We spoke to Dr. Manda Hall about the background to TexasAIM, maternal mortality and morbidity in Texas, and what TexasAIM will look like over the next few year
Q&A: Dr. George Saade
Maternal and Infant Health News
Maternal mortality continues to be the perinatal news topic that most occupies Texas media. Perhaps the most substantive piece on this topic, in recent months, was the Texas Tribune's "Dangerous Deliveries: Is Texas doing enough to stop moms from dying?" It begins with this heartbreaking opening:
Remembering James A. Cooley
Maternal & Infant Health MMWRs
Advisories and Alerts
Conference: Obstetrical and Neonatal Care Coordination Related to Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
Increasing Breastfeeding and Human Milk Use in Texas NICUs
The AAP recommends that all babies be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. The importance of breastmilk diets is even greater for preterm, very low birth weight babies hospitalized in NICUs. But it can be a struggle to provide these infants with the nutrition they so desperately need. That's where the TCHMB's NICU collaborative comes in.
Q&A: Dr. Nancy Hurst
Neonatal Subcommittee Update
The goal of the initiative, and its associated learning collaborative, is to increase the number of very low birth weight infants that will receive human milk, preferably their mother’s milk, as their primary source of nutrition to assist with their immune and gastrointestinal tract development. More specifically, this project is focused on helping participating hospitals identify and overcome barriers to establishing maternal milk supply and barriers to supporting breastfeeding in the NICU. Initiative to Improve Infant Nutrition and Care in NICUs