Conference Schedule

Monday, September 22, 2025          

7-8 a.m. View exhibits/Breakfast

8-8:15 a.m. Welcome by President Kayla Beardt

8:15-9:15 a.m. Magnesium and Betamethasone: When, Why, How? Maria Schmoll, MD

9:15-10:15 a.m. Enhancing Outcomes Through Doula Support: How Doulas Strengthen Perinatal Teams Kelsie Thomas, CD(DONA) and Renee Forred, CD(CPI), CLC, HBCE

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Navigating Pregnancy with Support for Mom and Partners Sanford Mom2Be

11:45 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided

1:00 -2:00 p.m. Maternal Deserts Kim McKay, MD

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. WIC: Supporting Breastfeeding Across South Dakota Megan Hlavacek

3:00- 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30-4:30 p.m. Immersion with Intention: Where Gentle Birth Meets Evidence-Based Practice. A Review of Current Evidence, Clinical Guidelines and Implementation Strategies for Waterbirth Erin Vande Lune, CNM

4:30-5:30 p.m. Better Postpartum Lynsey Ward, LPC, MA, NCC

6:00 p.m. Social                            

7 Contact hours   

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. View exhibits /Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Buzzword in Today’s Environment is Workplace Violence Brian Bleiner

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pelvic Floor Information Kelly Hoover, PT

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Maternal/Neonatal Case Study Katie Anderson, MD, Michael McNamara, MD and Charisse Ortmann-Brockmueller, MSN, APRN-CNP

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Box Lunch Provided

12:00 -1:00 p.m. Extremely Low Birthweight Infants - Improvements in Care Lucinda Weaver, MD

1:00-2:00 p.m. Perinatal Loss & Help Grieving Eric and Melissa Rineard, RN

2:00-3:00 p.m. Every Mother, Every Baby: Understanding Health Challenges in South Dakota SDOH

3:00 p.m. Conclusion / Announcements

6 Contact Hours