Patient and Hospital Factors Associated With Unexpected Newborn Complications Among Term Neonates in US Hospitals

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Results of a study to examine the rates of severe, unexpected complications in full term newborns in 576 hospitals from January 2015 - December 2017. Explores whether rates vary significantly among hospitals and looks at risk factors and possible causes of variation. Features statistics on characteristics of mothers, hospitals, and delivery types, and median percentage of rural population in the counties where deliveries occurred.

Mark A. Clapp, Kaitlyn E. James, Sara V. Bates

JAMA Network Open, 3(2)

02/2020

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Children and youth · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Statistics and data · Women