Collaborative Frontiers in Maternal and Newborn Health: Promising Practices and Diverging Views
Maimonides Medical Center and its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Division of Newborn Medicine proudly present the 2026 Maimonides Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Reduction Symposium: Collaborative Frontiers in Maternal and Newborn Health: Promising Practices and Diverging Views.
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Time: 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Location:
Maimonides Medical Center
Schreiber Auditorium, Administration Building, 2nd Floor
4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
CME credit: To be confirmed
Registration: No registration fee, but advance registration is required
This free symposium, now in its fourth year, has become a flagship educational event for the maternal and newborn health community, convening obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatricians, nurses, and allied health professionals from across New York State. The program pairs morning lectures with afternoon roundtable discussions, creating space for both expert instruction and candid, multidisciplinary dialogue.
This year’s agenda reflects the breadth of the field and the evolving debates within it. Sessions will explore periviability and the limits of newborn viability, advances in prenatal and neonatal genetics, developments in IVF and fertility care, endoscopic approaches to craniosynostosis as an alternative to traditional open surgery, and surgical techniques for uterine closure aimed at preventing future placenta accreta spectrum. True to its title, the symposium emphasizes not only promising practices but also the areas where evidence and expert opinion diverge, equipping clinicians to navigate complexity in real-world care.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Apply current evidence-based practices and emerging research in maternal and neonatal morbidity reduction to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns.
- Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams, sharing insights and strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity through a collective approach.
- Evaluate areas of clinical uncertainty and diverging expert opinion, and apply quality improvement initiatives to strengthen care delivery.
2026 program details
Confirmed speakers include Dr. Marilyn A. Kacica, Dr. Elvira Parravicini, Dr. Ganga Krishnamurthy, Dr. Itamar Futterman, Dr. Tirtza S. Strauss, Dr. Sanjivan Patel, Dr. Jessica Li, and Dr. Clarel Antoine. Full 2026 program details are still to be confirmed, but will be updated here as soon as they are available.
Who should attend
This conference is designed with the following audiences in mind:
- Clinicians
- Trainees
- Nurses
- Allied perinatal staff
Funding statement
This event is funded in part by the New York State Department of Health through the Regional Perinatal Center Grant Program.
This activity is not commercially supported.
Continuing education accreditation and credit designation statement
Maimonides Medical Center is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Maimonides Medical Center designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of (credits to be determined) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure statements
Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any ineligible companies they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.
The opinions, results, findings, and/or interpretations are those of the Regional Perinatal Center and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health.
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Contact us
For more information, please contact Laiz Darwich, Regional Perinatal Center Coordinator, Maimonides Department of Pediatrics:
Call: 718-283-7149
Email: LDarwich@maimo.org