ILLINOIS PREMATURE INFANT
HEALTH NETWORK

 

The Illinois Premature Infant Health Network (IPIHN) brings together physicians, hospitals and community and health organizations to increase quality health care access for premature infants and their families in Illinois.

As increased premature births affect more and more families, especially those with lower incomes, IPIHN is examining the resources available to families once they leave the NICU. In their lifetimes, premature infants in Illinois face an increased risk of, among other issues, serious developmental problems, vision and hearing impairment, and chronic respiratory disease.

Currently we have 2 committees operating: with bi-monthly conference calls

• State Policy

• Continuity of Care
   

The next full meeting of the Illinois Premature Infant Health Network will be on
September 20, 2010 at NorthShore Hospital in Evanston


Please contact Sara Howard at 312-491-8161 x32 for more information.

To become an IPIHN member please click here for a membership form.

In 2009, the IPIHN Network collaborated with the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to survey 23 Illinois facilities with Level III neonatal intensive care units. You may download the findings from the survey here.

For more information about policy and advocacy regarding premature infants please visit Preemie Voices.

In 2009 a Prematurity Summit was held in Illinois to consider the issues of continuity of care for premature infants. For a full summary of the summit’s findings click here.

ilmaternal@ilmaternal.org

Tel: 312.491.8161

Fax: 312.491.8171
 

Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition

1256 W. Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL 60642

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