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Displaying records 21 through 40 (44 total).

Hallsworth M, Farrands A, Oortwijn WJ, Hatziandreu E. 2008. The provision of neonatal services: Data for international comparisons. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 157 pp. (Technical report)

Annotation: This report presents a comparative analysis of neonatal services, followed by chapters on specific countries (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Australia). The information is divided into five categories: (1) trend in high-risk births and associated outcomes, (2) organization and scale of neonatal services, (3) neonatal transport services, (4) costs of neonatal services, and (5) best practices for infants and their families. The main purpose of the report is to provide a compendium of relevant data to facilitate comparisons and benchmarking of neonatal services in England with those of these other countries. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report. References are included. The report includes two appendices: (1) methodology and (2) list of search terms used for literature review.

Keywords: Costs, Families, Health care services, Infant health, International health, Low birthweight infants, Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal morbidity, Neonatal mortality, Trends

Schott J, Henley A, Kohner N. 2007. Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: Guidelines for professionals. (3rd ed.). London, United Kingdom: SANDS, 272 pp.

Annotation: This edition, for health care providers in the United Kingdom, provides guidelines on parents' needs after the loss of a pregnancy or child for whatever reason it occurred, laws to be applied and when they do not apply, the impact the loss on parents and families, and the importance of the care that is offered. Topics include providing inclusive care; holistic care; loss and grief; communication; communication across language and other barriers; termination of pregnancy for reasons other than abnormality; antenatal screening, diagnostic tests, and procedures; continuing the pregnancy; losses in pregnancy; care in neonatal units, transfer to the mortuary and post mortem investigations; funerals and memorials; support and training for staff; guidance for health care providers, and legal issues, regulations, and professionals standards concerning the termination of pregnancy.

Keywords: Bereavement, Fetal death, Grief, Guidelines, Infant death, Neonatal death, Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal screening, Patient advocacy, Physician patient relations, Postpartum care, Pregnancy loss, Prenatal screening, United Kingdom

Philipp BL. 2005. Final comprehensive report: Enhancing breastfeeding duration in premature infants. Boston, MA: Boston University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, 37 pp.

Annotation: This final comprehensive report focuses on a study that was conducted to test the hypothesis that breastfeeding peer counselors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) would increase breastfeeding duration among mothers of premature infants. The report includes a review of the literature, the study design and methods, findings, and a list of products. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Breastfeeding promotion, Neonatal intensive care units, Peer counseling, Premature infants, Research

Sedlmeyer J. 2005. Implementing the AAP SIDS prevention guidelines during discharge planning in the NICU. Fairfax, VA: Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, 57 slides.

Annotation: This PowerPoint presentation from the 2005 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs conference describes activities of a SIDS Prevention Task Force which developed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) sleeping guidelines and a parent handout for parents whose preterm infants grew closer to corrected gestational age and would be soon discharged from the hospital. It provides background of the task force, facts about SIDS, the importance of NICU staff in reducing the risk of SIDS, and behaviors that should be taught to parents. It illustrates what parents see in the NICU that are contrary to the guidelines and provides a chart describing the new guidelines for the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children NICU.

Keywords: Guidelines, Hospitals, Neonatal intensive care units, Prevention programs, SIDS

Owens PL, Thompson J, Elixhauser A, Ryan K. 2003. Care of children and adolescents in U.S. hospitals. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 52 pp. (Healthcare cost and utilization project fact book; no. 4)

Annotation: This fact book presents an overview of children and adolescents in U.S. hospitals, providing insight into the types of conditions for which they are hospitalized, the types of procedures they receive, who is billed for the stays, the resources associated with their hospital stays, and where they are discharged to when they leave the hospital. The fact book begins with an overview of hospital care for children and adolescents overall and compares information about children and adolescents to information about adults. It then provides more detailed information about three major subgroups of pediatric hospital stays: (1) neonatal stays, (2) stays for other pediatric illness, and (3) stays for adolescent pregnancy and delivery. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the fact book.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Child health: Adolescent health, Children, Costs, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Infant health, Infants, Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal morbidity

Merrill D. 2003. Six simple steps to building a medical and early intervention transitional coalition. San Luis Obispo, CA: Pediatric Services,

Annotation: This document discusses working with neonatal medical care providers in identifying, screening, and tracking infants at risk developmentally. It outlines eligibility factors for infants, identifies the players in forming a coalition to create and implement a transitional process from the neonatal intensive care unit, connecting the coalition players and assist in the discussion of roles and questions, building an effective team, developing a written procedure, and assessing methods and efficiency throughout the transition.

