The Autoimmune Association recently hosted the first ever Autoimmune Summit on October 15-16, 2021. The virtual two-day event featured 23 educational and empowering sessions and over 50 autoimmune experts including physicians, nurses, policy experts and of course, patient advocates (who will make up the majority of speakers).
One of the sessions focused on Autoimmunity & Fertility/Pregnancy and featured:
- Natalie Hayden – IBD advocate, mother of 3, and founder of Lights, Camera, Crohn’s
- Dr. Marla Dubinsky – Director of Preconception and Pregnancy Planning Clinic in New York and physician researcher at Mount Sinai Health System
- Mariah Leach – chronic illness advocate, mother of 3, and founder of this website and the Mamas Facing Forward private Facebook group
You can see a recording of the discussion below!