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ATAIN - The acronym for Avoidable Term Admissions Into Neonatal Units.   Improving the safety of maternity services is a key priority for the NHS and reducing admission of full-term babies to neonatal care is an indicator in the NHS Outcomes Framework for 2016 to 2017.    Michele Upton - Head of Maternity and Neonatal Transformation Programmes at NHS Improvement presented her insights into ATAIN and 4 reasons why minimising separation is important; 👉🏽The first hour of life following birth is a once-in-a-lifetime experience – not replicable - to be protected.  👉🏽Mothers and babies have a physiological and emotional need to be together: hours and days following birth.  👉🏽Important for physiological stability of baby and initiation of maternal infant interaction. 👉🏽There is overwhelming evidence that separation of mother and baby so soon after birth interrupts the normal bonding process, which can have a profound and lasting effect on maternal mental health, breastfeeding, long-term morbidity for mother and child.   This makes preventing separation, except for compelling medical reasons, an essential practice in maternity services and an ethical responsibility for healthcare professionals.    Our flagship product, the mOm Essential Incubator, is a portable, compact, and lightweight infant incubator offering a safe thermoregulated environment for newborns to thrive in. We deliver simple, effective, and reliable technology solutions that can operate anywhere from remote & rural birth, intra-hospital transport, and transitional care through to neonatal units across the spectrum of designation and capability.    For more info, please visit: https://lnkd.in/g_kkgiF2    #ATAIN #TransitionalCare #NICU #NICUBaby #Neonatal #NeonatalJourney [Full source in the comments below]

Fathers’ Experiences in the Post Natal Period: Relationships, Stress and Bonding in the Context of COVID-19 and NICU Admission Free. Monday 16 September 2024, from 12.30 to 2 pm, Online: Zoom This Grand Rounds event will incorporate two Doctoral research projects. Firstly Fathers’ Experiences of Parenting and Bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will look at fathers’ experiences of parenting and bonding throughout their baby’s stay in the NICU and the initial weeks post-discharge. Small ways that professionals can support fathers throughout their child’s stay in the NICU are also discussed. The second presentation will explore fathers’ experiences of perceived stress, loneliness and social support during the postpartum period, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. Participants’ descriptions of feeling excluded from maternity care and lacking avenues for information within the Irish healthcare system will be discussed. Presenters: Dr Aisling Hagerty and Sarah Murray Cunningham more info on the events page of The Psychological Society of Ireland All welcome. https://lnkd.in/eGP5zj2s

Leaving the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) conference, I feel fortunate to say these were some of the most affirming days of my professional career. I am not a nurse and therefore was lucky to join alongside my clinical colleagues, Kathleen Pina, RN BSN, CCM and Loree Lisk BSN, RN, CCM who answered my every question. (Kathleen, Loree, and I also had a BLAST! ❤️) I loved learning how nurses approach patient care. Picking up on the subtlest clues and deciding when to weave them back into the conversation. When is it appropriate to discuss a perceived substance use problem? How can a nurse address the complicated web of obesity, cardiac issues, menopause symptoms, and lifestyle? When is it appropriate to discuss a potential intimate partner violence? And how can nurses be sure to check their own biases and LISTEN to the patient to make it a shared decision making process? I was in heaven in these sessions. I went into healthcare to tackle these problems from a business perspective; but its essential to be reminded of the day-to-day interactions. (Also can we take a moment to thank our nurses and APPs!?) And the general sessions… The session about identifying sex trafficking victims in a clinic was astounding. The panel on providing better birthing experiences for indigenous communities was beyond impactful. We must do better for indigenous birthing people and their communities. In Washington state, the rate of black maternal death is 4x that of white women; that of indigenous women is 8x of white women. We must do better. Writing this, I have tears in my eyes thinking about the women and people with female body parts who have experienced trauma through the healthcare system. Maternal mortality, maternal mental health, lack of research in gynecological cancers, disparate birth outcomes for people of color: these are crises. If my work creates an ounce of good for these populations, it’ll be worth it. p.s. per usual, Kiel Dowlin was right in suggesting I attend this conference. Thank you Kiel for being an incredible mentor.

