Neonatal Care

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Nov 3, 2021

A Comparison of Approaches to Identify Live Births Using the Medicaid Analytic eXtract

This study described and validated five approaches to identifying births using Medicaid data.
Research

Oct 20, 2021

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Is Associated With Infant Foster Care Entry At The County Level

This study used a decade of data from U.S. counties to examine how rates of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and county-level characteristics were associated with entry in the child welfare system.
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Jul 23, 2021

Informing the Development of a Standardized Clinical Definition of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Protocol for a Modified-Delphi Expert Panel

The goal of this paper is to describe a protocol for a systematic expert panel process to inform the development of a clinical definition of neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Article

Jul 1, 2021

Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk

Black babies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and across America—face much higher mortality rates than white babies. Researchers pulled together thousands of data points on more than 150,000 births to better predict who is at risk and how to help.
Research

Feb 12, 2021

Care Management Reduced Infant Mortality for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Medicaid introduced requirements to be delivered by Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). This study evaluated the impact of care management on reducing infant mortality in the largest Medicaid MCO in Ohio.
Research Summary

Feb 4, 2021

Using an Innovative Database and Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Infant Mortality

Researchers created a unique database linking medical, social, and demographic information, then used machine learning techniques to evaluate risk of infant mortality and develop intervention recommendations to reduce each infant's risk of mortality
Research

Jan 22, 2021

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes Using Administrative and Birth Certificate Data

The aim of this study was to develop a risk-adjusted composite measure of severe maternal morbidity and severe newborn morbidity based on administrative and birth certificate data.
Research

Jan 6, 2021

Examining Interventions to Address Infant Mortality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

The authors use predictive models and a causal inference framework to understand the effectiveness of infant-mortality interventions in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where poor birth and infant outcomes and pronounced racial disparities persist.
Research

Nov 12, 2020

Barriers and Facilitators of Kangaroo Mother Care Adoption in Five Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

We provided a comprehensive report on the multi-level KMC barriers and facilitators in China. We recommend policy interventions addressing these barriers and facilitators and increase family and peer support to improve KMC adoption in China.
Commentary

Jan 28, 2020

Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby

About half of all U.S. states now have policies that criminalize substance use during pregnancy, consider it grounds for civil commitment, or consider it child abuse or neglect. But research suggests that punitive policies aren't beneficial for infants or their mothers.
Press

Jan 14, 2020

The NHS Spends Significantly Less on Pregnancy-Related Research Compared with Other Health Conditions

The National Health Service spends significantly less on pregnancy-related research compared with other health conditions. Funding for pregnancy research totaled £255 million from 2013 to 2017, or about £51 million a year. As pregnancy care costs the NHS £5.8 billion annually, this means that for every £1 spent on pregnancy care, less than 1 penny is spent on research.
Research

Jan 13, 2020

Pregnancy research review: Policy report

This study presents a review of UK pregnancy research needs and priorities, comparing this to current research expenditure and setting the findings in the context of NHS costs related to pregnancy.

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A Comparison of Approaches to Identify Live Births Using the Medicaid Analytic eXtract

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Is Associated With Infant Foster Care Entry At The County Level

Informing the Development of a Standardized Clinical Definition of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Protocol for a Modified-Delphi Expert Panel

Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk

Care Management Reduced Infant Mortality for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees in Ohio

Using an Innovative Database and Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Infant Mortality

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes Using Administrative and Birth Certificate Data

Examining Interventions to Address Infant Mortality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Barriers and Facilitators of Kangaroo Mother Care Adoption in Five Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby

The NHS Spends Significantly Less on Pregnancy-Related Research Compared with Other Health Conditions

Pregnancy research review: Policy report

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A Comparison of Approaches to Identify Live Births Using the Medicaid Analytic eXtract

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Is Associated With Infant Foster Care Entry At The County Level

Informing the Development of a Standardized Clinical Definition of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Protocol for a Modified-Delphi Expert Panel

Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk

Care Management Reduced Infant Mortality for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees in Ohio

Using an Innovative Database and Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Infant Mortality

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes Using Administrative and Birth Certificate Data

Examining Interventions to Address Infant Mortality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Barriers and Facilitators of Kangaroo Mother Care Adoption in Five Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby

The NHS Spends Significantly Less on Pregnancy-Related Research Compared with Other Health Conditions

Pregnancy research review: Policy report

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