Publications by authors named "Joel L Bass"
Breastfeeding as a Quality Measure: The Appropriate Measure Is Initiation.
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs
February 2022
Objectives: To compare the impact of Baby-Friendly designation vs rates of in-hospital breastfeeding initiation on breastfeeding outcomes at 3, 6, and 12 months postdischarge.
Study Design: Breastfeeding outcome data from the 2018 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Breastfeeding Report Card were used as a basis for determining outcomes from the corresponding 2015 birth cohort. Linear regression models were used to determine the strength of association of breastfeeding initiation and Baby-Friendly hospital penetrance and attainment of postdischarge breastfeeding rates.
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) over a 20-year period in the US, to assess the potential frequency of sudden unexpected postnatal collapse in the early days of life, and to determine if SUID rates in the neonatal period (0-27 days) have changed in parallel with rates in the postneonatal periods, including the percentages attributed to codes that include accidental suffocation.
Study Design: Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Linked Birth/Infant Death Records for 1995-2014 were analyzed for the first hour, day, week, and month of life. A comparison of neonatal and postneonatal data related to SUID, including accidental suffocation, was carried out.
Objective: This study was designed to describe our experience in implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation to test infants in a car bed if they fail a car seat challenge test.
Study Design: Car seat challenge testing was performed for 90 minutes or the anticipated duration of the trip home, whichever was longer. Based on the pulse oximetry saturation values (90-92% or < 90%) two categories of test failure were used.
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the respiratory physiologic features of healthy term infants placed in either a car bed or a car safety seat.
Methods: Within the first 1 week of life, 67 healthy term infants were recruited and assigned randomly to be monitored in either a car bed (33 infants) or a car safety seat (34 infants). Physiologic data, including oxygen saturation and frequency and type of apnea, were obtained and analyzed in a blinded manner.
Objective: A review of the evidence concerning the effect of chronic or intermittent hypoxia on cognition in childhood was performed by using both a systematic review of the literature and critical appraisal criteria of causality. Because of the significant impact of behavioral disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on certain cognitive functions as well as academic achievement, the review also included articles that addressed behavioral outcomes.
Methods: Both direct and indirect evidence were collected.