Joy Baker, MD, FACOG, PMH-C, C-EFM, MT(ASCP) I have the same reaction when offices insist on using BP machines; they are notorious for recording incorrect hi BP's, and most staff have no idea how to take a BP correctly (except in Cardiology offices." Best Practice: Pt has to be calm, sitting with feet on the floor, legs/ankles uncrossed, for ~5"; using a regular cuff, then take the BP. Those damn machines should be banned. I tell everyone to refuse and request "a manual cuff" in any office/UC/ER. We can stop prescribing unneeded meds.

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This review synthesized research on breastfeeding outcomes under Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative practices in the U.S., highlighting disparities and provider factors impacting care and outcomes. https://lnkd.in/dTCyf8Nk #ISRHML#TraineeThursday Gallagher, T. T., & McKechnie, A. C. (2024). Missed care and equitable breastfeeding support: An integrative review of exposure to in-hospital care by patient characteristics and breastfeeding outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1–17. https://lnkd.in/dEAxnEHc.

From US News and World Report: "Compare 2024 hospital ratings for Maternity and Perinatal Care. Find hospitals that provide high-quality labor & delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies. U.S. News evaluates how well hospitals perform in childbirth using C-section rates, newborn complication rates, breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates, routine vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) rates, episiotomy rates, whether a hospital meets new federal criteria for "birthing-friendly" practices, and whether a hospital tracked and reported their outcomes for patients of different races and ethnicities. 2024 top hospitals for Maternity care have been recognized as High Performing." https://lnkd.in/eEwAEV8S

Marcellus Little Champs: Spotlighting Rainbow Children’s Medicare In this month’s Little Champs newsletter, we delve deeper into Rainbow Children’s Medicare (Rainbow), one of the new additions to the portfolio. Rainbow, founded in Hyderabad in 1999 by Dr Ramesh Kancharla, focusses only on pediatric and maternity care. The Company stands head & shoulders above its like-to-like peers on profitability and growth metrics and ranks ahead of most multispecialty hospital businesses on key operating and financial metrics thanks to: (i) A strong business model created around high-quality pediatricians (specialising in complex pediatrics), 24*7 doctor availability; and (ii) A hub and spoke model enabling low capex but high revenue per bed. https://bit.ly/42XzTz1

Project HOPE 's Saving the Newborn’s Impact in the Dominican Republic to date: 5 maternity hospitals reached with lifesaving maternal and neonatal care equipment and training 1,250+ health care workers trained in maternal and neonatal protocols 130+ pieces of maternity ward and NICU equipment procured and distributed Reduced the neonatal mortality rate to 14 deaths per 1000 live births in 2023 Reduced the neonatal mortality rate to 12.5 deaths per 1000 live births so far in 2024

This week, the National Perinatal Information Center is discussing #newborn falls. There is excellent #missedcare research in Labor and Delivery and #NICU settings. Missed care research has shown that one of the most frequently missed care items is patient education. However, there is currently no missed care research in #postpartum care settings. It would be logical to then hypothesize that missed education may occur in postpartum care settings as well, which could include missed opportunities for newborn fall education. What other potential missed care items occur in the immediate #postpartum period? And how can we ensure education surrounding the prevention of #newbornfalls is on the list? Be sure to check out the 2023 white paper developed by NPIC and supported by a generous unrestricted educational grant by GE HealthCare Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Synova Associates LLC Kelley Franklin Joint Commission Karen P. Becker, PhD, BC-NNP Heidi E. Morin, MSN, MBA, RN, FABC Nancy Travis, MS, RN, CPN, C-ONQS, FAWHONN Luann Jones, DNP, RN, NE-BC Rachel Sheehan Gail Bagwell DNP, APRN, CNS, FAAN Rachael Zastrow Michele Kulhanek, MSN, RNC Heather DiCioccio, DNP, RNC-MNN, C-ONQS https://lnkd.in/eiBAnbYs