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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2025

Sociodemographic characteristics of maternal presence in neonatal intensive care: an intersectional analysis.

Dana B McCarty, Shelley D Golden, Renée M Ferrari, Bharathi J Zvara, Wylin D Wilson, Meghan E Shanahan

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Dana B McCartyDivision of Physical Therapy, Department of Health Sciences University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. dana_mccarty@med.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6499-8197
Shelley D GoldenDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Renée M FerrariDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6207-9824
Bharathi J ZvaraDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Wylin D WilsonTheological Studies Division, Duke Divinity School Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Meghan E ShanahanDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveMaternal presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) supports infant and maternal health, yet mothers face visitation challenges. Based on intersectionality theory, we hypothesized that mothers of Black infants with lower socioeconomic status (SES) living further from the hospital would demonstrate the lowest rates of maternal presence. STUDY

designWe extracted infant race, Medicaid status, and maternal home address from 238 infant medical charts. The primary outcome was rate of maternal presence. Generalized linear modeling and binomial regression were employed for analysis.

resultsMedicaid status was the strongest single predictor of lower rates of maternal presence. Having lower SES was associated with lower rates of maternal presence in mothers of white infants, and living at a distance from the hospital was associated with lower maternal presence in mothers of higher SES.

conclusionsInterventions to support maternal presence in the NICU should address resource-related challenges experienced by mothers of lower SES.

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Intensive Care, NeonatalIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMothersAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLinear ModelsMaleMedicaidSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite

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PMID39572691

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