
Promoting Healthy Outcomes During Pregnancy and Beyond
the role of community and social service providers
$130.79
- Paperback
210 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2025
Summary
Empowering Birth: A Guide to Healthy Pregnancies and Beyond
This book equips home visitors and parent-facing professionals with the knowledge and tools to forge strong relationships with birthing people. It provides essential information, guidance, resources, and signposting to mitigate adverse health outcomes.
Pregnancy and birth complications affect millions, impacting physical and mental well-being, and tragically, sometimes resulting in death. Systemic bias and socioecon…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781032759685 |
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ISBN-10: | 1032759682 |
Author: | Christina Mondi-Rago, Joanne Roberts, Lindsey Sagasta, Catherine Ayoub, Lindsay Boyer, Jillian Brashear, Allison Kemner, Sondra Horowitz, Lindsay Shah, Kerry Caverly |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 210 |
Release Date: | 23 September 2025 |
Weight: | 453g |
Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
About The Author
Christina Mondi-Rago
Christina F. Mondi is Lead Researcher and Evaluator at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, USA.
Joanne Roberts is Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, USA, as well as a former home visitor.
Lindsey Sagasta is Lead Epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, USA.
Catherine Ayoub is Director of Research and Evaluation at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, USA.
Lindsey Boyer
Jillian Brashear, MPH, is a Research Coordinator at Brazelton Touchpoints Center. As part of the research and evaluation team, she supports community-based research projects focused on improving health outcomes and program quality from the perinatal period through early childhood. With a background in epidemiology and maternal and child health, she is passionate about the intersection of data and storytelling to address the social determinants of health affecting families and communities.
Allison Kemner is Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President at the Parents as Teachers National Center, USA.
Sondra Horowitz is Senior Director of Quality Improvement at the Parents as Teachers National Center, USA.
Lindsey Shah, MSW, LCSW is the Director of Content and Curricula at Parents as Teachers National Center. Her work focuses on providing high quality, research-based information, strategies, and tools to support family engagement and home visiting professionals across the county. She is the lead author on Parents as Teachers publication Engaged: Building Intentional Partnerships with Families.
Kerry Caverly is Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at the Parents as Teachers National Center, USA.
Abigail Edwards holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Behavioral Science and Health Education/Epidemiology and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health/Bioethics and Health Studies from Saint Louis University. She is Certified in Public Health (CPH) and currently serves as Research and Data Specialist at Parents as Teachers National Center where she helps guide the organization’s research and learning initiatives including a project integrating doula services within the evidence-based home visiting model.
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