Development of a checklist for evaluation of shared decision-making in consultation for extremely preterm delivery.

Objective: Shared decision-making (SDM) between parents facing extremely preterm delivery and the medical team is recommended to develop the best course of action for neonatal care. We aimed to describe the creation and testing of a literature-based checklist to assess SDM practices for consultation with parents facing extremely preterm delivery.

Study Design: The checklist of SDM counseling behaviors was created after literature review and with expert consensus.

Readmission Reduction for Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants ≥ 35 Weeks Estimated Gestational Age Using a Standardized Protocol.

Background: Most newborns experience hyperbilirubinemia. Monitoring and treatment must be balanced with the risk of unintended harm, including readmission to the birth hospital. From January 2019 to April 2021, the average rate of inborn readmission for all causes was 2.

Early Antibiotic Exposure in Low-Risk Late Preterm and Term Infants.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the epidemiology of antibiotic exposure and early onset sepsis (EOS) in late preterm and term infants born via cesarean section with rupture of membranes less than 10 minutes.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 1,187 late preterm and term infants born at Brooke Army Medical Center between January 1, 2012 and August 29, 2019. Subjects were assessed for factors related to antibiotic treatment.