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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBurstein PD, Zalenski DM, Edwards JL
Changing labor and delivery practice: focus on achieving practice and documentation standardization with the goal of improving neonatal outcomes.
The researchers established a multifactorial shoulder dystocia response and management protocol to promote sustainable practice change. In the first year, there was a threefold increase in shoulder dystocia reporting, which continued in years 2 and 3. In the first year, 96 percent of clinicians completed all training elements. Overall teams reached a 99 percent adoption rate of the shoulder dystocia protocol.
AHRQ-funded; HS019608.
Citation: Burstein PD, Zalenski DM, Edwards JL .
Changing labor and delivery practice: focus on achieving practice and documentation standardization with the goal of improving neonatal outcomes.
Health Serv Res 2016 Dec;51 Suppl 3:2472-86. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12589.
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Keywords: Labor and Delivery, Newborns/Infants, Adverse Events, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Pregnancy, Teams
Bommarito KM, Gross GA, Willers DM
The effect of clinical chorioamnionitis on cesarean delivery in the United States.
This study examined the association of clinical chorioamnionitis on cesarean delivery in a national sample of hospital discharges. It found that women with clinical chorioamnionitis were more likely to have cesarean delivery than those without clinical chorioamnionitis. The risk of cesarean delivery varied significantly by hospital location, teaching status, and U.S. region.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Bommarito KM, Gross GA, Willers DM .
The effect of clinical chorioamnionitis on cesarean delivery in the United States.
Health Serv Res 2016 Oct;51(5):1879-95. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12447.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Risk, Women
Salemi JL, Pathak EB, Salihu HM
Infant outcomes after elective early-term delivery compared with expectant management.
The purpose of the study was to compare the risk of neonatal morbidity and infant mortality between elective early-term deliveries and those expectantly managed and delivered at 39 weeks of gestation or greater. It concluded that the issues surrounding the timing and reasons for delivery initiation are complicated and each pregnancy unique. Furthermore, it cautions against a general avoidance of all elective early-term deliveries.
AHRQ-funded - HS019997.
Citation: Salemi JL, Pathak EB, Salihu HM .
Infant outcomes after elective early-term delivery compared with expectant management.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Apr;127(4):657-66. doi: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001331.
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Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Mortality, Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, Adverse Events