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NPA is different. So our conference is different.
We bring together people who are interested in perinatal care to share, to listen, and to learn from each other.
Unlike some professional meetings, ours is truly interdisciplinary. Because we believe we are at our best when we are working together.
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We are healthcare providers, parents & caregivers, birth workers, mental health professionals, educators, advocates, and community members - all driven by our desire to support and advocate for babies and families.
The National Perinatal Association's annual interdisciplinary conference is a unique opportunity to
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meet with colleagues from across the perinatal continuum of care
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hear diverse perspectives
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imagine new models for delivering respectful, empowering, person-centered, trauma-responsive care
JOIN US.
Let's learn together.
Meet our KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
Tony Ma -- technologist, researcher, and health advocate
-- is on a mission to democratize health care.
Given how it began,
Tony Ma’s life could have taken a very different trajectory.
By his estimation, he nearly died four times
before he was seven years old.
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The second came as his family fled post-War Vietnam and was forced to switch boats shortly before their departure. The boat they were meant to take sank at sea with no survivors.
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The fourth time was when he contracted tuberculosis in the refugee camp as his family sought asylum in the U.S.
​Those four moments taught him one thing:
Life often depends on whether the right help reaches the right person at the right moment.
Once they arrived in the United States, his family faced severe socioeconomic hardships, including a lack of health insurance, language barriers, and discriminatory housing.
His family’s struggle to navigate the complex American healthcare system as immigrants ultimately inspired his career in digital health disparities research.
Whether he is collaborating to create care platforms that link mothers in recovery to helpful resources, support, care coordination, and services or connecting postpartum patients with mental health support that extends beyond the clinic visit, Tony believes in translating community-engaged research into culturally-responsive care.
His guiding principle is,
“Research should be done by the people, with the people, and for the people we serve.”
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Wednesday, March 3
Thursday, March 4
Friday, March 5
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2027
in St. Louis, Missouri
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objectives
Our 2027 Learning Objectives:
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Examine the evolving digital information ecosystem in perinatal care.
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Evaluate the role of artificial intelligence in clinical care and patient education.
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Promote “intelligence amplification” through human–technology collaboration.
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Address equity and access in the digital health landscape.
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Build partnerships between healthcare systems, technologists, and families.​​​​​
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An invitation to submit for publication in a SPECIAL ISSUE
of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Advances in Maternal and Family Mental Health: Relational, Clinical, and Systemic Approaches Across the Reproductive and Perinatal Spectrum
Guest Editors:
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Pamela A. Geller, PhD
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Victoria Grunberg, PhD
Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2026.
DOWNLOAD a flyer.
This Special Issue highlights emerging research, clinical innovations, and systemic strategies addressing mental health across the reproductive and perinatal spectrum.
We invite submissions that examine maternal and family mental health in the context of infertility, fertility treatment, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, postpartum experiences, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalizations.
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