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Years Active: 2018-2019

Optimizing Care of the 35-36 Week

Infant in the Newborn Nursery

PROJECT AIM:

Improve care and outcomes for Late Preterm Infants (gestational age of 35 0/7 to 36 6/7) by systematically implementing evidence-based practices to achieve a 10% reduction in readmission rates (within one week of discharge) by June 2019.

Immediate AIM: By systematically developing and implementing evidence-based practices (focused on delivery room care, transition, infection, nutrition, parent education and discharge readiness) for Late Preterm Infants, practice reliability will improve 15% by March 2019

Key Driver

Project Resources

QI Project Guidance

Project Application

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QI Project Guidance

IRB Approval Letter

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QI Project Guidance

Late Preterm Infant Guidelines – Toolkit

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Active Participating

Hospital Teams

State Leaders

Victoria DeVito, MD is a neonatologist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. She co-leads the TIPQC 35-36 Week Infant Project.

Anna Morad, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of the Newborn Nursery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  Dr. Morad co-lead the TIPQC Breastfeeding Promotion Project, and is the co-leader of the 35-36 Week Infant Project and the TIPQC Infant Medical Director

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