Welcome

It is with great pleasure that the Perinatal Nursing Advisory Council invites you to join us for the 35th Annual Perinatal Nursing Conference. The volunteers serving on this council work year round to identify cutting edge topics and expert speakers.
Nursing is an honored profession and the March of Dimes embraces the opportunity to support professional development efforts. We encourage you to attend and support this March of Dimes program as we all work to protect our most precious resources—babies.
—The Perinatal Nursing Advisory Council—

Who We Are
The March of Dimes is a champion for all babies—those born healthy and those who need our help to survive and thrive. They are the millions of reasons behind our urgent mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality by:

	Fighting for health insurance for all pregnant women and children
	Pushing for newborn screening that could save lives and prevent mental retardation
	Providing comfort and information to families with a newborn in intensive care
	Supporting Nobel Prize®—winning research offering hope for preventions and solutions for babies born too soon or with birth defects

March of Dimes carries out its mission in the name of babies, moms, and families everywhere. One day, every family will know the joy of a healthy baby.
Until then, there is the March of Dimes.

Conference Objectives
The goal of this 2-day program is to address significant and challenging areas of perinatal nursing practice. Upon course completion, the experienced professional will be better able to:

	Describe current trends and recent clinical advances which are significant to perinatal nursing practice.
	Explore societal and professional issues challenging the delivery of perinatal healthcare today.
	Discuss nursing research relevant to the comprehensive care of the childbearing family.

Who Should Attend?
Nurses, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Managers, Childbirth Educators, Lactation Consultants, Health Educators, Genetic Counselors, and Public Health Nurses!

Accreditation
Nurses: This activity has been submitted to Illinois Nurses Association Approver Unit for approval to award contact hours. Illinois Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurse Midwives: An application for contact hours will be submitted to the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Lactation Consultants: An application for contact hours will be submitted to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE).

March of Dimes Nursing Modules
Earn up to 5.3 additional contact hours!
In an effort to provide you more contact hours at an affordable rate, March of Dimes Nursing Modules have been added to the agenda! You will find the titles of the pre-selected modules in the M Sessions. You will also keep the module of your choice to share with your peers! Be sure to register by January 25th to receive your module pre-course work in the mail!

Session Tracking Assistant
Please find the indicators below next to each session in the following agenda. This is to assist in distinguishing which sessions best fit your educational needs! Please note that these are general guidelines. Many sessions apply to multiple areas.

	High Risk Newborn
	Public Health
	L&D/Mother Baby
	Lactation

Perinatal Nursing Advisory COuncil

Healthy Moms and
Healthy Babies 2010

February 11–12, 2010
Doubletree Hotel
Oak Brook, IL

Our Green Initiative In an effort to conserve resources and protect the environment we have gone green! This year our brochure is shorter and registrations will be submitted online. All confirmations will be emailed. Full session descriptions are available online. Speaker presentations will be available for download prior to the conference. Special links will be provided to those attendees who have registered. For more information contact Veronica Arboleda We thank you for your support as we go green!