.

Learning Objectives: 

- Apply evidence-based strategies for prenatal and postpartum care to improve maternal and infant health outcomes across the perinatal continuum.

- Assess maternal mental health concerns and identify appropriate screening, referral, and management approaches to support optimal maternal well-being

- Evaluate common perinatal complications and select appropriate clinical interventions and care coordination strategies to enhance patient safety and outcomes.

- Integrate best practices in breastfeeding support, infant development, and health equity into perinatal care to promote high-quality, patient-centered services for diverse populations.

Accreditation: 

Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Educationto provide continuing medical education for physicians. ​​

The Morehouse School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRACategory1 credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ​

Sessions

Session Date
Perinatal Substance Abuse Use 09/25/2025 - 12:00pm EDT to 10/03/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
Understanding Doulas Through History, Healing, and Harmony 10/16/2025 - 9:00am EDT to 10/23/2025 - 9:00pm EDT
Reclaiming Your Power After Birth: A journey to rediscover the woman within the mother 11/20/2025 - 9:00am EST to 11/27/2025 - 9:00pm EST
Managing Mature Pregnancies 12/18/2025 - 9:00am EST to 12/25/2025 - 9:00pm EST
Obesity and Pregnancy 01/15/2026 - 9:00am EST to 01/23/2026 - 9:00am EST
It's Not Just the Baby Blues: Understanding Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders 02/19/2026 - 9:00am EST to 02/20/2026 - 9:00am EST
It Starts With Us: Examining Maternal Mortality Through Data, Lived Experiences, and Self-Reflection 03/19/2026 - 9:00am EDT to 03/20/2026 - 9:00am EDT
Basics of Prenatal Genetics 04/16/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Outcomes of Mothers and Newborns to Prenatal Exposure to Kratom: a Systematic Review 05/21/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Bridging the Gap: Serving Fathers to Improve Childhood Outcomes 06/18/2026 - 12:00am EDT to 06/20/2026 - 11:59pm EDT