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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Differential transport patterns by race and ethnicity in very low birth weight infants.

Sarah N Kunz, Marinka Zitnik, Daniel Helkey, Sheila Razdan, Jeffrey B Gould, Jochen Profit, John A F Zupancic

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Sarah N KunzDivision of Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. skunz@bidmc.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-7293
Marinka ZitnikDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8530-7228
Daniel HelkeyDepartment of Pediatrics-Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Sheila RazdanDepartment of Pediatrics-Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4137-7635
Jeffrey B GouldDepartment of Pediatrics-Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8495-077X
Jochen Profit *Department of Pediatrics-Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-9248
John A F Zupancic *Division of Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-7193

Funding

Measuring Neonatal RegionalizationR01HD108794 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jochen Profit, JEANNETTE A ROGOWSKI · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) K08HS025749U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) R01HD094847U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) R01HD108794
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Abstract

objectiveTo determine how the likelihood of acute transfer for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants differs by race and ethnicity. STUDY

designThis retrospective cohort study used data for VLBW, preterm ( < 37 weeks) infants <28 days old born between 2012 and 2018 to identify acute inter-hospital transports between hospitals in California. We calculated the odds ratio for acute transport for each race and ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander [AANHPI], and Hispanic), controlling for network, hospital, maternal sociodemographic, and infant clinical characteristics.

resultAANHPI infants were significantly less likely to be transported compared to non-Hispanic White infants (OR 0.85; p = 0.01) after risk adjustment. Hospital-level factors (e.g. NICU level) were most significantly associated with transfer likelihood.

conclusionThe likelihood of acute transfer for VLBW infants differs by race and ethnicity, which may reflect underlying inequities and implicit biases in the system of care.

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