Articles That Should Change NICU Care in 2023

Articles That Should Change NICU Care in 2023 is organized by The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety (CREQS).

Release Date: 06/12/2023
Expiration Date: 06/11/2026

Description:
This activity will provide information and analysis on recently published studies in the areas of steroid treatment, early amino acid use, and neonatal opioid withdrawal.

ACCME Objectives:

• Discuss the associations between maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment and rates of psychological developmental and neurosensory disorders in children.
• Describe the association of corticosteroid therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants and risk of death or disability.
• Discuss NICE recommendations for genetic testing to prevent deafness from antibiotics in newborn babies.
• Discuss the impact of the use of early amino acids for extremely preterm infants on neurodisability at 2 years.
• Describe the results of a recent clinical trial comparing eat, sleep, console approach, or usual care for neonatal opioid withdrawal.
• Define maternal opioid use disorder and the risk of post-neonatal infant mortality.

ANCC Learning Outcomes:

• Discuss the associations between maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment and rates of psychological developmental and neurosensory disorders in children.
• Describe the association of corticosteroid therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants and risk of death or disability.
• Discuss NICE recommendations for genetic testing to prevent deafness from antibiotics in newborn babies.
• Discuss the impact of the use of early amino acids for extremely preterm infants on neurodisability at 2 years.
• Describe the results of a recent clinical trial comparing eat, sleep, console approach, or usual care for neonatal opioid withdrawal.
• Define maternal opioid use disorder and the risk of post-neonatal infant mortality.