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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Resuscitation of neonatal critical care: a call for identity and course correction.

Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Clara H Song, Robin H Steinhorn

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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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Satyan LakshminrusimhaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. slakshmi@health.ucdavis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6098-2155
Clara H SongSouthern California Kaiser Permanente, Orange County, CA, USA.
Robin H SteinhornDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of neonatology is currently navigating a multi-faceted crisis involving professional identity, workforce sustainability, and financial equity. While the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) serves as a vital economic engine for modern health systems and academic departments, the individual neonatologist faces increasing clinical acuity, documentation burdens, long work hours, and a widening compensation gap compared to adult counterparts. This manuscript explores the "Neonatology Paradox," as a specialty with the highest productivity in a financially challenged department of pediatrics. We also evaluate the limitations of current productivity benchmarks and propose structural changes, including staffing model changes to optimize work hours, reduce productivity expectations, and work life integration. If these measures fail, we explore the potential for an independent department of Neonatal Critical Care to ensure the future of the workforce.

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Intensive Care, NeonatalIntensive Care Units, NeonatalNeonatologistsNeonatologyResuscitationCritical CareHumansInfant, Newborn

Identifiers

PMID42380597
PMCPMC13472851

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