Building Local Partnerships for Maternal Infant Health Advocacy

Background: Although the AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine has prioritized advocacy as a mission goal, neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellow trainees have limited opportunities for local advocacy due to their rigorous clinical and research requirements and difficulty translating neonatology intensive care training goals into advocacy efforts. However, as general pediatricians and experts in caring for neonates, trainees are in a unique position to lead outreach projects focused on mothers and …