Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
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2026
- Morris M, Liu J, Hetherton M, Breault C, Dibner A, Profit J, Padilla G. A quality improvement approach to growth in moderate and late preterm infants in small NICUs. J Perinatol. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02711-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42151373.
- Olatunji I, Cui X, Main EK, Shariff-Marco S, Gomez S, Profit J. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Cultural Familiarity Shows Limited Impact on Outcomes Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Very Low Birth Weight infants. Am J Perinatol. 2026 May 4. doi: 10.1055/a-2868-2332. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42082160
- Olatunji I, Liu J, Profit J. Allied health services availability and human milk nutrition among preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2026 May 1. doi: 10.1038/s41390-026-04939-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42067654.
- Quinn M, Katheria AC, Profit J, Lee H. Deferred cord clamping and weight difference for very preterm infants. Am J Perinatol. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1055/a-2815-9816. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41720473
- Mahaney KB, Cheetham-West A, Cui X, Liu J, Grant GA, Profit J**.** Wide variation in death rates and post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus treatment in preterm severe intraventricular hemorrhage. J Perinatol. 2026 Feb 16. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41699090.
- Perlman N, Sherwin EB, Leonard SA, Lyell DJ, Profit J, Blumenfeld YJ. Trends in incidence of gastroschisis before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Perinatol. 2026 Jan. Jan;46(1):125. PMID: 41188541
2025
- Morris M, Ciu X, Breault C, Schulman J, Kim JH, Heatherton MC, Quinn J, Canvasser J, Profit J, Payton KSE. Neonatal quality improvement collaborative improves nutrition processes and growth. 2025 Dec 1;156(6):e2024069320. PMID: 41192624
- Joshi NS, Profit J, Frymoyer A, Flaherman VJ, Gu Y, Lee HC. Escalation of Care for Late Preterm Infants During the Birth Hospitalization. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Dec 1;15(12):1005-1011. PMID: 41192626.
- Hendra K, Cui X, Main E, Lee HC, Lin Gomez S, Shariff-Marco S, Jensen EA, Profit J. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander infants with very low birth weight in California. J Pediatr. 2025 Nov;286:114706. PMID: 40581095. PMCID: PMC12331378.
Jiang S, Cui X, Katheria A, Finer NN, Bennett MV, Profit J, Lee HC. Association between 5-minute oxygen saturation and neonatal death and intraventricular hemorrhage among extremely preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2025 Aug;45(8):1145-1151. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-02194-w. Epub 2024 Dec 11. PMID: 39663396; PMCID: PMC12367537.
Jiang S, Cui X, Katheria A, Finer NN, Bennett MV, Profit J, Lee HC. Association between 5-minute oxygen saturation and neonatal death and intraventricular hemorrhage among extremely preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2025 Aug;45(8):1145-1151. PMID: 39663396.
Hendra K, Xin C, Main E, et al. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Infants with Very Low Birth Weight in California. J Pediatr. 2025 Jun 26;114706. doi:0.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114706
Sexton B, Profit J. Workforce well-being is workforce readiness: it is time to advance from describing the problem to solving it. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Jun 19;34(7):425-428. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018198.
Schulman J, Gould JB, Lee HC, et al. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Use for Newborns With Relatively Lower Illness Acuity. Pediatrics. 2025 Mar 1;155(3):e2024067831. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-067831.
Reiss JD, Yang W, Chang AL, Long JZ, Marić I, Profit J, Sylvester KG, Stevenson DK, Aghaeepour N, Shaw GM. Transgenerational associations between newborn metabolic profiles and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates born to mothers with an obese phenotype. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 7;15(1):1144. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85252-3. PMID: 39774255; PMCID: PMC11707363.
Thai JD, Liu J, Toney-Noland C, et al. Reducing growth impairment in infants undergoing intestinal surgery: A quality improvement initiative. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2025;49(5):580-588. doi:10.1002/jpen.2765
Morris M, Cui X, Breault C, et al. Improving and Sustaining VLBW Infant Growth Through a Quality Collaborative in California. Pediatrics. 2025;156(6):e2024069320. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-069320
2024
Morris M, Bennett S, Drake L, et al. "Multidisciplinary evidence-based tools for improving consistency of care and neonatal nutrition." J Perinatol 44, 751–759. 2024. doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01963-x
Quinn MK, Lee HC, Profit J, et al. “Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity in California: 2012-2021.” JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(11):1055-1061. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.3909
Liu J, Profit J, Hintz SR, et al. “Disparities in Survival Without Major Morbidity Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California.” J Pediatrics. 2024;154(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-066439
Payton KSE, Bennett MV, Schulman J, Benitz WE, Stellwagen L, Darmstadt GL, Quinn J, Kristensen-Cabrera AI, Breault CC, Bolaris M, Lefrak L, Merrill J, Sharek PJ. "28 NICUs participating in a quality improvement collaborative targeting early-onset sepsis antibiotic use." J Perinatol. 2024 Jul;44(7):1061-1068. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01885-8. Epub 2024 Feb 20.
Lapcharoensap, W., Bennett, M., Xu, X. et al. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. J Perinatol. 44, 224–230. 2024. doi:10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4
Tawfik D, Bayati M, Liu J, Nguyen L, Sinha A, Kannampallil T, Shanafelt T, Profit J. Predicting Primary Care Physician Burnout From Electronic Health Record Use Measures. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Sep;99(9):1411-1421. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2024.01.005. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38573301; PMCID: PMC11374508.
