Health Care Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals Born Preterm.

Importance: Limited data exist on pediatric health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic among children and young adults born preterm.

Objective: To investigate differences in health care use related to COVID-19 concerns during the pandemic among children and young adults born preterm vs those born at term.

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this cohort study, questionnaires regarding COVID-19 and health care utilization were completed by 1691 mother-offspring pairs from 42 pediatric cohorts in the National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program.

The Feasibility and Impact of a Postresuscitation Care Protocol in the Well Baby Nursery.

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine if a postresuscitation care (PRC) protocol in the well baby nursery (WBN) would improve identification of infants requiring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission.

Study Design: This is a retrospective and prospective cohort study of a PRC protocol in 765 WBN admissions after delivery room (DR) resuscitation with continuous positive airway pressure and/or positive pressure ventilation.

Results: After protocol initiation, NICU transfers during the birth hospitalization increased significantly (11.

What happens to 35 week infants that receive delivery room continuous positive airway pressure?

Objective: Delivery room (DR) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is increasing. Our study examined the risk for neonatal morbidities after DR CPAP in 35 week neonates.

Study Design: A retrospective study of 259 infants born at 35 weeks gestational age between January 1, 2017-December 31, 2018 at a single center.

Short term outcomes in term and late preterm neonates admitted to the well-baby nursery after resuscitation in the delivery room.

Objective: To determine the risk for deterioration in well-baby nursery (WBN) admissions after resuscitation.

Study Design: A single center retrospective study (2015-2016) of 370 resuscitated WBN admissions.

Results: Of the 11,307 admissions, 3.

Increased incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in neonates of mothers with abnormally invasive placentation.

Background: The incidence of abnormally invasive placentation (AIP) is increasing. Most of these pregnancies are delivered preterm. We sought to characterize neonatal outcomes in AIP pregnancies.

Comparison of Feeding Strategies for Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome are at risk for growth failure, particularly after stage 1 procedures. The effect of continuous enteral feedings on weight gain has not been previously investigated.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and single ventricle variants after stage 1 procedures.