Rural Maternal Health ECHO

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.

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).

Madeline LeBlanc, MHA, RN, IBCLC 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.

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.