Care Managers for Perinatal Depression
May 2, 2013 | Story
Lancaster General Health added depression care managers to the team of perinatal providers in order to ensure attention is paid to this disorder.
Prenatal/Perinatal/Neonatal Care
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RWJF Scholar Invents Tool to Detect Pain
April 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Martin Schiavenato, an RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar, has invented a revolutionary tool to assess pain in premature infants and potentially protect them from its negative developmental effects.
Modern-Day Crystal Ball Could Revolutionize Neonatal Care
April 4, 2013 | Story
Searing experience led RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar to use ‘glass orb’ technology to create a tool to detect premature infant pain.
Not Enough Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
March 19, 2013 | News Release
New study reveals striking understaffing for critically ill babies compared with national guidelines.
Methods of Mortality Risk Adjustment in the NICU
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
NICU mortality risk-adjustment scores vary widely by the data collected and the timing of collection.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures
May 9, 2012 | Journal Article
Drug withdrawal in infants born to opiate-abusing mothers—Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)—is increasingly prevalent. The study examines the dramatic rise in NAS, and the increase in hospital charges over a 10-year period.
Pebbles in a Pond
May 3, 2012 | Story
The timely intervention of a specially trained nurse held the potential to change the lives of poor young mothers and their babies for the better ... not just in the near term, but for many years to come.
A Growing and Costly Public Health Problem: In 2009, One Baby per Hour was Born Drug-Affected in the United States
April 30, 2012 | Story
Study by RWJF scholar finds big increases in women on opiate drugs while pregnant, and newborns suffering withdrawal.
Establishing Family-Based HIV Treatment Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand
October 4, 2011 | Program Result
Beginning in 2002, the MTCT-Plus Initiative established family-based HIV care and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand, linking HIV care and treatment of mothers to existing programs that prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Adherence to Discharge Guidelines for Late-Preterm Newborns
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Babies born between 34 to 36 weeks' gestation are being discharged early at stubbornly high rates in some regions and types of hospitals, despite mid-1990s care guidelines and insurance mandates to cover longer hospital stays.