Home Visiting for NICU Graduates: Impacts of Following Baby Back Home.

Background And Objectives: The Following Baby Back Home (FBBH) home visiting program supports families of high-risk low birth weight preterm infants after discharge from a hospital NICU. This study compares the health care use, immunization, and infant mortality rate of low birth weight preterm infants enrolled in FBBH with similar infants not in the program.

Methods: From January 2013 to December 2017, 498 children enrolled in FBBH were identified in Arkansas vital statistics records and the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database.

Home Visiting and the Health of Preterm Infants.

The results of home visiting programs which target medically fragile low-birth-weight preterm infants (LBWPT) have been inconsistent. We provided nurse/social worker home visits to families of LBWPT infants on a regular schedule. Teams were trained in approaches to improve the health and development of the infants.

Improving family-centered care through research.

The need for change toward more family centered care involved focusing on issues identified by families and staff on a medical-surgical infant and toddler unit of a pediatric hospital. The research process was used to identify issues of concern and to develop and evaluate interventions to improve family centered care. This article presents the research process, the interventions employed, and family and staff perceptions of family and centered care pre and post intervention.

Differences in acne treatment prescribing patterns of pediatricians and dermatologists: an analysis of nationally representative data.

Background: Acne vulgaris is a very common disease process that is seen frequently by both pediatricians and dermatologists. However, treatment may be different depending on specialty.

Objectives: To compare pediatricians' and dermatologists' patterns of treatment for acne vulgaris.