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!