Upcoming Events...
Dr. Sayida Peprah, Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sayida Peprah, Conference Presenter
Past Events …
December 5th & 14th, 2017
1pm-4pm
Inservice training on Historical Trauma for approximately 500 staff who provide direct service, support service and supervision of the
Home Visitation Programs for LA Best Babies Network. This program reaches approximately 20,000 pregnant and postpartum women annually in Southern California.
The Midwives Alliance of North America Annual Conference
(Dr. Sayida Peprah- 60 Minute Break Out Session)
Topic: Presentation on the newly published research by Black Women Birthing Justice "Battling Over Birth: Black Women & The Maternal Health Care Crisis in California"
Thursday October 26, 2017
6.30-8.30pm
Mills College Student Union
5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613
2017 BIRTHING JUSTICE
FORUM
&
Maternal Child Health Champion Awards Ceremony
Featuring the documentary "NO MAS BEBES/NO MORE BABIES"
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
Following the film, a discussion about birthing justice with perinatal and legal experts. Virginia Espino, Filmmaker; Ena Valladares, MPH, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice; Sayida Peprah, Psy.D., CD, Black Women Birthing Justice; Sabia Wade, CD, Certified Doula; Cordelia Hanna-Cheruiyot, MPH, CHES, ICCE, CLE, CBA, Panel Moderator; Chemin Perez, LM, CPM, Founder, Nueva Vida Parteria & Arcadia Birth Center.
"Diversity, Determinants & Disparities in Perinatal
Mental Health Conference"
Los Angeles, CA
June 19 & 20 2017
Topic: Transgenerational Trauma,
Implications for African American Maternal Health
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation & AWMNH
Community Health Promoters (Promotoras) Training Program
Los Angeles, CA
Topic: Perinatal Mood Disorders (May 3, 2017)
Topic: Cultural Sensitivity for Working with Pregnant, Birthing and Breastfeeding Mothers (June 7, 2017)
Long Beach Black
Infant Health Program (BIH)
May 5, 2017
Workshop Topic:
Transgenerational Trauma & Resilience Among Black Women in America
May 5, 2017
Workshop Topic: Transgenerational Trauma & Resilience Among Black Women in America
2017 Los Angeles Women in Leadership Symposium
March 9th, 8:30am -11:30am
Nestlé USA
The focus of this annual event is to bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders who, through the discussion of topics relevant to today’s issues will educate, inspire and encourage women to reflect on their own goals and status as they strive to advance within their organizations.
Dr. Sayida Peprah's Panel Topic: The Difference “Difference” Makes – Double Minority Leadership
2017 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative Symposium
LIFE IN THE WOMB AND ITS LASTING IMPACT
File Screening and Panel Discussion
A Film Screening and Panel Discussion for Perinatal Professionals and Parents & A Fundraiser for The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health
Date and Time: Saturday, February 18, 2017, 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm| Location: Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA.
California Black Infant Health Program (BIH) Annual
Meeting
November 15, 2016Workshop Topic: Transgenerational Trauma
& Maternal Impacts
California Black Infant Health Program (BIH) Annual Meeting
November 15, 2016Workshop Topic: Transgenerational Trauma & Maternal Impacts
CALL TO ACTION II
From Science to Action:
Reducing the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Lifelong
Health through a Collective Impact Approach
Workshop Topic: Transgenerational Trauma
Friday, June 3, 2016 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Huntington Hospital Braun Auditorium
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation & AWMNH
Community Health Promoters (Promotoras) Training Program
Los Angeles, CA
Topic: Perinatal Mood Disorders (5/6/2016)
Topic: Cultural Sensitivity for Working with Pregnant, Birthing and Breastfeeding Mothers (4/8/2016)
Protecting The MotherBaby-Dyad: Innovation in Maternity Care
California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities
Workshop: Croos-Cultural Approaches to Mother-Baby Support
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Board of Directors Member/Cultural Competency Trainer
Past Workshops: Enhancing Cross-Cultural Awareness & Communication Skills among Doula and Breastfeeding Support Trainees.
Oct 2011, July 2012, Oct 2012, Oct 2013, Oct 2014, April 2015
The National Week of the Young Child
Harlem State Office Building
Panel Topic: Cultural Factors in Parenting
April 14, 2015
The 65th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference titled
'2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda
August 27, 2014
United Nations New York Headquarters
Panel Topic: Mental Health An Invisible Disability
Harlem Book FairSaturday July 12, 2014Countee Cullen Library 104 W 136 St. NY, NY Panel Topic: Mental Health Concerns in the First 2000 Days
Mocca Moms, Inc., New York, NY
May 2014
Topic: Parenting Toddlers, Potty Training & The Family Bed
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Mocca Moms, Inc., New York, NY
November 2013
Topic: Parenting and Discipline Strategies with Toddlers
2nd Annual State Black Male/Female Relationships Conference- February 2013
Topic: Creating a Lasting Marriage… Communication, Trust, Commitment
1st Annual State Black Male/Female Relationships Conference- January 2012
Topic: Parenting in the Black Community
Topic: Creating a Lasting Marriage… Communication, Trust, Commitment
1st Annual State Black Male/Female Relationships Conference- January 2012
Topic: Parenting in the Black Community
Presentation of Clinical Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women who have Undergone Female Genital Cutting at ABPsi 2012 Convention
16th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and TraumaSeptember 11-14, 2011Topic: Poster Presentation of Clinical Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women who have Undergone Female Genital Cutting
University of California San Francisco
Global Health, M.S. Lecture Series
June 7, 2011
Topic: Presentation of Physical and Mental Consequences of Female Genital Circumcision
International Center for Traditional Childbirth 7th Annual Conference October 10, 2010
Topic: Presentation/Workshop on Clinical Considerations for Birth Professionals Working with Women who have Undergone Female Genital Cutting.
California Psychology Association of Graduate Students at
2011 California Psychology Association Convention
Topic: Poster Presentation of Clinical Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women who have Undergone Female Genital Cutting
California Association of Midwives Annual Conference 2011
'Putting the Community Back in the Midwife:
Reframing Contradictions in the Birth World'
May 20 – 22, 2011
Topic: Presentation/Workshop on Clinical Considerations for Birth Professionals Working with Women who have Undergone Female Genital Cutting
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