Keywords: , Case management, Developmental screening, Early intervention, Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal screening, Newborn infants, Teamwork, Transition planning

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 1992. Neonatal intensive care: A history of excellence. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 50 pp.

Annotation: This report, which was originally presented at a symposium sponsored by the National Institute on Health in 1985 commemorating Child Health Day, presents a collection of essays written by pioneers in the field on the history and development of the neonatal intensive care unit.

Keywords: Development, History, Neonatal intensive care units

Ripley I. 1989 (ca.). Rural Prenatal Consultation and Care Project [Final report]. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Department of Health, 30 pp.

Annotation: This project aimed to improve the availability of appropriate prenatal care and postnatal clinical care for low-income, high-risk women and their newborns in Utah's Southeastern, Southwestern, and Uintah Basin Health Districts. Activities included incorporating improvements into the existing health services, developing new programs in rural and frontier counties, and collecting data for better evaluation of the needs and services in the target areas. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Birthweight, Continuing Education, Development, Education of Health Professionals, High risk pregnancy, Infant Morbidity, Infant Mortality, Low, Low income groups, Mothers, Neonatal Intensive Care, Rural Population

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. 1987. Neonatal intensive care for low birthweight infants: Costs and effectiveness. Washington, DC: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment; for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, 77 pp. (Health technology case study; 38)

Annotation: This case study was prepared in connection with "Healthy Children: Investing in the Future, " an assessment requested by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. It addresses issues of supply, utilization, cost, effectiveness, and financing of neonatal intensive care, as well as access to neonatal intensive care and cost-benefit analysis. A glossary of terms is also included.

Keywords: Access to health care, Low birthweight infants, Neonatal intensive care

Mitchell A. 1987. Risks of Medication Procedures in Hospitalized Children [Final report]. Brookline, MA: Children's Hospital,

Annotation: This study was designed to generate a number of hypotheses concerning the hazards of medication procedures among infants cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). By describing patterns of use of medication procedures and identifying hazards associated with such exposures, the researcher sought to reduce the morbidity and mortality resulting from routine therapeutic practices in the NICU. Among the project's findings were links between: (1) The risk of hyperglycemia and dextrose infusion; (2) the risk of intracranial hemorrhage and use of heparin; (3) shock/rash reaction and the use of Vancomycin; and (4) increased serum bilirubin levels following pancuronium bromide. The investigator recommended continued efforts to understand the risks associated with medications and procedures used in NICUs to treat babies. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Hospitalized infants, Medication, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Neonatal morbidity, Neonatal mortality, Newborn infants

Guillemin JH, Holmstrom LL. 1986. Mixed blessings: Intensive care for newborns. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 317 pp.

Annotation: This account of the closed world of neonatal intensive care focuses on the social context for medical decision making in the sensitive area of newborn life, showing how the precipitation of neonatal care has become what they term a mixed blessing. Their work is based on research in neonatal intensive care units in fifteen leading U.S. hospitals including one year in a level III unit and research from England, the Netherlands, and Brazil. The book explores the diverse experiences and perspectives of physicians, nurses, social workers, and parents, and is amplified with first-hand observations by participants.

Keywords: Brazil, Decision making, England, Infant death, Mental health professionals, Neonatal intensive care, Netherlands, Newborn infants, Nurses, Parents, Physicians, Social factors, Social workers, United States

Ward JP, ed. 1986. Focus on the neonatal intensive care unit. Park Ridge, IL: Park Ridge Center, 157 pp. (Second opinion: Health, faith and ethics)

Annotation: This book discusses the issue of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and when it is appropriate to decide not to treat them. It includes a father's journal of his son's stay in the NICU, a discussion of health care reform by Joseph Califano, formerly Secretary of Health and Human Services, and religious dimensions in understanding health.

Keywords: Ethics, Neonatal intensive care units, Treatment withdrawal

Project ACCESS. 1985. ACCESS to developmental services for NICU graduates. Boston, MA: Wheelock College, 92 pp. (A state-of-the-art paper of New England (Region I))

Annotation: This paper describes Project ACCESS which was designed to examine access to follow-up and early intervention services for infants at-risk when they leave newborn intensive care units (NICUs). Information gathered from six meetings in New England identify best practices and the problems in referral of NICU graduates to three groups of services: infant follow-up programs, community nursing and early intervention. Participants in the state meetings included parents, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, representatives from NICUs and state-level public health and education agencies. The project is jointly funded by the Division of Maternal and Child Health Programs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Developmental disabilities, Developmental screening, Early intervention, Followup studies, Neonatal intensive care, Referrals

Parent Care. 1984. First annual conference for parents of critically ill newborns . Parent Care, 180 pp.

