Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2021
Waldrop AR, Sherwin EB, Anderson JN, et al. "Postpartum depression in mothers with pregnancies complicated by fetal cardiac anomaly." J Perinatol. 2021;41(7):1605-1610.PubMed
Main EK, Chang S-C, Carpenter AM, et al. "Singleton preterm birth rates for racial and ethnic groups during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in California." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;224(2):239-241.PubMed
Choosing wisely for the other 80%: What we need to know about the more mature newborn and NICU care.
Braun D, Edwards EM, Schulman J, Profit J, Pursley DWM, Goodman DC. "Choosing wisely for the other 80%: What we need to know about the more mature newborn and NICU care." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(3):151395.PubMed
Litt JS, Hintz SR. "Quality improvement for NICU graduates: Feasible, relevant, impactful." Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021;26(1):101205.PubMed
Kusuda S, Bennett M, Gould J. "Outcomes of Infants with Very Low Birth Weight Associated with Birthplace Difference: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Births in Japan and California." J Pediatr. 2021;229:182-190.e6.PubMed
Haidari E, Main EK, Cui X, et al. "Maternal and neonatal health care worker well-being and patient safety climate amid the COVID-19 pandemic." J Perinatol. 2021;41(5):961-969.PubMed
Fuller MG, Lu T, Gray EE, et al. "Rural Residence and Factors Associated with Attendance at the Second High-Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic Visit for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California." Am J Perinatol. 2021.PubMed
Ravi D, Profit J. "Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: Causes, Consequences and Charting the Path Forward." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(4):151406.PubMed
Joaquino SMilet, Lee HC, Abrams B. "Pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and postnatal growth in preterm infants." J Perinatol. 2021;41(8):1825-1834.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Sinha A, Bayati M, et al. "Frustration With Technology and its Relation to Emotional Exhaustion Among Health Care Workers: Cross-sectional Observational Study." J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(7):e26817.PubMed
Payton KSE, Wirtschafter D, Bennett MV, et al. "Vignettes Identify Variation in Antibiotic Use for Suspected Early Onset Sepsis." Hosp Pediatr. 2021;11(7):770-774.PubMed
Laptook AR, Shankaran S, Barnes P, et al. "Limitations of Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Predictor of Death or Disability Following Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Late Hypothermia Trial." J Pediatr. 2021;230:106-111.e6.PubMed
Edwards EM, Greenberg LT, Profit J, Draper D, Helkey D, Horbar JD. "Quality of Care in US NICUs by Race and Ethnicity." Pediatrics. 2021;148(2).PubMed
King BC, Richardson T, Patel RM, et al. "Prioritization framework for improving the value of care for very low birth weight and very preterm infants." J Perinatol. 2021;41(10):2463-2473.PubMed
Mangels R, Blumenfeld YJ, Homeyer M, Mrazek-Pugh B, Hintz SR, Hudgins L. "RASopathies: A significant cause of polyhydramnios?" Prenat Diagn. 2021;41(3):362-367.PubMed
Dhurjati R, Main E, Profit J. "Institutional Racism: A Key Contributor to Perinatal Health Inequity." Pediatrics. 2021;148(3).PubMed
Arul N, Ahmad I, Hamilton J, et al. "Lessons Learned from a Collaborative to Develop a Sustainable Simulation-Based Training Program in Neonatal Resuscitation: Simulating Success." Children (Basel). 2021;8(1).PubMed
Padula AM, Shariff-Marco S, Yang J, et al. "Multilevel social factors and NICU quality of care in California." J Perinatol. 2021;41(3):404-412.PubMed
Profit J, Adair KC, Cui X, et al. "Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout." J Perinatol. 2021;41(9):2225-2234.PubMed
2020
Stevenson DK, Wong RJ, Profit J, Shaw GM, C Wang J, Lee HC. ""Following through": addressing the racial inequality for preterm infants and their families." Pediatr Res. 2020;87(2):192-193.PubMed
Shankaran S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, et al. "Outcomes Following Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation among Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age." J Pediatr. 2020.PubMed
Profit J, Edmonds BTucker, Shah N, Cheyney M. "The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for More Integrated Maternity Care." Am J Public Health. 2020;110(11):1663-1665.PubMed
Ravi D, Tawfik DS, J Sexton B, Profit J. "Changing safety culture." J Perinatol. 2020.PubMed
Sigurdson K, Profit J, Dhurjati R, et al. "Former NICU Families Describe Gaps in Family-Centered Care." Qual Health Res. 2020;30(12):1861-1875.PubMed
Kancherla V, Ma C, Grant G, et al. "Factors Associated with Timeliness of Surgical Repair among Infants with Myelomeningocele: California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, 2006 to 2011." Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(12):1234-1242.PubMed
