Fetal nursing, perinatal palliative care, fetal therapy, and maternal mental health.
Hometown
Marshfield, MA
Undergraduate Education
Barnard College, Columbia University
Graduate Education
MSN, Yale School of Nursing
Research Interests
Fetal nursing, perinatal palliative care, fetal therapy, and maternal mental health.
Publications and Presentations
Publications
Wilpers, A.B., Kennedy, H.P., Wall, D., Funk, M. & Bahtiyar, M.O. (2017). Maternal Anxiety Related to Prenatal Diagnoses of Fetal Anomalies That Require Surgery. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 46(3), 456-464.
Siddiqui, S., Wilpers, A., Myers, M. Nugent, J.D., Fifer, W.P. & Williams, I.A. Autonomic regulation in fetuses with congenital heart disease. Early Hum Dev, 2015. 91(3): P. 195-8.
Williams, I.A., Tarullo, A.R., Grieve, P.G., Wilpers, A., Vignola, E.F., Myers, M.M. & Fifer, W.P. Fetal cerebrovascular resistance and neonatal EEG predict 18-month neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with congenital heart disease. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Sep; 40(3):304-9.
Yilmaz, B., Narayan, H.K., Wilpers, A., Wiess, C., Fifer, W.P. & Williams, I.A. Electrocardiographic intervals in foetuses with CHD. Cardiology in the Young. 2015 Jan: p. 1-6.
Presentations
Wilpers, A. & Kennedy, H.P. (2017). Proposal to Develop a Model of Care and Research Agenda in Fetal Therapy Nursing. Fetal Therapy Nurse Network Meeting at the North American Fetal Therapy Conference, Chicago, IL.
Wilpers, A.B., Kennedy, H.P., Wall, D., Funk, M. & Bahtiyar, M.O. (2017). Materanal Anxiety Related to Prenatal Diagnoses of Fetal Anomalies That Require Surgery. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.
*This presentation received First Place Peer-Reviewed PhD Paper Award.
Extracurricular Activities
Kayaking, gardening, wine and cheese