Annotation: This document presents the proceedings of the first annual conference for parents of critically ill newborns, held by Parents of Premature and High Risk Infants International, Inc. October 11-13, 1984 in Salt Lake City. Sessions discussed the Parent Care organization, parent chapters, impact of the neonatal intensive care unit, new frontiers for the NICU, graduation from the newborn ICU, and neonatal ethics.

Keywords: Critical care, Neonatal intensive care units, Newborn infants, Parents, Self help groups

Budetti P, Barrand N, McManus P, Heinan LA. 1981. The implications of cost-effectiveness analysis of medical technology, Background paper no. 2: Case studies of medical technologies; Case study no. 10: The costs and effectiveness of neonatal intensive care. Washington, DC: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 51 pp., summ. (27 pp.).

Annotation: This case study is one of 17 studies comprising Background Paper #2 for the Office of Technology Assessment's Implications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology. It aims to provide factual data to assist in the analysis of ethical issues as they relate to public health policy with relation the neonatal intensive care. It includes definitions of neonatal intensive care, factors influencing demand for this care, and utilization, costs, and effectiveness of this care.

Keywords: Neonatal intensive care

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn. 1977. Standards and recommendations for hospital care of newborn infants. (6th ed.). Evanston, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 178 pp.

Bureau of Community Health Services. 1974. Projects for intensive infant care: New hope for the newborn. Rockville, MD: Bureau of Community Health Services, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the progress of intensive neonatal care units in increasing the survival and well-being of infants. The need for coordination between hospital staff, families and community health workers is also described.

Keywords: Infants, Neonatal intensive care

Allan G, Boggs TR, Clark EL, Ghiates MP, Hervada AR, Kendall N, Leinbach H, Miller WJ, Nelson NM, Peckham GJ Sisson TRC. 1974. Report of the Committee on Infant Intensive Care. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Governor's Health Task Force, Committee on Infant Intensive Care, 77 pp.

Annotation: This report provides eleven recommendations designed to reduce neonatal and infant mortality in Pennsylvania, along with supporting data. It emphasizes consolidation and regionalization of perinatal services. The recommendations address definition of fetal death and abortion; reporting abortions; changes in death certificates; availability of perinatal mortality data; regulations for obstetric and newborn hospital services; appointment of a Pennsylvania Department of Health technical advisory body; appointment of a Pennsylvania Maternal and Child Health advisory council; establishment of a program for secondary education in perinatal health; study of inter-hospital transport of distressed newborn and care teams; proposed legislation for health insurance coverage of the unborn or newborn infant; and care for uninsured mothers and infants requiring intensive perinatal or neonatal care.

Keywords: Abortion, Death certificates, Fetal death, Hospital services, Infant mortality, Neonatal intensive care units, Neonatal mortality, Pennsylvania, Regulations, Statistics

Wallace HM. 1974. Survey of special facilities for high risk newborn infants (Preliminary report no. III). Berkeley, CA: University of California, School of Public Health, 31 pp.

Annotation: This paper reports findings of a survey of all state MCH directors to collect information on the status of development of the field of perinatology in the United States. The survey asked the names and addresses of hospital intensive care units for the newborn, the name of the current director of that unit, and those units receiving MCH funds through the state MCH director.

Keywords: Neonatal intensive care units, Perinatology, State MCH programs, Surveys

Swyer PR, Goodwin JW, eds. 1973 (ca.). The report of the Joint Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the Canadian Pediatric Society on the regionalization of reproductive care in Canada. Canada: Joint Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the Canadian Pediatric Society, 71 pp.

Annotation: The report discusses providing the best reproductive care for Canadians regardless of race or geographic location through a regional system. It discusses the need for planning the delivery of reproductive care, the high risk mother, justification of perinatal intensive care by results, regional organization for reproductive care, transportation, personnel, facilities and equipment, administration, and research functions. The report ends with six appendices on antepartum fetal risk scores; a model of regional organization for reproductive care; the experience of a large urban neonatal referral unit; the costing for a neonatal intensive care unit, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario; a report on a perinatal intensive care unit; and a statement from nurse-midwives.

Keywords: Canada, Costs, High risk mothers, Infant mortality, Maternal health services, Maternal mortality, Neonatal intensive care units, Obstetrical care, Perinatal care, Perinatal mortality, Regional programs
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