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About the Webinar
This webinar featured an overview of the recommended vaccines for pregnant people and their benefits, discussions on how doulas can incorporate vaccine education in their prenatal care, the doula’s important role in sharing resources, evidence-based information, and ways of dispelling myths.
Join our speakers as they discuss vaccines and other tools that can keep pregnant people safer this respiratory season.
Learning Objectives
- Have a greater understanding of the recommended maternal vaccines
- Equip doulas with the patient educational resources regarding maternal vaccines
- Incorporate practical tools to discuss immunization education into your practice
This Resource was supported by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a part of a financial assistance award totaling $375,000 with 100 percent funded by ACOG and CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Ashanda Saint Jean, MD, FACOG
Ashanda Saint Jean, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified ob-gyn with extensive experience in New York City where she focuses on providing quality care to underrepresented and racial and ethnic minority women. Dr. Saint Jean is chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at HealthAlliance of Hudson Valley/Westchester Medical Center Health Network and clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at New York Medical College. She is committed to women’s health issues, racial disparities, health equity and inclusion, maternal health safety and policies, adolescent pregnancy, and telemedicine in maternal health. Dr. Saint Jean is a physician member of the New York State Coalition for Doula Access and contributor to the New York City Department of Health Hospital Doula-Friendliness Guidebook.
Averjill Rookwood-Lacey
With over two decades of leadership experience in employer benefits within national hospital systems and consulting for Fortune 100 companies, Averjill Rookwood-Lacey brings a wealth of knowledge to the doula landscape. Rookwood-Lacey, known as the Corporate Doula®, is a dedicated doula with extensive training in fertility, birth, and postpartum care. Compassion, cultural sensitivity, evidence-based care, and advocacy form the foundation of her approach to both her bedside doula care and the cocreation of the health care facility focused Doula Friendly® Initiative. Alongside her advocacy for hospital integration of doula care, Rookwood-Lacey is deeply committed to improving maternal and infant health at the community level.
Teri Nava-Anderson, PhD, BDT/PDT(DONA)
Teri Nava-Anderson, PhD, is an historian, birth and postpartum doula trainer, and childbirth and lactation educator. Dr. Nava-Anderson currently serves as the director of certification with DONA International, an education- and advocacy-focused organization for doula professionals, and as the board president of the Mt. Diablo Doula Community. She has also served on the California Department of Health Care Services Doula Implementation Stakeholder Workgroup, ensuring that Medi-Cal members have access to doula services, and on the California Pregnancy-Related Mortality Review Committee. She resides in the San Francisco–Oakland Bay area.