Advancements in neonatology through quality improvement

SA Pearlman - Journal of Perinatology, 2022 - nature.com
In the past 3 decades, quality improvement methodology has often been employed in
medicine to improve patient outcomes. Neonatal medicine has seen an increase in …

Neurodevelopmental disorders in children aged 2–9 years: Population-based burden estimates across five regions in India

NK Arora, MKC Nair, S Gulati, V Deshmukh… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) compromise the development and
attainment of full social and economic potential at individual, family, community, and country …

Audit identified modifiable factors in Hospital Care of Newborns in low-middle income countries: a scoping review

M Ogola, EM Njuguna, J Aluvaala, M English, G Irimu - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Audit of facility-based care provided to small and sick newborns is a quality
improvement initiative that helps to identify the modifiable gaps in newborn care (BMC …

How does facilitation in healthcare work? Using mechanism mapping to illuminate the black box of a meta-implementation strategy

AM Kilbourne, E Geng, I Eshun-Wilson… - Implementation science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthcare facilitation, an implementation strategy designed to improve the
uptake of effective clinical innovations in routine practice, has produced promising yet mixed …

Annual trend of neonatal mortality and its underlying causes: population-based study–São Paulo State, Brazil, 2004–2013

R Guinsburg, A Sanudo, CRV Kiffer, ASS Marinonio… - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Population-based studies analyzing neonatal deaths in middle-income
countries may contribute to design interventions to achieve the Sustainable Development …

From purists to pragmatists: a qualitative evaluation of how implementation processes and contexts shaped the uptake and methodological adaptations of a maternal …

W Odendaal, T Chetty, A Goga, M Tomlinson… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite progress, maternal and neonatal mortality and still births remain high in
South Africa. The South African National Department of Health implemented a quality …

The effect of thermoregulation quality improvement initiatives on the admission temperature of premature/very low birth‐weight infants in neonatal intensive care units …

D Donnellan, Z Moore, D Patton… - … for Specialists in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this review was to ascertain the impact of thermoregulation quality
improvement initiatives (QIs) on the admission temperatures of premature/very‐low‐birth …

Implementation and effectiveness of continuous kangaroo mother care: a participatory action research protocol

M Mohammadi, AM Bergh, M Heidarzadeh… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Background The efficacy of continuous kangaroo mother care (C-KMC) in reducing neonatal
mortality and morbidity among low birthweight and premature infants has been confirmed …

Admissions to a low-resource neonatal unit in malawi using a mobile app and dashboard: a 1-year digital perinatal outcome audit

Y Mgusha, DB Nkhoma, M Chiume, B Gundo… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Understanding the extent and cause of high neonatal deaths rates in Sub-
Saharan Africa is a challenge, especially in the presence of poor-quality and inaccurate …

Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review

EM Edwards, DEY Ehret, H Cohen, D Zayack… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
Video Abstract OBJECTIVES Quality improvement may reduce the incidence and severity of
intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. We evaluated quality improvement …