ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022
Perinatal morbidity and health utilization among mothers of medically fragile infants.
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- Interventions to support postpartum health and well-being of parents with infants in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Development and implementation of an entity relationship diagram for perinatal data.JAMIA open · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the burden of perinatal morbidity among mothers of medically fragile infants. STUDY
designWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 6849 mothers who delivered liveborn infants at a quaternary care hospital during a two-year period. We compared mothers of well babies with mothers of infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and we used logistic regression to model predictors of postpartum acute care utilization among NICU mothers.
resultsRates of obstetric morbidity were highest for mothers of infants staying ≥72 h in the NICU; 54.2% underwent cesarean birth, 7.5% experienced severe maternal morbidity, and 6.6% required a blood transfusion. Factors independently associated with postpartum acute care use included gestational age <28 weeks, ever smoking, non-Hispanic Black race, temperature >38 °C and receiving psychiatric medication during the birth hospitalization.
conclusionFocused support for mothers of NICU infants has the potential to reduce maternal morbidity and improve health.
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