Bhatt DR, Reddy N, Ruiz R, et al. "Perinatal quality improvement bundle to decrease hypothermia in extremely low birthweight infants with birth weight less than 1000 g: single-center experience over 6 years." J. Investig. Med.. 2020.PubMed
Lemmon ME, Chapman I, Malcolm W, et al. "Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families." Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(12):1283-1288.PubMed
Goldstein GP, Pai VV, Liu J, et al. "Racial/ethnic disparities and human milk use in necrotizing enterocolitis." Pediatr Res. 2020;88(Suppl 1):3-9.PubMed
Kalra VK, Lee HC, Sie L, Ratnasiri AW, Underwood MA, Lakshminrusimha S. "Change in neonatal resuscitation guidelines and trends in incidence of meconium aspiration syndrome in California." J Perinatol. 2020;40(1):46-55.PubMed
Miller TA, Li J, Riddell S, Barkley SC. "Decreasing Chronic Lung Disease Associated with Bubble CPAP Technology: Experience at Five Years." Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020;5(2):e281.PubMed
Lowe J, Bann CM, Fuller J, et al. "Early working memory is a significant predictor of verbal and processing skills at 6-7 years in children born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2020;147:105083.PubMed
Mardy C, Blumenfeld YJ, Arunamata AA, et al. "In fetuses with congenital lung masses, decreased ventricular and atrioventricular valve dimensions are associated with lesion size and clinical outcome." Prenat Diagn. 2020;40(2):206-215.PubMed
Braun D, Braun E, Chiu V, et al. "Trends in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Utilization in a Large Integrated Health Care System." JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e205239.PubMed
Duncan AF, Bann CM, Maitre NL, Peralta-Carcelen M, Hintz SR. "Hand Function at 18-22 Months Is Associated with School-Age Manual Dexterity and Motor Performance in Children Born Extremely Preterm." J Pediatr. 2020;225:51-57.e3.PubMed
Lee SMin, Sie L, Liu J, Profit J, Lee HC. "The risk of small for gestational age in very low birth weight infants born to Asian or Pacific Islander mothers in California." J Perinatol. 2020;40(5):724-731.PubMed
DeMauro SB, Bann C, Flibotte J, Adams-Chapman I, Hintz SR. "Cranial Ultrasound and Minor Motor Abnormalities at 2 Years in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020;41(4):308-315.PubMed
Kancherla V, Ma C, Grant G, Lee HC, Hintz SR, Carmichael SL. "Factors Associated with Early Neonatal and First-Year Mortality in Infants with Myelomeningocele in California from 2006 to 2011." Am J Perinatol. 2020.PubMed
Kunz SN, Phibbs CS, Profit J. "The changing landscape of perinatal regionalization." Semin Perinatol. 2020;44(4):151241.PubMed
Eckels M, Zeilinger T, Lee HC, et al. "A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit's Experience with Implementing an In-Situ Simulation and Debriefing Patient Safety Program in the Setting of a Quality Improvement Collaborative." Children (Basel). 2020;7(11).PubMed
Gentle SJ, Carlo WA, Tan S, et al. "Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate Therapy With Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Extremely Preterm Children." Obstet Gynecol. 2020;135(6):1377-1386.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Profit J. "Provider burnout: Implications for our perinatal patients." Semin Perinatol. 2020;44(4):151243.PubMed
Akula VPriya, Hedli LC, Van Meurs K, Gould JB, Peiyi K, Lee HC. "Neonatal transport in California: findings from a qualitative investigation." J Perinatol. 2020;40(3):394-403.PubMed
Apfeld JC, Kastenberg ZJ, Gibbons AT, Carmichael SL, Lee HC, Sylvester KG. "Treating Center Volume and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Outcomes in California." J Pediatr. 2020;222:146-153.e1.PubMed
Pai VV, Kan P, Gould JB, Hackel A, Lee HC. "Clinical deterioration during neonatal transport in California." J Perinatol. 2020;40(3):377-384.PubMed
Carter EHawkins, Lee HC, Lapcharoensap W, Snowden JM. "Resuscitation outcomes for weekend deliveries of very low birthweight infants." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020;105(6):656-661.PubMed
Gould JB. "Building the First Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative, the CPQCC: A Historic Perspective." Children (Basel). 2020;7(10).PubMed
Eskandar-Afshari F, Carbine DN, Cohen RS, Cui X, Dueñas GVillarin, Lee HC. "California NICU disaster preparedness." J Perinatol. 2020;40(8):1262-1266.PubMed
Natarajan G, Sriidhar A, Nolen T, et al. "Authors' Response." Pediatrics. 2020.PubMed
Gould JB, Bennett MV, Phibbs CS, Lee HC. "Population Improvement Bias Observed in Estimates of the Impact of Antenatal Steroids to Outcomes in Preterm Birth." J Pediatr. 2020.PubMed
Brumbaugh JE, Bell EF, Grey SF, et al. "Behavior Profiles at 2 Years for Children Born Extremely Preterm with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." J Pediatr. 2020;219:152-159.e5.PubMed