2026 Maternal & Child Health Conference

BHSC is organizing the 3rd Annual Maternal and Child Health Conference for 2026. It aims to educate professionals serving mothers and babies
About this Event

Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Info: Nicole Deggins, CNM, MSN, MPH, Emcee

& Monica Figueroa King, MA, CEO, Broward Healthy Start Coalition

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Address

Info: Shawnee Benton Gibson, National Maternal & Child Health Advocate Featured in the Emmy-Nominated Documentary Aftershock

🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Breakout Session I

Info: Clinical Track: More Than a Smile: How Oral Health Shapes Pregnancy Outcomes”,

Behavioral Track: “Breaking the Silence: Men’s Mental Health in the Perinatal Journey”,

Engagement Track: “What We Say Matters: Elevating Conversations in Clinical Care”

🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibitor Hall & Networking
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch & Award Ceremony
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Break
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Breakout Session II

Info: Clinical Track: “Stronger Together: Transforming Care Through Group
Prenatal Models”,

Behavioral Track: Maternal Stress: “The Stress Equation: Maternal Wellbeing, Birth Outcomes, and Infant Mental Health”,

Engagement Track: “Peer Power: Turning Lived Experience into Community
Impact”

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Coffee Break
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
General Session

Info: Table Talk: “The Village Approach to Maternal Health Outcomes”

Dr. Tim DeSantis,
Dr. Vargabi Ghei,
Sulaya Williams,
Samantha Rooney,
Amanda Lopez ,
Eric “Progress” Thomas,
Nicole Morin

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Conference Evaluation