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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Continuum of care for patients through medical-legal partnership: improving the transition from NICU stay to home.

Christine C Pazandak, Shetal Shah, Susan Schoppa

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Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christine C PazandakDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Christine.pazandak@UTSouthwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7622-9552
Shetal ShahDepartment of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY, USA.
Susan SchoppaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite multidisciplinary team support, neonates with chronic conditions often have unmet social needs adversely impacting health. Medical-legal partnerships (MLP) integrate legal assistance in healthcare settings to address legal issues that deter optimal health outcomes. This commentary reviews the history of the medical-legal partnership model in the United States (US) and outlines the rationale for this model in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) setting to address health-harming legal needs.

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Continuity of Patient CareIntensive Care Units, NeonatalHumansInfant, NewbornUnited States

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