Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2014
Moise KJ, Hintz SR. "Fetal diagnosis and interventions." Am J Perinatol. 2014;31(7):547-8.PubMed
Gould JB, Mayo J, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK. "Swedish and American studies show that initiatives to decrease maternal obesity could play a key role in reducing preterm birth." Acta Paediatr. 2014;103(6):586-91.PubMed
Lanzieri TM, Bialek SR, Bennett MV, Gould JB. "Cytomegalovirus infection among infants in California neonatal intensive care units, 2005-2010." J Perinat Med. 2014;42(3):393-9.PubMed
Stevens TP, Finer NN, Carlo WA, et al. "Respiratory outcomes of the surfactant positive pressure and oximetry randomized trial (SUPPORT)." J Pediatr. 2014;165(2):240-249.e4.PubMed
Patel CJ, Yang T, Hu Z, et al. "Investigation of maternal environmental exposures in association with self-reported preterm birth." Reprod Toxicol. 2014;45:1-7.PubMed
Davis AS, Chock VY, Hintz SR. "Fetal centers and the role of the neonatologist in complex fetal care." Am J Perinatol. 2014;31(7):549-56.PubMed
Shaw GM, Wise PH, Mayo J, et al. "Maternal prepregnancy body mass index and risk of spontaneous preterm birth." Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2014;28(4):302-11.PubMed
2013
Manani M, Jegatheesan P, DeSandre G, Song D, Showalter L, Govindaswami B. "Elimination of admission hypothermia in preterm very low-birth-weight infants by standardization of delivery room management." Perm J. 2013;17(3):8-13.PubMed
Payne AH, Hintz SR, Hibbs AMaria, et al. "Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low-gestational-age neonates with low-grade periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage." JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(5):451-9.PubMed
Adams-Chapman I, Bann CM, Das A, et al. "Neurodevelopmental outcome of extremely low birth weight infants with Candida infection." J Pediatr. 2013;163(4):961-7.e3.PubMed
Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, et al. "Apgar scores at 10 min and outcomes at 6-7 years following hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2013;98(6):F473-9.PubMed
Blumenfeld YJ, Davis A, Milan K, et al. "Conservatively managed fetal goiter: an alternative to in utero therapy." Fetal Diagn Ther. 2013;34(3):184-7.PubMed
Gould JB, Danielsen BH, Bollman L, Hackel A, Murphy B. "Estimating the quality of neonatal transport in California." J Perinatol. 2013;33(12):964-70.PubMed
Lowe JR, Duncan AFreeman, Bann CM, et al. "Early working memory as a racially and ethnically neutral measure of outcome in extremely preterm children at 18-22 months." Early Hum Dev. 2013;89(12):1055-61.PubMed
Lee HC, Bennett MV, Schulman J, Gould JB. "Accounting for variation in length of NICU stay for extremely low birth weight infants." J Perinatol. 2013;33(11):872-6.PubMed
Acosta CD, Knight M, Lee HC, Kurinczuk JJ, Gould JB, Lyndon A. "The continuum of maternal sepsis severity: incidence and risk factors in a population-based cohort study." PLoS ONE. 2013;8(7):e67175.PubMed
Vohr BR, Stephens BE, McDonald SA, et al. "Cerebral palsy and growth failure at 6 to 7 years." Pediatrics. 2013;132(4):e905-14.PubMed
Sherenian M, Profit J, Schmidt B, et al. "Nurse-to-patient ratios and neonatal outcomes: a brief systematic review." Neonatology. 2013;104(3):179-83.PubMed
Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Shaw GM, Currier RJ, et al. "Association of early-preterm birth with abnormal levels of routinely collected first- and second-trimester biomarkers." Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2013;208(6):492.e1-11.PubMed
Correlation of neonatal intensive care unit performance across multiple measures of quality of care.
