We asked the chairs of our committees to share some of the research they've found valuable over the last few months. Here are the highlights:
From Dr. June Hanke, Co-Chair of the Community Health Subcommittee:
From Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology: "Reducing Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Through State-based Quality Improvement Initiatives"
From Dr. Carla Ortique, Co-Chair of the Obstetrics Subcommittee:
From Obstetrics & Gynecology: "Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy With Intravenous Versus Oral Iron: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs"
From Obstetrics & Gynecology: "A Two-Delivery Model Examining Upright Positioning During Labor: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis"
From Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology: "Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and during infancy and risk of hearing impairment among children in Japan: A retrospective cohort study"
From Janet Jones, Co-Chair of the Community Health Subcommittee:
From Science: "Noninvasive blood tests for fetal development predict gestational age and preterm delivery"
From Dr. Charleta Guillory, Co-Chair of the Neonatal Subcommittee:
From Seminars in Pediatric Surgery: "Human milk and necrotizing enterocolitis"
From Pediatrics: "A Modified Algorithm for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Using Pulse Oximetry"
From Pediatrics: "Revisiting the Approach to Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease"