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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017

Community-Academic Partnership to Investigate Low Birth Weight Deliveries and Improve Maternal and Infant Outcomes at a Baltimore City Hospital.

Elizabeth M Harvey, Donna Strobino, Leslie Sherrod, Mary Catherine Webb, Caroline Anderson, Jennifer Arice White, Robert Atlas

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth M HarveyDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. eharve15@jhu.edu.
Donna StrobinoDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Leslie SherrodEvolent Health, 800 N. Glebe Road Suite 500, Arlington, VA, 22203, USA.
Mary Catherine WebbDepartment of Social Work, Mercy Medical Center, 345 St Paul Pl, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA.
Caroline AndersonVoxiva, 1990 K Street Northwest #400, Washington, DC, 20006, USA.
Jennifer Arice White, 10808 Ephraim Drive, Owings Mills, MD, 21117, USA.
Robert AtlasDepartment of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Mercy Medical Center, 345 St Paul Pl, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USInstitute for Advanced Journalism Studies · USMercy Medical Center · USMercy Medical Center · USVoxiva (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose Mercy Medical Center (MMC), a community hospital in Baltimore Maryland, has undertaken a community initiative to reduce low birth weight (LBW) deliveries by 10 % in 3 years. MMC partnered with a School of Public Health to evaluate characteristics associated with LBW deliveries and formulate collaborations with obstetricians and community services to improve birth outcomes. Description As part of the initiative, a case control study of LBW was undertaken of all newborns weighing <2500 grams during June 2010-June 2011 matched 2:1 with newborns ≥2500 grams (n = 862). Assessment Logistic regression models including maternal characteristics prior to and during pregnancy showed an increased odds of LBW among women with a previous preterm birth (aOR 2.48; 95 % CI: 1.49-4.13), chronic hypertension (aOR: 2.53; 95 % CI: 1.25-5.10), hospitalization during pregnancy (aOR: 2.27; 95 % CI:1.52-3.40), multiple gestation (aOR:12.33; 95 % CI:5.49-27.73) and gestational hypertension (aOR: 2.81; 95 % CI: 1.79-4.41). Given that both maternal pre-existing conditions and those occurring during pregnancy were found to be associated with LBW, one strategy to address pregnant women at risk of LBW infants is to improve the intake and referral system to better triage women to appropriate services in the community. Meetings were held with community organizations and feedback was operationalized into collaboration strategies which can be jointly implemented. Conclusion Education sessions with providers about the referral system are one ongoing strategy to improve birth outcomes in Baltimore City, as well as provision of timely home visits by nurses to high-risk women.

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Patient Outcome AssessmentAdultBaltimoreCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornMaternal MortalityPregnancyPrenatal CarePublic HealthBirth outcomesChronic hypertensionCommunity health planningGestational hypertensionLow birth weight

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