Posts Tagged ‘Neonatology’
NICU Staff Discuss Their Own Biases and Offer Intervention Ideas
“My takeaway from doing this project is…to celebrate the ability to be vulnerable and to share your vulnerabilities in the hopes that it makes us all better in the end.”
Read MoreSystemic Racism in the U.S. Affects All Mothers and Their Babies, Study Suggests
A new study of BMC patients shows that birthing people born in the U.S. have an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared to patients born outside of the country.
Mandatory Reporting Law Is Harmful for Pregnant People with SUD
BMC experts testified in support of eliminating the requirement to report abuse and neglect for babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Read MoreFor Better Birth Outcomes, We Need to Prevent Housing Evictions
Stopping housing evictions of pregnant women and addressing inequities that lead to them could improve newborn health, leading to lifelong and intergenerational benefits.
Read MoreCurbside Care for Moms and Babies Changes Postnatal Care Vision
BMC’s new, innovative program was conceived in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could help comprehensive care access going forward.
Read MoreThe NICU’s Role in Addressing Poverty
A neonatologist argues that social needs screening and referral, which has grown more popular in outpatient clinics, is necessary in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well.
Read MoreESC Model Improves Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Outcomes
The first multi-site study of the ESC model suggests a nonpharmacologic care model focused on maternal engagement is a safe option for widespread use.
Read MoreNICU Moms Want to Breastfeed — So Why Don’t They?
Mother’s milk brings a range of health benefits, including improved brain development and a reduced risk of serious illness and infection. Providing milk can pose a challenge for any new mom, but the challenge is even greater for the mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants — those born weighing 3.3 pounds or less, and usually before 30 weeks of gestation. These tiny and vulnerable babies can spend weeks or months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), creating serious barriers to mothers’ pumping and feeding of their own milk.
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