Childbearing and Family Leave Policies for Physicians at US Children's Hospitals.

The objective of this study was to examine the childbirth and parental leave policies for physicians at children's hospitals. We obtained institutional policies from 15 hospitals in 2021. The median duration of full salaried leave was 8 weeks (range, 2-12 weeks).

Creating a health equity and inclusion office in an academic pediatric medical center: priorities addressed and lessons learned.

Background: Over the last two decades, medical schools and academic health centers have acknowledged the persistence of health disparities in their patients and the lack of diversity in their faculty, leaders and extended workforce. We established an Office of Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI) at our pediatric academic medical center after a thorough evaluation of prior diversity initiatives and review of faculty development data.

Objective: To describe the lessons learned at a pediatric academic medical center in prioritizing and implementing health equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in creating the OHEI.

Sociodemographic and Appointment Factors Affecting Missed Opportunities to Provide Neonatal Ultrasound Imaging.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess disparities in outpatient imaging missed care opportunities (IMCOs) for neonatal ultrasound by sociodemographic and appointment factors at a large urban pediatric hospital.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed among patients aged 0 to 28 days receiving one or more outpatient appointments for head, hip, renal, or spine ultrasound at the main hospital or satellite sites from 2008 to 2018. An IMCO was defined as a missed ultrasound or cancellation <24 hours in advance.