State-wide alliance of health and human service professionals and consumers concerned with perinatal health issues from preconception through early childhood. NYSPA IS A STATE-WIDE ALLIANCE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND CONSUMERS CONCERNED WTTH PERINATAL HEALTH ISSUES FROM PRECONCEPTION THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BIRTHING INDIVIDUALS AND INFANTS, OPTIMIZE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCES AND TO PROMOTE PERINATAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NY UTILIZING A MULTICURLTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. The NYSPA Board continues to work closely with the NYS Dept of Health, other statewide organizations with a focus on maternal and child health and our members to identify emerging issues and help disseminate essential information for improved perinatal care.