Asian and Latinx Birth Outcomes within the AABC Perinatal Data Registry 2007-2021
research panel
DATE: Friday, October 13th
TIME: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
FACULTY: Amy Goh, MPhil, MSN, CNM, FACNM & Anna Nguyen, MPH & Nia Johnson, BS, MPH
Little is known about Asian and Latinx perinatal outcomes amongst midwifery-led models of care. The purpose of the study was to present clinical and sociodemographic outcomes data on Asian and Latinx who have birthed within AABC Perinatal Data Registry participant sites between 2007 and 2021. This panel demonstrates the work of the AABC Research Committee Diversity in Action program in collaboration with Frontier Nursing Universities Professional Outreach and Mentorship Program and the University of Arizona School of Epidemiology. Asian and Hispanic researchers present the research findings and lead dialogue with participants regarding clinical and health policy implications. Attendees will leave with a framework for discussing health disparities and the role of the midwifery-led birth center model of care in the path towards equity. Attendees who contribute to the AABC Perinatal Data Registry will experience a return on investment while those with interest in beginning to contribute will leave understanding next steps for getting started.
Faculty
Amy Goh, MPhil, MSN, CNM, FACNM
Amy (she/her) completed her midwifery studies in 2011 and has worked as a full-scope midwife in a variety of settings from birth center to large academic teaching hospitals in the Boston area. She is currently pursing a PhD at Boston College and works as a per diem midwife at Cambridge Health Alliance. Amy is on AABC’s Board of Directors and is the recipient of an AABC Foundation Grant to complete a study on Asian American birth outcomes using the Perinatal Data Registry. She is on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission. She is Adjunct Faculty at Thomas Jefferson University’s midwifery program, a CHEEA Health Equity Fellow and former Duke-Johnson and Johnson Nurse Leadership Fellow. Prior to her midwifery career, Amy worked internationally including as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde. She focused her MPhil thesis on the politics of reproductive health in Brazil.
Anna Nguyen, MPH
Anna is an MPH student with a concentration emphasis in Epidemiology at the University of Arizona. She earned her Bachelor degree in Microbiology from Arizona State University in 2020. She works as a microbiologist specializing in bacteriology. Her background in microbiology enables her to identify environmental bacteria in milk processing plants as well as culture mastitis-causing pathogens in bovine and implement preventive measures. This passion for disease prevention set her on the path of epidemiology and public health. She is interested in expanding this background into maternal and global health to prevent disease in humans and promote better healthcare.
Nia Johnson, BS, MPH
Nia Johnson is a Mexican American MPH graduate student studying Applied Epidemiology at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Currently, she is performing her capstone project at the AABC Perinatal Data Registry on Hispanic and Latino birth outcomes.
