Kaprice S. Welsh

Kaprice Welsh has worked in women’s health care for over 30 years. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Syracuse University, and her Masters of Science degree in Nursing, a Certificate of Midwifery and a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University. Kaprice has spent much of her career in clinical practice as a registered nurse on labor & delivery and as a certified nurse midwife. In 2009 she joined the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) as the Perinatal Nurse Program Manager overseeing statewide contracts for the regional perinatal centers, and prenatal care programs. In 2011 she became the Director of Women’s Services, at the Georgia Department of Community Health (Medicaid) where she focused on public health policy in women’s health services and was integrally involved with implementing the states first family planning waiver program increasing access to women’s health care services across Georgia. Kaprice spent over a decade with Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society as their Clinical Liaison where she supported OBGYN’s across the state providing outreach, educational programming and engaging community partners and stakeholders on key priorities to advance the health and wellbeing of women and Infants. She is a clinical faculty for undergraduate nursing students at Emory University and Chamberlain University.

Kaprice is a valued leader, and brings subject matter expertise to her work with partners and serves on numerous boards and committees including; a member on numerous committees and workgroups including, but not limited to; March of Dimes Mom Baby Action Networks MBAN) Advisory committee, and Co-chair of the MBAN Dismantling Racism workgroup, faculty for the Institute of Healthcare Improvements addressing inequities in postpartum care, co-chair of the Association of Women’s Health and Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) health equity committee, board member on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) health equity committee, and Co-lead of the he Moms Heart Matter postpartum hypertension program at Liberty Regional Hospital.

Kaprice is also a national speaker on maternal mortality and health equity for black birthing women (and persons).