This mini-series will focus on emerging health threats facing pregnant women and infants.

The mini-series is part of our project, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Strengthening Nurse Practitioner Education on Emerging Health Threats for Newborns and Infants.

In this podcast mini-series, our host and clinical advisor for this project, Dr. Jodiey Bondurant, will explore case examples of emerging infectious threats in the care of newborns and infants, through conversations with NAPNAP member experts. Dr. Bondurant currently works in a family birth center managing newborns. Her background is in pediatric emergency, inpatient, and urgent care settings. In her current PNP role, Dr. Bondurant has cared for infants with congenital syphilis, HSV, hepatitis B, early and late-onset sepsis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. She is the medical director for a pregnancy clinic and has helped develop their STI screening and treatment policies.

Our guest for this episode is Jennifer Joyner, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC. Dr. Joyner has developed a wealth of clinical expertise in infectious diseases specific to neonatal care. She works in the 3rd largest delivering hospital in the state of Texas which sees just under 10,000 births a year, giving her a vast clinical perspective to draw from. Throughout her career, Dr. Joyner has demonstrated a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes for vulnerable populations. Dr. Joyner’s involvement in global health work has broadened her perspective on healthcare delivery and reinforced her dedication to addressing health disparities.

Join us for pediatric-focused conversations about congenital syphilis, perinatal hepatitis C, congenital CMV and more as we discuss these important threats to maternal and infant health.