Well-newborns are not often thought of as requiring additional support or expertise for their care. Research and literature, both medical and nursing, tend to support Labor and Delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care as opposed to the immediate postpartum period. Perhaps it is time to revisit this and build depth into these areas, including the care of the well-newborn.
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Racial and ethnic disparities continue to impact prematurity across the nation. The National Perinatal Information Center provides stratified race and ethnicity reporting for our member hospitals for both maternal and newborn outcomes.
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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?
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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.
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