ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2024
Disparity drivers, potential solutions, and the role of a health equity dashboard in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study.
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- Allied health services availability and human milk nutrition among preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Leveraging Qualitative Insights for Dashboard Development to Address Perinatal Health Inequalities in Maternity, Neonatal and Perinatal Services.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mother's Milk Provision Among Mothers of Preterm Infants.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Parent and staff focus groups to address NICU racial inequities: "There's radical optimism in that we're in a different time and we're not doing it alone".Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- Mobile-enhanced Family Integrated Care for preterm infants: A qualitative study of parents' views.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- What about sex, race(ism), and social determinants of health in neonatal outcomes?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveRacial/ethnic disparities are well-described in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We explored expert opinion on their etiology, potential solutions, and the ability of health equity dashboards to meaningfully capture NICU disparities. STUDY
designWe conducted 12 qualitative semi-structured interviews, purposively selecting a diverse group of neonatal experts. We used grounded theory to develop codes, shape interviews, and conduct analysis.
resultWe identified three sources of disparity: interpersonal bias, care process and institutional barriers, and social determinants of health, particularly as they affect parental engagement in the NICU. Proposed solutions included racial/cultural concordance, bolstering hospital-based resources, and policy interventions. Health equity dashboards were viewed as useful but limited, because clinical metrics do not account for many of the aforementioned sources of disparities.
conclusionEquity dashboards serve as a motivational starting point for quality improvement; future iterations may require novel, qualitative data sources to identify underlying etiologies of NICU disparities.
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