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Louisiana Rural Health Association, Provider To Provider Consultation Line,

and Well - Ahead Louisiana are proud to partner to facilitate the

Rural Maternal Health ECHO: Empowering Care, Strengthening Outcomes 

in partnership with:

About Project ECHO

 All Teach, All Learn


Project ECHO is an innovative telementoring program built to enhance workforce capacity and improve access to care. Care providers and leadership will have access to experts in rural health care and health equity which allows care teams to engage in case-based learning and hear brief presentations. While content experts mentor and teach, participants freely share and receive knowledge and resources, fostering an “all teach, all learn” approach.


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Rural Maternal Health ECHO:

Empowering Care, Strengthening Outcomes

The Rural Maternal Health ECHO is designed to increase the knowledge capacity of rural providers who support pregnant patients, thereby improving maternal and infant mortality outcomes for those receiving care in rural facilities. The vision of this program is to focus on skills and resources that primary care providers and other healthcare professionals can leverage to better manage and support pregnant and post-partum patients in a rural primary care setting and create a group practice of learning to develop a team approach for caring for individuals.

This series, designed for primary care providers in rural areas, will provide continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, and social workers. 


Session Schedule

All sessions held on Wednesdays at 12:00PM CT - 1:30PM CT. 

 DATE DIDACTIC TOPIC  DIDACTIC SPEAKER

July 9, 2025  

Recording | Slides 

The State of Maternal Health in Louisiana

Overview of the current maternal and infant mortality rates, drivers of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, and access to pre-natal and delivery care in rural communities.

Dr. Kellin Reynolds, MD  Hub Team – OB/GYN SME                         

Physician

Ochsner St. Anne
August 13, 2025

Patient Support Resources


This session will review local, state, and national resources available to pregnant and post-partum patients who may need additional support with maintaining a healthy pregnancy and successful parenting. Including support for social drivers of health needs, lactation support, parenting classes, etc.

Peggy Gautreau, RN, BSN, CNM 

Hub Team – Certified Nurse Midwife SME

Administrator

Total Family Medical 
September 17, 2025

Management of Chronic Psychiatric Conditions in Pregnancy and Post-Partum

This session will provide guidance to primary care providers on how to best manage care and prescription medications for chronic psychiatric conditions for pregnant and breastfeeding patients.

Maegen S. Vincent, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Tulane University School of Medicine 


October 8, 2025

Doulas as Part of the Care Team 

Overview of the role of doulas, how they can be engaged as part of the care team of a pregnant patient, and the doula landscape in Louisiana

Madeline Leblanc, MHA, IBCLC, RNC-OB, IAT 

Hub Team - Community Doula SME  

President & Founder 

Mary’s Hands Network

November 12, 2025

Anxiety and Depression Screening and Follow-Up 

Discussion of how to screen pregnant and post-partum patients for anxiety and depression and ensure appropriate support and follow-up.

Laina Raggette, LCSW-BACS 

Hub Team – Social Worker SME 

PPCL-Mental Health Consultant Bureau of Family Health 

December 10, 2025

Addiction and Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Louisiana. This session will empower rural primary care providers to know when and how to screen patients for SUD and how to support treatment for patients with addiction/SUD without stigma.


Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH  Medical Director Friends Research Institute




Our Hub Team


Laina Raggette, LCSW - BACS

Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL) Mental Health Consultant, Bureau of Family Health, Louisiana Department of Health

Subject Matter Expert Licensed Clinical Social Worker



Laina works full time for the Bureau of Family Health’s Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL).

Laina is a licensed clinical social worker and board approved clinical supervisor. She is one of PPCL’s mental health consultants and works to support pediatric and perinatal providers in addressing their patients' behavioral and mental health needs.

In her over 17 years of social work practice, she has gained extensive experience and knowledge in working with children, individuals and families across multiple settings, including the public school system, inpatient and outpatient mental health services and case management.

Laina is a trained and certified provider in PCIT (Parent-child Interaction Therapy), is an ACE educator, is Perinatal Mental Health Certified and is trained in the administration of the ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule). 

Peggy Gautreau,RN, BSN, CNM

Total Family Medicine

Administrator

Subject Matter Expertise

Certified Nurse Midwife

Originally from New Orleans, Peggy began her career in an Emergency Room at Charity Hospital for 10 years as an Emergency Room Nurse.

After completing graduate school, she did a 10 year stint as a Nurse Midwife with North Oaks OBGYN. In October of 2013, Peggy wanted to extend help to more people in which the Total Family Medical Legacy began.

Peggy sees females of all ages for a variety of Women’s Health and Gynecological care.

She is a strong advocate for empowering her team, and she fiercely believes that the team plays a pivotal role in shaping modern health care. 

Kellin ReynoldsMD

Ochsner St. Anne

OB / GYN

Subject Matter Expertise 

Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician

Dr. Kellin Reynolds is a senior physician and board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist.

She is the senior site lead for Women's Services for the Bayou Region. She sees patients at Ochsner Women's Health Center - Raceland.

Dr. Reynolds received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans where she also completed her residency.

She is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and has been practicing at Ochsner for ten years.

She is currently a faculty member for the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative. She lives in Houma, Louisiana with her husband and three sons.  

Madeline Leblanc, MHA, IBCLC, RNC-OB, IAT

Mary Hands Network

President & Founder

Subject Matter Expertise Community Doula

Madeline LeBlanc is a maternal health advocate, birth equity strategist, and founder of Mary’s Hands Network, a Louisiana nonprofit delivering free doula care, training, and support to underserved communities.

A former labor & delivery nurse and lactation consultant, Madeline combines clinical experience with a background in nursing education and healthcare administration. She has taught at the bachelor’s and master’s level and previously led healthcare workforce initiatives as Director of Healthcare Programs and Partnerships at Baton Rouge Community College.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors for ICEA and is leading a research study in partnership with Baton Rouge General examining the impact of volunteer doula care on birth outcomes.

Madeline is passionate about building sustainable, community-rooted maternal health models that center women, uplift families, and drive systemic change across Louisiana. 


About the Association

Our Values

  • Integrity: We value transparency, build trust, and represent the interest of our collective membership.
  • Connection: We believe communication and relationships are critical for supporting our members.
  • Unity: We know that we can collectively impact lives of rural Louisianans through collaboration, representation, and advocacy.
  • Culture: We embody diversity, equity, and inclusion as we serve all in Rural Louisiana and leverage cultural assets as Healthcare Provider and community champions.
  • Action: We demonstrate our role as a rural health leader by serving with compassion, and embracing innovation in addressing the unique challenges of Rural Louisiana.


Contacts

Denae Hebert, Executive Director 

dhebert@lrha.org

985-369-3813

133 Highway 402 / P.O. Box 387 

Napoleonville, LA 70390 

 

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