During Neonatal Nurses Week, not only should we be focused on the outstanding work of our neonatal nursing colleagues, but how can we promote collaborative teamwork that undergirds outstanding neonatal care? How can we best support our nursing teams in caring for the smallest and most fragile of patients?
Posted under: Other, Quality of Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Commitment to Health Equity Core Measure. This Core Measure has five domains and should be on every hospital’s radar. We are going to use Breastmilk Feeding as an example of how these domains can work together to support hospital and community partnership and engagement.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Quality of Care
Respectful Care continues to be a priority for maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly with the continued disparities described throughout the literature, including significant outcome disparities found within Black and Brown women and birthing persons, particularly maternal care and NICU care.
Posted under: Other, Quality of Care
The past few weeks have been very difficult for families within the United States. Communities are grappling with mothers who are dying on the day of childbirth, or within a day or two.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Quality of Care, Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
