Admission and Care Practices in United States Well Newborn Nurseries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Late preterm and term infants comprise 97.3% of annual births in the United States. Admission criteria and the availability of medical interventions in well newborn nurseries are key determinants of these infants remaining within a mother-infant dyad or requiring a NICU admission and resultant separation of the dyad. The objective of this study was to identify national patterns for well newborn nursery care practices.

Methods

We surveyed a physician representative from each nursery in the Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns Network. We described the admission criteria and clinical management of common newborn morbidities and analyzed associations with nursery demographics.

Results

Of 96 eligible nursery representatives, 69 (72%) completed surveys.

SUBMITTER: Joshi NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986853 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature