A Multimodal, Resident-led Newborn Emergencies Night Curriculum.

Introduction: Following graduate medical education duty hour reform, many programs have migrated to a night float model to achieve duty hour compliance. This has led to increased focus on optimizing nighttime education. A 2018 internal program evaluation of the newborn night rotation revealed that most pediatric residents received no feedback and perceived little didactic education during their four-week, night float rotation.

The Novel Use of Umbilical Cord Blood to Obtain Complete Blood Counts for Critical Neonatal Assessment.

Background: Neonates undergoing clinical evaluations are often subjected to potentially painful phlebotomy for laboratory tests. The use of cord blood laboratory values for admission has been suggested as a means to decrease the risk of painful venipuncture and anemia.

Methods: Peripheral and umbilical cord blood complete blood count (CBC) results were obtained from infants who required a CBC.

Superior Labial Frenulum Attachment Site and Correlation with Breastfeeding Outcomes.

Objectives: Current literature suggests that infant oral anatomy may impact breastfeeding outcomes. Our research seeks to evaluate superior labial frenulum (SLF) attachment site grade utilizing a modified existing system and investigate the correlation with breastfeeding outcomes.

Methods: Two hundred and eight dyads were recruited from the nursery at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Umbilical Cord Blood Use for Admission Blood Tests of VLBW Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Control Trial.

Objective: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) for admission laboratories is an approach to decrease anemia risk in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. We hypothesized that UCB use results in higher hemoglobin concentration [HgB] around 24 hours of life.

Study Design: A randomized control trial among VLBW infants whose admission laboratories were drawn from UCB ( = 39) or the infant ( = 41) in three U.