Profit J, Cui X, Tawfik D, Adair KC, Sexton JB. "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout - 1 year follow up. J Perinatol. 2024 Dec;44(12):1719-1723. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01993-5. Epub 2024 May 11. PMID: 38734802; PMCID: PMC11932377.
Jiang S, Rose LA, Gould JB, Bennett MV, Profit J, Lee HC. Methodologic considerations in estimating racial disparity of mortality among very preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2025 Apr;97(5):1467-1474. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03485-w. Epub 2024 Aug 23. PMID: 39179872; PMCID: PMC12119332.
Minor KC, Liu J, Druzin ML, et al. Magnesium sulfate and risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in a high-risk cohort. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231(6):647.e1-647.e12. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.001
Pai VV, Lu T, Gray EE, et al. “Resource and Service Use After Discharge Among Infants 22-25 Weeks Estimated Gestational Age at the First High-Risk Infant Follow-up Visit in California.” J Pediatrics. 2024;274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114172
Bonifacio SL, Liu J, Lee HC, et al. “Trends in HIE and Use of Hypothermia in California: Opportunities for Improvement.” Pediatrics. 2024;154(3). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063032
Rosenstein MG, Chang SC, Tucker C, et al. “Evaluation of Statewide Program to Reduce Cesarean Deliveries Among Nulliparous Individuals with Singleton Pregnancies at Term Gestation in Vertex Presentation.” Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2024;144(4):507-515. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005696
2023
Lanzieri TM, Lu T, Bennett MV, et al. "Early childhood outcomes of NICU graduates with cytomegalovirus infection in California." Birth Defects Res. 2023;115(11):1093-1100.PubMed
Gould JB, Bennett MV, Profit J, Lee HC. Cohort selection and the estimation of racial disparity in mortality of extremely preterm neonates. Pediatric Research; 2023.
Chitkara R, Bennett M, Bohnert J, et al. "In Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm." J Pediatr. 2023;263:113715.PubMed
Feister J, Kan P, Bonifacio SL, Profit J, Lee HC. "Association of Primary Language with Very Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Hispanic Infants in California." J Pediatr. 2023;261:113527.PubMed
Main EK, Chang S-C, Tucker CM, Sakowski C, Leonard SA, Rosenstein MG. "Hospital-level variation in racial disparities in low-risk nulliparous cesarean delivery rates." Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023;5(12):101145.PubMed
Razdan S, Hedli LC, Sigurdson K, Profit J, Morton CH. Disparity drivers, potential solutions, and the role of a health equity dashboard in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study. J Perinatol. 2024 May;44(5):659-664. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01856-5. Epub 2023 Dec 28. PMID: 38155228.
Pang EM, Liu J, Lu T, Joshi NS, Gould J, Lee HC. "Evaluating Epidemiologic Trends and Variations in NICU Admissions in California, 2008 to 2018." Hosp Pediatr. 2023;13(11):976-983.PubMed
Racial and ethnic disparities in postnatal growth among very low birth weight infants in California.
Lee SMin, Sie L, Liu J, Profit J, Main E, Lee HC. "Racial and ethnic disparities in postnatal growth among very low birth weight infants in California." J Perinatol. 2023;43(3):371-377.PubMed
Lefrak L, Schaffer KE, Bohnert J, et al. "Blood culture procedures and practices in the neonatal intensive care unit: A survey of a large multicenter collaborative in California." Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023:1-6.PubMed
2022
McClafferty HH, Hubbard DK, Foradori D, Brown ML, Profit J, Tawfik DS. "Physician Health and Wellness." Pediatrics. 2022;150(5).PubMed
Profit J, Edwards EM, Pursley DW. "Getting to health equity in NICU care in the USA and beyond." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2022.PubMed
J Sexton B, Adair KC, Cui X, Tawfik DS, Profit J. "Effectiveness of a bite-sized web-based intervention to improve healthcare worker wellbeing: A randomized clinical trial of WISER." Front Public Health. 2022;10:1016407.PubMed
Purkey NJ, Ma C, Lee HC, et al. "Distance from home to birth hospital, transfer, and mortality in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in California." Birth Defects Res. 2022;114(12):662-673.PubMed
Joshi NS, Huynh K, Lu T, Lee HC, Frymoyer A. "Epidemiology and trends in neonatal early onset sepsis in California, 2010-2017." J Perinatol. 2022;42(7):940-946.PubMed
Balasundaram M, Land R, Miller S, et al. "Increasing early exposure to mother's own milk in premature newborns." J Perinatol. 2022;42(8):1126-1134.PubMed
Whitesel E, Goldstein J, Lee HC, Gupta M. "Quality improvement for neonatal resuscitation and delivery room care." Semin Perinatol. 2022:151629.PubMed
Chock VY, Smith E, Tan S, et al. "Early brain and abdominal oxygenation in extremely low birth weight infants." Pediatr Res. 2022.PubMed
Pai VV, Noh CY, Dasani R, et al. "Implementation of a Bedside Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program in a Large Academic Neonatal Intensive Care Unit." Am J Perinatol. 2022.PubMed
Nguyen TT, Toney-Noland C, Wong J, et al. "Neonatal abstinence syndrome and mother's own milk at discharge." J Perinatol. 2022;42(8):1044-1050.PubMed
Lee SMin, Sie L, Liu J, Profit J, Lee HC. "Evaluation of Trends in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Respiratory Support Practice for Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Population-Based Cohort Study." J Pediatr. 2022;243:47-52.e2.PubMed
Lowe J, Fuller JF, Dempsey AG, et al. "Cortisol awakening response and developmental outcomes at 6-7 years in children born extremely preterm." Pediatr Res. 2022.PubMed