A quality improvement initiative to reduce the time to initial maternal visit in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Objective: We aimed to reduce the time interval between an infant's admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and first maternal interaction.

Methods: We identified three key drivers: 1. Collaboration with Labor and Delivery, 2.

Seasonal Shifts in Reproduction Depend on Prey Availability for an Income Breeder.

The evolution of reproductive strategies depends on local environmental conditions. When environments are seasonal, selection favors individuals that align changes in key reproductive traits with seasonal shifts in habitat quality. Offspring habitat quality can decline through the season, and increased maternal provisioning to late-produced offspring may compensate.