Learning Objectives:
- Understand disparities in health care as it pertains to women of color.
- Understand key emotional elements that impact women of color during and post NICU discharge.
- Gain strategies to expand and strengthen communication skills.
Black NICU Mother’s Mental and Emotional Health
Faculty
Shante Nixon
Shante Nixon is a NICU Mother, Advocate, Business Professional and Founder of Connect2NICU, which launched its healthcare app in iTunes and Google Play stores in 2013 to 2018. This app was created to support parents who have babies in the neonatal intensive care unit by providing mobile access to resources that are available to them….
Dr. Chavis Patterson
Dr. Chavis Patterson, a licensed Clinical Psychologist, focuses on stressors that put children, couples, and families at risk for future difficulties. He received his degrees from the American University in Washington D.C. and completed his internship at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. Dr. Patterson works at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the Newborn/Infant…