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Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS, FACOG 2017 Winner Louis M. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award

February 26, 2017

Jessica was cited for her years of support for midwifery practice, not only at the local level at the Yale School of Medicine, the Yale-New Haven Hospital System and the Connecticut Women’s Health community, but through her national work with the Board of Directors of the American Association of Birth Centers and the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Committee. Dr. Illuzzi is known nationally for her expertise in physiologic birth. She also was acknowledged for her work to further interdisciplinary education in obstetrics, gynecology and midwifery.

The award will be presented formally at the annual meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwives on May 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

CONGRATULATIONS, JESSICA!

Submitted by Liz Pantani on February 28, 2017

Dr. Hellman was a respected and well-known physician pioneer in the development of midwifery practice in the United States. The intention of this award is to present a national award of recognition to a physician who has been a champion/supporter of midwifery practice. This is a joint award given by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the A.C.N.M. Foundation, and the Midwifery Business Network.