Unequal care: racial/ethnic disparities in neonatal intensive care delivery

D Ravi, A Iacob, J Profit - Seminars in perinatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Advances in neonatal intensive care have improved outcomes for preterm newborns, but
significant racial/ethnic disparities persist. Neonatal disparities have their origin in a complex …

Environmental influences on child health outcomes: cohorts of individuals born very preterm

TM O'Shea, M McGrath, JL Aschner, B Lester… - Pediatric …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health
Outcomes (ECHO) Program was designed to address solution-oriented research questions …

Parental experiences in neonatal intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

EW Mengesha, D Amare, LS Asfaw, M Tesfa… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Neonatal intensive care unit is important to save the lives of a sick neonate;
however, parents are challenged by several stressful conditions during their stay. Therefore …

Disparities in kangaroo care for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

E Brignoni-Pérez, M Scala, HM Feldman… - … of Developmental & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether preterm infants whose families
have lower socioeconomic status (SES) or communicate with clinical staff in a language …

Understanding the domains of experiences of black mothers with preterm infants in the United States: A systematic literature review

KV Ajayi, WR Garney - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023 - Springer
Objective To report the domains of Black mothers' experiences with preterm infants in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to determine the frameworks used. Methods A …

Following through: interventions to improve long-term outcomes of preterm infants

EM Edwards, JD Horbar - Seminars in Perinatology, 2021 - Elsevier
The inequalities in income, wealth, and opportunity so deeply ingrained in our society's
history of enslavement, genocide, racism, and discrimination are root causes of health …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities and equity dashboards in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study of expert perspectives

S Razdan, L Hedli, K Sigurdson, J Profit… - Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Racial/ethnic disparities are well-described in the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU). We explore expert opinion on their root causes, potential solutions, and the ability of …

Socioeconomic disparities in the postnatal growth of preterm infants: a systematic review

K Ravi, A Young, RM Beattie, MJ Johnson - Pediatric Research, 2024 - nature.com
Objective To determine the effect of parental socioeconomic status (SES) on the postnatal
growth of preterm infants. Methods A systematic review (PROSPERO registration …

Lived Experience of Mothers Having Preterm Newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Southern …

W Mimani Minuta, T Lera, D Haile… - … and Reports in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Following hospitalization of a preterm infant, mothers experience unexpected
and stressful events. In Ethiopia, specifically in the study area, the experiences of mothers …

Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California

W Lapcharoensap, M Bennett, X Xu, HC Lee… - Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Objective To examine association of costs with quality of care and patient outcome across
hospitals in California. Methods Retrospective study of very low birth weight (VLBW) births …