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1. Newborns/Infants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Topic: Newborns/Infants AHRQ has research, tools and resources to help improve the safety and quality

2. Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Infants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er205-abstract.html
   August 01, 2018 - March 2012 The febrile infant is a common clinical problem that accounts for a large number of ambulatory … This evidence report is designed to review the literature about the management of the febrile infant … The Rochester criteria were more accurate in neonates than in older infants. … , all infants recovered uneventfully. … to infants with viral infection or bronchiolitis.

3. Multiple Chronic Conditions in VLBW Infants: Epidemiology, NICU Care, and Outcome (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2013 -  The NICU to which an infant is admitted has a large effect on survival, even after controlling for … many infant and hospital variables … Hospital variation in nitric oxide use for premature infants. … Hospital Variation in Nitric Oxide Use for Premature Infants. … Hospital Effects on the Survival of Premature Infants in NICUs.

4. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Sleep in Preterm Infants (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-sleep.pdf
   December 13, 2013 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Sleep in Preterm Infants Sleep in Preterm Infants SIDS … ■ Newborn infant spends 2/3 of each day asleep; by 6 months only half of each day is spent asleep … Cognitive Development ■ Development of sleep-wake cycles likely has major impact on development of most infant … ■ Term infants who sleep for long, quiet periods early in the night and infants who sleep for longer … ■ To help the infant’s state regulation, swaddle the infant, keeping the infant’s arms and legs close

5. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2013 - Keep the tube open for a short time after feedings, to allow infant to "burp." … After infant reaches term corrected gestational age, a standard growth chart may be used. … Catch-up growth usually occurs when an infant reaches between 5 th to 10 th percentile on growth chart … Catch-up growth minimizes the differences between term and preterm infant, usually by 12-18 months of … Fetal-Infant Growth Chart for Preterm Infants ©2003 Fenton; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

6. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb3.html
   December 01, 2013 - Keep the tube open for a short time after feedings, to allow infant to "burp." … After infant reaches term corrected gestational age, a standard growth chart may be used. … Catch-up growth usually occurs when an infant reaches between 5 th to 10 th percentile on growth chart … Catch-up growth minimizes the differences between term and preterm infant, usually by 12-18 months of … Fetal-Infant Growth Chart for Preterm Infants ©2003 Fenton; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

7. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant Mortality and Maternity Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2018 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant Mortality … 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant … The birth weight and hence infant mortality rates of U.S. … birth weight (less than 1,500 grams) Same Growing Infant mortality per 1,000 live births … Infant Mortality Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, by race/ethnicity and Hispanic group, 2003

8. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant Mortality and Maternity Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-infmat.html
   June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: In all years, Black infants were more likely than White infants to be low … Live-Born Infants With Very Low Birth Weight Live-born infants with very low birth weight (less than … Groups With Disparities: In all years, Black infants were more likely than White infants to have … Infant Mortality Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all birth weights, by race, 2003-2012, and … White infants.

9. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2009 - tools and resources for clinicians, related to neonatal intensive care units, which house acutely ill infants

10. Healthy Living: Infant Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - Overall Rate: In 2010, the infant mortality rate was 6.1 per 1,000 live births. … Infant Mortality per 1,000 Female Live Births Infant mortality per 1,000 female live births, all birth … American Indian and Alaska Native (7.4) and Black infants (10.1) compared with White infants (4.7). … The rate was lower for API infants (3.6) compared with White infants. … ) and total non-Hispanic (5.8) compared with non-Hispanic White infants (4.7).

11. Evidence Report Highlights Benefits of Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Evidence Report Highlights Benefits of Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children … Practice Center Program , women who participate Federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants … , and Children (WIC) are at lower risk of preterm birth and giving birth to low-weight infants. … WIC was established in 1974 to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to

12. Pediatricians Use AHRQ Report to Create New Guidelines on Vitamin D for Infants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Pediatricians Use AHRQ Report to Create New Guidelines on Vitamin D for Infants Search All Impact … December 2006 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed recommendations that all infants … and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines for Vitamin D Intake , was prompted by reports of rickets in infants

13. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Nephrocalcinosis (pdf file)
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    December 13, 2013 - ■ Incidence in very low-birthweight infants (BW<1500g) ranges from 16-64%. … in healthy infants … ■ Blood pressure: Not higher in infants with nephrocalcinosis, but overall higher in preterm infants … than in healthy term infants … ■ Do NOT stop the use of high-calcium containing infant formulas.

14. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Growth (pdf file)
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    December 13, 2013 - ■ After infant reaches term corrected gestational age, a standard growth chart may be used. … Catch-up growth usually occurs when an infant reaches between 5th to 10th percentile on growth chart … – Catch-up growth minimizes the differences between term and preterm infant, usually by 12-18 months … ■ Premature infants who are IUGR or infants who are SGA demonstrate less catch-up growth and higher … Weight ■ Weight gain of 20-30 g/day is desirable in preterm infants (>2 kg).

15. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Formula Feedings (pdf file)
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    December 13, 2013 - Information Packet, Appendix B, Formula Feedings Formula Feedings We recommend breastfeeding for all infants … ■ Soy formulas are not recommended for preterm infants due to an increased incidence of osteopenia … ■ Preterm infants on iron fortified premature transitional formula should be given multivitamin ( … ■ Preterm infants receiving an iron fortified term formula should be given multivitamin (0.5mL/ day … Transitional formula may result in greater weight gain, linear growth, and bone mineralization than term infant

16. Ohio Medicaid Uses AHRQ Evidence Report to Guide Policy Decision for Women and Infants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Ohio Medicaid Uses AHRQ Evidence Report to Guide Policy Decision for Women and Infants Search All … Induction of Labor" to refine clinical policy and improve health outcomes for Medicaid mothers and infants … This reduction equated to a shift of more than 8,300 infants from near term to full term, preventing … nearly 200 neonatal intensive care unit admissions and some infant deaths, and resulting in a reduction … instrumental in assisting Ohio's Medicaid Neonatal Transformation Team with making decisions to improve infant

17. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
    December 01, 2013 - Short survival time of RBC's (40-60 days compared to adult 120 days, and term infant 60-80 days). … seconds, or a pause that is accompanied by bradycardia (heart rate <100 bpm), cyanosis, or pallor in an infant … after discontinuing methylxanthine therapy before sending an infant home without a monitor. … than in healthy infants. … Do NOT stop the use of high-calcium containing infant formulas.

18. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
    December 01, 2013 - Short survival time of RBC's (40-60 days compared to adult 120 days, and term infant 60-80 days). … seconds, or a pause that is accompanied by bradycardia (heart rate <100 bpm), cyanosis, or pallor in an infant … after discontinuing methylxanthine therapy before sending an infant home without a monitor. … than in healthy infants. … Do NOT stop the use of high-calcium containing infant formulas.

19. Newborns | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2009 - AHRQ’s New “Data Spotlight” Series Begins With Focus on Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Diagnosis … and Management of Febrile Infants Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal

20. AHRQ Research Informs Social Security Administration's Policies on Low Birth Weight | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Security Administration (SSA) used AHRQ's Evidence Report Series, Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants … (Nos. 70, 72, and 73), to inform their policies on the evaluation of low birth weight in premature infants … advancing the scientific base about the conditions that predict developmental impairment in premature infants … The report, Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Low Birth Weight , provided … as important background information as SSA rewrites the medical listings it uses to determine if an infant