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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Staff perspectives on racial inequities in the neonatal intensive care unit: the REJOICE study.

Krystal Austin, Olga Smith, Monica McLemore, Sarah Lewis, Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, Taylor E Washington, Elizabeth E Rogers, Kayla L Karvonen

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Krystal AustinUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. krystal.austin@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-6293
Olga SmithIndependent Researcher, Antioch, CA, USA.
Monica McLemoreDepartment of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Sarah LewisCollege of Pharmacy, Touro University, Vallejo, CA, USA.
Safyer McKenzie-SampsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-9634
Taylor E WashingtonUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Elizabeth E RogersDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kayla L KarvonenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8213-6697

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Abstract

objectiveTo understand staff perspectives on racism experienced by both parents and staff members in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY

designOpen-ended surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff at an urban level IV NICU from 2021 to 2022. Themes were generated and refined using thematic analysis. The main outcome constituted participants' experiences of structural racism.

results72 multi-disciplinary and racially and ethnically diverse participants completed the survey and 10 participants were also interviewed. Five major themes were identified: (1) a wide range of denial and recognition of racism existed, (2) workplace culture and relationships both protected against and facilitated racism, (3) staff experienced a lack of workforce diversity and minority tax, and witnessed (4) biased communication and language barriers, and (5) disparate resource allocation.

conclusionsSimilar to other healthcare worker and caregiver reports, NICU staff members also experience and witness interpersonal, institutional, and structural forms of racism.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelHealthcare DisparitiesIntensive Care Units, NeonatalRacismAdultFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInterviews as TopicMaleOrganizational CultureQualitative ResearchSurveys and Questionnaires

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