Profit J, Zupancic JAF, Gould JB, et al. "Correlation of neonatal intensive care unit performance across multiple measures of quality of care." JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(1):47-54.PubMed
Lee HChong, Martin-Anderson S, Lyndon A, R Dudley A. "Perspectives on promoting breastmilk feedings for premature infants during a quality improvement project." Breastfeed Med. 2013;8:176-80.PubMed
Akula VP, Gould JB, Davis AS, Hackel A, Oehlert J, Van Meurs KP. "Therapeutic hypothermia during neonatal transport: data from the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) and California Perinatal Transport System (CPeTS) for 2010." J Perinatol. 2013;33(3):194-7.PubMed
Lee HC, Jegatheesan P, Gould JB, Dudley RA. "Hospital-wide breastfeeding rates vs. breastmilk provision for very-low-birth-weight infants." Acta Paediatr.. 2013;102(3):268-72.PubMed
Profit J, Gould JB, Draper D, et al. "Variations in definitions of mortality have little influence on neonatal intensive care unit performance ratings." J. Pediatr.. 2013;162(1):50-5.e2.PubMed
Wang H, St Julien KR, Stevenson DK, et al. "A genome-wide association study (GWAS) for bronchopulmonary dysplasia." Pediatrics. 2013;132(2):290-7.PubMed
Billett AL, Colletti RB, Mandel KE, et al. "Exemplar pediatric collaborative improvement networks: achieving results." Pediatrics. 2013;131 Suppl 4:S196-203.PubMed
2012
Colby CE, Carey WA, Blumenfeld YJ, Hintz SR. "Infants with prenatally diagnosed anomalies: special approaches to preparation and resuscitation." Clin Perinatol. 2012;39(4):871-87.PubMed
Vaucher YE, Peralta-Carcelen M, Finer NN, et al. "Neurodevelopmental outcomes in the early CPAP and pulse oximetry trial." N Engl J Med. 2012;367(26):2495-504.PubMed
Profit J, Woodard LCD. "Perils and opportunities of comparative performance measurement." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166(2):191-4.PubMed
Lyndon A, Lee HC, Gilbert WM, Gould JB, Lee KA. "Maternal morbidity during childbirth hospitalization in California." J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med.. 2012;25(12):2529-35.PubMed
Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, et al. "Risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia by second-trimester maternal serum levels of α-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and unconjugated estriol." Pediatr. Res.. 2012;71(4 Pt 1):399-406.PubMed
Do practicing clinicians agree with expert ratings of neonatal intensive care unit quality measures?
Kowalkowski M, Gould JB, Bose C, Petersen LA, Profit J. "Do practicing clinicians agree with expert ratings of neonatal intensive care unit quality measures?" J Perinatol. 2012;32(4):247-52.PubMed
Vohr BR, Stephens BE, Higgins RD, et al. "Are outcomes of extremely preterm infants improving? Impact of Bayley assessment on outcomes." J Pediatr. 2012;161(2):222-8.e3.PubMed
Main EK, Morton CH, Melsop K, Hopkins D, Giuliani G, Gould JB. "Creating a public agenda for maternity safety and quality in cesarean delivery." Obstet Gynecol. 2012;120(5):1194-8.PubMed
Shankaran S, Pappas A, McDonald SA, et al. "Childhood outcomes after hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy." N Engl J Med. 2012;366(22):2085-92.PubMed
Bain LCharo, R Dudley A, Gould JB, Lee HC. "Factors associated with failure to screen newborns for retinopathy of prematurity." J. Pediatr.. 2012;161(5):819-23.PubMed
Tian AG, Hintz SR, Cohen RS, Edwards MSB. "Ventricular access devices are safe and effective in the treatment of posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation prior to shunt placement." Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012;48(1):13-20.PubMed
Lee HC, Kurtin PS, Wight NE, et al. "A quality improvement project to increase breast milk use in very low birth weight infants." Pediatrics. 2012;130(6):e1679-87.PubMed
Akula VPriya, Davis AS, Gould JB, Van Meurs K. "Therapeutic hypothermia during neonatal transport: current practices in California." Am J Perinatol. 2012;29(5):319-26.PubMed
Moore T, Hennessy EM, Myles J, et al. "Neurological and developmental outcome in extremely preterm children born in England in 1995 and 2006: the EPICure studies." BMJ. 2012;345:e7961.PubMed
Stephens BE, Bann CM, Watson VE, et al. "Screening for autism spectrum disorders in extremely preterm infants." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012;33(7):535-41.PubMed
Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, et al. "Neonatal intensive care unit safety culture varies widely." Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.. 2012;97(2):F120-6.PubMed
Guralnick MJ. "Preventive interventions for preterm children: effectiveness and developmental mechanisms." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012;33(4):352-64.PubMed
Lee HChong, Martin-Anderson S, R Dudley A. "Clinician perspectives on barriers to and opportunities for skin-to-skin contact for premature infants in neonatal intensive care units." Breastfeed Med. 2012;7(2):79-84.PubMed
Sellier E, Horber V, Krägeloh-Mann I, De La Cruz J, Cans C. "Interrater reliability study of cerebral palsy diagnosis, neurological subtype, and gross motor function." Dev Med Child Neurol. 2012;54(9):815-21.PubMed
Shankaran S, Barnes PD, Hintz SR, et al. "Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2012;97(6):F398-404.PubMed
Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, et al. "The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a tool for benchmarking safety culture in the NICU." Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.. 2012;97(2):F127-32.PubMed
Shankaran S, Laptook AR, McDonald SA, et al. "Temperature profile and outcomes of neonates undergoing whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012;13(1):53-9.PubMed
Tang BG, Feldman HM, Huffman LC, Kagawa KJ, Gould JB. "Missed opportunities in the referral of high-risk infants to early intervention." Pediatrics. 2012;129(6):1027-34.PubMed
2011
Hintz SR, Kendrick DE, Wilson-Costello DE, et al. "Early-childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes are not improving for infants born at