Episode 43

E043: Extreme Heat and Its Effects on Perinatal Health: An Update

Published on: 8th July, 2022

Dr. Rolanda Lister, the TIPQC Officer for Health Equity and Dr. Adelle Monteblanco, Assistant Professor of sociology at Middle Tennessee State university provided more information on the effects of extreme heat on perinatal health.

For more information or to volunteer visit:

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/mayor/sustainability-resilience-environment/nashville-heat-mapping 

https://heatequity.utk.edu/knoxville-heat-map/

No content or comments made in any TIPQC Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Podcast is intended to be comprehensive or medical advice. Neither healthcare providers nor patients should rely on TIPQC’s Podcasts in determining the best practices for any particular patient.  Additionally, standards and practices in medicine change as new information and data become available and the individual medical professional should consult a variety of sources in making clinical decisions for individual patients. TIPQC undertakes no duty to update or revise any particular Podcast. It is the responsibility of the treating physician or health care professional, relying on independent experience and knowledge of the patient, to determine appropriate treatment.  

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Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Tennessee
Doctors and guests discuss racial disparities, addiction and more in pregnancy and infant birth.
The Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) presents Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Tennessee. This podcast is a discussion with medical providers and other industry experts on all aspects of perinatal health. We will focus primarily on racial disparities and the current opioid crisis effecting moms and babies across our state.

Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) seeks to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants in Tennessee by engaging key stakeholders in a perinatal quality collaborative that will identify opportunities to optimize maternal and infant outcomes and implement data-driven provider- and community-based performance improvement initiatives. Visit www.tipqc.org for more information on our improvement work in Tennessee.

No content or comments made in any TIPQC Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Tennessee Podcast is intended to be comprehensive or medical advice. Neither healthcare providers nor patients should rely on TIPQC’s Podcasts in determining the best practices for any particular patient. Additionally, standards and practices in medicine change as new information and data become available and the individual medical professional should consult a variety of sources in making clinical decisions for individual patients. TIPQC undertakes no duty to update or revise any particular Podcast. It is the responsibility of the treating physician or health care professional, relying on independent experience and knowledge of the patient, to determine appropriate treatment.

TIPQC is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee. This podcast is brought to you through a cooperative agreement with the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM).

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