More about APN's history

The Association of Perinatal Networks of New York (APN) is an incorporated organization of the original and currently funded Comprehensive Prenatal Perinatal Services Networks. The intent in forming the APN was to broaden awareness of the continuing need to address and improve maternal and child health services and outcomes in New York State, and to broaden the awareness of the improvements in perinatal health that have been evidenced in the regions of the state covered by perinatal networks. The Networks attribute the improvements to the increased coordination of services and collaboration among providers that is promoted through the perinatal network concept 

The APN was established as an informal association in 1997 and incorporated in 2002 for the purpose of advancing at the state level, the benefits many NYS communities have experienced as a result of the individual perinatal networks. The intent in forming the Association was to broaden the awareness of the continuing perinatal health needs in New York State and acknowledge the improvements in maternal and child health. These changes have been evidenced across the state, especially in the regions covered by the Perinatal Networks.

Over the past 25 years, the Association has:

• partnered with New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Women's Health to facilitate two statewide symposiums on perinatal health,
• led the research and production of the  "Charting A Course for Perinatal Health in New York State - A Framework for Strategic Planning", which was shared with every county health department for use with their community health improvement plans,
• initiated the first state-wide coordinated training of medical and community health care professionals on postpartum depression,
• hosted annual educational programs for New York State legislators to raise awareness of maternal and child health issues and the importance of various legislation and programs,
• partnered with the March of Dimes to lead a New York State initiative to reduce birth defects through a Folic Acid awareness campaign over a three year period,
• conducted two series of consumer focus groups on behalf of the NYS Dept. of Health to assess consumer awareness, utilization, satisfaction and recommendations for the state’s health care system for women and children,
• co-sponsor for the annual New York State Perinatal Association’s Perinatal Partnership conferences since 2003,
• hosted invitational meetings with other key perinatal stakeholder organizations to identify collaborative initiatives and joint advocacy for improving perinatal health services,
• provide a forum through which the existing perinatal networks and other perinatal-focused programs come together to discuss and implement strategies for improving the management and programmatic infrastructure of their individual organizations and programming to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes.

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