Day Before Birth

“Mr. Russell ruthen, president, and dr. Geetanjali akerkar, secretary are spouses”

“No review will be conducted”

“Conflict of interests are reviewed at annual meeting and disclosure statements were signed in may 2014. According to our policy, "officers are required to provide updated disclosure information ... Annually ... Or whenever new significant financial interests are obtained by the officer." if an officer is determined to have a significant conflict by the board, actions may include, in summary, prohibiton from board decisions, public disclosure of the conflict and/or asking the officer to sever relationships that created the conflict.”

“All officers/employees volunteered and received $0 in compensation and benefits. We hired one independent contractor this year to assist in managing the conference, and they were engaged through a competitive process as described in our procurement policy.”

“Day before birth makes it's 990s available on the wesbite of mass attorney general, and states on it's own website that copies are available upon request.the articles of organization are posted on the website of the secretary of the commonwealth of massachusetts. Performance data is summarized on the website, and the 2014 form 990 will be posted when complete. Performance data is also posted on the website of the attorney general of massachusetts. Conflict of interest statements for officers were posted publically on website and other collateral in conjuction with june 2014 conference.”

“On june 2-3, 2014 near washington, dc, the organization convened the national conference "time for action: comprehensive recommendations for antenatal corticosteroid treatment (act) for the next decade" with 70 attendees--physicians, nurses, research scientists, quality improvement advocates and public health leaders--the conference was likely the largest and most diverse gathering of maternal child health experts to advocate for antenatal corticosteroid treatment in at least a decade.”