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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Harnessing a neonatal encephalopathy registry for regional quality improvement efforts.

Fatima M Al-Sammak, Joshua C Euteneuer, Nick Townley, Amanda O Johnson, Ann Anderson Berry, Eric S Peeples, Midwest Neonatal Encephalopathy Registry

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Article 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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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Fatima M Al-SammakDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Joshua C EuteneuerMethodist Women's Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-0598
Nick TownleyDepartment of Pediatrics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
Amanda O JohnsonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Ann Anderson BerryDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-2543
Eric S PeeplesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. epeeples@childrensnebraska.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-2678
Midwest Neonatal Encephalopathy Registry

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveImprove regional clinical care for infants with neonatal encephalopathy presumed to be due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) by developing a clinical data registry. STUDY

designWe developed a regional multicenter registry of newborns at risk for HIE and leveraged data collected within the registry to design and monitor biannually quality improvement metrics in a collaborative effort among site investigators.

resultOver the 3 years since beginning our improvement efforts, we have demonstrated positive trends in all three initial metrics decided on by our investigators: increasing the cord blood gas acquisition in high-risk deliveries (median 74-87%); increasing neurological exam and encephalopathy score documentation in infants with perinatal acidosis (17-36%); and decreasing the incidence of infants discharged on anti-seizure medication (60-29%).

conclusionIn addition to providing hypothesis-generating research data, local and regional registry data can be successfully utilized for quality improvement efforts across multiple hospitals.

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Hypoxia-Ischemia, BrainQuality ImprovementRegistriesFemaleHumansInfant, Newborn

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PMID41490929

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